The age-herald., 1901-05-31
Of Jefferson, Chairman of the Commit
 tee On Exemptions.


 each college and the remaining three by the trustees. The Governor to be ex- officlo president and the General Assem- bly, to have no power to change their site except on two-thirds vote.
 Also an ordinance to amend section H, article 6, so as to provide that registers in chancery shall hold office for six years and be elected by the voters of their district.
 Also an ordinance to amend section 14 of article so as to provide when bill | may be passed over veto message of | the Governor.
 Also an ordinance to provide that the | surplus funds in the treasury may be loaned out, for a time not exceeding six months, on State or United State bonds | as security. It provides for a record of | such loans.
 Also a resolution to appoint a special committee of nine to decide what classes | of public officers may be allowed to use free passes, and when. | Also a resolution to provide for the appointing of a board of arbitration to settle labor disputes. Governor Jones' Resolution. Also, a resolution reciting that the fun | damental principals of government are violated when State only gives any class of citizens for their schools the l taxes pd1u only Dy tneH | MT. Jones of Wilcox offered an ordinance to fix the number of senators at one quarter of the house, and that the house | should not exceed 100 members, to be apportioned according to the census pro- vided that every county should have at | least one representative It also provided | for the fixing of senatorial districts.
 Mr. Kirk of Colbert offered a resolution to amend sections 8, and of article 4,
 so as to fix the election of senators and
 representatives every four years, and to l provide for a special session of the Legis- \ lature following regular session to con. I sider local laws only.
 MT. Kirkland offered an. ordinance to amend section 2 of article 2, so as 10 prescribe that a two-thirds vote of the | General Assembly necessary to change county boundaries and fixing the size of | future counties at 500 square miles.
 Also, an ordinance to establish rail- road commission of Alabama to be elected for four years and to be ineligible to | succeed themselves.
 Also, an ordinance to amend section 6 | of article 4, so as to make the pay or members of, the General Assembly $4 a day and cents mileage.
 Also, an ordinance that those entitled to mileage shall be allowed 1t at 3 cents. Also, an ordinance to amend section 5 of article 1, so as to require the Legisla- | ture to meet every four years and remain in session fifty days.
 Also, to amend section 16 of article B.
 so as to give the president of the senate or speaker when acting as governor the
 same compensation as the governor.
 Also an ordinance to give the General
 Assembly power to punish for lobbying.
 Requirements of Electors.
 MT. Locklin of Monroe offered reso-
 lution to fix requirements of electors to | l1A .f oil tay 4r
 within one year of the election. It re-
 quires registration as qualification to | vote and gives white poll taxes to white
 schools and colored to colored schools. MT Sanders of Limestone offered a res-
 olution as to suffrage. reciting that the
 suffrage clause of Louisiana and North
 Carolina was the thing needed for Ala
 bama.
 MT Macdonald offered resolution to limit taxation by city or county one-half | of per cent, except to pay debts, when 1t may be increased to 1 per cent. Bonds | to be issued only on vote of the people | for that purpose.
 Street assessments not to be made un- | til a consent of q majority of people to l be affected Is obtained. | Also an ordinance to amend section 3. | article IA, so as to prohibit the General ] Assembly from remittng the forfeiture | of any charter. Also that no charters
 could be amended unless the corpora | tors agree to thereafter hold said charter | at the will of the legislature. | MT McMillan of Wilcox offered an | ordinance to provide that no act of the Legislature creating a new county is to l be effective, unless approved by ma l jority vote of people to be affected. Also that change of county site must be l so approved
 MT. Malone of Henry offered resolu- | Nf | tions.
 l MT. Maxwell of Tallapoosa offered | resolution to repeal section of article Il | of the Constitution.
 Also an ordinance to amend section l of article so as to include the Commits | sioner of Agriculture Also an ordinance to creat the oiiice oi 1 Iieutenant- Governor. | Also an ordinance to amend section | of article 4 so as to require the House or | Representatives to elect one or us mem | bers a speaker.
 Women's Rights.
 MT. Merrill offered an ordinance to pro | hibit any law being passed to uiscrimi- nate between property rights Of man ana woman. It makes a married woman feme sole as to her property.
 MT. Miller of Wilcox offered an ordi- nance to amend section of article as to elections of president of the Senate and speaker of the House.
 Mir. Ashcraft of Lauderdale offered an ordinance to amend article 1s so as to require the General Assembly to main tain system of public schools through out the state It provides for different school districts for the races, authorizes special taxes levied for school districts if ratified by majority vote of qualified electors. This authorizes taxes levied on colored property holders for colored | schools and assessments on white prop | erty holders for their schools. Mir. Murphree of Pike introduced resolution to amend section 47 of article 4 so as to give the General Assembly | power to prohibit carrying of deadly | weapons.
 Also, to prohibit any railroad from | giving passes to any official and fixes the penalty at fine of $500 for giver and re-