The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-09
FIFTEENTH DAY.
Montgomery, Ala.

Montgomery, Ala,
 Saturday, June 6, 1901. The Convention was called to order by the President and the proceedings were opened with prayer by the Rev. Ar. Howell as follows:
 We recognize Thee, Oh Lord, as our God and Sovereign, entitled to our obedience. to our service and to our love.
 Now. before entering upon the duties of this day we come before Thee to offer our morning sacrifice, prayers. praise and thanksgiving. We thank Thee for Thy kind providence that has watched over us during the night. We thank Thee for the strength and health of body and mind we enjoy this day. We pray Thee to direct us this day with Thy Holy Spirit into the ways Of righteousness and truth. May we re- Alize more and more the force of the Divine truism that righteousness ex- alteth . nation and that sin IS a re- preach to any people. We pray Thy Blessing upon the Chief Magistrate of this Sta4e. who lies critically i'll in one of her cities o God, we recognize Thee as one who art not only the physician of souls but the physician o1 bodies. Sanctify the means being used and the agencies employed for ms re csvery. May he realize as he lies, pos sibly near the terminus of life, that Thou art his God and that all is well with him. Bless the loved ones or these Thy servants at home May Thy kind providence preside over them and may all things contribute to tnelr good and to their happiness. Forglve all our sins and prepare us not only for the duties of this day, but for the 6uties of the coming days. o, may our highest ambitions be to arrive at that which results in the greatest good I'd the greatest number, that Thy name nav be glorified and that peace and prosperity may come to our common wealth. Hear us and bless us ana ol- rect us and favor us for Christs sake Amen. The roll was called and one hundred ana four delegates responded.
 The report of the Committee on Jour nal that the journal for the fourteenth day was found correct was read ana adopted. -o Wranted:
 Messrs. Reynolds (chilton). Reese. Cofer. Sanford, Howze. cornwall Jonss (Hale). Fitts, Coleman (Walker), Eapy. Long (Butler), Bulger. Vaughan, Carmichael (Coffee). Gilmore.
 For Monday-Messrs. Cunningham, Cornwall. Sanders, Sollte.
 For Monday and Tuesday-Mr. ray lee. .,,. Con yention adjourn today, that 1t adjourn io meet at 12 o'clock Monday.
 srhe motion was seconded and car MT. Coleman (Greene)-The Commit 4ee on Suffrage and Elections ask to he excused from attending the session today.
 By consent the Committee was ex- cused. leaves of absence be granted. If any more are granted the result will De that we shall not have quorum.
 The Presidential is only done by unanimous consent. The Chair thinks a simple objection will stop it. The next order of business will be the call inr of the roll for the introduction Of nr6inances. memorials and resolutions. MT. Almon yielded his turn to MT Pettus.
 MT. Blackwell-I rise to ask cor vaction in the official report, in regard ko the resolution on suffrage (No. S3z' fourteenth days proceedings). Tn the keurth section. it read, entitled 10 vote under the laws of any state s,her.in he resided" and it should read "any State or Territory wherein he re- sided" Further down, in paragraph k ft reads "all elections by the people ahnN he by ballot, and all elections by Inc General Assembly shaii be viva Voce. Every ballot shall be numDer- ed in the number in which it shall De raceived. It should read, numbered < io 4he order in which 1t shall be re- ceived." The President-The stenegrapher will be instructed to make the correc- tion as requested by the gentleman M f om Morgan.
 Resolution No 13s, oy Mir. Pettus:
 Whereas, The State debt may be re- funded at a much lower rate or lnter- est than the State now pays, when II falls due and: Whereas. The increased valuation of property in the State may reasonably be expected to bring in creased revenue to the State. :here- fore be it resolved. that it is the sense of this Convention, that the state tax limit be reduced. and the Committee on Finance and Taxation is hereoy re uuested to report an orulialEe ls"uc- ing the constitutional tax llmlt TOT the state to such rate as to the Commit tss seems for the best interest of the State. ~, raxo+ioo
 Resolution No. 139, by MT. Burns:
 Resolution-That the additional of arnense of printing may be saved by
  nuhlishing only the ordinances or res Buttons reported by Committees, as agreed upon And that no expense foI nTinting or other purposes be incurred except ordered by a majority or the Convention on a call of the roll. Baferred to Committee M Schedule printing and Incidental Expenses.
 Ordinance 342. by MT. Burns:
 That fees and costs of constables and denuties in all criminal cases shall be uniform. and the same throughout the State. and shalf Be paid at the rate of two and 50-100 dollars for each case, whether or not the defendant he con I,icted. bound over or discharged.
 Provided. that in addition to the S2.oG the constable or deputy shall be en- titled to ten cents per mile for carry ing prisoner before the trial justice, and from the Justices Court to the County Jail.
 Referred to Judiciary Committee.
 Ordinance No. 343, by Mir. Case:
 To amend Section AZ of the present Constitution, to compel children who are able to support indigent parents.
 Re it ordained by the people nt -Ila- hama in Convention assembled that Section 49 of the present Constitution he amended at the end of the last Are after the word "poor" so as to read as follows .to-wit: but parents who are poor. needy,- dependent or helpless without visible means of support. and having children who are able to main