The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-15

II | -...e lluuiry Tn the matter. and found -~t the person whom sne Iiad III con 1 compilation was one who had never had I any experience O. this kind. ] Mr. Sanford tPike)--i snail beg the | gentleman not to state anything that occurred in the committee. It IS not proper on the floor of the Convention. | Mir. waddell--I did not know that l
 was stating any secret; in fact. what 1 am stating did not occur in the committee at all. In the conversation
 which had with the Engrossing Clerk 1 requested her to have the person whom she had in view to submit a spe-
 cimen of her handwriting. and submit | a bid to the committee. This she re- fused to do. and MT. Julian, the secre- | tary of this Convention, who Is author | ized by this resolution to contract with I some suitable person, had a person to | submit a specimen of his writing. to- | gether with his bid. This was before the committee, and have in my hand the specimen submitted. which any per | son can see who wishes to look at IL.
 It is by a skilled draughtsman. one of the government engineers. who has had
 a great deal of experience in this kind of writing. and I think is the proper person to do the work. He is resi- 1 dent of the State of Alabama. and of Montgomery, and he makes three diff l feuent bids. 1 move the adoption or | the resolution.
 | MT. Sanford (Pike)-I just simply de-
 sire to say on behalf of the committee that there was some question before the committee as to whether we had made sufficient investigation with re- | gard to the matter to make a report. and knowing that the session was near | ing & close, and that some action per haps ought to be taken upon 1t, as an
 individual member of the committee,
 it was my idea that the Committee on | Engrossment had in reality nothing to do with the question relating to incl dental expenses. and that we were not | familiar with that at all, knew noth- i ing about it, certainly did not know as | much about 1t as some members or the l Convention, and hence we oeslre to make this report to the Convention.
 MT. Coleman (Greene)-What has been the usual custom heretofore? l MT. SamfordF (Pike)-I don't know. That Is one of the questions l do not
 know about. am not familiar With practice of bodies of this kind on mat | ters of this sort, and that is one or the 1 very reasons I considered that the 1 Committee on Engrossment ought to I report it back In this manner. 1 MT. Fitts (Tuscaloosa)-I think 1t | well enough for us to understand about what the relative expense Of this mat ter is. My information is that the | cost of the animal skin, as 1t is called, | or the parchment alone. upon which to
 this writing, if that resolution is car ried out. win be $105.
 MT. Waddell-Will the gentleman all
 low me to interrupt him a moment2 | MT. Fitts@Certainly.
 MT. Waddell-The parchment has all
 ready been purchased.
 MT. Fitts-Did 1t cost $l05! MT. Waddell-Yes. sir.
 MT. Fitts-That cost $105. Now to | have the writing done by extra help, by an extra person not already in our employ. will cost, am informed, about | S125. Of course, we are all fond Of fne paper and fine writing. but think that of the large number of persons in our employ, upon a per diem, certainly some of them are pretty good writers, and as this Is fine stuff and has al ready been bought at cost Of $loo, It does seem to me that somebody already in the pay of this Convention can write | well enough to write 1t out on it. Of course think the Convention ought to do just as it pleases. but l think we ought to know the facts. We cannot vote intelligently upon the matter un- til we know the facts. The paper has cost $105, and the writing will cost SlZo. Now. that is what this resolution means. I have note here from the EngrosSing Clerk. and she takes the liberty of saying in this way that her office is fully competent to take charge of the writing upon that paper. l Just simply wanted the facts understood, inst about what the expense would be, and I made inquiry of ar. Julian, and this is the result of my inquiry, that the paper cost $105 and the writing Will cost about $l25. ~
 The President-The question will be upon the motion to adopt the resoiu- tion. Is the Convention ready for the question?
 A reading of the resolution was call ed for and the resolution was agaih read.
 Mr Carmichael (ColberD-1 move to refer the resolution to the Committee on Engrossment.
 Mir O'Neil Gefferson)-I move to lay 1t on the table.
 MT. Pettus-I rise to point of order Can A resolution be laid on the table without a suspension of the rules?
 The President-Wren it is referred back by the committee.
 MT. Pettus-I understod 1t was ln- troduced by the gentleman.
 The Presidential has been reported back by the committee and is before the kconvention fer adoption or rejection.
 Upon a vote being taken division vas called for, and the resolution was passed by a vote of 5 ayes and 26 nCeS.
 MT. Smith (Mobile)-I ask unanimous consent to report a resolution hy the Judiciary Committee. It does not re- late to sheriffs or solicitors.
 The consent was given
 MT. Williams (Marengo)-1 want to call for the regular order.
 The President-The Chair had sub mitted the question for unanimous con sent, and failed to hear any objection from the gentleman from Marengo. and so announced that unanimous consent had been obtained.
 Ordinance No. 4o7 by MT. Reese and the substitute were read as follows:
 Ordinance 40. by MT. Reese.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled.
 ARTICLE -.
 Sec. -. In all prosecutions for rape, adultery, fornication. sodomy or crime against nature, the court may, in it's discretion, exclude from the court room all persons except such as may be nee essary in the conduct of the trial.
 Referred to the Committee on Judic- iary.
 Substitute by Committee on 'Judic- iary for Ordinance 40, by MT. Reese:
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