The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12

Jefferson to dispense with the regular order of business down to Unfinished Business.
 The motion was carried.
 MT. Harrison-I move that the Gen. vention resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole. or proceed as a Com- mittee of the Whole. to consider the ordinance reported by the Comp1ittee on the Executive Department, in which the five-minute rule shall apply. as per amendment.
 Mir. Jones (Montgomery1-T dislike to oppose anything coming from the gen. tleman from Lee, but 1t seems to me that we could get along better with this matter by. at the proper time. taking this ordinance Up section by section. and passing upon 1t, and if we find at any time that there has been in the opinion of the members too much debate. why thsl resolution can, be offered cutting ie ,ff. Now l think it would be extremely unfortun- ate in the discussion of some of these measures to limit it to five minutes. and I therefore move the indefinite postponement of the resolution offered by the gentleman ron Lee.
 MT. dcGraffenreid-I rise to a point of order. The motion of the gentleman from Lee. it seems to me. is out of order. and the motioh. therefore, of the gentleman from Montgomery is also out of order. The rules which have been adopted by this Convention provide that a minority report shall he consid- cred as an amendment; that it shall be read a second time and it shall 50 rp- on the calendar. The rules also further provide that when any ordinance comes up for consideration before the Conven- ton that it shall be considered each section separately. one by enc, ard each member shall be permitted 90 minutes. The gentleman limits 'hem now by his motion to minutes. In l order to make that notion he would have to move for suspension of the rules which have been adopted by this House. I therefore think, MT. Presi- dent. that his motion is out If order, and make the point of ordar. The Presidential the rules that have been adopted there is ho provision made for a motion to go into the Committee of the Whole, but the Chair would rule that under general parlia- mentary law 1t would be in order in the absence of some rule prohibiting such motion. for any Delegate to move to go into Committee of the Whole. That part of the motion which pro- poses to limit the debate. the Chair WOQlO UC Ol tiC Ok'liiiOAi 10 odt OA VI tCAp . but if the Convention went into Cum mittee of the Whole probably some mo tion of that kind might he entertained The question under the rule
 MT. Oates-1e you will allow nre, I think myself that the Delegate from Lee is out of order and makes his motion prematurely, until the Conven- tion is fully in possession of the meas ure.
 The President-The Chair was about to state that the question under the rules at this time, would be whether or not the ordinance reported by the Committee on the Executive Depart ment shall be ordered to a third read ing. That is the question now before tho Convention un Ter the rules. Tie regular order of business has been d.rrer sed with down to the point If th,s special order and ths report of tha; Committee is the special order .cr this n corning. The question before tr . Convention is whethef this ordinances shall be ordered Lo third reading, and the gentleman from Lee moves that the Convention go into the Committee of the Whole to consider :he orCin- ans:. and the gentleman from Mont- Eo1lery moves an indetinI.e postpone ment Of that motion.
 MT. Harrison-I am not welded to my motion. I made it simply because I believed that it was. the most expe- ditious way to act. It may be prema- ture- and the Convention may prefer to have the matter read, and I am per- fectly willing that a test should be made, but I think parliamentary rules and the best writers nn that sub ject as l understand it, lay that down as the most expeditions me .nod of con-
 
 man desires to make an explanation, in deference to the Chairman O. the Gem mittee. perhaps my motion is rre- mature. and I therefore withdraw 1t, at least for the present. with the con- sent of the Convention.
 MT. Fitts-I move that the ordinance be ordered to a third reading.
 The motion was seconded.
 MT. Brooks-I rise merely to make an inquiry. if ordering the ordinance to a third reading would prevent the offering of amendments?
 The President-You could not offer amendments if it is ordered to a third reading.
 MT. Brooks-It cuts off amendments?
 The Presdent--Yes, sir
 MT. Fitts-Then l withdraw that mo- tion for the present
 The President-A motion may be made to order the ordinance to a third reading as a basis for opening the discussion.
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-Mr. Presi- dent. if am. in order, as the Chairman of the Committee, I would state at the time my friend from Tuscaloosa made his motion. I was about to make the same motion with the additional ex- planation that after I had stated the reasons which actuated the Committee, and briefly outlined them, for the in formation of the members, I would then withdraw it and move that it be then taken up section by section; but. in order to be strictly in order, and l like to be in order when we have so many parliamentarians with so much experience.- move that the ordinance by the Committee on Execu- tive Department, to create and define the Executive Department be now ordered to third reading.
 MT. Heflin (Chambers)-I rise to in quire-
 The President-WilI the gentleman permit me to state the motion. The gentleman from Montgomery moves that the ordinance as reported by the Committee on Executive Department.
 Mir. Heflin (Chambers)-I think. MT. President. that any Delegate has a right to request that the report CT or dinance be read. Am I correct in that, and if so, I request that it be read, and then it will be in order to be discussed by the Convention without moving to have it read a third time.
 The President-The Chair would sug- gest to the gentleman from Chambers that the report is quite lengthy and the Chairman has already annOunced to