The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-03
TO the constitutfonai convention oi

To the Constitutfonal Convention of aha state of Alabama;
 osntiemen--The undersigned women. tax payers ofJ Madison county. Ala bama. respectfully petition and me- morialize your honorable body to in- corporate In the Constitution for the State of Alabama. which you are now formulating. provision for woman suffrage, or at least . provision authorizing all women who are resi-. dents of the State of Alabama. and who are tax payers or property owners therein, to vote on all questions. af- fecting their property or the taaxtion thereof. and on alf-questions affec tins education.
 We base this request and petition up- on the time -honored principle that taxation without representation is unjust." and that governments derive their just power from the consent of the governed" We maintain that these just principles are as applicable to the taxation of the property of wonn- on as of men. and to the government of women as of men. We protest that the taxation of women and their prop. erty. withou giving them a voice in elections affecting their taxation, is unfair and denial of their just rights. "S iHbioN tndt tHcSe poWcTS VI 6oNSAh- nfent are only just which are derived from the consent of the governed. and that the consent of women of Alabama to government affecting their rights and property can only be obtained by giving them the right of suffrage.
 Respectfully submitted
 Virginia Clay Glopton, Celeste C. Clay virg E. Adams, Mary E. Robert son, Laura M. Hewlett, Laura B. Rowe. Sarah j. Peevey. Mrs. Ben P. Hunt. Elle1ee Chapman Humes, Mary Cum ming. Bettie Davis. Mary Dowd. Mary H. Dowd. M. L. McGee, Mrs. Kate Milligap. Mrs. Carrie H. Martin. Mrs. J. C. clanton, Mrs. Henry Bradford, Mrs. Vassar L. Allen. Nj. W. Wales, Nj. c. veele, A. B. Robertson. V. Blackwell. v. H. Bradford, D. K. Carr. Mary Carr. A. c. Taylor, Al, berta Taylor.
 MT. Greer (Calhoun)-I move that the Convention vote the gentleman from Dallas vote of thanks if he will not introduce any more resolutions upon that subject.
 Mir. raig-That petition cofr1es here from the ladies of Huntsville. from the county of Madison. and was pie- serted to the Convention in very re- speo tful manner, and 1 cannot see why gentlemen should throw any dis credit upon the ladies of Madison county. or upon the women generally, in the State of Alabama. They are ladies of this State. many of them widows with little children to support. whose property is taxed. They have a mere pittance to support those children -@-
 Me. Greer--r rise to a point of order.
 fTh.x TNaptAAAk ..ttt state the point of order.
 M-. GreerAThere Is nothing befors the Convention.
 Tde President-The point of order Is well taken. Does the gentleman from Dallas (Afr. Cfaig) desire the petition ref frrd to the Committee on Saf"L1e7
 Mir. Crsig-Yes, sir.
 The President-The petition will be So referred.
 On a cali of the roll of standing committees, MT. Jones (Moritgomery) offered the following report, and reso- lutiou from the Committee on Eexcu. tive Department:
 MT. President-The Committee on the Executive Department direct me to ask that the Article on the Executive Department which has heretofore been adopted and been engrossed iie ordered bo u ehiAo ACo1thSB dAAN thC,y tSCOlii- mend the adoption of the accompany ing resolution.
 Thomas c. Jones, Chairman.
 Resolution No. 217, by Mir. Jones of Montgomery:
 Received. That the ordinance to create and define the Executive De- partmeni be now taken up and ordered to third reading and final passage.
 The President-Does the gentleman from Montgomery ask unanimous con- sent?
 Mir. Reese-I object.
 Mir. Jones-The committee asks 1t. submit 1t as a privileged matter. 1t Is unfinished business of this House. and am not even asking the courtesy, by carrying out unfinished business, and 1t Is In order to have 1t fixed for a special time.
 MT. Bulger-I desire to ask the gen. tleman from Montgomery a question.
 The President--Does the gentleman from Montgomery consent to be inter- rogated?
 Mir. Jones-Certainlv.
 MT. Bulger-I desire to ask the chairman of the committee If he has examined the ordinance and knows that it Is correctly and accurately en- crossed?
 Mi. Jones-t have examined 1t three times and 1t Is absolutely correct.
 MT. Pll1ans-As passed?
 MT. Jones-As passed. We made three corrections in 1t.
 The motion of the gentleman from to suspend the rules was adopted by a vote of 6S ayes to IS nays.
 The President-The question recurs on the adoption of the resolution p,o- posed by the gentleman from Mont 
 MT. Jones--tNow, I desire briefly to state that the committee thought that the work ought to be disposed 0; In uniting on that. however, they have sacrificed their desire to make some but they heliAyed it would provoke discussion. and they be- fieve it Is best as t Is. and they theIe- fore ask that the ordinance be placed upon It's third reading and pa assej.
 A vote being taken the resolution WIS adooted.
 question of inquiry.
 The President-The gentleman will state the inquiry.
 MT Heflin-Can any gentleman be allowed to offer an amendment q sub stitute for any section?
 The PresIdent-It seems to the Chair not
 MT. Heflin (Chambers)--There have been some ordinances offered and now In the hands of the Committe on Im- l peachmentl A number of the mem | Oers of this Convention havc express