The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-20

recurs on the amendment of the gen- tleman from Mobile.
 MT. oates-Mr. President. I think the Chair Is mistaken
 Mir. Bulger-IJ rise to a point of order. Does not the Chairman of the commit tee have thirty minutes instead of ten minutes.
 Mir. oates--It is only on amendments that they are limited to ten minutes.
 Mir. Bulger-f understand the rule to he under the amendment is only ten minutes, but the previous question be- ing ordered the chairman has thirty minutes. S-.-
 The President pro tem.-The recol- lection of the Chair is, and would like to he informed, that a recent rule was adopted limiting all debate.
 Mir. Oates-Only to the amendment.
 The President pro tem.-The point of order is well taken and the chair man of the committee will proceed.
 MT. Oates-I will not consume more time than deem absolutely neces- sary, and necessary only to put the
 delegates in full possession of the views of your committee. and think the correct view of this proposition. Now, sir. the only object and purpose of 1t was this. Inasmuch as the Au- ditor is the main State officer to give the Governor such information in re- gard to the financial condition of the State as will enable him to make prop CT communication to the Legislature he Is named, but 1t is upon the Gov ernor. who has to communicate to the
 Legislature the condition of the finances, and it Is right and 1t is the custom in that communication for the Governor to make whatever he deems to be suitable recommendations to the Legislature for legislative measures. My friend from Walker Is apprehen- sive that 1t would be construed into fighting the Governor. A member of the Legislature, if he sees proper. he will agree with the recommendations of the Governor, but he is not in hos tility to the Governor in differing from him in his views. Now. inasmuch as it is incumbent upon the Governor to lay before the Legislature the neces- sary information about the State and condition of the finances. your com mittee thought it was advisable and would be proper economy of time.
 MT. Long (Walker)-May I ask question? .
 Mir. Oates-I must decline to be inter- rupted. It Is pretty bad to he broken up. to have ones line of argument broken into. I do not object to ans swering questions, and will do so be- fore I sit down. It was deemed en- tirely proper and really saving time for the Governor who has to look into these matters and inform himself so that he may make proper communica- tions to the Legislature. and particu- larly inform himself of the financial conditions. Nobody could object to this. except it is an imposition of ad- ditional labor to him. It Is simply in- posing additional labor upon the Gov ernor and the officers of his cabinet associated with him. As has been properly stated. and the delegate frosn Tallapoosa Is the only man I have heard speak on this subject who seems to have a perfectly correct con- ception of what it meant and what 1t provided for. The Attorney General Ia associated So he can investigate the legal questions. In framing the hill on different points always arising. con- structions of revenue measures and tho Auditor furnishing the information and aiding the Governor in getting at these facts. and when they send in the bill printed 1t is nothing in the world ex- cept a suggestion to the House of Rep resentatives and when a committee is appointed having charge of matters of revenue they take this bill, and I sub- init to any man of common sense if 1t would not aid him in Investigating to see what ought to be done. what should be recommended to the Legislature as revenue measures? Not bound to take anything that is recommended. noth- ing at all in the bill if they don't see proper to do so and that was the way that the bill read. There are some crit ieism upon the word action" by the Legislature. Why you would read the whole instrument to find out what the words mean in it, The substitute that has been of- fered and Is now pending I have no objection to. I am very willing to &C., cept it for it does not change the sense at all. it changes that word from "ac- tion or to information" and makes the section so plain that even child, a school boy, can read 1t and not be mis- taken about what it means. All bills fops raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives. That is old. But the Governor, Auditor, Treasurer and Attorney General. shall. before each regular session Of the leg islature prepare a general revenue bill to be submitted to the legislature for it's action and the Secretary of State shall have printed for the use of the legislature a sufficient number of cop ies of the bill so prepared which the Governor shall transmit to the House of Representatives as soon as organiz- ed. to be used or dealt with as $he House may elect" Throw 1t upon the table if they want to, or out nf the window. yet some gentlemen are feci- fully afraid of it. they fear there is something wonderful in it. that in this thing the Governor will be e king with absolute power. Then the following: "The Senate may propose amendments to revenue bills" That is an old pro- vision. has had place in the Constitu- tion all the time. The following is new: No revenue bill shall be passed within the last five days of the ses- sion." That Is to give the Governor time to look over it and examine 1t carefully The Governor may veto any item in it and that item can be con sidered by the General Assembly while the balance of it remains good. l do not wish to talk just to hear my own voice, I never was charmed enough with It. I think I have gone over It and said all that is necessary. am ready to answer the question of the gentleman from Walker.
 MT. Long-The gentleman has chang ed his argument so much that the question I wanted to ask would not do any good
 MT. Oates-Ah, changed my argu- ment so much-I had not made one be- fore. MT. President. the substitute of fered by the gentleman from Mobile