The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-15

ordinance now take it's place in the regular order of business? The President-In the opinion of the Chair. 1t would unless the Convention wishes to make it the special order for this hour.
 The next order of business will be the motion to reconsider the vote whereby the sheriffs were allowed to succeed themselves. . . Mir. Long (Walker)-I make the point of order that the Convention has al- ready reconsidered that vote. The President-That question is now the special order. It Is .-nother propo- sitiop.
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-I move to postpone the motion to reconsider the vote whereby the Sheriffs were allowed to succeed themselves until after the reading of the Journal on Friday. Upon a vote being taken, e division was called for. and by vote of 50 ayes and 53 noes. the motion to postpone l was lost.
 MT. Long (Walker)-I move that ordi- nance No. 404 now be read and placed upon its passage. The President-The question before the Convention is .he question of the reconsideration of the section Mir. O'Neal Gauderdale)-I move to postpone that until after the consider ation of the ordinance in reference to the impeachment of sheriffs. The Presidential Is moved that the consideration of the motion to recon slider the vote whereby the sheriffs were allowed to succeed themselves be post poned until after the Convention has disposed of the ordinance relating to the impeachment of sheriffs. Mir. Long (Walker)-I would like to be recognized to offer a substitute to that motion of the gentleman from Lauderdale.
 The Soresident-Is 1t as to time?
 Mir. Long (Walker)-Yes, sir. move that ordinance No. 404 be taken up at 12 o'clock today.
 The President-The gentleman rose to a point of order.
 MT. Long CWalker)-The point of or der is this: This is a part of the Com mittee's report on impeachments, and this ordinance is as much part of the Committees report on impeach- ments as any part of that article, and it was made a special order, and there fore should be disposed of. The Com- mittee on Impeachments unanimously reported the ordinance and recommend ed it's passage.
 The President-The Chair will over rule the point of order.
 MT. Long (Walker)-Now, then, 1 move that ordinance No. 404 be made the special order for 12 o'clock today as an amendment to the motion of the gentleman from Lauderdale.
 The President-The gentleman from Walker moves to amend by changing the time suggested in the motion of the gentleman from Lauderdale and to make this the special order for 1z o'clock today.
 MT. O'Neal Lauderdale)-Doesn that require a suspension of the rules and a majority vote to make it?
 The Presidential does not.
 MT. ONeal-I move then to lay that on the table.
 The President-The Chair did not rec ognize the gentleman from Lauderdale, but the gentleman from Jackson.
 MT. Proctor-I move to lay the mo ton and the amendment on the table.
 Upon a vote being taken division was called for. and by vote of ayes 4s. noes 45 the motion to table pre- vailed.
 The President-The question will be upon the motion to reconsider.
 MT Reese-I move to table the mo- tion to reconsider.
 MT. O'Neal-On that I call for vote by ayes and noes.
 The President-The motion Is to re- consider the section whereby the sher- if Is allowed to succeed himself. there upon 1t is moved to lay upon the taDie the rzOtion to reconsider that section. The ayes and noes are demanded. is the call sustained?
 The call was sustained.
 MT. O'Neal-I ask that the Chair re- state the question.
 The President-There was motion to reconsider the vote whereby the pro vision was adopted to allow the sherin to succeed himself: thereupon motion was made to lay the motion to recon slider upon the table. It is the motion to lay upon the table we are voting upon. and those in favor of tabling the motion to reconsider will say aye and those opposed no. as your names are called.
 During the call of the roll:
 The President-The Chair will not vote on this question, being paired with the gentleman from Jefferson. MT. Weatherly. on the impeachment Artt- cle, and this grows out of that. The Chair would vote no on this motion, and MT. Weatherly. if present. would vote aye.
 When the name of MT. Coleman (Greene) was reached on roll call. the delegate did not vote.
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-How did the gentleman vote?
 The President-Delegates are requir- ed to vote unless excused from voting.
 The name of MT. Coleman was again called. .-
 MT. Coleman-Am I compelled to vote7
 The President-The point has been made. and the rules require the gen. tlenan to vote.
 Mir. Heflin (Chambers)-Not unless some gentleman requires that he vote.
 The President-The gentleman from Montgomery raised the point.
 MT. Coleman-Then l will ask this Convention a favor that l nave never asked of this Convention before--to ex- plain my vote.
 The President-The gentleman asks unanimous consent to explain his vote. Is there objection?
 The consent was given.
 MT. Coleman-I am opposed to sher- ifs holding two terms, but l do not know what disposition Is going to be made with this other ordinance, and that is why do not wish to vote. mat is all. man vote? ...
 Mir Coleman-On that account. If this other question was disposed or would know exactly what to do.
 The President-The gentleman will
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