The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30

attestation."
 MT. o'Neal-Is that before the Con vention now for action. The President-The question IS upor the motion to take from the table thf' . resolution reported by the Committed on Rules as . substitute for Rule s3
 Upon vote being taken the motion to take from the table the resolution reported by the Committee on Rules as substitute for Rule 53 was carried. Mir. Williams (Marengo)-I have a substitute for the rule now. The sub. stitute of MT. Williams of Marengo wa. read as follows:
 "Amend Rule 53 by striking out the words section by section.'"
 MT. Williams-Strike out the words section by section,' Is the meaning of the amendnert. It leaves. Rule 5: then reading to be adopted article by stand it. that the Chairman of the Committee wants to establish.
 The Presidential seems that there is no such word in the substitute. and the substitute itself is an amendment and the amendment offered by the gentle man from Marengo would be an amend nient to the amendment and should re- late to the substitute.
 Mir. Williams-Doesnt 1t relate to the substitute?
 MT. ONeal Gauderdale)-I will offer as a substitute Rule 53 with the words section by section stricken out.
 The President-The Chair cannot en- tertain an amendment unless 1t Is in writing.
 MT. Coleman-There was so much confusion during the reading of the rule we could not catch 1t over here.
 The President-The Chair under l I0fo 1o ha %aI Ao Rules Committee makes no change in Rule 53. except in two particulars. one was to authorize the Committee on Harmony to report from time to time. ss they were completed. and the other was to strike out the words "section by section" so as to read adopted ar- ticle by article.'
 MT Coleman--The amendments can he made section by scciion aA ws pass along. and then the question will be on the article.
 The President-The substitute offered by the committee wss to strike out the words section by section" and it Is proposed to have vote taken article by article.
 Mir. Sanford (Montgomerv1-At what time can an amendment be made to any section If it is desired? | The Pres.dent-After the article Is read it is open to amendment In respect | to any section.
 MT. Smith (Mobile)-The amendment offered by the gentleman from Maren- go would leave in there provision whenever an amendment was Jade, the whole Constitution would have to be referred back to the Committee on Harmony and rewritten. although there might be only one amendment nf | at the present time the amendment of- fered by the committee is the same in effect as that of the gentleman from | Marengo with that exception. ! think the amendment should not be adopted. as 1t would require the committee to rewrite the Constitution every time there was an amendment to some par. ticular section.
 MT. Hood-Is an amendment to the article in ordaS?
 The President-The question is 6n the substitute for Rule 53-does the gentle man from Mobile make any m )tion?
 MT. Smith (Mobile)-I move that the amendment of the gentleman from Ma rengo be laid upon the table. MT. Williams (Marengo)-I aS!; leave to withdraw my amendment. I nnder- stood the Chair to rule it was no. in | order because 1t is not germa le.
 Leave was granted and tke amend | ment withdrawn.
 The President-The Chair will call attention to another point. whether or not it would require an ave and no vote upon the passage of these articles | at this time. Rule 49 says upon the final adoption of any article or section of the Constitution the vote shall be taken. by yeas and nays md spread l m adopted shall be spread upon the tour- nal and be referred to the Committee on Order, Consistency and Harm my of the Constitution
 MT. Harrison-They have been adopt | ed by an aye and no vote. l; occurs to me that rule has exhausted itself It has been compiled with by the acop- ton of the articles. and 1t would be unnecessary consumption of t.rle to do it again, but if the Chair holds thai, I would move to amend it So as to dis pense with a call.
 MT. Beddow-I desire to offer a sub- stitute.
 The President-The pending question is a substitute reported by the Com- mittee on Rules for Rule B. The Secretary read the substitute cf- fered by MT. Beddow as follows: -eR- solved that the Constitution he con- sidered article by article instead of | section by section, that when the read ing of any article is completed. any section thereof will be open to 1mead- l ment."
 MT. Ashcraft-In response to the sug- gestion made by the Chair, desire to call attention of the Chair to the latter part of Rule B which says: When tEe Constitution shall have been finally | adopted by the Convention, it shall be enrolled, and when enrolled, it shall be again read and attested by the President and Secretary, and each dele gate to the Convention personally shall sign his name thereto" It does not say whether it is to be finally adopted by an aye and no vote, or a viva voce vote. Rule 49 precedes the action of 1 the Committee on Harmony. Rule 53 | provides for action afterwards
 The President-Rule 49 requires the vote to be taken by ayes and noes, the other rule does not, and in the ab- sence of some express instruction upon that point the ordinary rule would pre- vail. The Chair calls attention to it to consult the pleasure of the Conven- tion. If the Convention wishes to have an aye and no vote it can be demanded or the rule can be 50 amended as to 1 require 1t.
 MT. Ashcraft-It seems to me when we have made all the amendments we propose to make. the whole Constitu- tion has been completed, and the pas sage of the whole Constitution by call | of the house would be the proper thing