The age-herald., 1901-05-30

 compensation.
 MT. Browne of Talladega offered an or dinance to amend section 2, article Ii, so as to prohibit counties or municipalities from issuing new bonds exceeding 10 per cent of it's taxable properties.
 Another School Bill.
 MT. Bulger of Tallapoosa offered an or dinance to revise article 13 of the consti- tuition so as to provide for a system of public schools throughout the State, with separate schools for the races. This pro- vides for an annual poll tax of $1. .50 fol the schools, and that estates of persons dying without heirs be used for the sup port of the schools, and that the pol taxes and other taxes paid by each race be used for their schools respectively This act provides for three female trls- tees on the board of education.
 MT. Burns of Dallas introduced an ordi- nance to exempt veterans of the civil war from paying any license on certain busi- nesses.
 Also an ordinance to amend section of the Constitution so that only regis tered voters could vote, and to make representation in the General Assembly based on population.
 MT. Carmichael of Colbert offered an orinance to amend section 1 of article 13 so as to provide for a system of public  thorizes the General Assembly to appor- tion the school fund as they may think wise and equitable.
 MT. Carmichael of Coffee offered an ordinance to prohibit municipal corpora tions from granting exclusive franchises.
 Also an ordinance to amend section "A of article so as to prohibit local laws from being passed by the General AS sembly unless notice thereof is published s~> k1 to a affected before the introduction of the law.
 Also an ordinance to make the pay or the public school teachers a preferred claim next in dignity to payment of in- terest on bonds.
 MT. Case of DeKalb offered an ordi- nance to amend article of the Constitu- tuition as to he declaration of rights.
 Also aresolution that the present school system as to the 10 cent tax be main tained.
 MT deGraffenreid of Hale offered resolution to authorize the president of the convention to appoint two short hand reporters at s2.5o each day to assist the committees in their work.
 State Officials.
 MT Duke of Chambers offered an ordi- nance to amend section of article so as to provide that the State House offi- cials shall hold office for four years.
 Also an ordinance to amend section of article so as to require State Sena- tors to be twenty-five years of age and representatives twenty-one years of age.
 MT. Eyster of Morgan offered an ordi- nance to amend section of article so as to confine the present county boun- daries, and prohibit new counties or less than 400 square miles.
 Also an ordinance to repeal section 35 of the declaration of rights.
 Also, an ordinance to regulate the man. agement of the State University by put ting 1t under the control of ten trustees, one to be from each Congressional dis trict It prohibits the General Assembly from changing it's location unless on three-ouarters vote. The Governor Is to appoint three trustees, the chief justice three and the Society of Alumni four.
 Also an ordinance to provide for creat- ing the office of reading clerk of the con- yention, his compensation to be the same as that of the assistan secretary.
 The rules were suspended and the or fliuance passed Adjutant General Bran don was appointed to this position.
 MT. Ferguson of Jefferson introduced an ordinance to amend section N of article so as to give the General Assembly power to pass laws requiring license TOT the carrying of small arms.
 Also a resolution reciting that the new Constitution should be formed so that in comforting the electoral franchise it be given to the best class of citizens in accordance with the provisions of the fifteenth amendment.
 MT Fitts of Tuscaloosa offered a resolu- ton to repeal section 3S of the bill Of rights
 MT Fletcher of Madison offered reso- lution to amend section of article II.
 MT Foster of Tuscaloosa offered an or- dinance to define general laws within the meaning of this Constitution.
 Colleges Consolidated.
 Also, an ordinance to amend section 1 of article of the Constitution so as to prescribe the qualifications of electors. He must pay poll tax of s1.50 besides the usual residence qualifications. Also that he may vote if he pays $ in general taxes.
 Also. an ordinance to amend section article 13 to put State University and Az. ricultural College under the same board of trustees. These to be six in number with State Superintendent of Education