The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-29

Lat Sltliu6 OA lMl3 &0nyEhbASAA WA%Se< more prudence and care should be ex- ercised in what we do than now. We i have reached the point in our labors when we think they are finished We arc about 10 round up what We have done. and present it to. the people of Alabama as the result of our delibera- l tions and our actions. We think we
 have done our work well, and Nope we have,s bat in this last hour addi-
 tional care and prudence is required.
 and we should not be In haste about 1t. I know how the members of this Convention feel. I am one of those who want to get away from here speed fly. There is not a member of this body who has not attended 1t at sacrifice of his private business and his interests. It has not been a question of enjoy merft to us particularly, although there has been great enjoyment as suggested by the gentleman from Montgomery, tMr. Sanford. ] Certainly. no personal profit has been presented to us. We are trying to build anginstrument here that will do for our descendants for
 nifty years to come. and pray this Convention rot to be in haste in this last hour. If 1t takes . week, two weeks or month. let us consent to re- main here and do our work well, so
 
 with confidence and present to them the result of our labors and challenge
 them for their support. Now. I think to require two-thirds of this Conven- ton before any amendment or change can be made. is wrong.
 Mir. Barefisid--May ask the gentie- man question?
 The President--wiii the gentleman consent to the interrupton7 Ar. Cobb Yes.
 Ms. Barefeid-You will remember Mr. Long introduced resolution to al-
 low the sheriffs to succeed themselyesr MT. Cobb--Yes
 MT. Barefield-Reported favorably
 by the Committee on Executive De- partment?
 Mir. Cobb-Yes.
 MT. Barefield-If this rule be adopt ed. 1t would stand no chance in the
 world.
 Mir. Cobb--Chance for what? MT. Bareneld-Chance to adept that resolution.
 MT. Cobb--That Is all stun. I give
 no sort of credence to the statement
 Constitution Is is not going to be adopt ed. It is going to be adopted by fifty
 thousand majority vote Of the people of Alabama. and all the sheriffs in the
 State of Alabama cannot prevent 1t.
 (Applause) MT. Barefield-I say if they adopt the two-thirds rule, then the Convention or members who want to vote to allow
 sheriffs to succeed themselves, cannot get that resolution before the Conven- ton.
 MT. Cobb-T beg pardon--I did not un- derstand. thought the gentleman was 1 putting q threat at me, and never in my life could be governed by threat. l understand it nov. and he Is along on my line. Let us go along as we have done. Let the rule stand as it is, and
 let the majority of this Convention con- l trol 1t, whatever we do, and if it takes
 a month. let us do it. That is where
 stand. I want to get away from here,
 Mir. President; have some interests to look after: they are not much. but still they require attention now and again. The President of this Conven- ton would like to get away, and so
 would all the balance; all of us are in that same boat in that particular, but, l for Gods sake, for the sake of justice
 and the happiness and prosperity of the people of Alabama, do not let us get impatient.
 Mir. Sanford (Montgomeryl--Rule s provides for amendment. 00Ts AOOU-1l 0AllSAtQAtlCAt0 dEC ES4uAt | ed. let us have them; don't let us ham, per ourselves so that we cannot do what Is best for the interests of the
 State. hope this Convention will go
 slow upon this proposition and look well to what they do. I move to lay the report of the Committee on Rules
 and the substitute on the table. Tie President--The gentleman from
 Macon moves to lay the report of the Committee and the substitute on the | table.
 MT. Graham CTalladega)-I hope the gentleman will not take advantage of the Committee. | The President--Does the gentleman withdraw his motion? Mir. Cobb--I will withdraw 1t. l MT. Graham (Talladega)-I am not a member of the Committee, but am ! for the Committees report. | Mir. Sanford (Pike)-I desire to say | that while the delegates to this Con- vention may be somewhat restive under
 our continued session, that the people who sent us here are perhaps getting more restive than we are, if the com bined wisdom of hundred and ffty-
 five delegates in seventy-six days of their labor has not been sufficient de- liberation to get this Constitution in the condition that 1t ought to be got | ten into, and in which the report of the Committee on Harmony has accepted it, we might stay here four hundred and seventy-six days. and not improve
 on it. I am heartily in favor of the re- port of the Committee. think that the report ought to be adopted, but for | fear that 1t will not be adopted, I have prepared an amendment to the minor | ity report, which. hope. will be adopt I ed, and then let us vote both of them I down, and take the report of the Com
 mittee. We ought by all means to get away from here and submit our work back to the people.
 The amendment by MT. Sanford of
 Pike was read as follows:
 Amend minority report by striking
 out two hours and inserting one hour"
 MT. Sanford (Montgomery)-That is equivalent to nothing.
 Mir. Oates-I rise more to make susgestion that an argument. quite agree with the delegate from Macon that this is a time when the Conven- tion ought to move slowly in reviewing | it's work, because in the course of the review it may become perfectly appa- rent to some delegates who have sup ported a proposition that it ought to be amended or changed, and if so, It ought to be done if the Convention or a ma
 jority think 1t best My suggestion is not in advance at this stage to try to tIef the Convention down by two
 thirds rule, or such strict limitation. I think the motion which the delegate a.- h.