The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-03
THE RULES
 ARE CHANGED Convention Extends Its
 Daily Sessions. LIMIT FIXED ON DEBATE Nine Sections of Taxation Article Considered. Question of Local Option in Taxation for Schools Was Tabled-Article
 on Executive Depart
 ment Adopted
LIMIT FIXED ON DEBATE

lHe SOANchlioh JcS- terday, it's thirty-fifth working day, reached the ninth section of the Article on Taxation, which was under consid- eration when the Convention, at o'clock, adjourned until s:30 o'clock this morning, the daily working hours hav- ing been changed yesterday from s:So a. m. to p. m. and from 3:30 m. to p. m.
 Much of the morning session was con- stunned in debate on proposal to limit debate and finally the convention adopted a resolution limiting speeches to ten minutes. The afternoon session was devoted to consideration of the Ar ticle on Taxation. Section 5. relating to local taxation for schools, was ta- bled. It is to be considered in connec- tion with the report of the Committee on Education. Section was adopted just as 1t came from th5 committee. Section was tabled. It is to be con- sidered in connection with Section Il of the Article on Municipal Corpora tions. Section was adopted as 1t came from the committee, and Section 9. limiting the power of counties 10 make debts, was under consideration when the Convention adjourned. There are but ten sections of the Article, which will probably be completed to- day.
 The Convention met yesterday morn ing at 10 o'clock, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Patterson of Mont gomery. One hundred and twenty-one delegates responded to the call of the roll.
 Judge Cobb of Macon sent forward and had read 8 series of resolutions or contradictions to Hon. E. D. Willett, the delegate from Pickens, who recently married. The resolutions were adopt ed by a rising vote and the Secretary was instructed to send a certified copy to MT. and Mrs. Willett.
 The Committee on Rules reported resolution limiting debate to i've mln- utes. It precipitated spirited deDate: Finally an amendment by MT. Soihe or Dale. fixing the limit at ten minutes' was adopted.
 nxing the daily working hours at from s:30 a. m to p. m. ana IroIn o'oo D. m. to 6 D. m., was adopted.
 Memorial from Women.
 Mr Craig of Dallas. sent forward a memorial signed by twenty-elght wo- men of Huntsville, urging the Conven- tion to provide for woman's sumrage, which was referred to the Committee on Suffrage and Elections. The memo rial is signed first by Mrs. virginia Clay Clopton.
 Mir Greer of Calhoun, said he would move a vote of thanks to MT. Craig Is he would not present any such me- norials to the Convention in future.
 MT. Craig retorted that he saw no , ,eason why the Convention should show lisrespect to the women of Alabama.
 On motion of Governor Jones, the Ar ticle on Executive Department which had been engrossed, was read a third time and several intellectual attempts were made to get a repeal of Section so relating to Sheriffs. MT. Long of Walker wanted to enter his protest, and there were other objections.
 The Article as a whole was finally adopted by a vote of 101 to 20, MT. Reese of Dallas giving notice that he would today move to reconsider the vote by which 1t was passed.
 Mir. Browne of Talladega, Chairman of the Committee on Taxation, resumed his argument in support of Section relating to local option in taxation for schools. He made an elaborate address and was repeatedly questioned.
 MT. Merrill of Brbour, presented an amendment providing that it should re- ouire a two-thirds vote of the quali- fled electors of a county to levy spe- ciaI tax for schools.
 Mir. Williams of Barbour, spoke in fla vor of the Committee report. He said that no man who did not pay taxes should be permitted to vote a special tax on the property of his fellow cit izens.
 At o'clock the Convention recessed until 3:30 o'clock.