The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-03

afternoon untii near rwo 0<loe< ' " . pfofessional engagement at ux ol 5o that the Convention xosssd s1jo6r1 e 5I7s usual hour. remained ncf9 Mr<!I N5<ef the schedule had bsm red 4H4 z< considered. and fhcuaht th>fe W&& ~t<I3- ing more to be done at tnot De1u111 never ran away from it. | de nok E14@ anything In % God An Ainishsy.s a ' ~sssd 1seeS< one, and that ie doing wronx Nt1I116 else do fear. Nov. ST. wish t5 &S[ that have gone oyer and made . to4 the new one just frsmed. ss raeidiS ss could. when article after article WxU x1< ported by the Committee en HnrIn51< self on delivering written spetcs or SzI- dress and have reduced that co161&1(4 son. incomplete, however but ns to mot points. to writing. and desire th1x t 1o
 with the brief discourse that shall 6i-
 liver. 1t might fatigue you, H fs f1<EEf
 long. and l cannot afford % cousu1ne
 as reading it would require. but | fo
 propose to make in conci,sr1ou ( e3nfe-
 ment l have reduced to wrftinx, thnt X
 COMPARISON BETWEEN rfrF on
 AND NEW coNSTTTBTloN.
 ' The declaration Of rights m the
 new ConsatStion Is decided improve
 ton. F
 ?. The article on State and county
 boundaries. do not think, upon {hs
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 L6oIsi.HTfvE DEPARafS2iiEig1. DE:aPssiaSii [ Several changes have been rnl5e m saa:aa, shls article nesriy aIl ef which ars .
 of the same article In the present or oid
 Consutution The provision for uunHren-
 nial sessions of the Legfs1arure is expefl-
 te ss ssse%sle a1 Ssr srt saass onse a nas ssr @
 knows The understsnding when this wSs
 adopted was. that all of our eiscsions fof
 sses,,sr -Four yeaTs , but when the convsnt,sd
 made proyision for the election of sasIe
 probIematicsl whether the chanxe fo quaarenniai sessions is wise or nn wise
 Changtng the name from General AsseIbiy ts that of the Leklslatsre and snanxss but they are matters Of minor
 G ne Lessss.uve Dsparsn<at | : or present Constitution h many resperfs frovfsioss against lobbying. hr4berr ard corrgpt intezferspce sith leeasaa&son q a s,. ceessea sinrfosstlsnt . A .ex csnstsectsn!, 9 of the old csnstitatfaa hy ieeisislurr' openec ens deor very vide b all kir3a of local iegislns1on, which becsmNe a Kr<nf lators. which should have seen asS5sed to the Hfapef and more imunrfnnf qnnf4gFx ct ieBislaffon. The resff1cflens1 ia fS7[s ssspsarsnent sssDs,rr upaa pa the powers ef the I.se stl1nBent nfovfsisns axainsk local leTlx- taNion are rsndtred neceswRry hg 8h1 abuses above referred te These rostxso- are Indeed ' most sslufary imprpvexaent OvHF inc pr6Tlsions uf the pFesenf fsnn~ stitRtien Tncre are Iaay charges made provisions ana against sstrasaessnt ngs- pf'opraadons. and after careful eozsef&zr&- ton, pfonvunce the Legislative Depar4- Inent Qf the pow Constitifion fur spFexaur
 l make One exception. Seclibn fDl against ,dmiscegsnation originally wnn carefuny written hy Nsyeaf f6llowinE statute. bot, shs csnventten asnended It so as to pEohihat antermarrfawe betsseen a white person and any negro CT tho degree. I offered an amend.nlnt on final review of the Constitution. % as ts mako this provision definitely specifying a ais- tanf degree to prevent the coatusd3a in and sweeping section will give rise te, but ifkc other goSd measures advocated Dy me. it was said uRen the table. on the motion It's importance A eonstifu- tian should be adapted to future cor 2. dftions which may arise as we'll as the present Some people have the misfor tune of being constructed on the radicsl plan. am naturally conservative and never radical in anything.
 In the review of the new Constitution. give sheaifts the right fosuoceed thenl- selves tn off.ce. which would have been 2 complete innovation. they practically Ing the term to which they were eleCtetl. for two years. This. l thought, should have 5een ,, left se the peoRls;
 Several important changes have been made In this branch of the new Congtf- tutaon. The office of Lieutenant Cover. aaS ses,S sss1 ss1sS S foF @ rien s.,s ssess disability of sthe Governor. The Cover nor and ansthe State ofleers. are to be elected for a term of four years instead second terIp. This is wise change for several reasons. Succession to the ozzlc4 of Governer has been proytdsd fer h Sca The Rs Gea psaoSns S poMss S S sess s Governor stilI remains but is saodiIed hP a board of pardons to aid him in felony Sas ss s s, s ailewsS to sggrpvs ps iournment. which gives him rszll tlsne fef His veto Of bilis and other powers are somewhat extenaea. This departmens in tMa new Constitutlon is Q decided improve ment and taken as a whole. much bet4 ter than in the present or old constita-
 JUDICIAL DEPARTMEET.
 All of the courts and ealafied court officials under the old or present Conntl- Lation. are retnined in the new, An1 lmple provision made for the creation 1f additional ones. The i've chanceliors and slxty-sax registers. are retained as Is vested with power to blend and mix jurisdictions. The same person 3 authorized to hold both the ofIlce of Saerk of the Circuit Court and Register n ChanceFy which makes a better jnb Iplrit of the times and another provIs- on of the new Constitution that no per- on shall hold two olIices under the Itate at one and the same time with .ome small exceptions therein named. here are not ofiices enough to provide ne for every worthy man, much less he horde of hungry aspirnnts.
 The new Constitution like the old, de- lares that no judicial circuit shall con- ain less than three counties. bat pro- 'ides that every. county of over. @oe0 on dollars worth of taxable property. nay be constituted a circuit, and have judge at the expense of the State.
 | think that the Chancery Courts hOuld have been abolished at the ex- iration of the terms of the incumhents, or the reason that 1t Is the most ex- ,ensive court and wholly unnecessary. here are but four States In the Union Ehich maintain this separate chancery ystem; and In Great Britain where tt arliament more than thirty years ago. he hideek of the law courts can decide