The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-15

as an amendment.
 Mir. Dent--WNl the gentleman with draw his motion for the previous ques- tion 90 that can offer my amend ment?
 MT. white--I will withdraw the mo- tion for the previous question for the gentleman! from Barbour If he will re- new it. e .
 Mir. Dent--I offer this amendment, and I would like to state the" purpose of the amendment.
 l The President--The gentleman can state as soon as the amendment Is l read. and the question Is stated to the | convention.
 The amendment was read as follows: Amend section 5. article V. by adding l after the words as his own successor in the sixth line, the following words nor shall they be eligible as the suc- cessors of each other.
 l Mir. Dent--The object of the amend ment is to prevent an officer who IS l holding some office. say attorney gen. eral. from running for some other of- | flee. It prevents an officer who holds | the office of auditor from running for l the office of Secretary of State. In l other words 1t is the swapping around | that want to prevent, and that is | the object of the amendment. l Mir. Pettus--I move to lay the amendment on the table.
 Seconded.
 Mir. Asheraft-I want to offer sub l stitute for the amendment. | The President--The Chair would rule that 1t is not in order. as the question before the Convention Is the motion l to table.
 l On the motion to table a division was called for, and Mr, Pettus asked l for a yerification of the vote, by the ! ayes and noes to which there were expressions of dissent. e | The Chair stated in casting up the l vote, there were fifty-five ayes and l fifty-two noes. and the motion to ta- ble prevailed.
 l Mir. Pettus-I withdraw the call. MT. Dent-In compliance with my agreement with the gentleman from Jefferson. I renew the motion for the | previous question.
 MT, deGraffenried-Tool late
 The President-The gentleman from Barbour did not retain the floor and ! the Chair recognized he gentleman from Lauderdale.
 an amendment. v
 The amendment was read as follows: Amend Section 5 by striking out of line six thereof, the following words, as his own successor and the Governor shall not be eligible" t.-r :.
 The Chair stated the question to be upon the amendment offered by the gentleman from Lauderdale..
 MT. Ashcraft--This is the same ques- | tion which was discussed slightly yes- terday. on an amendment proposed by the gentleman from Talladega, Which was temporarily withdrawn. If that amendment should be adopted, 1t would read then as follows, beginning in the fifth line, and after the first election under this Constitution, no one of them shall be ineligible to election to any office under this State within one year after the expiration of his term. tried the best could, to say on yester- day. the reasons why that amendment should be made. The gentleman from Barbour has stated also some of those reasons. They seem to me to be very clear, There can be no reason, MT. President. why 8 State Auditor. should be allowed to succeed the attorney gen eral, or the secretary of state, ana not be allowed to succeed himself. IT seems to me the question IS clear.
 Mir Weatherly-I move to lay the amendment on the table.
 Upon the motion to table division was called for, and by vote or sev- enty-nine ayes to twenty-nine noes, the amendment was tabled.
 MT. Harrison-I desire to offer an amendment.
 The amendment was read as follows; Amend Section by striking out the words December" where It occurs on the fourth line of said section. and in- sert in lieu thereof the word NoYem.,, Der" and strike out the word first where it occurs on the third line or said section and insert in lieu thereon the word fifteenth"
 The Chair stated the question to pc upon the amendment proposed Py the gentleman from Lee. thi g. ,s .,l
 MT. Harrison-The object Of, that amendment is to prevent tne u2ssrnVI . 1 elect from remaining out 0f SiiSS ois i'll two weeks or more of the legislature has passed. It occurs to me that as soon as possible after the
 MT Jones (Montgomery)-lt tnlnk thaI a very good suggestion and l Will &C., cept 1t on behalf of the Committee
 The Chair stated the question: MT, Foster-May I ask the gentleman a. question. I did not eaten tne Teau- ing of 1t; would that make the GOV ernor be installed on the same oay that the legislature meets!
 Mr Harrison-No, sir; the legisla- ture meets on the second Tuesday. IL would not be perfect flt, put put !. inc fineenth, so 1t would be only a l few days after he comes Tn, so tnat we would not have a Governor coming In when half of the legislative session
 Mir Oates-Is it within the powers of the committee after measure IS Tn | fuu possession of the convention. to accent any amendment that is offered!
 The President-The Chair would hold | that it Is not
 MT. Oates-I make that point
 The President-The Chair was Stat- ing the amendment to see whether the | House would accept IL.
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-I submit that the Chairman of the committee has perfect right by every rule or na ria mentary law that was ever print | ed. to get up and state the acQuiesence of his committee in an amendment; and insist 1 was strictly in order: ana that the gentleman's point or order was not well taken | The PresiGent-The Chair thinks that the Chairman of the committee has perfect right to indicate to the con- vendon that the committee approves the amendment offered, but it would | be proper, after the matter Is before the convention. and in the possession of the conevntion, if 1t proposed an | amendment to submit the matter to the convention
 MT. Pierce-I desire to offer an | amendment.
 l The President-IThere Is another amendment before the convention. Tha | gentleman Is not in order at this time. | rho oueetton was put upon the