The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-28

IOSe0 amendmSntS US- NOteu SA eae o general election. or at special election oalIed for that purpose as 1t might think best.
 A new section numbered two in the report has been added. This section provides that on the balloS>to be uFed at election on proposed amendments the subject matter of each amendment shall be printed in language which shall clearly indicate the nature of the amendment.
 Section ( of the article in the present Constitution is numbered three ill the report, and has been changed 20 as to prevent the call of a Constitutional Convention unless such call sha1 hist receive the affirmative vote of pla- jority of all the members elected 10 each House of the General Assembly. This section has also been amended 60 as to forbid the repeal of an act cali ing a Constitutional Convention except at the same session of the General As- sembly at which the act was passed.
 A new section numbered in the re- port, has been added requiring an aye and nay vote by the members ot the General Assembly on all propnsit 0ri5 10 amend the Constitution and to call Constitutional Convention. This sec ton also makes it plain shac the ap- proval of the Governor Is not neces- sary to give validity to any act or res- olution of the General Assembly pro- posing amendments to the Constitution or calling a Constitutional Convention. Respectfully submitted.
 J. M. Foster, Chairman.
 MT. So!lie-As member of this Com mittee I wish to say that l was not in accord with all of the sections as re- ported by the Committee and reserve the right to oppose them when the matter comes up. I give this notice now because the facts which oeem not necessary to bring now before the Convention. part of which was my ab- sence from the Committee during part of it's deliberations. l did not, intended. however. to bring in ml- nority report. Mr' Hurns-As a quasi member of that Committee. beg leave to state never heard of the report before and I ask the privilege of objecting to some of it's provisions.
 MT. Foster-lt has not been my fault that gentlemen have not heard of the provisions. As the President knows l have had notices of meetings of the Committee called out before the Con vention. We have always had quo rum. and if members choose to absent themselves I cannot go around town and hunt them up. l do not know whether it is necessary. but if it is. l move that the report be printed and take it's place on the calendar. The motion was carried. Mr. Heflin (Cnambers)-A good many members of Committees when reports are made consume time in giving mo- tice that they will object to certain of the provisions of the report. want to inquire If members of the Committee and other delegates have not the right to amend a sec ton without giving notice that they differ with the report ? The Presidential seems to the Chair there is no power to compel members of the committee to support a report unless they see fit It is usually sup posed that members of a committee, l unless they submit minority reports are favorable to the majority report. ! That supposition, sometimes. however, | proves to be violent.
 The call of the regular order was re- | stunned and the Committe on Schedule and Printing offered the following re- port:
 MT. President.
 The Committee on Schedule, Printing | ind Incidental Expenses have instr lct- | d me to make the following partial l report, VIZ:
 The committee have audited :he ac- l counts hereto attached and find that
 the State of Alabama is indebted to the | Brown Printing Company of MonCgom l .ry. Alabama, in the sum of two hun | ired and hfty-hve and twenty-hE@ one l 1undredths dollars. We find that said State is indebted to Marshall & B,uca | # Nashville. Tennessee, the sum Of | twelve dollars.
 We also find that said State !s in | debted to Ed c. Fowler Company,
 Montgomery Alabama, in the sum of
 lwenty-four and 75-1O0 dollara. | All of the above amounts are for ar | ticles furnished the State of Alabama | for the use of the Constitutional Con | vention and all of the above amounts are itemized as shown by bills hereto | attached. Total amount tEPee hundred and two dollars.
 ! And we recommend the payment cf 1 he same. all of which is respectfully | submitted. John T. He1in, | Chairman of Committee on Schedule.
 Printing and Incidental Expenses. | Mir. Hefiin (Randolph)-T move that | the report be printed and that 1t be adopted and that the President ot the l Convention be authorized to draw his l warrant on the State Treasury for the benefit of the paties named.
 The Presidential seems to the Chair | that an ordinance requiring the pay
 ment of money, it would h" more reg
 ular to let it lie on the table and be
 printed.
 ried.
 MT. Howell-I ask permission to in-
 troduce a resolution that is of some
 importance to this Convention and | think now is the proper time to do it.
 The resolution. No. 199> was read as
 follows:
 Resolved. that whatever clerical as-
 sistanee may be necessary to be em- | ployed by the Enrolling and the En-
 grussing Clerk of the Convention be 1 paid for at the rate of 1 scents per | auudred words for such assistant cleT-
 ical work.
 MT. Howell--I move the adoption of
 that resolution and l ask permission
 to explain my reasons.
 At the organization of this Conven- l ion and in the election of officers there
 was an Enrolling and Engrosstng C!erH | elected who went upon the pay roll as
 s per day. I would then have protest
 ed against the election of that officer
 until there was work to do. but was
 deterred from it.
 Nearly forty days of the Convention
 have come and gone and not single | article has been engrossed and vet thal
 officer has been on the pay roll at S'
 day. do not know the
 distinguished lady and l have
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