The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

ment. but Is discussing some other amendment between himself and some other gentleman on this floor. MT. Cunningham-I have a right to say su far as 1 am concerned to say what I am willing to accept Now l
 move to lay the pending amendments on the table and on that 1 call for the ayes and noes.
 Mir. Heflin (Chambers)-I would like
 to ask the gentleman to withdraw that. Mir. O'Neal-I move that we proceed with the regular order of business. Mir. deGraffenreid-I rise to a point
 of inquiry. Some of us have not been
 able to be in the house because of
 Committee work that was going on on the outside. Will you have the amend-
 ment read so we can know what it is'
 The amendment was read as follows:
 That the basis of representation in
 the legislature shall be made accord-
 ing to population and shall not be oth- erwise by changed by any amendment to the Constitution.
 Mir, Coleman (Greere)-I wrote that substitute somewhat hurriedly. l have
 the same idea better expressed here
 and by unanimous consent would like
 to substitute it. I will read it: Pro
 vided that representation in the leg lSldtuTe SHdll uS UdSCu uppis oiAa SeN' basis of representation shall not be changed by constitutional amendment. Task unanimous consent to put that in.
 Objection was made. MT. Reese-I move that the rules be suspended and that the gentleman be allowed to offer that in place of his other amendment.
 MT. Beddow-I rise to a point of or
 der. The previous question has been ordered.
 The President pro tem-The question now is. shall the rules be suspended. in order that the gentleman from Greene may offer a substitute to the substi- tute offered.
 MT. Beddow-I,r rise to a point of or der. The only way that can he done Is by re-considering the vote by which the previous question was ordered.
 MT. Coleman-I offer that to satisfy some parties as to the veroiage. II will mean exactly the same thing. IL there is any objection to it. l will call for a vote upon my original substitute.
 The President pro tem-All those Tn favor of the suspension of the ruies--
 MT. Coleman-I will just withdraw IL.
 MT. Heflin CChambers)-I object to withdrawing 1t. A motion to suspend the rules has been made.
 MT. deGraffenreid-We insist on that motion.
 Mir. Pettus-I rise to point Of or der. motion to suspend the rules was made and has been stated to tne Convention and it can not be with drawn.
 MT. deGraffenreid-That Is true and we want to put it through. The President pro tem-The point of order Is not sustained. The question recurs on the amendment offered ny
 the gentleman from Greene and the
 gentleman from Jefferson moves to iay
 that amendment on the table. MT. ONeai-I ask unanimous con-
 sent to allow the gentleman from Greene to substitute. l don't t.link any
 objection has been made. The President pro tem-The question
 is upon the suspension of the rules. Shall the rules be suspended in order to put the resolution of the gentleman from Greene upon it's passage. Mir. White-I call for the ayes and noes.
 The President pro tem-The gentle
 man is too late. the ayes have 1t and the rules are suspended. MT. Reese-I can for a reading of the substitute offered by the gentleman ITOTn dEScuc.
 The substitute was read as follows:
 "Provided, that representation in the Legislature shall be based upon pop ulation, and such basis of representa- ton shall not be changed except by a Constitutional Convention" The President pro tem-The question l is upon the amendment. | MT. White-I call for the ayes and noes.
 The call was sustained. MT. Cunningham-I move to lay the substitute offered by the gentleman from Greene upon the table. MT. Burns-A point of order; the ayes and noes are called on a certain question: it is too late after the ayes and noes have been called on a par | ticular question to change that Ques- | tion to a motion to table. The President pro tem-In the opinion
 of the Chair the call for the ayes and | noes was upon another question and the gentleman's point of order IS not | well taken. Those in favor of laying the substitute offered by the gentleman from Greene on the table will say aye
 as their names are called, and those l oppoSed will say mo-