The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-20
HAS PROVIDED FOR PER DIEM Delegates Will Be Paid
 Indefinitely. THE FREE PASS QUESTION Convention Decides It May Be Considered. Effort to Rule It Out of Order Precipitated a Scene of Wild
 Confusion-Forty-
 ninth Day.
THE FREE PASS QUESTION

The Constitution Convention yester- day by an overwhelming vote adopted 6 resolution authorizing per diem for delegates and officers indefinitely. This action was taken because under the enabling act the time of the Convention will expire Monday. The body adopted several sections of the article on Leg islative Department. finally completed three articles by having them read a third time and spent nearly one hour yesterday afternoon in filibustering over the free railuroad pass question. The feature of the days session was the dilatory tactics adopted just before adjournment yesterday afternoon to prevent an appeal from the ruling Of the temporary President, General Harrison of Lee. The question was up- on an amendment by MT. Burns Of Dallas providing for punishment or members of the Legislature who ac- cept free passes. General Harrison, who presided during the afternoon ses- sion, ruled that the amendment was out of order because 1t had been de- cided by the Convention. Governor Jones appealed from the oecislon ol the President and the Convention was thrown into the widest disorder.
 The passion of the delegates was caused by the apparent determination of the temporary President. General Harrison, to insist that the Convention could not consider any proposition that has for it's purpose the prohibition or State officials from accepting railEoad passes. After extending the session until 6:45 o'clock and passing through contlnu- ous parliamentary wrangle the Con. vehtion by the decisive voteyof st fo so overruled the decision of the temporary President thus signifying that 1t is the intention of the body to ,epnsider the pass question at its pleasure The anti-free pass faction of the Conven- tion was led by Governor Jones and Messrs. Pillans of Mobile, Sanford of Pike and O'Neal of Lauderdale. The delegates who led the fight against everything the temporary President were Messrs. Browne of Talladega, Greer of Calhoun. Long of walker, Bul- ger of Tallapoosa and Hefiin ot Chams bers.
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 The Convention met at 9;Se o'clock yesterday morning with no delegates present.
 Judge Coleman of Greene. moved to reconsider the vote by which Section 27 of the Article on Legislative Depart ment was adopted Thursday. This section provided that the legislature shall not appropriate more money for any one year than the estimated re- ceipts for that year, the estimates to be made by the Governor and Auditor Governor Oates spoke against recon sideration and MT. Pillans Of Mobile made a splendid argument m support of reconsideration. .
 MT. Pettus of Limestone, spoke In Rupport of reconsideration and at the conclusion of his remarks the vote was taken and Section 27 was reconsidered The call of the roll for the introduc- tion of ordinances was the next busi- ness and Judge Howze of Jefferson presented a petition from cltizens oi Rirmingham protesting against the unlimited power given municipalities to issue bonds by the Article on Tax ation.
 islation was read at length a third time and by a vote of 99 to 13 1t was adopted and referred to the Committed on Order of the Constitution. Several delegates explained their vote against ehe Article by saying they opposed tho section allowing the courts ana mol fhe legislature the power to determint the character of bill.
 The enerossed Article on Banks and Ranking was read a third time al length and by vote or lOo to ,, was adonted. MT. Henderson of Pike. ex- plained that he voted against the ar ticle because he was opposed 10 the section providing for an examination of State banks. The Article wae re ferred to the Committee on Order oi the Constitution.
 The engrossed Article on State anc County Boundaries was read at lengtf A third time and by vote of lVf tC 12. was adopted and referred to th' Committee on Order of the Constitu' tion.
 The Legislative Article
 The Article on Legislative Depart ment was then taken up and Judge Cobb of Macon, proposed to amend by striking out Section 27, relating t' annual appropriations by the Genera Assembly. the vote on whlch nao peer reconsidered on motion of Judge Cole man, Judge Cobb made an earnest ar 0rment in opposition to the proposi fion to permit the Governor and Au 
 hitor to say how much money the Leg Islature shall appropriate.
 By a vote of 7S to 54 Section 27 wa stricken from the Article on Legisla live Department.
 Section 2s. providing that the Gov ernor, Auditor and Attorney Genera shaII prepare a revenue bill to be ore sented to the Legislature for action was the pending question.
 Thursday afternoon MT. Boone o Mobile, had sent up an amendment t strike out the word action" and sub , Htitute the word ''information.
 As substitute MT. Vaughn of Dal las, presented the Section of the pres ent Constitution.
 nir Blackwell of Morgan, spoke il .,rnort of the Vaughn substitute.
 At this juncture Mir. Smith of Mo nile. for the Judiciary Committee. re norted favorably an ordinance provId