The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-09
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.


 When the Convention reassembled at S:3e o'clock ninety delegates answered the call of the roll.
 Mir. Chapman of Sumter, continued his remarks in support of the amend ment of Mir. Beddow.
 Judge Coleman of Greene, spoke against the amendment. He said he had not been very favorable to the re- port of the Municipal Corporations | Committee but he thought when the | Committee brought in a good section | it should not be amended. The amendment by MT. Sanford of Pike. that Troy shall only use the extra assessment for liquidating bond ed indebtedness was adopted. An amendment by MT. Leigh of Es- cambia. including Brewton in the amendment. was adopted. MT. Lomax of Montgomery, sent up ar amendment. It provides that the city of Montgomery shall be excepted from the provisions of the section and shall be permitted to levy tax of one half of one per cent per annum for | general purposes and an additional rate of three fourths of one per cent which shall be used only to pay in- l terest on debts contracted prior to the | ratification of this Constitution and l for public schools and public conven- | fences.
 MT. Lomax said he would merely say that five of the Montgomery delegates favored the amendment.
 The Montgomery Delegation.
 General Sanford of Montgomery, spoke against the Lomax amendment. He said he knew nothing about other delegates from Montgomery. For him. self he was pledged against increasing nf Montgomery are now paying 2.21 l-2 per cent. The present City Council of Montgomery, he said. was noted for it's | lack of wisdom. It was now under | taking to eVade the action of the Con- stitutional Convention in giving away | franchises to go into effect one year hence. He appealed to the delegates not to put this injustice upon the peo- pie of Montgomery. He declared that the members of the CiS Council are going out of office within few weeks and are doing some things through spite In the name of honesty He eX- pressed surprise that five of the Mont gomery delegates were in favor of this amendment and said this was another aff1iction upon the people of Montgom- cry. Uaughter)
 Mir Macdonald of Montgomery, spoke in support of the LomaX amendment He said that the municipality of Mont eomery needed relief and he was will ing to answer to his constituents tol his record on this matter.
 You won't have any constituents al ter you vote that way" remarked ten eral Sanford sotto Voce-
 Captain Graham of Montgomery, saif he would rather take the advice O General Sanford on any other suoJec than municipal matters. In these mat ters Captain Graham said Genera Sanford had always been "agln' th' government"
 Because it has always been oPpres sive," General Sanford lhterposeu'
 Continuing his remarks Captain Ora. b,,o said that the amendment would ,.olia,a Montgomery from threatened disgrace. He thought 1t was fortunate that Montgomery had nNt dalepates here who supported th' proposition. - o,,o.
 Tha .T,omax amendment was over whelmingy adopted.
 NIr. Blackwell of Morgan sent up al amendment, excluding Decatur, New Dacatur and Cullman from the pro visions Of the section and allowln' those cities to assess an additional ta' of BIO of 1 per cent for public school and other purposes.
 The amendment was adopted.
 Dr Cunningham of Jefferson sent Ill an amendment, adding EnSley Mylam Pratt City and Avondale to the section and providing they shall be allowed to assess an additional tax
 The amendment was adopted.
 An amendment by Mir. Weakley L strike Florence from the section wa adopted.
 MT, deGraffenreid of Hale said i seemed that the Convention was goinj into local legislation. He. therefore moved to table the section and pending amendments.
 By a vote of 36 to 56, the Convention refused to table.
 section Il, as amended, was thel adopted.
 MT Sanford of Pike gave notice tha he would move to reconsider. Independent Sections. ! This concluded the report of tn Committee, and General Sanford 0 Montgomery sent up an amendment a an independent section. It froVide that no city charter should Ee adopte without having beGiI submitted to tn people affected.
 Geners.i Sanford argued that cit 5 charter bears the same relation to 9 citv as the Constitution bears to tn l people of the State.
 ' on motion of Mir Weakley of Lauder dale. the amendment was tabled. ? Mir. Whitesile of Calhoun introduce D | an amendment as an independent sec tion. It provides that property owner damaged by public franchises hall b s conlpensated for such damages.
 Wbi+aGi6a of Calhoun an