The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-10

vision Il Of Section l or the article on Local Legislation relating to removal of county seats, and Judge Cobb of Macon withdrew his motion 10 post pone consideration of the sub division.
 MT. Jenkins of Wilcox presented an amendment that the Legislature cam not authorize the removal of d c,unty seat except upon a two-thirds vote of the people affected. He addressed the Convention explaining the provisions cf his amendment.
 On motion of MT. Davis of Dekalb the amendment was laid on the table and Subdivision Il was adopted.
 Subdivisions 12 and 13 prohibiting To- cal legislation relating to changes of venue and regulating rates of interest were adopted.
 Mir. Ashcraft of Lauderdale sent up an amendment to Subdivision IA so as to make 1t conform to Subdivision g, relating to granting of exclusive priv ileges. / The amendment was lost. ayesv 47. nays 53.
 MT. deGraffenreid moved to table the subdivision and on an aye and nay vote of 43 ayes to 73 nays the motion to table was lost and MT. Sanford of Pike presented an amendment provid- lIS ludI tnC LfC6 ioidtutC choh hOt OS prohibited from authorizing towns or cities to conduct a diepensary.
 MT. Sanford addressed the ConVen- tion. He declared that he warmly sup ported the proposition to minimize To- cal legislation but he Was opposed to any proposition to prohibit dispsnsar- ies which he thought was one of the greatest reforms ever undertaken in Alabama.
 Judge Walker of Madison argued against the amendment. He said that the localities could legislate for them selves.
 An amendment by Mir. Boone of Mo- bile that franchises or privileges now existing be not affected was tabled.
 On motion of MT. Watts of Mont gomery. the Sanford amendment was tabled, ayes 54, nays 53.
 The question recurred upon the adop- tion of Subdivision 14 as reported by the Committee. MT. Rogers of Sum- ter, called for the ayes and nays. ana the call was sustained
 The vote resulted ayes 56, nays 6a, and the subdivision was lost. The an nouncement of the vote was received with applause.
 Subdivision 15. prohibiting the pun ishment of crime, was then adopted. After an amendment by MT. Carmi- chael of Colbert. to strike out the sub- division had been lost.
 Subdivision 16, prohibiting local leg islation for the regulation of assess ment or collection of taxes except ad- tustment of indebtedness, created prior to 1875. was read.
 A motion by Mir. Kirk of Colbert. to table the subdivision, was lost, ayes 8. nays 54.
 The subdivision was then adopted.
 Subdivision r, prohibiting local leg islation giving effect to an invalid will. deed or other instrument. was adopted.
 Subdivision IS. prohibiting local leg islation legalizing the invalid act of any officer, was read and Governor Jones presented an amendment striking out this subdivision. He argued in support of his amendment.
 Mir. Macdonald of Montgomery. spoke against, the amendment to strike out the subdivision. 20 F Judge. Cobb of Macon. supported
 MT. O Neal of Lauderdale, Chairman of the Committee, championed the re- port of the Committee. He spoke against the amendment to strike out the subdivision. It put a premium upon violations of law by officers of the law.
 The Jones amendment was adopted, ayes "A. nays 26, and Subdivision IS was stricken out.
 ' Subdivision 19 was then read. It pro- hibits local legislation authorizing any city or town to issue bonds or other securities.
 MT. Smith of Mobile. submitted an amendment excluding from the pro- visions of the subdivision any propo- sition relating to adjustment of indebt- edness created prior to AS75.
 MT. Malone of Henry moved to table the amendment and the subdivision.
 MT. Lowe of Jefferson, argued against the subdivision. He thought 1t would interfere with the sale of municipal bonds.
 MT. Espy of Henry, spoke in sup port of the Committee report. He said more local legislation grew out of the issuance of municipal bonds than any other matter.
 MT. Watts of Montgomery, a mem- Der of the Committee. spoke in favor of the subdivision. He said it's ob- ject was not to injure the sale of mu- nicipal bonds.
 Mir. ONeal, Chairman of the Com mittee. was speaking in support of the subdivision when the ConV ention at 6 o'clock adjourned.
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