The age-herald., 1901-07-23
Marked Contrast to the Wild and Exciting Episode of
 Last Saturday
DElEGATE WERE VERY HOT
Constitutional Convention PIodded It's Weary Way Through the Sleepy Sections on the Legislative
 Department.
BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.

BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER. Montgomery, July 22.-(special.) )-To- days session of tie constitutional conven- ton was probably the dryest on record. It seemed particularly so in contrast with the exciting scenes of Saturday. The weather was intensely hot and the dele gates were too listless to get up a debate. Even a resolution by Tom Long authoriz- ing the secretary to buy a vitascope and make a vitascope report of the convention failed to raise a laugh. The few ladies who braved the hot weather and appeared in the gallery soon left in disgust and the convention plodded It's weary way through the sleepy sections of the article on leg islative department.
 Most of these were re-enactions of the present constitution. There was new section prepared in view of the possible annexation of West Florida, which pro- vided that if the citizens of that territory became citizens of Alabama they should be entitled to the benefits of it's law. Dur ing some discussion on this section Judge Coleman wanted to know whether If the constitution would follow the flag.
 One of the proposed sections authoriz- ed the State to construct and own works of internal improvement Major Handley of Randolph made one of his characteris- tic speeches against this section. saying among other things he didn't want to see the State go into private enterprises such as boring for oil. The section was de- feated.
 There was some little discussion as to whether a. county should be required to take care of it's idiots and insane persons as well as its poor, during which Mir Eos ter of Tuscaloosa made the statement that there were 5000 insane persons in the State while the State asylum could only accom- modate 1900. It was finally decided to make it constitutional requirement. that the State should provide for the care of the insane.
 A new section was added providing that the Legislature should not enact any law not applicable to all the counties in the State regulating the costs of court and the fees of officers.
 There was also new section adopted providing for the regulation of trusts The entire article on legislative department has now been adopted and the suffrage question will come up for consideration to- morrow.
 , Convention Opens.
 The fifty-first days session of the Con- titutionaI Convention was called to or der by President Knox at Il o'clock A tprayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Andrews Roll call showed eighty members present The committee on journal reported it was correct.
 petition was sent up by MT Taylor of Perry and was read by the clerk It was from citizens of Uniontown, asking that the railroad commissioners be elect ed by the people and given plenery pow CTS.
 MT Rogers of Chiffon introduced an ordinance to provide that the case of in- soIvency of any chartered bank, the stockholders should be liable to the cred itors in an amount equal to the face value of their stock.
 Mr. Kyle of Etowah offered a resolu- ton that hereafter no delegate should receive per diem unless actually present.
 Mr. Long of Walker offered a resolu- tion to have the secretary purchase vitascope to reproduce the tones of voice and gestures of the members. This was to be exhibited throughout the state at a cost of admission of 25 cents, the proceeds to be used in erecting hall Of fame to commemorate delegates who never used railroad passes. The chair ruled the resolution out of order.
 Mir Rogers of Lowndes offered reso- ton to amend the rules so as to require call for the ayes and nays to be sus- tained
 MT. Bulger of Tallapoosa offered a resolution expressing appreciation of the accurate work of the secretary and read ing clerk.
 Legislative Department.
 The convention then took up the con- sideration of the article on legislative department. Sections 42 and 43 were read and adopted without debase. They are the same as in the present constitution and read as follows:
 Sec. 42. In all elections by the Legisla- ture the members shall vote viva voce, and the votes shall be entered on the journals
 Sec. 4s. It shall be the duty of the Leg islature to pass such laws as may be necessary and proper to decide differences by arbitrators. to be appointed by the parties, who may choose that mode of adjustment.
 Section A was read as follows:
 Sec. A. It shall be the duty of the Legis- lature at it's first session after the ratifi- cation of this constitution, and within every subsequent period of twelve years, to make provision by law for the revision, digestion and promulgation of the public statutes of this State. of general nature both civil and criminal.
 The only change in this section from the present law is that 1t is made the duty nf the Legislature every twelve years, in- ixead of every ten years to make provis- k5n for the publication of the statutes z Judge Walker moved to amend by strik- sag out words Cat it's first session.
 MT. Watts of Montgomery moved to amend so as to make 1t the duty of the Legislature of 1906 to provide for the cod lffcation of the laws and every twelve l~ Hrs thereafter
 V Nr. sentell of Crenshaw thought it