The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-02

A vote being talEen ths mstlon c sos < commit was carried.
 The Secretary read Section N As 1o1> lows:
 Sec. 1s. In the trial of any coateste1 election. and in proceedings to anveo- tigate any election. no person other than a defendant. shall be allowed to withhold his testimony on the groun0 that he may criminate himself or suts 1ect himself to public infaxmy: but Duc1l person shall not be prosecuted fer any offense arising out of the transacttou concerning which he testified, but may be prosecuted for perjury comnittsd eN such examination.
 MT. white-I move that ths ssctten be adopted.
 Upon a vote being taken. Section n was adopted.
 Section IA was read by the Secretary as follows:
 Sec. IA. The General Assembly shsII pass laws not inconsistent with this Constitution. to regulate and govern elections. and all such laws shah be uniform throughout the State: ana shall provide by law for the manner Of holding elections and of ascertafning the result of the same. and shall pre- vide general registration laws. not iri- consistent with the provisions of tht1 article. for the registration of all qual- flied electors from and after the first day of January, 1908. The General Au- sembly shall also make provisions bU law, not inconsistent with this axtfcn for the regulation of primary slsctiona and for punishing frauds at tho samo, but shall net make primary elsotion4 compulsory.
 MT. white-Mr. President, 1t io thought by . number of the Commit tee that the amendment about whicE we have been debating. and which hao just been recommitted, will most prop- erly come in Section IA, than in Section 12, and I therefore ask to have Section IA passed until the Committee has aot- ed upon the matter that was just re~ committed to #.
 MT. o'Neal-Lst us adopt Section 1ls. then.
 MT. white-we cannot adopt secticu 12 now. because that has been recsfns mitted. We can 70 onto the other secs tions.
 The President--you ask ts have sec-< tion F passed temporarily?
 MT. White-Section IA.
 The Presidential is moved that Secs ton 14 be taken up after the other sec- tions have been disposed of.
 A vote being taken the motion was. carried.
 The Secretary read Section 1b as fol- lows:
 Sec. IS. It shall be the auty of the General Assembly to pass adequate laws giving protection against the evils arising from the use of intexicatinga liquors at all elections. Mir. White-This Is simply . copy of the old constitution. l move it's adspt- ion.
 MT. oates-Bsfore that motion, rise to a point of Parliamentary inquiry. The words are used all along there The General Assembly and in thes Legislative Department "kegfsiaturef has been adoped. The inquiry is to ascertain if the Committee on Har- mony, Consistency, etc. would have thqf right to change those words to read Legislature"
 The President-It seems to the Chair that the Committee would have that right. The question is on the motion to adopt.
 A vote being taken the sectisn was adopted.
 The Secretary read Section 1s ss foi- lows:
 Sec. 16. Electors shall in all cases. except treason, felony or breach of the peace, be privileged from aHrest during their attendance at eiectionss or while going to or returning there- from.
 MT. white-I move the adoption of that section. It is an exact copy or the old section in the old ConstituSfon: Upon a vote being taken, Section 10 was adopted.
 The Secretary read Section t7 as foi- lows:
 Sec. 17. Returns of elections for all civil officers who are to be cqtnmls- stoned by the Governor. except Secre- tary of State, Auditor. Treasurer, ,Ccm- missioner of Agriculture and Incus- tries. Attorney General and Superin- tendent of Education and for members of the General Assembly. shall DC made to the Secretary of State.
 MP. white-That is exactly as 1t is in inc old Constitution, except that it adds the new officers that have been made constitutional officers since that time. I move Its adoption.
 MT. Reese-I would like to ask question.
 yield?
 MT. white-Yes sir.
 MT. Reese-It says, returns or eiec- tions for all civil officers who are to be commissioned by the Governor. ex- cept the Secretary of State. Auditor, treasurer and Commissioner of Agri- culture-now where do inc returns oh the officers go to. MT. Howze-There ought to be an amendment offered before 1t Is put, and Iieutenant- Governor ought to be put in. and I make motion that 1t be amended and that Lieutenant-Gove-nor be put in after the word Governor.
 Mir. Jones (Montgomery)-Jrhe Lieu tenant-Governor is not required Dy the Constitution to be commissioned by the governor. He is declared elected by the Speaker of each house.
 MT. Howze--Neither are the members of the General Assembly commissioned by the Governor. They are in here. | withdraw the amendment.
 The President-The Chair had sub- mitted the question on the adoption of the Section, and has taken the ayes. and now wishes to hear from the noes.
 A vote being taken, Section 1? vas adopted.
 section IS was read by the Secretary as follows:
 Sec. IS. The poll tax mentioned in this Article shall be $1.5e upon each male inhabitant of the State over the age of 21 years, and under the age of 45 years, who would not now be exempt by law. Such poll tax shall become due and payable on the first day of October in each year, and become de- llnquent on the first day of the next succeeding February, but no legal pro-