The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23

ktve rlgnts-OI-Way over our lanoS any more than individuals should.
 MT. Foster-I want to ask the gentle man if 1t would be donation if paid for7
 Mr. Sollie-I think not. And in the hurry of drawing the amendment. with out having carefully read the section. have failed to catch the connection and the thought has occurred to me just as I undertook to send up the amendment that it is in the nature of an objection to the section as drawn rather than In the nature of a proper amendment to 1t, and after thinking of 1t, would ask unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment. Consent was given to withdraw and the amendment withdrawn.
 MT. Sollie-Then I have this to say: So far assI am individually concerned I object to giving railroads rights-of- way. That simply amounts to the proposition that object to the section. Upon a vote being taken, the amend ment was adopted.
 MT. Oates-I see an error next to the last word. It reads. except sup1ect to said easement" strike out said ana insert "such."
 Upon unanimous consent being given' the alteration as suggested py MT Oates was made.
 MT. Oates-I move the adoption of the section as amended.
 Upon a vote being taken, the section as amended was adopted.
 Section 59 was read as follows: Sec. 59. No obligation or liability Of any person. association or corporation held or owned by this State, or by any county, or other municipality thereof, shall ever be remitted, released or post poned or in any way diminished, by the Legislature; nor shall such liability or obligation be extinguished except Dy payment thereof into the proper treas ury; nor shall such liability or opllga- tion be exchanged or transferred except upon payment of it's face value; proVld- ed, that this section shall not prevent the Legislature from providing by gen. eral law for the compromise or doupt- ful claims. MT. Oates-I move the adoption of that section.
 Upon vote being taken, the section was adopted.
 Sec. SO was read as follows:
 Sec. 60. The Legislature shall pro- vide, by general laws, for the location or removal of county seats by vote of the people of the county to be af- fected.
 MT. Oates-A similar section was adopted, I think, in the Article on State and County Boundaries. but pre-. sume there will be no difficulty in 1t II this be adopted, too, and reconc1led, and. therefore. I move its adoption.
 Upon a vote being taken, the section was adopted.
 Section 61 was then read as follows:
 Sec: 61 No State or county official shall at any time. during his term or office, accent, either directly or indf- rectly. any fee, money, office. appoint ment employment, reward or thing or value. or of personal advantage, or the promise thereof, to lobby for or against any measure pending before the Legis- lature, or to give or withhold his infiu- ence to secure the passage or defeat or any such measure.
 MT. Oates-I move the adoption of the section
 Upon a vote being taken, the section was adopted.
 MT. Coleman (Greene)-I rise to move the reconsideration of Section 60, which w6s just adopted.
 The President pro tem.-Does the gentleman desire immediate reconsid- erat!on2
 Mir. Coleman-If the Convention de- sires to act on 1t at once, they can do 30. I simply wish to point out an oo- lection.
 The President pro tem-Under the rule, the motion will go over until to- morrow morning.
 MT. Sanford (Pike)-I move that the rules be suspended.
 The President pro tem.-The gentle man from Greene has the floor. Does lhe gentleman from Greene move tbe suspension fthe rules?
 MT. Coleman-Yes, sir.
 Upon a vote being taken, the rules were suspended
 MT. Coleman-Mr. President and dele gates of the Convention, it says "the Legislature shall provide, by general laws. for the location or removal Of county seats by a vote of the people. That ought to be by ,'vote of the more than voters" It ought to be uualified electors It ought to read so ns to be consistent with what we have adopted already This says by cote or tho people," and 1t ought to be by .'vote of the qualified electors That Ia the purpose of my calling attention to it. You can remedy 1t ir a minute if you want it done. A Nr. Oates-WheE it was adopted just Snow. I called attention to the fact, as thought, that some provision Of the kind had been adopted elsewhere, but as it was not before me l moved me adoption of this. If you have the other and will read it, there will probably be no trouble at all about knocking this out.
 Mr. Coleman-The provision already adopted says "a majority of the quail flied electors" this says by vote of the people, They are not in harmo ny with each other, and 1 don't know that the Committee on Harmony really would be authorized to do anything but bring in the two and let you vote over again, and let you select which you will have. We can remedy it at ones.
 MT. Oates-We might do it, but I am opposed to the change unless l knew what the Convention had already adopted. --"
 M:. Parker (Cullman)-I can read what the convention had already adopted "No county site shall be re- moved, except, by a majority vote of the dualihed electors of such county voting al an election to be held for such purpose. and when an election has once been held for such purpose, no other election can be held for such pur rose until the expiration of four year:."
 M.. Coleman (Greene)-I move that 1t be considered right now.
 Upon vote being taken the motion to reconsider was carried.
 Mf. Coleman-I move to strike out Section 50.
 Upon a vote being taken Section 60 wal stricken out.
 Section b2 was read a follows: