The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-29
SIXTH DAY.
;Montgomery, May @, 1901.

Montgomery. May %, 1s0l.
 The Convention was called to order by the President. and the proceedings were opened with prayer by the Rev. Mir. Anderson as follows;
 O Lord God. Almighty. Thou who Lost watch over us and care for us. we come to Thee at the beginning of the lAbors of another day to seek Thy i blessing and we pray Thee that as ] Thou hast caused the sun to rise and chase away the darkness Of the nignt that Thou wouldst cause to shine into all our hearts the knowledge oi tne light and glory of God as it shines Tn the face of Jesus Christ. We pray N Thee to send Thy blessings upon the hearts of Thy servants assembled here Il to conduct the business to which they have been by Thy Providence called. May every member of this Constitu- tional Convention feel that the voice K of the people has been the voice oI God, and we pray Thee that they may seek to discharge the high and solemn obligations of their office in the fear \ of God. May they put aside from them all selfseeking and all personal interests and may they discharge the functions of their high calling with . sense of their duty to their fellow man and their duty to the country and their God and we pray Thee as
  burden and responsibility Of these great problems that Thou wouldst give to them also to feel their dependence upon the guidance of Almighty God. For these things we ask and TOT the pardon of our sins. through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. The roll was called and showed the presence of 1S0 delegates. The President-The first business IS the report of the Committee on Journal. MT. deGraffenreid-Before that Is taken up, l desire to ask leave of an- sence for today and tomorrow for Mir. J. J. King of Marengo County. The leave was granted. Mir. Oates-Mr. President, desire to ask leave of absence for MT. Pitts un- til Friday.
 MT. Sanford (Pike)-I desire to ask leave of absence for Mir. Pettus of Limestone. for today.
 The leave was granted.
 Mf Sollie-I wish to ask leave of ab- sence for myself for tomorrow and the next day.
 The leave was granted.
 MT. Oates--I desire to ask leave Of absence for the delegate from Barbour, MT. Dent, for today, tomorrow and the nexr day.
 The leave was granted.
 MT. Rogers <Sumpter)-I desire to ask indefinite leave of absence for MT. Jones of Hale, who Is called home on account of sickness.
 The leave was granted.
 Mir. Morrisette-Yesterday I respect fully asked permission. and it was granted by the House. for MT. Pierce and MT. Haley. I notice the steno- graphic report does not include these gentlemen.
 The President-The Journal shows that leave was granted.
 MT. Watts-I desire to ask leave of absence for today and tomorrow for Mr. Reynolds of Chiffon, and for my self for tomorrow and Saturday.
 The leave was granted,
 MT. Greer (CaIhounJ-I desire to ask leave of absence for today for MT. Long of Butler.
 The leave was granted.
 Delegate from Limestone-I desire to ask leave of absence for today for MT. Pettus of Limestone.
 The President-Leaye has already been granted.
 Mir. Reese-I desire to ask leave of absence for today for MT. Craig of Dallas.
 The leave was granted.
 The President called for the reading of tse report of the Committee on Journal.
 Mr. Bulger-I see on the last line of the second page of the stenographic re- port that it makes 1t appear that the resolution on education. offered by me on yesterday, was referred by the President of the Convention to the Committee on Taxation, which I am sure. is c mistake. My recollection is clear that the resolution was referred to the Committee on Education.
 f. rect. The journal shows 1t was refer red to the Committee on Education.
 MT. Waddell-I asked leave of absence yesterday. The stenographic report fails to show it.
 The President-The journal shows leave was granted. The next thing in order is the report of the Committee on Journal.
 MT. Carmichael (Colbert) -- Before making the report, I wish to call the attention of the convention to Rule 50. which requires that all proposed ordi- nances be written on entire sheets of paper. Unless this rule is observed, it will be impossible for the Secretary to properly endorse and copy these pa- pers.
 The President-The chairman of the committee will send up the report of the Committee on Journal.
 The report was read stating that the journal was found to be correct, and, on motion, the report was adopted.
 MT. Eyster-On yesterday asked and obtained leave of absence for MT. Par ker of Cullman.
 The President-The chair is of the opinion, unless dispensed with by some motion, that the next order of business would be the reading of the journal.
 MT. deGraffenreid-I move that the reading of the journal be dispensed with. and that it be referred to the Committee on Journal.
 Mir Jones-What is the use of leaV- ing it to the Committee on Journal when they have reported that 1t is cor rect?
 The President-The reading should be dispensed with by a motion, then.
 MT Oates-I rise to say that think it is very bad practice to dispense with the reading of the journal, but in this case we have a Committee on Journal, and. for that reason. I don't see the necessity of reading 1t.
 The ,President-The gentleman from Hale moves that the reading of the journal be dispensed with.
 MT. Beddow-I think that the journal of the proceedings of the convention should be read every morning. Of course, where the journal is cucumber ed by matters like the Committee on Rules yesterday, that should be dis pensed with, but when we argue and vote upon questions of importance, ouestions upon which we are put on