The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-13
AFTERNOON SESSION.


 The Convention reconvened at S:3O roll l06 delegates responded to their names.
 Leaves of absence were granted as follows: Mir. Harrison for tomorrow, Mir. Jackson of Lee, for Saturday and Monday; Mir. Renfroe for today and Saturday. Mir. Macdonald for this af- ternoon. Mr. Sloan for Saturday and Monday. Mr. Weatherley for this af- ternoon, MT. Morrissette indefinite leave of absence on account of sickness in his family.
 The President-The next order will be the consideration of the report of the Committee on State and County Boundaries.
 Mc. !Ccrnwell--I have substitute to that I desire to offer.
 Mf. Parker (Cullman)-The substi- ute would be out of order.
 The President-Does the gentleman desire to offer a substitute for the en- tire report? Mir. Cornwell--Yes sir.
 M.. Parker-There are three minor ity reports. The substitute would be out of order now.
 The President-As the Chair recol- lects the rule. it requires the consider ation Of these reports Section by Sec ton. and the gentleman will be in order to offer his substitute to each section as it is called.
 M. Cornwell--S1y substitute could not possibly come as a substitute to each Section. The difference is So radical that unless to the entire report 1t could not be offered as a substitute for each Section. 1 do not see anything in the rules bearing on that particular question:.
 The President-The Chair will exam inc the question and rule upon the point of order in q moment. MT. Blackwell-Unde. the rule, re- ports were to be considered Section by Section, ard amendments were only allowable when the Section was reach ed to which the amendments applied The custom in the Congress of the United States is that a committed makes report. and the minority re- ports are considered and disposed oi before anybody else is allowed to offer | an amendment or substitute, so the Committee might perfect its article. Mr. Oates-I think my friend, the | gentleman from Morgan, stated the rule ! little too broadly, that is true where | they substitute a minority for g. ma jority report, but where 1t applies tc Section, that does not apply. The Prosident-Ths proposition that the Chair has under consideration is a motion by the gentleman from lief. i ferson to offer substitute for the en- tire article prepared by the Committee | Mir. Oates-Replying merely to the statement of the delegate from Nor gan. he said the Fundamental rule ir Congress wherever there is a minority 1 report 1t must be disposed of before | any other amendment Is in order. Thai is entirely true where the minority re port Is substituted for the majority, bu where it relates only to one Section | that is not In order until that Sectior | Is reached.
 The President-The gentleman iron Montgomery Is not speaking to the ex. act question. The question now unde consideration upon which the Chai would be glad 10 be advised by mem bers who are familiar with parH Ament ary practice is this: The Commltte, on State and County Boundaries hat submitted report which is up fo | consideration. The motion of the gen tleman from Jefferson is to offer ( | substitute for the entire Article. w have a rule that these Articles art to be taken up and considered Sectiol by Section.
 1 Mir. Oates-1 stand corrected. l diC not hear the first part of 1t.
 Mir. Harrlson-We have no rule ol that subject, but in the first repor l brought in the Chairman of the Com mittee moved to consider that repor Section by Section. and that course ha been followed. I have nb recollection I suppose the Chair has examined. bu I don't think we have any rule on thi subject, but are governed by the actiol of the Chairman of the Committee il making the report to be considered Sec tion by Section.
 MT. Oates-Unless there is a rule tha directs otherwise, under the genera parliamentary law, 1t Is competent t. | offer substitute fer the whole report
 The PreSident-Then what would be come of the minority reports to amen' a particular Section? There are mi nority reports here directed to particu lar paragraphs or sections of this ma jority report. Now Rule 51 reads { { When an ordinance or article Is re 1 ported to the Convention and a minor | ilty report accompanies the majorit. | report. the ordinance or article accom- | pAnying the minority report shall b considered an amendment, and tn l sar4ne shall be printed and the ordi nance or article shall be read a secon' | time: and said ordinance or article an minority report shall be placed on tn Calendar and be considered on the thir reading of the ordinance or article"