The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-29

1HAsAkA tkQsH &~MAk E1n v - yl tSs@e os4<sy Rule 5S if an amendment is made, it would have to be referred back to the Committee. Rule 53 is just to the con- trary. Let me read 1t.
 "Rule 53. The Committee on Order, Consistency and Harmony of the Con- stitution shall report the entire p-o- posed Constitution to the Convenfions l and the Constitution 90 reported sh ell be read and acted upon Article by Arr ticle and Section by Section and sub- mitted to . vote Of the Convention; if a majority of the members present shall vote therefor. the same saall be ticular. it shall be referred with such amendments to the said Conmittes, who shall cause the Constitution, with such amendments 70 adopted 70 'ye ie- written and report the same 10 the Convention for fts action" That means this: If any Asticie of the Constitution is amended, It is re- ferred back to the Committee and 1t reports it back, and then 1t h not subject to amendment again. We adopt 1t as a whole. Of course the Cotnniit- tee on order. Consistency and Har-
 mony of the Constitution would have to redraft 1t.
 MT. cunninsham- That is what re-
 Mr. o'Neai--ws do not have to refer amendments to the Committee. We adopt the amendmeoss sn this Conven- ton and then 1t goes to the Commit- tee on Harmony, and that Committee reports it back for final adoption. Mir. Cunningham--It has to 70 to the Committee anyway.
 ! the report of the Committee on the table, together with the substitute and amendment of the gentleman from Pike. If we desire to take 1t up after ward we can do 60.
 MT. cunningham-I call for the ayes and noes.
 MT. Graham (Talladega)--r call for division of the question. The President-The question will be first upon the motion to table the amendment to the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pike. The ayes and noes have been demanded. h the The cali was not sustained.
 Upon vote being taken the amend ment to the minority report was tabled. The President--fhe question will pc upon the motion to table the amend nient offered by the minority report. Upon vote being taken the motion to table prevailed.
 The Presidept--The question will be upon the mofion to table the resolu- tion reported by the Committee on RuIes.
 Upon a vote being taken. division was called for and upon further vote of 55 ayes and 51 noes the resolution was tabled.
 MT. Smith (Mobile)---r have further report in the form of q resolution. >,"Be it resolved that the attestation clause to the Constitution to be adopt ed by this Convention oe as follows. viz.: Done by the people of the State of Alabama through their delegates in Convention assembled at Montgomery, Alabama. this the :... day of ..... 1901. as hereby attested."
 MT. Smith (Mobiie)--I move the adoption of the resolution I desire to state the purpose of the resolution. There has been some question and therefore some exhibitions of dissatis- faction arising out of the doubt as to what the signatures to the Constitu- ton by the various delegates would mean; whether 1t would mean that they favor each and every section or subdivision of the Constitution, or whether 1t be Q mere attestation of the Constitution. The Committee thought 1t would be a mere attestation. of the Constitution. but to prevent any doubt on that question, 1t has recommended that form of attestation to show that 1t is an attestation of the Constitution. move the adoption of the resolution.
 Upon vote being taken the resolu- ton was adopted.
 MT. smith (Mobile)--I have s reso- lution upon which the Committee re- ports adversely.
 The Clerk read as foliowsi
 nrpk AxS Af Limestone. Reported adversely
 Mir. Harrison-I call for the regular order.
 MT. Whlte--I was waiting on the Chairman of the Committee on Rules. l will state, MT. President, that l have had the report of the Committee on Order, Consistency. and Harmony dis tributed, to which is attached the pro- posed new Constitution. They have been placed on the desks of the mem bers. and If the members have not se- cured their copy. they can apply to the Clerk and get copies. will state. how" ever, that there were only a few copies. and the members had better take care of them. This is not exactly the report of the Committee, because there are some corrections to be made In this re- port. The subcommittee Is now at work on tt ese corrections, but I thought it would be better to distribute these and let the members begin to read them over and get familiar with them. I.do not believe that any time would be gained by remaining in session this af- ternoon-
 MT. Harrison--I would like to ask as to the first Article, has that been passed upon by the CommitteeY
 MT. White--Mainly SO, but I think there are some corrections there.
 MT. Sanford (Pike)-Is the report of the Committee on the secretary's desk?
 Mir. White--No, sir; the report of the Committee has not yet been completed. This is the printed report which the subcommittee is now at work on cor rectinR. These corrections are merely typographical errors and things of that kind.
 MT. samford-Haven't you the origi- nal report of the Committed?
 Mr. white--The original report is not with the Clerk; it is with the Com mittee.
 Mir. Samford--Is not that ready?
 MT. White--It is ready, but we want to submit 1t in the form of printed report, because the original report is made up itself with great many inter lineations which would be very dif1- cult to read or understand except by a member of the committee.
 Mir. Burnett-When the sub-commit- tee completes their work. will that be printed, and will we be better informed as to how to proceed with the work?
 MT. White-We will have a correct re-