The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-13
CONSTITUTIONAL
 CONVENTION
 PROCEEDINGS
EIGHTEENTH DAY.
MONTGOMERY. ALA.

MONTGOMERY. ALA.
 Wednesday, June IF. 1901.
 The convention met presuant to at journment, was called to order by tn, President and the proceedings were opened with prayer by the Rev. Mir Stakely as follows:
 Let Thy smile be upon us O God our Father, as we enter into the duties of this day. In great mercy look upor the people of the State at this time deprived as they have been of their Chief Executive. In great tenderness look upon the bereaved family. HelT us all to recognize Thy hands in thi. providence and may the family and the entire circle of his friends and the peo. pie of the State profit by every recol' character and the virtues that shown ir his life. Sanctify all these to the good of the family at large. Bless us In our State life and in our National life. Let Thy blessing be upon Thy servant, the President of the United States, and all who are associated with him in executive trust; upon the National Congress and upon the National Judiciary; upon the Govern ore of the States: upon State Legisla- lures. upon the State courts: upon the mayors of all the cities; upon munich pal councils and the local courts: upon the people everywhere. Grant that through the public servants of the people, the people themselves may be lifted up in holiness and righteousness and temperance and truth. Give us God fearing rulers, and give us God fearing people.
 Now watch over us We pray Thee and cause us to feel that we are in Thy service and may the seal of Thy divine sanction bya pplied to all tha we think and feel and say and do and to Thy great name shall be the praiGe forever. through Jesus Christ our Lord amen.
 The President-The Secretary will call the roll.
 MT. Harrison-I desire. MT. President to offer a resolution. and ask unani- nous consent for its immediate con sideration.
 The Presidential seems to the Chair that the roll of delegates should be called for the ascertainment of a quorum, before the convention transact any business.
 MT. Harrison-By unanimous consent 1t might be dispensed with as time Is very essential.
 MT. Broooks-Mr. President, I hope that the suggestion will not be carried out. I thing 1t Is very important that we should call the roll.
 The President-The Secretary will call the roll of delegates.
 Upon a call of the roll 127 delegates responded.
 MT. Harrison-I now desire to offer the resolution sent forward to the desk.
 Whereas, the immortal spirit of Will liam J. Sanford, the distinguished Governor of Alabama, has passed from earth to the God who gave l.. leaving the people of the entire State deeply impressed with a lively appreciation of his manly character and many virtues; and with a profound sense of the great loss sustained by the State. and
 Whereas his remains will reach this city from Tuscaloosa by special train about o'clock this afternoon; now therefore. be 1t resolved.
 First-that this convention stand adjourned until Thursday at noon as a mark of respect to the lamented dead.
 Second-Be it further resolved, That a committee of nine from this conven- tion be appointed by the President tc proceed to Tuscaloosa to escort the remains to the capitol and attend his funeral.
 Third-Be it further resolved, That the family of the deceased be requested to allow the remains of the distinguish. cd dead to lie in state In the capitol during tomorrow. Thursday, until re- moved to his home at Opelika.
 MT. Harrison-I move the adoption of the resolution by a rising vote.
 The President-The gentleman from Lee moves for a suspension of the rules and the adoption of the resolu- tion by rising vote. .--.- .-------
 A vote being taken the rules were suspended. and the resolution was unanimously adopted, by g. rising vote
 The President-The Chair will ap- point on that committee the following gentlemen: Messrs Harrison, Robin son, Searcy, Jones Montgomery Williams (Marengo), Ashcraft. Gun ningham, Graham (Talladega) Davis (Etowah).
 MT. Harrison-I desire to notify the committee appointed that carriages are now in waiting for the committee at the front steps of the capitol.
 MT. Reese-I desire to amend the resolution. I thing the propriety of the amendment will occur to any one from a reading.
 MT. Browne-I ask that the resolu- tion of the gentleman from Dallas be read and by unanimous consent 1t can be added to the resolution already adopted.
 The President-The gentleman can offer 1t as an independent resolution.
 MT. White-I rise to a point of order The convention has adjourned.
 MT. Browne-I ask unanimous con- sent that this little resolution be read I think every gentleman will see the propriety of 1t.
 MT. White-I insist on my point of order.
 The President-State the point.
 MT. White-That under the resolution adopted. the convention is adjourned
 The Presidential the opinion of the Chair the point is well taken and the convention stands adjourned till Thurs day at 12 o'clock.