The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-01


 l ton by striking out. or otherwise, can be passed by mere majority vote, or do the rules of this body require any other vote than majority vote. The President-You' ask that question of the gentleman from Lauderdale. | The question was repeated. | Mir. OfNeal tLauderdale)-Not at all. | A majority can act in the matter. MT. Blackwell-Mr. President. I de- | sire to ask s question.
 l MT. O'Neal Gauderdale)--Let me an- swer the questions that have already been asked before answering you. | MT. Pillans CMobile)-Mr. President, will not the object of the Committee on Rules be reached by some such res- of this Convention that all ordinances hereafter offered, shall be confined to statement of new matter offered with | out unnecessary repetition of the ex- | isting Constitution" MT. O'Neal (Laudsrdale)-That is practically the samo thing. I am will ling to accept that as substitute. Now. MT. President gentleman asked me question a few minutes ago. as to whether the present Consti- tuition was not the Constitution of the | State that bound us. The act says, "that said Convention shall continue in session until it shall, by careful re- vision and amendment of the present Constitution. frame and adopt a re- vised Constitution of the State" The act is based upon the tdea that the present Constitution Is law, l which remains in force until we revise | and amend 1t. It does not authorize Us to make an entirely new Constitu- tion, but directs us to revise and | amend the present Constitution. Now. l am of the opinion that we have the power. being called here, to amend and l change the Constitution. to make an | entirely new Constitution in every re- spect if we see proper. There cannot be any question as to that proposition. Now the substituts offered by the gem | tleman from Mobile covers substan- tially the resolution as offered by n.y. self. but if in his opinion. or in the opinion of aES other gentleman, it makes our purpose more clear or more explicit. l am willing to accept 1t. MT. White-You accept that-the res olution offered by the delegate from Mobile?
 MT. O'Neal-Yes sir, 1 accept it. MT. White-That's all right. Mr. Wilson (Clarke)-I withdraw the substitute proposed by myself, with the permission of the Committee.
 MT. Sollie-I call for the reading of the resolution offered by MT. Pillans.
 
 MT. smith lMobile)-The Rules Com mittee accepts the amendment.
 MT. O'Neal Gauderdale)-On the substitute will call for the previous question.
 MT. deGraffenried-I move the adop- tion of the substitute and the report of the Committee. subject to that change.
 The President-The Committee on Rules. as I understand 1t, accepts the substitute offered by the gentleman from Mobile. MT. P;ilans. and the ques- ton will be on the adoption of the res- olution.
 MT. deGraffenreid-And of the re- port of the. Committee subject to that change.
 MT. Ashcraft-The resolution com Irehends only the idea of amendments to articles of the present Constitution. I have not the proceedings of the Mis- sissippi Convention at hand but know that that Convention adopted a rule which provided that all ordinan- ces having for their purpose simply the re-eDactment of some article or section in the existing Constitution. should simply state the subject matter in the headings and then simply ref | erence to the article or section by :ium- | Der. Now. If that idea were added to | the suggestion of the gentleman from | Mobile We would have a complete pro- | position and I think 1t would be bet l ter since we are acting under rules. for | this matter to be recommitted to the l Committee on Rules so that they could | properly draft a rule. clear and dis tinct, and expressing the ideas of the l Convention as now explained end l, | therefore. move that this resolution | and substitute be recommitted to the | Committee on Rules.
 MT White--I make the point of cr- | der that the original resolution is not | before the house. It has been with | drawn.
 The President-The point is well ta- | ken. The only resolution before the | house is the resolution of the gentle l man from Mobile (Mr. Pillans) which | was accepted by the Chairman of the ] Committee on Rules.
 MT. Willett-What is the question | before the House?
 The President-The question Is on tue | motion to recommit.
 A motion was made to indefinitely | postpone the matter.
 The President-That will be cut of | order because the motion to rccommit | has precedence of the motion to uidef- initely postpone.
 MT. Oates-I wish to suggest d point | of order. It Is suggested that If re- committed. the resolution would not go | to the Committee because the Com mittee has accepted a substitute. Once a report is made and in the possession of the body under consideration, the | Committee has not the right to accept | a substitute and thereby kill the orig inal proposition. That is for the body l itself. and. therefore, the motion 10 re- commit would take all of It back.
 The Presidential objection were made they could not accept the sub stitute.
 MT. White-I make the further point of order that it is roo late after the Convention has already accepted the proposition of the gentleman from Lauderdale to withdraw it. Then is the time the point of order should be made.
 The President-In the opinion of the Chair, the point of order is well ta- ken.
 MT. Hcflin (Chambers)-The Com mittee on Rules unless some member | objects can accept any substitute and | it then becomes part of the report of the Committee and I now move that the report of the Committee on Rules be adopted.
 The President-The question is on the motion to recommit to the Ccm- mittee on Rules the report as modified by the amendment suggested by the gentleman from Mobile (Mr. Pillans).
 A vote being taken on d division that part of the Committees report wa3 re- committed to the Committee on Rules.
 MT. O'Neal-I move the adoption of