The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-21
TwENrY-rIrrH DAY.
MONTGOMERY. ALA.
 ThursdaY. June 20. 1901.

1ourument, was called to Order Dy the President and the proceedings were opened with prayer by the Rev. MT. Murphy, as follows:
 O Lord and Judge and Father of us all, whom to know is life eternal, and to serve whom Is to be free indeed, keep us, we beseech Thee, under the shadow of Thine hand and within the pathways of Thy will. Grant to us the couEsels of wisdom and the gifts of the teachable. and the pure, that with one mind we may promote the prosper ity and happiness of the people, ana that with one heart we may broaden the heritage of order and Of justice. Firing from the humble store of the service of our days some treasure Of nobility and worth, that Thy name may be glorified and that the land may find honor and delight. Increase among the people that affection for the sanctions of law, and that instinctive reverence for public order, which may extend the security and dignity of the State. and may fllfill, in sobriety and equity. the meaning of its Constitution.
 To all within this House who bear che condolences and commissions of the people, grant the wisdom to under stand and the will to do. If there be any man among us in sickness of body or distress of mind, grant, o God. de : liverance and peace and light. Within the homes of all who serve Thee here, bring the tender providences of Thy grace and joy. In these, the days of our labor. and in the last hour, when the busy world is hushed and the fever of our life is over and our work Is done, v give us Thy hand, O. God. to lead an l to sustain! We ask it for Thy loves sake. in Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
 Upon a call of the roll, one hundred and forty delegates responded.
 Mfr. Waddell-I move suspension of the rules and that we dispense with the regular order. and proceed with the consideration of the report of the Com Elittee on Executive Department.
 The President The next regular order is the report of the Committee on the Jokrnal. Does the gentleman desire to dispense with that?
 Mir WaddeIl--No, sir. Y The report of the Committee on 5ournal was read, stating that the Journal for the twenty-fourth day had been examined by the Committee and found to be correct. The report was adopted.
 MT. Pettus-I gave notice yesterday that would move reconsideration of the vote by which Section twenty of the report of the Committee on Exc cutive Department was adopted. l now move, MT. President to reconsider the vote by which Section twenty was adopted.
 Mir. Jones (Montgomery)-I rise to a point of order.
 The President-The Chair will state that the motion to reconsider is. pend ing for the consideration of the Con- vention at this time.
 Mir. Jones (Montgomery)-I rise to a point of order, MT. President.
 The President-The gentleman will state the point of order.
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-And that is the gentleman from Limestone Is not in a position to make such mo- tion. He voted aa he says himself, and as the record shows. in the affir- mative, but the affirmative did not pre- vail, and as I understand it no one can make 8 motion to reconsider unless he voted with the prevailing side.
 MA Pettus-In regard to the point of order would like to state to the gem tleman from Montgomery that on the final vote for the adoption of the Sec tion voted in the affirmative and the affirmative won and the Section was adopted.
 MT. Jones (Aontgomery)-If the gen. tIeman says that is the fact I accept it.
 MT. Pettus-I gave notice of that on yesterday.
 The President-The gentleman gave notice yesterday that he voted with the prevailing side, and that he would move to reconsider.
 MT. Pettus-I have no speech to make on the subject.
 The President-The gentleman from Limestone will suspend a moment.
 MT. Sanders--I ask the gentleman to suspend a moment and ask unanimous consent to introduce short resolution.
 Mir. Pettus-Without yielding the tioor. withdraw for that purpose.
 There being no objection, the reso- lution was read.
 Resolution No. III. by MT. Sanders of Rhinestone:
 Resolved. That this Convention ex- Hend hearty greeting to the Alabama Press Association, now in session in Montgomery, and hereby expresses it's appreciation of the efforts which the State press have constantly put forth in behalf of a Constitutional Conven- aion in Alabama. We realize that it as through the instrumentality of the press, county, weekly and daily, that we shall be able to reach the people, and that the future political destiny of Alabama is largely in the hands of the newspapers of the State. We hereby express the hope that the labors of this Convention shall be so characterized by wisdom and courage as to command the unqualified endorse naent and support of the press of Ala bama.
 MT. Sanders-In order to put that resolution upon its immediate passage, move a suspension of the rules.
 MT. deGraffenried-I second the mo- kion.
 MT. Burns-I have a substitute.
 MT. Lomax-Pending that motion, rise to a question of privilege.
 The President-The gentleman will state the question of privilege.
 Mir. Lomax-Merely for the purpose of having a correction made of a mis- prfnt in the proceedings of the tNNsfl- ty-third day. In the ordinance offered by me on the twenty-third day of the Convention in reference to the Uni yersity, the word institution" is sub gtituted for the word instruction, D which destroys the sense of the ordin- auce. I desire to ask that it be cor rected, so as to make the ordinance read: That the Board of Trustees may if they deem proper, for the best inter ests of said university, abolish the military system of said institution, and reduce said system to a department oi Instruction. instead of "ins tution," as 1t is printed.
 Mir. Greer (Perry)-I wish to enter an objection to the consideration of the resolution which has just been read This body yesterday
 The President-The gentleman will state that the motion to suspend thu rules is not debatable.
 MT. Greer-I would ask that the Con
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