The age-herald., 1901-07-17

have already many state examiners of accounts and why should they not be made to examine banks?
 | MT. Fletcher chairman of the commit | tee,said their only purpose in recommend | ing this section was the protection of the people of Alabama. He moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table which was done by vote of 55 to 43. Mir. Wilson of Washington moved a re- consideration of section six, which was adopted yesterday, fixing the court house | of Shelby county at Columbiana. He said the convention had put itself in the atti- tude of correcting the errors of the legis- lature. He offered an amendment to pro- vide that no new court house should be erected at Columbiana or Calera until the same was approved by a vote of the peo- pie.
 MT. Smith of Mobile said that while he was opposed to introducing local matters In the constitution, yet the Shelby county | court house matter was such an extreme case that he had voted in favor of It. Yet he thought as matter of justice pending the election for the removal of the court house he thought the erection of expen- sive new court houses at Columbiana or Calera should be prevented. l MT. Grant of Calhoun said he voted for the proposition upon the broad ground
 
 of fraud, but ne did not think the local question of a court house at one village or another should be a matter for the con- sideration of the convention. He opposed @ reconsideration.
 Judge coIeman's Objections.
 Judge Coleman said he voted against the proposition because he thought it should be left to the Legislature. He l ont cff f1 1orof fiot1 hao so he thought the provisions of the section adopted went too far, in that 1t provided | that the courthouse, unless removed un- der the provisions of the acts of 1899, 1t could never be removed except under the 1 provisions of this article That there was no provision in the article for an election, and he would therefore vote for a recon sideration to amend this.
 MT. Browne of Talladega thought Judge | Colemans objection was very far-fetched. 1 That no bonds could be issued unless au- thorized by an act of the Legislature. The election for the removal of the court house could be held within thirty days, and there was no chance of the Colum- biana crowd building a new courthouse within that time.
 MT. Thompson of Bibb said this matter was now tied up in the courts and that nothing could be done before the oonsti- tuition was ratified. That the convention had taken up time enough in this matter, and he moved to lay the motion to recon sider upon the table. This was done by a vote of to g.
 MT. Reese of Dallas by consent intro- | duced a resolution expressing the sympa- thy of the convention to Hon. J. L.. Pugh, who was seriously i'll. The rules were suspended and the resolution adopt ed by rising vote.
 The convention then took up considera- ton of the report of the committee on | legislative department. Governor Oates, chairman of the committee, said they had | made the present constitution the basis of its work, but that they had added some new sections. Every one knew that this l waa the most important part of the State l government, and in order that there should not be any nasty action 1t became | necessary to place safeguards around 1t. He would not undertake to explain the entire article, but would do so section by section as they came up for consideration.
 Section One.
 Section 1 was then read as follows:
 Section 1. The legislative power of this State shall be vested in a Legislature, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives,
 General Harrison of Lee offered an | amendment to insert the words general  | Harrison said he saw no reason for the change to legislature. It had always been called the general assembly. and he thought 1t should be continued to be so called His amendment on motion of MT. Beddow was tabled by vote of 61 to 3S.
 Section one, as reported, was then adopted.
 Committee on Economies.
 MT Howell of Cleburn, chairman of the special committee appointed to reduce expenses, then asked leave to make a report. This was granted by a vote of 73 to 16. The committee recommended that all clerks of committees be discharged after today except clerks for committees on rules, journal and harmony.
 That both messengers be dispensed with and five of, the ten pages. This would reduce expenses $26 day l A minority report by MT. DeGrafenried was filed which recommended that the pages be retained
 MT Williams of Marengo moved to amend the minority report by retaining the messengers.
 At this point MT. Beddow made a point of order which Judge Robinson of Chambers, who was In the chair, over ruled. MT. Beddow took an appeal from his decision to the house, which sustain ed the chair by an almost unanimous vote This Is the first time during the convention that any appeal has been taken from a ruling of the chair
 MT. Howell. chairman of the committee, said they had done their duty as they saw it and left the matter to the house to determine.
 MT. Rogers of Sumter said the conven- | ton should not go into the peanut busi- ness of cutting down the number of pages. He favored MT. Williams amend 1 ment.
 MT DeGraffenried of Hale said he had introduced resolution the, other day looking to reducing expenses by discharg- ing some of the clerks whose committees had already reported He saw no req son for reducing the number of pages. He moved the adoption of the minority re- port and called for the previous question.
 MT. Williams amendment to retain the messengers was then adopted and the minority report was also adopted
 Mir Harrison of Lee offered an amend ment to retain the clerk of the commit tee on corporations. This was accepted by the committee. Also an amendment by Governor Oates to retain the clerk of his committee until the consideration of its report was concluded.
 MT. Cofer moved to table the whole re- port. This was lost. and the report of the committee was then adopted
 Section Two.
 Section two was then read as follows:
 Section 1.-The style of the laws of this State shall be: Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama which need not be repeated, but the act shall be divided into section for convenience. according to substance, and the sections designated merely by figures.