The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11
Subdivisions and Representa- ton Exemptions Completed
Clair and Shelby Counties Will Have Two Court Houses, But County Seats Remain Un-
 changed-Busy Session.

 delegates worked hard and business was dispatched with rapidity. The Articles on Representation and Ex- emptions were completed and ordered to be engrossed and the supplemental report of the Committee on Miscellan- eous Provisions. relating to two court houses in St. Clair County was adopted. The Convention will take up the Ar ticle on Impeachments Tuesday morn ing and from present indications 1t will be quickly completed.
 The most important Article yet to be considered is that on Education and it is believed it will be finished before the close of the week. Conservative delegates now believe that the Conven- ton will complete it's labors by Satur- day of next week.
 Proceedings of Convention.
 When the Convention met at o'clock yesterday morning quorum was not present and by .rder of the President the Sergeant Arms went out on hunt for delegates. A few minutes after the appointed hour a quorum ap- peared and the Convention began work. On motion of MT. Williams of Ma reneo. the Convention agreed to ad- journ at o'clock until 12 o'clock Mon day.
 MT. Graham of Taliadega. sent up a petition protesting against the rree railroad pass evil
 Mir Merrill of Barbour, sent up an amendment to the Article on Amending the Constitution of which he IS Vice Chairman. The amendment makes valid the acts of the legislature or , 1S94-e5 relating to refunding the bond ed indebtedness. NNSlS~ ,fG
 After an exclamation by MT, Merrill the Convention adopted the amend ment.
 The Convention then took up the sup elemental report of the article on Mis- cellaneous Provisions which provides for court house in the southern part nf St. Clair county, but that Ashville shall remain the county seat. The question of locating the new court house is left to a vote of the people.
 MT. Beavers of Shelby sent up an amendment permitting the people ot Shelby county to locate a court house in the northern part of the county but nroviding that the county seat shall re- main at Columbiana until changed by vote of the people.
 The amendment was adopted and bv a further vote the supplemental report of the committee was adopted,
 Article on Representation.
 The next business was consideration of the article on Representation which was steered by MT. Pitts of Dallas. chairman of the committee.
 With the exception of amending the section relating to the Senatorial dls- trict consisting of Dale and Henry. the article as reported was adopted and ordered to be engrossed.
 Section 1 provides that the whole number of Senators shall not be less than one-fourth nor more than one third of the whole number of Repre- senta tiveS.
 Section provides for 1o5 members of the House of Representatives and Thirty five Senators.
 Section makes 1t the duty of the Legislature to reapportion the repre- sentatives according to population af- ter the census of 1910 is announced.
 Section makes it the duty of the Legislature to reapportion Senatorial districts after the census of 1910.
 Section provides that should there not be Federal census the Legisla- ture may provide for enumerating the inhabitants of Alabama every ten years and provide for representation accord ing to population.
 Section provides for the number of Representatives to each county and gives an additional Representative to Jefferson, Elmore. Walker. Etowah and Butler.
 Section provides for the Senatorial districts, naming them.
 The Convention took up for consider ..V- n-ks consists of two sections and is the same as the present Constitution. Sew eral efforts were made to get in amend nents but they were tabled and the article as reported was adopted and ordered to be engrossed.
 At 1 o'clock the Convention adjourned until Monday.