The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-03

tefeu an ameQQment tO the suUstitute reported by the Committee. The Pike was adopted. The substitute as reported by the Committee as amend ed by the gentleman from Pike has been lost and the question recurs on the original section.
 MT. O'Neal Gauderdale)-I offer an amendment--a substitute-if in order.
 Mir. Reese-I rise to a point of or- der. The original section which the gentleman claims is now before the house. was offered as an amendment to the substitute. that was presented here today by the Committee, by the gentleman from Tuscaloosa. The Con- vention has passed upon the section which was originally reported as Sec tion IS. and has voted that down. and there is nothing before the house in the shape of Section IS. l ask for a ruling.
 The President pro tem-The recollec- tion of the Chair is that the gentle. man from Tuscaloosa (Mr. Fitts) of fered the original section as a substi- tute. for the substitute reported by the Committee. and the recollection of the Chair Is that that substitute and the original section was laid on the table. Therefore there is nothing before the house to amend.
 MT. Rogers (Sumter)-I move to re- consider the vote by which the section originally reported by this Committee was recommitted to that Committed if 1t is not too late.
 Mir. Sanford (Pike)-Mr. President, I | move to take the amendment offered by the gentleman from Tuscaloosa from the table.
 Mir. Knox-I rise to a question of in- quiry. My question of inquiry is this: Unless the original section which the Committee on Suffrage and Elections first reported was before the Conven- tion. what was there for them to re- port a substitute to? This original section was recommitted to the Com mittee on Suffrage and Elections. They reported 1t back with substi- tute. Thereupon the gentleman from Tuscaloosa. I believe, offered a sub stitute fop that substitute. Now, the mere fact that his substitute was in terms about the same as the original section would not get rid of the orig inal section. because that Is the base, it seems to me, upon which all these amendments are built. Now the Con- vention voted down the substitute of fered by the gentleman from Tusca- loosa. and then 1t engrafted upon the
  reported the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pike. and then the Convention voted down that substitute as amended. and 1t seems to me that the question would recur upon the or iginal section. as the Convention has voted down all amendments and all substitutes to 1t.
 The President pro tem-The Chair is of the opinion that the original section is on the table. but since this question has been merely a parliamentary bat tie this afternoon, and there is already a motion to take from the table, and one to reconsider. The Chair will change his ruling for the purpose of facilitating the matter and hold that the original section is before the Con- vention. (Applause.)
 Mr. Knox-And the previous ques- ton has been ordered.
 MT. O'Neal-I offer an amendment.
 MT. Sanford (Montgomery)-I offer a substitute
 The President pro tem-The previous question has been ordered on the orig inal section and amendments will not be in order.
 Mir. White-I move the adoption of Section IS as reported by the Com mittee.
 MT. Sanford (Montgomery>-1 move we adjourn.
 was adopted.
 MT. Carmichael (C,offee)-I move we adjourn.
 Mir Reese-I move to amend the mo- tion to adjourn by fixing the time to adjourn at 6:55 o'clock.
 Upon a vote being taken the amend ment to the motion was lost.
 Ca T fn 0A now.
 Mir. Rrooks-I make the point that a motion to adjourn Is not amendable.
 The President pro tem--Thc point of order comes too late. because a vote was taken on the amendment. and the Convention refused to adjourn at 6:a',
 AIT. keese-I move that when this Convention adjourn 1t adjourn to meet at Il o'clock Monday morning.
 The President pro tem--I do not un- derstand the motion of the gentleman
 MT. Reese-I move that when this Convention adjourn that 1t adjourn sine die.
 The Presiden.-The motion is out of order.
 Mir. White-I have a substitute for Section l9, which I now send to the Clerks desk.
 MT. Carmichael (Coffee)--The Chair did not put my motion to adjourn.
 The President pro tem-1 overlooked the fact that had not put the motion to adjourn The gentleman from Cof- fee moves that we now adjourn.
 Upon a vote being taken the motion was lost
 The President pro tem-Thc Chair will state to the gentleman rom Jet- ferson that when the Convention ad- journed yesterday afternoon the gen tleman from Tallapoosa, MT Sorrell had offered a substitute to the origi- nal section. and the gentleman from Montgomery, MT. Sanford, had onered an amendment to that, hence there is already pending an amendment to the amendment. and therefore further amendment is not now in order.
 MT. White-Were they not recom- mitted?
 The President pro tem-No. sir.
 Mir. White-Then 1 move to lay the amendment of the gentleman rom TalIapoosa and the amendment to that amendment which was offered by the gentleman from Montgomery. on the table. with the view Of onerlhs suo- stitute. o,,,. to suggest for the information Of the Chair that the gentleman from Ial- lapoosa accepted the amendment or the gentleman from Montgomery.
 The President pro tem-U Unanimous consent was not given, hence the mo- ton to table is in order.
 MT. San.ord (Montgomery)-I ask