The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-19
THE M0NTG oAfERy ADVERTISER

anyl technical objection which occuri to Him in connection with bills that l have passed. and 1t seems to the Com- | mittee that 1t does not make any dan | gerous stride to do away with any of the distinctions in the departments of
 the government andbh further seems | to the Committee, gentleman of the l Convention, that this is identically the | same question, garbed in another way,
 and dressed in another fashion, as.that | suggested by the gentleman from Jef- ferson on Saturday afternoon, and this | morning passed upon by the Conven- | ton favorably to the repore of the l Committee. That being the status of the matter. Mir. President, l move that | the amendment be laid upon the table, and upon that Icall the previous ques- tion.
 MT. Coleman or Ifeehe-Mr. Presi- MT. Fitts-I withdraw my motion for l Judge Coleman.
 MT. Coleman (Greene)-Mr. President | if seems to me that the vote in favor | of the motion of the Chairman of the Committee that this section be not re- | committed. was not an endorsement | of the objectionable features which oc- cur to some of us in the section, but was an indication on the part of the | delegates of the Convention that they | thennselyes would proceed at once to | amend the section as they desired, in- | stad of being subjected to the delay | that would ensue from a recommittal. | The delegate from Hale offered an | amendment which did not meet the ends desired. in the nasty preparation of the amendment. and that was voted dawn. The gentleman from Pike has offered an amendment which he calls ! a substitute, which covers the ground intended by the delegate from Hale and which, in my opinion. the delegates of the Convention are prepared to vote upon. MT. Wilson (washington)--I move the previous question on the substitute. The main question was ordered and a division being called for, the substi- tute offered by MT. Murphree of Pike. was lost by a vote of sixty ayes to twenty-seven noes.
 Mr. Samford--I move to lay the anendment of the gentleman from Hale on the table.
 The motion to table was put, and division being called for resulted in vote of sixtXreight ayes and thirty nine noes. so the amendment was laid on the table.
 of section thirteen as reported by the
 
 previous question.
 MT. ONeal--I rise to a point of or der. There is still an amendment pending before the House.
 The President--The chair will enter tain the point of order as soon as the motion of the gentleman from Tusca- loosa is stated. The gentleman from Tuscaloosa now moves the adopfion or the section as reported by the Com raIttee. and upon that moves the pre- vious question. The gentleman from Lauderdale rises to point Of order: The gentleman will state the E"int or order.
 MT. o'NeaI (Lauderdaie)-rhe point of order is this. The gentleman from Hale eintroduced a nan1.ndment, which has not been acted on by the Conven- tion. That amendment was to the ef- feet
 The President-The chair will state for the benefit of the gentleman that the amendment was laid upon the ta-
 Mir. o'Neal (Lauderdale)-No. it has not been acted on.
 MT. deGraffenreid-There is another one.
 MT. O'Neal (Lauderdale)--I wish to call the attention of the Convention and the Committee to the fact there is nothing in this section thirteen which auhorizes the Houses to pass 1t over his veto. The only provision in this section is a veto where the 'Sovernor proposes an amendment. and the amendment offered by the gentleman from Hale was to remove that defect As the section now stands, there IS ap- solutely no provision for action on the part of the House after the GoVeFnor Vetoes bill.
 MT. Lomax-Wnl the gentleman from I,auderdale allow me to call his att tention to the language of the first part of the section. think 1t remedies the defect which he thinks exists.
 Mir. O'Nea!-Certainly
 MT. Lomax-The language of the first five lines is as follows:
 Sec l3-Every bill which shall have passed both Houses. of the General As sembly shall be presented to the Gov ernor; if he approve, he shall sign 1t; but if not, he shall return 1t with his objections to that House in wnIcn IL shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large upon the Jour nal and proceed to reconsider t.
 MT. O'Neal-That is in the lanRuag' of the Code but here is what follows: "If after such reconsideration ma tority of tn whole number elected to that House shall vote for the passage of the bill it shal be sent with the objections to the other House and if approved by a majority ot the whole number elected to that House. 1t shall become a law" That ik entirely omit ted from this section, and the next par aEraph proceeds in reference to the proposed amendments of the Governor so that the committee has entirely failed to provide any means bT which the House can act on veto where the Governor absolutely vetoes bill,
 Mir Jones lMontgomery)-I do not wish to take up much time but l feel that I ought to say a word on that
 The Prcsidcrt-The gentleman from Tuscaloosa moved the adoption of the section as reported by the committee and upon that demanded the p:eyi3S question and the question before ;Gc Convention is shall the main questlCA be put, ana that question is Tot de- batable
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-I thought there was an amendment which tie Chair held was being discussed
 The President--If there is a p-a'1ins amendment, the Chair is not advised of it.
 troduced Saturday and it. has never been acted on.
 The President--The Chair .taIs 10 recollect that the gentleman mas lntro- duced three amendments, the rs,srilec- ton of the Chair Is that he introduced two and both of these amendments have been laid on the table by the Con vention.
 Nh. deCraffenreid-On Saturday in-