The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-31

The President pro tem.-The question Is on the adoption of the amendment offered by the gentleman from Mont gomery.
 Mir. deGraffenreid-I move the adop- ton of the article as 1t has been attended, and upon that move the previous question.
 The previous question was ordereds and a further vote being taken the ar- ticle on impeachments as amendeo was adopted.
 MT. deGranfenreid--The article on in- peachments has been amended in ma terial particulars by the Convention and one or two of them are long amendments. The rules under which the house is now acting, provide that when the Convention has gone over the Constitution and adopted It, acting upon this report, that the whole Com stitution shah be fe-referred, if amend ed in, any part to the Committee on Order. Harmony and Consistency. On yesterday, part of the Constltution was turned over to the Engross:ng Committee for the purpose of having 1t written upon parchment which Eas been provided. I now move to sus- pend the rules in order that I may move that the article on impeach- ments be now referred to the Com mittee on Order. Harmony and Con | sistency, in order that they may pre- pare it for the Committee on Engr oss- ing. | Upon a vote being taken. the motion | to suspend the rules was adopted. | MT. deGraffenreid-I now make the l motion.
 The President pro tem.-The motion I L. <1 ha tir1a i'm, rh | referred back to the Committee on Or- | der, Harmony and Consistency of the | Whole Constitution.
 A vote being taken the motion was | adopted.
 MT. white-I ask unanimous consent | to introduce an ordinance prepared by | the committee.
 The Secretary read the ordinance as | follows:
 Ordinance No. 46O by MT. White. | An ordinance to empower and au- thorjze the Legislature to amend or | repeal all ordinances adopted by the l Convention not contained in the pro- l posed Constitution.
 Be 1t ordained by the people Of Ala bama in Convention Assembled: | That the Legislature be and the same Is authorized and empowered to revise. alter. amend or repeal all or- dinances or parts of ordinances adopt- ed by this Convention not incorporated In the proposed Constitution of the State by act passed and approved by the Governor as in other cases; pro vided. that the Legislature shall have no power or authority to repeal an ordinance relating to the bonded in- debtedness of the State. adopted by the Convention on the 10th day of August, 1901; provided further, that the Legis- lature shall have no power to repeal or | amend ordinances establishing court | houses except in accordance with Sec- ton fl of Article> II of this Constitu- tion.
 Referred to Judiciary Committee. The Clerk read Article VIII as fol- lows:
 ARTICLE VIII. l Stuff age and Elections TT. Every male citizen of this State who is citizen of the United States, and every male resident of foreign birth. who. before the ratification of this Constitution, shall have legally de- clared his intention to become citizen of the United States. twenty-one years | old or upwards, not laboring under any of the disabilities named in this ar- ticle, and possessing the qualifications required by it. shall be an elector. and shall be entitled to vote at any elec- l tion by the people, provided, that all | foreigners who have legally declared | their intention to become citizens of
 the United States. shal. if they fail | to become citizens thereof at the time
 they are entttler to become such, cease
 to have the right to vote until they be- come such citizens.
 | IFS. To entitle person to vote at
 any election by the people, he shall
 have resided in the State at least two
 years. In the county one year. and in the precinct or ward three months, irIl-
 mediately preceding the election at
 which he offers to vote. and he shall
 have been duly registered as an elector,
 and shall have paid, on or before the first day of February next preceding
 the date of the election at which he of-
 fers to vote, all poll taxes due from
 him for the year nineteen hundred and
 one, and for each subsequent year; pro- | vided, that any elector who. within
 three months next preceding the date
 of the election at which he offers to
 vote. has removed from one precinct
 or ward in the same county, dncorpo-
 rated town or city, shall have the right
 to vote in the precinct or ward from
 which he has removed. it he would
 have been entitled to vote in such pre-
 cinct or ward but for such removal.
 179. All elections by the people shall
 be by ballot. and all elections by per-
 sons in a representative capacity shall
 be viva voce
 1S0. The following male citizens of
 the State. who are citizens of the
 United States. and every male resident
 of foreign birth who. before the rati1-
 cation of this Constitution, shall have
 legally declared his intention to be-
 come a citizen of the United States.
 except those who shall not have had an
 opportunity to perfect his citizenship
 prior to the twentieth day of Decem-
 Der, nineteen hundred and two, twenty
 one years old or upwards. who. if their
 place of residence shall remain un-
 changed. will have. at the date of the
 next general election the qualifications
 as to residence prescribed. in Section
 IFS of this Constitution, and who are
 hot disqualified under Section 1S2 of
 this Constitution, shall upon applica-
 tion be entitled to register as electors
 prior to the twentieth day of Decent
 Der. nineteen hundred and two. namely:
 First-All who have honorably served
 in the land or naval forces of the CEit-
 ed States In the war of 1912, or in the
 war with Mexico or in any war with
 the Indians. or in the war between the | States, or in the war with Spain. or
 who honorably served in the lan1 tE
 naval forces of the Confederate Statee.
 or of the State of Alabama in the war
 between the States; or.
 Second-The lawful descendants Uf ! E.1 H~