The age-herald., 1901-05-29
THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL REUNION OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS BEGAN YESTERDAY
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS
 MAY BE CALLED AT EARLY DATE


 article 13 so as to provide that the funds enumerated in that article should be applied to the public school fund, and that each race should get it's share of the by them.
 Also resolution for the General Assem- bly, to meet bi-annually and not remain in session longer than fifty days.
 Also an ordinance to amend section ? article 10 so as to make 160 acres in country, or lot in city not exceeding $2,- 900 In value, the amount of the homestead exemption.
 Senator Morgan's Plan.
 Governor Oates said he had no ordi- nance of his own, but that Senator Nor gan had sent him a brief to sustain the legality of the positions he had assumed in his suffrage plan. He presented it to be printed in the proceedings as though read before the convention.
 Mir. O'Neal of Lauderdale offered an ordinance to amend article 12 of section l so as to provide that all able-bodied citizen over 21 and under 45 should be lia- ble for duty in the militia
 He also offered an ordinance that no one but a descendant of a white father and mother could hold any office under the State of Alabama.
 MT. Phillips of Clay offered an ordi- nance to define county boundaries.
 MT. Pillans of Mobile offered an ordi- nance to amend article l. section ?, so that no county seat should be removed unless on a majority vote of the people of that county.
 He also offered an ordinance to amend the declaration of rights so as to pro- hibit the flogging of convicts. Mr. Reese of Dallas offered resolution requiring the rules committee to have the pages of the journal numbered as in Congress.
 Also a resolution that the present basis unchanged
 MT. Robinson of Chambers offered resolution to amend section l. article 13, so as to require the General Assembly to maintain free schools throughout the State.
 MT Sanford of Pike introduced an ordi- nance to restrict the issuance of bonds by municipalities, basing the amount of bonds to be issued on the population of the several towns.
 Also an ordinance to allow the treas urer to deposit state funds in any bank upon said bank depositing with him state bonds of equal amount.
 Contempt of Court. MT Sanders of Limestone offered an ordinance to amend section 1 of article 10 so as to provide for exemptions of per sonal property.
 Also an ordinance to amend section | of article 10 as to realty exemptions. General Sanford of Montgomery intro | duced an ordinance to prohibit sen
 tence for contempt of court for any act | or speech out of it's presence without a | trial by jury
 Also an ordinance to provide for a | Lieutenant Governor in addition to pres | ent state officers.
 | MT Sorrel of Tallapoosa offered an | ordinance to amend section of article | so as to require the General Assembly | to meet November 2, 1902, and every four | years thereafter and not to remain in session longer than sixty days. MT. Spragins of Madison offered an | ordinance that section 1. article IS. be amended so as to provide for a system of public schools the revenue from the citizens to be applied in proportion to amount of taxes paid by each race. Also an ordinance to allow school dis tricts to impose a tax not exceeding one fourth of l per cent for school purposes on vote of the people in that township Also an ordinance to require the Gen. eral Assembly to meet once in four years.
 MT. Thompson of Bibb offered an ordi- nance to amend section of article so
  could hold office. | Also an ordinance to amend article 8. section 13, so as to prescribe what schools may be aided by public funds Also a resolution to require all school money derived from white citizens to be spent on white schools MT. Vaughan of Dallas introduced resolution requiring the suffrage clause to be inserted in the new constitution tc be not in conflict with the constitution of | the United States and for the convention to carry out the pledges made in the | Democratic platform. MT. Walker of Madison offered an ordi- nance to regulate the mode of compensat- ing the clerk of the Supreme Court by giving him a salary.
 Also an ordinance to regulate the way of voting for amendments to the consti- tuition. The Grandfather Plan. MT. Watts of Montgomery offered an ordinance limiting the powers of the General Assembly. Also an ordinance to regulate suffrage | and elections, which required general | registration as a prerequisite to vote; | also payment of all taxes and the grand | father clause provisions. This also pro- | vided that any person who used pass | could not vote.
 MT Whiteside of Calhoun offered an or dinance to prescribe who was eligible 10 the office of State school superintendent. Mir Williams of Marengo offered reso- lution to have the office of justice of the peace abolished in every incorporated town or city (Applause) Also that the religious committee. com posed of Messrs. Howell, Blackwell and Watts. be instructed to investigate the propriety of saying "Rev. Jones" or "Rev MT Jones' This was referred to the committee to provide religious in- struction.
 MT. Wilson of Clarke offered an ordin- ance to prescribe that only qualified voters could vote at all primaries. The convention then adjourned. Convention Notes. From humorous point of view the convention so far has proven failure. All the members want to be taken se-