The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-21

question would be on tne adoption Of the substitute. and ask that the sub- stitute be read.
 The Secretary again read the susti- ute.
 The President-The question will be upon the amendment offered by the gentleman from Dallas to the subsA- tute offered by the gentleman from Greene
 Mir, Coleman-1 have the floor.
 Mir. Burns-The substitute covers ev- erything the original does. The Presldent-The gentleman is not in order. The Chair recognized the gentleman from Greene.
 Mir. BuFns-I put in a substitute. and I have never yielded the floor.
 The PIesldcnt-The Chair did not rec ogn.ze the gentleman from Dallas to put in d substitute. The Chair under stood the gentleman from Dallas would rise for, the purpose of information. The Chaic now finds tkat the Clair was wrong in stating that the question was on the substitute offered by the gentie- man from Montgomery. The Chair is informed that the, question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Dallas to the substitute offered by the gentleman from Montgomery.
 MT. Burns--If that is the question, still have the floor.
 Tie President-That motion was not made by the gentleman today. The gentleman from Greene.
 MT. Burns-I still insist on the point of order.
 The President-The gentleman from Dallas Is out of order.
 Mir. Coleman-Mr. President and Delegates of the Convention: We are nearing the completion of our labors. It is my opinion that we have a Con- stitution unassailable by the courts or this country. It is my deliberate opln- ion, and you know that I attended dill gently to the framing of this Constitu- tion; that when compared to the old Constitution, it is ineomparabiy supe- rior as can be demonstrated by any man acquainted with 1t. Now, 1t seems to me that at this late day, we should rot introduce an ordinance here to re-, vive again the. feelings which prevailed in this Convention. Young men, do not anticipate the dangers and excitements and troubles which may arise like those of experience. and when we have that which will meet every emergency, why should we originate and bring forward opposition to it? If our people are pos sessed of the integrity that we give them credit for, and will carry out Tn good faith the provisions which we have adopt there will be no danger of any such person ever being eIeVateu to an office in this State. l know that we have as much to apprehend Tn my county as in any county Tn AlapaHfa, but I feel perfectly secure that our people will 90 endorse and carry into affcrt the provisions of this Constftution os to obviate the necessity of any such ordina nee as this. I believe the Con- vention has heard enough on the SUD feet, and I, therefore, move to lay tne suhstitute and the amendment poth upon the table. e.. .,o ayes and noes. Tba President-The question IS on the motion of the gentleman rom Greene to lay the amendment to ehe amendment and the amendment upon the table, ad upon that the ayes ana
 noes have been called for. Is the call sustained?
 The call was not sustained. The question recurred on the motion.
 of the gentleman from Greene to lay | the amendment to the amendment, and the amendment upon the table, Upon a vote being taken. division
 was called for, ad by further vote of 50 ayes and 42 noes. the motion 10 ta-
 
 1 ble, prevailed.
 Mr Coleman (Greene)-I rise to a question of personal privilege. The President--The gentleman will state the question of privilege. | MT. Coleman (Greene)-I wish to be | accurate as to the facts with reference | to my using a free pass. It was my | intention to say that during my otnctd | life extending over period or nea"iV ! tWenty-f five years, down to the present | hour, I never accepted free pass or | free transportation from any raDroad as common carrier of passengers: this | is absolutely true.
 | I believe it is due to myself now as | We are nearing the end of our delih- l eraticns, to remove any wrong inn pressons that might have been made | soon after this Convention assembled | by a distinguished delegate with refer | ence to my official conduct. It was stated that I resigned the office of So- l.citor when the office was made sal aried one, instead of continuing the fee system which hl my circuit yielded a much larger income than the salary. intimating that such change induced
 my resignation.
 The facts are. the Legislature of
 lSS6-7 changed the system and placed
 the salary of a Solicitor at $3,0U0. l WAS then elected for a term of six years,
 which I accepted. In the spring of 1887, while court was in session in
 Walker county, and I was present as Solicitor the Hon. A. c. Smith. now of Birmingham, came to court and in- formed me of the creation of new chancery division. and informed me
 that I could get an appointment as Chancellor if l would accept the of flee. This I agreed to do. notWith- standing the salary of the Chancellor was only $2,2J0, while that of Solicitor
 was $3.000. 1 had been Solicitor many
 years and was willing to accept an of
 ice 10 which was attached more honor
 though With. lcss salary. The bar of
 Alabama and the decisions of the Su-
 ureafe Court can determine whether
 my discha.~e of the duties of the of.
 flee of Chancellor justified the appoint ment
 It was also intimated in the same
 discussion that while I was a member
 of the Supreme Court the salaries of
 the Judges were increased and no Ob-
 lection was heard from me. The facts
 are the salaries of the Supreme Court
 Judges were raised in 1SS6-7. more than
 two years before 1 succeeded to that
 very high and honoabla judicial posi-
 ton. and at no time while l was
 member of the Supreme Court was
 there any increase of the salary or
 any movement within my knowledge to
 effect such a purpose. The distinguish
 ed delegate who gave utterance to the
 statements here referred to is and has