The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-21

Mir. Fletcher-Those ordinances were referred to the Committee on Legisla- tive Department and finally came back, and are now in the hands of the Con- mittee on Banks and Banking. The Committee thought, after they had been considered and reconsidered. after the Article had been adopted and reported to the Committee on Harmony, that the best disposition was an indefinite post ponemeat. The gentleman also at the same time introduced a resolution to repeal that part of tEe ordinance, which l presume 1t is his intention to get back before the Convention. It is to prevent inspection of private banks. The committee thought that inasmuch as all that was acted upon. 1t is all be- fore the Committee on Harmony, how can the gentleman get it back from the Committee unless the majority of the Convention favors it ; and 1 take it that at this late hour it is an effort to try and take snap judgment on the con- dition of things as they exist. That matter was considered in the Commit tee, the report of the Committee was unanimous at the time this action was taken. and it was reported to this Con- yention after due consideration, and the purpose and effect of it was, as understand, 70 enable people who de- dosit money in these institutions, to De protected after it was deposited. How any fair-minded man of natlonai or any other sort of bank can be opposed to making a statement to his deposit tors. I don't understand. The purpose of the Committee was to protect that kind of depositors who were innocent and have no means to protect them selves-women and children and char itable institutions. After we got the matter before us and fully considered 1t in all its details, and brought 1t te- fore the Convention, there was an ef- fort made to reconsider it, and 1t has been going that way from that hour to this, and 1t seems to me that the pur- pose Is to protect some individual 1n- terest, rather than to protect the peo- pie. That was the only object that tne Committee had in the matter, and II Is now with this Convention. l have no pride of opinion in it; I have no inter est in 1t; in fact, I was not the instl- gator or introducer of the resolution, or ordinance, but 1t was duly con sidered in our Committee ana II T have no further interest in 1t than any other gentleman on the floor, except to protect the public good and public interest. The question Is now before you, and you can dispose of it as you see proper, but it does seem to me coming here and springing the thing on the very eve of adjourn ment that the purpose is to take snap judgment, and I move to lay the mo- tion on the table.
 MT. Ashcraft-L desire to ask the gentleman question.
 The President-The question is not debatable.
 MT. Ashcraft-I am sure the gentle man from Madison does not
 The President-The gentleman from Lauderdale is not in order. It is to te presumed that the gentleman from Madison knows what ordinances are before his committee.
 MT. Ashcraft-I certainly did not re- fer to it.
 The Presidential is not in order
 for the gentleman to criticise the speech of the gentleman from Iadiscn.
 Upon a vote being taken the :notion to table prevailed.
 MT. Hefiin (Chambers)-I would like to call up a resolution referring to the ndexing of the stenographic re- port and 1 move that the rules be suspended, and that resolution put upon it's passage.
 The Presidential is moved that the rules be suspended, and that the Con vention take up for consideration the resolution with reference - indeX.hg the stenographiE report.
 MT. Wilson (Washington)-The rules have been suspended for consideration of the report of the Committee on Schedule and Incidental Expenses. This is a part of that report and has not been considered. and the point is, is it necessary to again suspend the rules for the consideration of a part of this report?
 MT. Hefin (Randolph)-I think the gentleman is entirely mistaken. It was an ordinance reported back without recommendation.
 The President-The Chair recoilects that the gentleman from Ra ldolph confined his motion to the consdera- ton of the article reported by the c m- mittee
 Upon vote being taken the motion to suspend the rules was lost.
 MT HowZe-I rise for the purpose of moving that we adjourn until fcur o'clock to give time for the committee to make their report.
 MT. O'Neal-I move that the Con vention do now adjourn.
 Mr. Howze-I withdraw my E,otrn.
 Thereupon the Convention adjourned.