The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-20
WORK or COMMITTEES.
The Number of Legislators to be In-
 creased.

Most of the committees of the Consti- tutional Convention will be ready to re- port this week and the Convention can get down to work and hold three ses- sions a day If found to be necessary.
 The Committee on Representation held meeting yesterday afternoon and heard a report from subcommittee which reported in favor of increasing the members of the General Assembly to thirty-hve Senators and 105 Repre- sentatives-an increase of two Sena- tors and five Representatives. It was learned that Lowndes County is to be given a Senator by Itself and Henry County will also be given Senator. The other districts will be so arranged as to be about equal in population. Jefferson County will be given an ad- ditional member and Walker County will be given two Representatives.
 It is said that 1t is absolutely nec- essary to make the increase to get anything like a harmonious report from the Committee. It is thought the State having grown so rapidly and the pop ulatlon so largely increased that 1t was not asking too much to have an in crease in the size of the two houses.
 North Alabama Delegations.
 The Committee on Municipal Corpor- ations heard two delegations yesterday. one from Attalla and the other from Gadsden, asking to be allowed the right to assess a tax of one-half o6 I per cent. on all property in order to pay the indebtedness of thcse cities,
 It Is said that they are heavily bur dened with debt that has been in- cured in internal improvements and that the creditors are making liberal nrOpooiffnnu nf oafflarnanf Thav GoV that if they can get the privilege askeJ for that they will be able to get their debts within bounds where they can hope to finally liquidate it.
 The Judiciary Committee.
 The Judiciary Committee has been hard at work considering the many or dinances before 1t in regard to the present judicial system of the State and it Is said has practically agreed to leave it as 1t is, conferring upon the General Assembly the right to estab- fish at it's pleasure as Appellate Court
 It was said yesterday that the com mittee was in favor of giving some re- lief to the Supreme Court and the members think that if 1t Is attempted to establish any other courts that they should be given final jurisdiction, be- cause if the action of an Appellate Court can be appealed from. 1t cannot possibly be of any benefit to the Su- preme Court but make it's burdens greater. It is not intended to disturb the Chancery Courts.
 Report on Suffrage.
 The Suffrage Committee will prob ably have it's report ready and present 1t to the Convention Friday. It will lie on the table one day and be printed apd then called up and made a spe- ciaI order for consideration some day next week.
 The report agreed on is along liberal and conservative lines. giving intell2 gence and ambition a chance. It will provide a poll tax qualification, 1t is said at the present figure. an increase of the tax not being popular with the class of white people who are seeking So strenuously not to be disqualified by a property or educational Qualiii- cation. It is said also that an educa- tional and property qualification will be provided to take effect at some time in the future.
 The committee is said to be divided on the grandfather clause" and some of the members will fight it oIs the floor of the Convention. having re- served that right in the committee.
 Delegation are here from Selma and Birmingham to urge upon the Conven- tic a clause in the Constitution pro- viding for the election of Railroad Commissioners by the people and ex- tep~i~- ~f .-of~ e''4t r-'