The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-06
IS MAKING
 PROGRESS Seventeen Sections Of Judi ciary Article Adopted. ;. A BARE QUORUM PRESENT Constitutional Convention in
 Session Five Hours. Two Propositions for New Counties Body Refused to Provide for
 Election of Clerk of the Supreme Court

The Constitutional Convention was in session yesterday five hours and adopted seventeen sections of the Ar erable debate on the question of terms of Supreme Court Judges and of com pensation of the Clerk of the Supreme Court. but no radical changes were made.
 If the Convention continues to push its work today the Article on Judiciary may be completed. but it is expected that the proposition of the Committee to elect Solicitors by the people will cause a lengthy debate.
 The Convention met al Il o'clock yes- terday morning. Sighty-eight dele gates responded to the call of the roll and the body was opened with prayer by Delegate Howell of Cleburne.
 A petition was presented by MT. Leigh of Escambia. from citizens Of Brewton. protesting against the free passes to public officials and urging the Convention to pass some clause against it.
 Mir. Graham of Montgomery. pre- sented a resolution of coincidence and sympathy to the family of Governor
  was adopted by rising vote.
 MT Tayloe of Perry, introduced res olution to form a new county out of Perry, Hale, Marengo and Dallas counties.
 Mir. Whiteside of Calhoun. presented a similar petition to form a new Coun- ty out of Calhoun. Cleburne and Cher okee.
 Article on Judiciary.
 The regular order was then taken ur which was consideration of the Article on the Judiciary.
 Section 10. authorizing the legislature to create probate courts, was adopted without division.
 Section il, relating to the compensa- lion of Judges and Chancellors was then taken up.
 MT. Oates of Montgomery offered an amendment adding "or appointed al the end of the section, and it was ac- cepted by the Committee.
 MT. Macdonald of Montgomery nov ed to strike out all after the word "perquisites. which was laid on the table and the section adopted.
 Section 12, relating to the makeup o1 the Supreme Court, was adopted as re- ported by the Committee.
 Section 13. relating to the election oi judges by the people, was then taken up.
 MT. Oates of Montgomery offered ar amendment to have them appointed oy the Governor with the consent Of the Senate, which was tabled.
 MT. deGraffenreid of Hale offered tc amend by making all but Probate Judges elected by the Legislature which was tabled and the section adopted as reported.
 MT. Waddell of Russell moved to re- consider Section ', adopted saturday relating to Chancery Courts. Ills amendment sought to abolish them.
 Mir. Oates of Montgomery and MT Graham of Talladega favored recon alteration, and MT. Graham or Mont gomery opposed reconsideration. me motion to reconsider was lost.
 Section 14, relating to election or ap' pointing of judges of inferior courts as the Legislature may prescribe, was adopted.
 section 15, relating to Chancellors and Judges of all courts being citizens ol the United States and of the State fol five years next preceding election, anc not less than 9 years of age, and ex' cepting Judges of Probate from being learned in the law, was read.
 MT. Macdonald of Montgomery want ed Probate Judges learned in the law and sent up an amendment to this CT feet. .@:
 MT. Duke of Chambers opposed thf amendment, and 1t was tabled. The section was then adopted.
 The Convention then took recest ,,utiI Q.20 n m