The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16

Heflin. of Chambers. Tnompson,
 lien n. or Ranaolpn. Weakley,
 Hodges. Wilson tClarke), | 'ohes. oi DioD. wilson eWAsh' gton), | Kim.
 Totai-31.
 ABSENT OR NOT VOTING.
 Cardon. Miller (Marengo). | ~drndtnon. Morllsette,
 case. Oates.
 4o!eman. of Walker. Pearce.
 -av.s. of DekaIb. KenIro.
 s1ranenreio. Reynolds (Henry).
 sletcher. Rogers tsumter), l .IaIey. Sollie
 ,ones. or Hale. sorleil. 1 .lhs. Stewart. | Kirkland, Studoard l -eupetter Weatherly. l LoiBH, illet,
 Long tButlerl, Williams (Marepgo).
 .icM Ian tNilcox1. Williams (ElmoreJ
 So the amendment was laid upon the
 table.
 -u.. Cobb-I offer an amendment. The President--The chairman of the l committee has an amendment which
 the chair will entertain and will rec
 ognize the gentleman from Macon :ater. | MT. Graham (Talladega)--I have an
 amendment just suggested to relieve | line nine or some ambiguity !n r:eard | to the amount of taxes that can be lev | led for roads, bridges. etc. i put in the | same thing that is in the artice on
 taxation. to relieve it of ambiguity. The amendment was read as follows: l Amend Section 12 in line nine after
 the figures "1S75'' by adding the follow | ing: For which special county taxes
 not exceeding one-quarter of one per cent. may be levied and collected" | Tie President-The chairman of the 1 Committee on Education asks unani-
 nous consent to accep that amend | ment.
 | The consent wes given. MT. Graham (Talladega>--One other | point. A few days ago the towns of New Decatur, Decatur and Cullman,
 in the article on municipal corporations put three tenths of one per cent. for
 school purposes, and they ask to offer
 this amendment, which the committee | will unanimously accept and asks that
 the Convention do the same thing. The amendment was read as follows: Amend Section 12 by adding at the end of line thirteen the following words | namely:
 And provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to the cities of Decatur. New Decatur and | Culiman."
 The President-The gentleman asks | amendment. The consent was given.
 MT Graham--I do this because they nave already put tax of three-tenthe or one per cent on themselves, and do not think We ought to put any more on them. would not be in favor of accepting 1t but for that, MT. Cobb-I have an amendment. The amendment was read as follows:
 Amend Section 12 by adding at the close the following: And provided further. that the legislature may an, thorize the levying of said tax within the municipalities in said county. when no tax has been levied in the county for this purpose; provided the levy of the same be authorized hy three fifths vote of the qualified voters within such territorial limits as above provided"
 MT. Cobb was recognized.
 The President-Does the gentleman from Macon yield to the gentleman from Tuscaloosa to offer an amend ment to the amendment.
 Mir. Cobb-Yes, sir.
 MT. Fitts-I offer this amendment.
 The amendment was read as follows.
 Amend Section F as follows: Be tween lines five and six insert the fol- lowing: And at such special election every single woman over the age of twenty-one years. and owning in her own right one thousand dollars worth of real estate. as shown by the assess ment roll of the county shall be enti- tied to vote. which vote she may cast by sealed ballot in writing to be de- livered to the election managers at the place and within the hours fixed for the holding of the election"
 Mir. Cobb-I am not advocating that last amendment, but as to my amend ment, l do not care to discuss 1t at any length. but if the policy as mark ed out by this section is adopted it o. CUTS to me that it might be well to provide that where certain counties 10 not levy this tax. that municipalities be allowed to do 1t by act of the leg islature and by regular vote, as pro- Vided for in the amendment. and it IS also suggested to me that it might be well to put in there the municipalities and school district. (There were eX- pressions of dissent.) I do not add that. l merely threw 1t out by way of suggestion made to me, but the muni- cipalities should have this power, if the counties have it. If the policy is to nave lIllS SpeCldl taxation TOT SCHOOL purposes. then there are many muni- ! cipalities throughout the State of Ala ba;na that might well desire to have this power conferred upon them, and hence l offer this amendment.
 I move to lay the amendment of the gentleman from Tuscaloosa
 MT. Fitts-I would like to have a word on it.
 MT. Long (Walker)-This woman's | suffrage has been discussed here until | it has exhausted all the members, and | disgusted the people of the State, and | I move to lay that amendment on the | table.
 MT. Fitts-T would like to have a | word to say about It. GApptause.) You | just want to rob the women without a word being said in their behalf.
 The President-The delegate from Tuscaloosa is not in order. It Is not debatable.
 Upon vote being taken the amend ment was tabled.
 Ma Graham (Talladega)-I move the adopfion of the amendment offered by