The age-herald., 1901-08-21
Articles on Corporations, Edu- cation, Schedule and MiI-
 itia Were Adopted NEGROES GAN HOLD OFFICE
Mir. Watts' Ordinance Was Laid on the Table-chande Made In the Sec ton Authorizing New Court
 for Shelby County.
BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.


 Montgomery, August 9O.-(Special.)- The convention completed the article on corporations today. and together with the articles on education, schedule and militia 1t was read the third time and adopted.
 Mir. Watts ordinance, that no negro should hold office in Alabama, was laid on the table.
 A change was made in the ordinance authorizing a new court house in Shelby County. This removes precincts s. and IS from the jurisdiction of the new court houss.
 Various odds and ends of business were attended to, Among other things an or dinance was passed regulating tempor- arily the succession of the governorship in the event of vacancy before the new constitution is adopted.
 An effort of Captain White to have the railroad commissioners elected by the people was defeated.
 Judge Howze introduced a resolution to have a committee appointed to determine whether the convention should take re- cess. 1IlS COiliiniltSC iCcouihChocN LILO v the convention recess until Wednesday, August 2S, and its report was adopted.
 Convention Opens.
 The seventy-sixth days session of the Constitutional Convention was called to order by President Knox at o'clock. A prayer was offered by Rev. Mir. Marshall Roll call showed 1o4 delegates present.
 General Harrison of Lee. General San ford of Montgomery, and MT Opp of Covington arose to correct errors in the stenographio report.
 MT. Sanford of Pike, chairman of the committee on engrossment, reported that the article of education was correctly engrossed. The article was then read the third time and aGopted by an aye and nay vote of 90 to g.
 Mir Brooks of Mobile then moved to reconsider the vote whereby the section relating to free passes was adopted yes terday. He said he had been cut off from offering an amendment and that the present section would have about as much effect as the rule prohibiting outsiders the use of the floor had had In this lobby ridden convention. His amendment would provide a punishment for railroad officials who issued passes. The present section would create a class of railroad attorneys in the legislature, and while they should be allowed to use a pass given them for their professional services, but there should be provision which limited this right to those who held them at the time of their election to the legis- lature.
 On motion of MT. Opp the motion tc reconsider was tabled
 Judge Howze of Jeeffrson introduced a resolution reciting that the work of the convention was practically over except the report of the committee on harmony and authorizing the president to appoint committee of five to determine whether to adjourn to await It's report or continue in session
 Mr. Watts of Montgomery offered 8 substitute to request the committee or harmony to report to the convention the work already done. He said If the con- vention adjourned the delegates would come back with lot of amendments and tltuc WOQiu Oo HdStCo III AiOtiOuS LO Te- consider.
 Harmony Committee.
 Captain White, chairman of the com mittee on harmony, said his committee had decided 1t would be impracticable to report the constitution article by article, and he hoped MT. Watts substitute would not be adopted. His committee could not sit in the convention hall to explain their report and in committee meeting at the same time. Their work would not be completed until Wednesday week.
 MT. DeGraffenreid of Hale offered a resolution as & substitute to both resolu- tions that the convention recess after It's present work until August 28, and that only the committee on harmony be all lowed per diem during that time.
 Mir. Reese of Dallas said this was an important matter and he moved that the various resolutions be referred to the committee on rules.
 Governor Oates said 1t would be time well spent to await the report of the committee on harmony as a whole.
 General Harrison moved to table MT Reese's resolution. This was done. MT Watts then withdrew his substitute.
 MT. Lowe of Jefferson moved to table MT. DeGraffenreid's substitute. This was done by vote of 61 to 45 and Judge ftOWze'S Or1Blnal TeSOluLlOn was adopted.
 Several leaves of absence were then granted.
 Railroad Bonus.
 The convention then proceeded with the consideration of the article on corpora tions. Section IT was read as follows:
 Sec. IT, No railroad company shall give or pay any rebate or a bonus in the na- ture thereof, directly or indirectly, or do any act to mislead or deceive the public as to the real rates charged or received for freights or passage; and any such payments shall be illegal and void, and these prohibitions shall be enforced by suitable penalties.
 MT. Ferguson of Jefferson said this was a now section copied from the constitu- ton of Georgia He moved the previous question which was ordered and the sec ton was then adopted.
 Section IS was then read as follows:
 Sec. IS. Rights. privileges and ease ments for public utilities over, along and under the streets of incorporated cities and towns shall not be granted. except by the proper legal authorities of such incor- porated cities and towns.
 General Harrison. chairman of tie com mittee, said the provision of this section had been enRrafted In a section In the ar