The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

cOmpatiDlilty or proposed amendment
 with one already adopted may be a
 sufficient ground for It's rejection by
 the Assembly. but does not justify the presiding officer in ruling it out of order." but the same author who lays | down that proposition lays down the further proposition that whatever is agreed to by an assembly either adopt ing or rejecting a proposed amend- ment cannot be altered or amended; ; and whatever is. disagreed to cannot be moved again. There is no contra diction here of the principles laid down in paragraph 126" which the Chair just read. and which relates to the question of the inconsistency of amendments. All amendments that can be adopted or rejected must con- sist of words that can be inserted or added: or struck out; or struck out and inserted. Thus, if it be moved to in-
 sert into a proposition certain words. and the motion prevails. those words cannot afterwards be amended be- cause they have been agreed to in that | form; so. if it be moved to strike out certain words and the amendment Is rejected. those words cannot alter | wards be amended. because a vote against striking them out is equivalent | to a vote agreeing to them as they stand. In like manner. if it be moved to amend by inserting certain words, and the amendment is rejected, those | words cannot be moved again: for they have been disagreed to by Vote' so also. if 1t Is moved to amend by strlk- ing out certain words and the amend ment prevails, those words cannot be restored. because they have been dls-
 agreed to by vote.'
 The question is simply this That the l l. lo1 tinually to go over and over the same
 ground. When it has acted. that can only be reached by a motion to recon slider. Here the Convention adopted a section which prohibits the State from collecting privilege tax which ex- empts the corporation from munlclpai and county taxation. Now the propo- sition is to amend by authorizing the legislature to do that identical thlng' That can only be reached by motioh | to reconsider. The point or order ls sustained. and the amendment ruieu out.
 | MT. Wilson (Ciarke)-I rise | The President-The Chair does not care to hear further argument. | Mir wilson, rise to offer an addi- tionaI amendment to the article % ac- cept the Chairs ruling and do not care | to take issue with the Chair. | MT. Rogers of Sumter was recos- nized.
 The President-The Chair recognized l the gentleman from Clarke sim0'" on | a question of information. The Char recognizes the gentleman from sum | ter, MT. Rogers. The gentleman rom | Sumter moves the previous question upon the third reading and engross- | ment of the article on municipal cor piratioDs.
 MT. wilson, hope the gentleman will withdraw that motion. | MT. Rcgers-I will state to the Chair that the gentleman from Sumter failed | to order the previous question. because he agreed to give the gentleman from | Clarke a chance to offer an amendment | and he offered that amendment. and think the contract ends there. MT. Wilson-I want to offer another
 amendment.
 MT. Rogers-I decline to withdraw
 my motion.
 | Upon a vote being taken a division
 was called for and the motion to order | the previous question prevailed by a | vote of A ayes and 3S noes. | Upon a further vote being taken the
 motion ordering the article on munich | pal corporations engrossed and to a | third reading was carried. | Leave of absence was granted to MT.
 McMillan of Baldwin for Saturday,
 Monday and Tuesday
 MT. Dent-I ask to have the caption
 of a petition reda.
 The petition was read as follows.
 To the Constitutional Convention.
 Montgomery. Ala.
 We, the undersigned citizens of the
 State of Alabama do hereby offer our l ho
 and do hereby declare our desire that
 it be made an unlawful act for either
 State. county or municipal officials to
 accept railroad passes from any rail- | road company or for any such company | to give such passes.
 We further petition the Constitu- tional Convention now in session in Montgomery to incorporate in the pro- posed Constitution some effective. self
 operative provision to that end. | J. P. Foy. banker; John w. Tullis,
 President Eufaula Cotton Mills: l.. w.
 Mclaughlin. bookkeeper: J. D. Holmes,
 merchant: l. F. Guice. merchandise
 broker: z. A. Barnes, manufacturer
 mineral water: w. H. Clifton. sales
 man: J. Oppenheimer. merchant; J.
 K Sans. merchant, and many others. l Eufaula. July 23. 1901.
 The same petition as above, identical
 in phraseology and signed by numerous
 petitioners in each instance. was re-
 ceived from the following places: From Columbia-J. w Beane, farm
 CT; J. w. Salmon. farmer; J. M. Skip per, attorney; J. M. Kountze, capital | ist, and others.
 | From Fort Deposit-J E. Holmes.
 merchant: J. w. Riers, merchant; J. w.
 Hairston, salesman; L. A. Collier.
 farmer, and many others. Brom Blocton-A. H. Gentry, Justice
 of the Peace; w. H. Logan, attorney:
 A. l.. Logan, attorney; T. A. McCool.
 merchant. and many others. From Clayton-J. L. Martin, mer-
 chant; D. G. Mum, bookkceper; J. E. Parish, merchant; w. J. D. Anglin, l salesman, and many others From Goodwater-William Chapman
 merchant; c. P, Conner, farmer; w. H. | Moore doctor; J. A. McElrath, farmer
 and many others.
 From Wetumpka-Frank w, I,uIl
 lawyer; T. H. Macon, farmer; J. B.
 Cramby, farmer; NJ. J. Ramsey, clerk.
 and many others.
 The above petitions were referred to
 the Committee on Corporations.
 MT. Carmichael (Coffee)-I ask unan-
 imous consent to introduce a petition | and have it referred
 MT. Hefin (Randolph)-I object.
 MT. Carmchael-I move that I be al-
 lowed to introduce that petition.
 MT. Hehin-I withdraw the objection
 The petition offered by MT. Car
 michael was read as follows.