The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-25

fication comes too late. l have Ueen recognized and I have made motion.
 The Fresident-It seems to he CEair that after subsequent business has in- tervened, that it. is too late to move for verification.
 Mir. Burns-f thought We always had 6 right to demand veTifcati5n cf the vote, if there is one had. l noticed sev- eral delegates votes that were not counted
 Mir. Jones (Montgomery)-If the house will permit me. I suggest that we take up this matter and reconsider 1t now. I move to reconsider it. We can do 1t by unanmious consent, and can get rid of it in twenty-five min- utes.
 There were expressions of dissent.
 The Presldent-In answer to the gen. tleman from Dallas. the Chair Is of o2inion that any delegate has a right to ask for a verification of the vote. If asked for in time. but after the result of the vote is announced. and the house has proc seded to other business. and other business is pending it is too late to call for a verificatino. What is the motion of the gentleman from Pike?
 MT. Samford-I move the ordinance be put upon its third reading.
 
 me one word?
 Mir. Samford-No sir,
 MT. Howeil-You will get in a tangle if you don't mind: that document ought to be engrossed before 1t goes to q third reading.
 MT. Jones [Montgomery)-I wish to state that the majority of the commit tee. in the present condition of this or- dinance, do not desire 1t to be put upon a third reading. The gentleman. of course. has the right to make the mo- tion. but he does not make it as the representative of the committee.
 MT. Reese-I move that considera tion of the motion be postponed untl- to- morrow.
 The President-The gentleman moves that the motion of the gentleman from Pike that the bill be ordered to a third reading be postponed-untilw what time?
 Mir. Reese-Immediatelv after the reading of the Journal.
 The motion to postpone consideration was carried.
 MT. Howell-I move that that article be ordered engrossed.
 The President-F'urther consideration of the article has been postponed until tomorrow.
 Mir. Jones and MT. deGranenreid ie- piled in the negative.
 MT Jones (Montgomery)-I would like to inquire when the motion to re- consider the vote by which the amend ment offered by the gentleman from Dallas and which was laid on the table, will be in order under our rules!
 The Presidential is in order now, and will go over for consideration un- til tomorrow after the reading of the Journal.
 Mir. Carmichael (Coffee)-Couh not the rules be suspended. so that it could be considered now7
 The President-The rules could be suspended. but the house has postponed further consideration of this whole matter until tomorrow after the rexd- ing of the Journal
 Mir. Foster-I ask leave to offer 8 resolution,
 The resolution was read as follows:
 Resolved that beginning. with today, the afternoon sessions of this Conven- tion shall be from 4 o'clock D. m.un1il 6 o'clock p. m.
 MT. Foster-I move a suspension of the rules, that the resolution may be put upon its immediate passage.
 MT. Samford-I will state several committee meetings are fixed for short ly dLLcI q U tIO(As
 MT. Reese-I move to lay the resolu- tion on the table.
 The President-The gentleman rom Tuscaloosa has the floor.
 MT. deGraffenreid-Wiily you allow me to state a fact which comes from the newspaper men doing the work? They state that it will be impossible to do the work if the Convention determines to have later sessions.
 MT. Foster-I withdraw the resolu- ton then, Mr. President.
 The President-Does the gentleman desire that 1t be referred to the Com mittee on Rules?
 MT. Foster-Yes, let 1t go to the com mittee.
 The President-The next regular or der will be the report of the Com mittee on Taxation. Consideration of the report of the Committee on Taxa tion was made a special order imme- diately after the consideration of the report of the Committee on Executive Department.
 Mir Weakley-I ask unanimous con- sent to submit report from the Com mittee on Municipal Corporations.
 There was no objection.
 MT Weakley-Before making this re- port I desire to say that the Committee on Municipal Corporations reported two separate sections of the article, consideration of which, at the sugges- tion of the Convention, was postponed until the completed article was report by the committee. The committee have now reported the complete ar ticle, embracing the two sections al- ready reported to the Convention, and before substituting this complete re- Oort we ask that the sections hereto fore reported be recommitted to the committee. We ask unanimous con- sent that this be done.
 There being no objection, the sections were ordered recommitted to the com mittee.
 MT. Bulger-I ask leave to intro1uce a resolution. Objection was made. MT. Waddell-I call for the regular | order.
 The report of the Committe on Mu- nicipal Corporations was thereuI0n read as follows:
 Report of the Committee on Munici- ral Corporations:
 Mir. President-The Committee or Municipal Corporations instruct me to make the following report: After mature consideration of all the ordinances submitted to them they herewith report the attached Article which they recommend shall be adopt ed by this Convention as Article - of the new Constitution under the cap tion of Municipal Corporations"
 All ordinances referred to this Com mittee are herewith returned. Respectfully submitted, John B. Weakley, Chairman. ARTICLE -.