The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-01

equal and exact justice and privilegs to all men of whatever state of persua. sion equal and exact privileges dnc special privileges to none, l am as good Democrat as stands beneath tiis canopy of heaven, on equal and exac' justice to all men--Jeffersonian prin.i- ples-but they tell me that Thomas Jefferson is dead, but those principles will live in the minds of the Americar people forever and forever.
 Mir. Mull1ey-I rise to point of or der, the gentleman is not addressins himself to the amendment.
 The President-The Chair wal unable to follow the gentlems in his eloquent address. and is there- fore unable to say whether he confined himself to the question or not.
 Mir. Case-I want to say to you that 1t don't matter with me by whatever name I am called, l want U oe patri- otic. and want to be just, and l want to be fair. It has been said oy one cf the greatest opponents of patriotism, that If we wish to raise up a race of statesmen higher than politicians, we should follow the characters celebrated in the Bible-Joseph and Moses. Josiah and Samuel, Daniel and Paul, and teach to them the gentle wisdom of Jesus Christ. As true patriots our object should be our country. our whole country and nothing but our country. and by the blessings of God should become a vast and splendid monument. not oppression or tyranny. but peace and liberty upon which the world may gaze with admiration for ever. Mir. President, how shall Alabama become a monument upon which the whole world may gaze with admiration forever, but she can never be so If gov erned by unequal privileges.
 The President-The time of the gen. tleman from DeKalb has expired.
 MT. Graham CTalladega)-I move to lay the amendment on the table.
 MT. Case-I hope the Convention will be courageous enough to take .he ayes and noes upon this proposition.
 The Presidant-The ayes and noes are demanded is the demand sustalnedY
 The call was not sustained
 Upon a vote being taken the amend ment was laid upon the table.
 Mir. Foster-These matters having been considered by the committed move that the rules be dispensed with, and that the article be not referred back to the Committee on Harmony.
 MT. Kyle-I have an amendment.
 The Secretary read the amendment as follows:
 Amend Article XIV on Education by striking out Section 26S.
 The President-The question will be on the adoption of the amendment off, ferred by the gentleman from Etowah.
 MT. Kyle-I offer this amendment fru.A Av1fr sand votes in North Alabama. who are for any county to have the special privileges that Mobile has. Un- der the existing statutes Mobile draws three dollars and eighty-eight cents per capita for schools.
 Mir Spraggins-I rise to a point Of order. The gentleman Is not speaking to the amendment, he has the wrong section.
 The amendment was changed to ap- ply to Section 269.
 MT. Kyle-As I was remarkfng Mo bile draws three dollars and eighty eight eents-I obtained the figures from the Superintendent of Education whereas other counties only receive one dollar and thirty-eiRht cents. This would be a terrible thing in the hands of the enemies of the Constitution with which to fight its aL option in North Alabama, and as Mobile claims this, under statutory provision, there is no necessity for 1t in this Constitution. and I think it wise to strike that out in order to get us better chance for the adoption of the Constitution all over the State where other counties only get one dollar and thirty-eight cents as with three dollars and cents in Mobile county.
 1 hope the amendment will be adopt ed.
 MT. Graham CTalladega)-This matter has been fully discussed before the several times, and l move to lay the amendment upon the table.
 A vote being taken the motion to table prevailed.
 MT. Beddow-I move 0ie adoptRDn of the article as amended and call for the previous question.
 The previous question was ordered, and a further vote being taken the article was adopted
 MT. White-As the amendments. are very immaterial and have already been by the Committee on the Order, Consistency and Harmony, I move that the rules be suspended and the usual reference to that con- mittee be dispensed with.
 vote being taken the motion was 
 MT. deGraffenreid-I ask unanimous to be allowed to introduce resolution.
 Leave was granted.
 The Secretary read the resolution as follows:, Resolved, that the Convep- ton remain in session until two o'clock today unless the work now before 1t ie sooner completed"
 MT. deGraffenred-I want to state that we can get through In fifteen or twenty minutes, and I move the sus- pension of the rules for the purpose of putting the resolution on it's passage.
 A vote being taken the rules were and a further vote being taken the resolution was adopted.
 The Secretary read Articla, XIV. Mili- tia, as follows:
 ARTICLE XIV.
 Militia. etc.
 270. The Legislature shall have DOW er to declare who shall constitute the militia of the State. and to provide for organizing, arming and disciplining the same ;and the Legislature may pro- vide for the organization of a State naval militia.
 271. The Legislature. in providing for the organization. equipment and dis cipline of the militia. shall conform as nearly as practicable to the regulations for the government of the armIes of the United States.
 PIP. Each company and regiment shall elect it's own company and regi- mental officers; but if any company or regiment shall neglect to elect such of dcers within the time prescribed by