The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-31

 fair. I, want to say to you that in MSrgan county they have disnonest primaries. absolutely dishonest and un- fair. I speak to, you the truth as J know it., as it has been my duty to as- certain it. I say to you that frequently in Madison ,county-the county in know the Hale county primaries gre absolutely rotten and contemptible. know the Hade county primaries are always honest and fair. They shall not falsely impute to me an assault upon one geographical section of my State. Gentlemen, what I ask you to do is simply to make honest and fair provi- sions for honest elections in Alabama. I am believer in manhood suffrage. The President pro teIp.---The gentle mans time has expired. Mir. Brooks-I desire to offer an amendment. Mir. Coleman (Greene)-A motion for the previous question was pending and bI yielded to the gentleman from Jef- ferson with the understandings that the motion would be renewed.
 The President pro tem--Does the gentleman renew the motion MT. Brooks-I will ask the gentle man from Greene to yield to me for one moment.
 MT. Lowe (Jefferson)-The gentleman from Mobile recognizes my obligation to yield the floor to the gentleman from Greene.
 Mir. Brooks--I ask the gentleman from Greene to yield for one moment
 Mr. Coleman--Merely for the purpose of offering it.
 Mir. Brooks--I ask the gentleman from Greene to yield a moment until the amendment is read
 Mir. Boone-Don't do 1t. Don't do it. Judge.
 The President pro tem-The Chair will rule that the gentleman from Mo- bile (Mr. Brooks) has the floor.
 MT. Brooks-It makes no difference to me. do not care
 The President pro tem.-Does the gentleman move the previous question?
 MT. Coleman (Greene)-Yes, sir: I move the previous question. Upon a vote being taken division was called for ,and by vote of 75 ayes and Ii noes the main question was or- dered. t
 MT. Sollie-I now call for yea mad nay vote. MT. deGraffenreid-tThere was a mo- tion before the house to lay upon the table the amendment offered by the gentleman from Chambers. The gen. tleman from Greene moved to table the amendment offered by the gentleman from Chambers.
 MT. Coleman (Greenep-I demand the previous question upon motion to ta- ble and upon the section.
 The President pro tem-And after that the Chair does not think any oth- CT motion would be in order.
 Mir. Reese sought recognition but tailed.
 The President pro tem-The ayes and noes have been called for, is the call sustained?
 The call for the ayes, and noes was sustained.
 MT. Reese-I rise to a parliamentary inquiry; what is now before the Con- vention?
 The President pro ten--A motion to table. The gentleman from Greene moves to table the amendment offered by the gentleman from Chambers to Section 4. the Secretary will read the section and amendment.
 MT. Reese-I do not desire the read ing of the amendment, but I under stood the Chair to state that motion had been made to table, and a motion for the previous question.
 The President pro tem--The motion was made to table the amendment, and the ayes and noes were called for on motion to table.
 Mr. Reese-I make the point of order that the two motions cannot be put to- gether, a motion to table and & motion for the previous question.
 The President pro tem-The motion for the previous question has been acted upon, and there is only one mo- ton before the house, which is mo- tion to table. and the ayes and noes have been called for.
 MT. Sanford (Pike)-I rise to point of order. After the previous question is ordered on the section and amend ment a motion to lay upon the table is not in order.
 The President pro tem---A motion to table is always in order, the Chair will so rule. The question is on the motion to lay on the table the amendment of- fered by the gentleman from Cham bers. The Clerk will call the roll, and those in favor of tabling the amend ment will say l. and those opposed, no. as their names are called.
 Mr. Long (Walker)-I ask for the reading of the amendment. The amendment was read as fol- lows: Amend Section 4 by inserting after the word upward in the second line, the following words: And those
 
 age before the first day of January, 1905'
 Mr. Heflin (Randolph)-I understood the motion to be to table.
 The President pro tem~-The Chair will state that 1t is to table the amend ment. and those favoring the motion to table will signify 1t by saying I, and those opposed by saying no.
 Upon the call of the roll the vote re- suited as follows:
 During the call of the roll:
 MT. Browne-I am paired with the gentleman from Talladega. MT. Gra- ham. but I do not know now he would vote on this proposition if he were here. but I would vote aye.
 MT. Byars-I am paired with the gentleman from Dallas, Mir. Burns, upon the main question, but I under stand he would vote aye on this prop osition. and I will also vote aye.
 AYES. Messrs. President. Jones. af Wilcox, Altman. Knight AshcraftA Macqonald. Banks. McAIillan (Wilcox). Bareffeld, Merrill. Bethune. Miller twilcox), Blackwell. NeSmith. Boone. Norwood. Bulger, O'Neal Uauderdale), Byars. ONeill Gefferson), Carmichael, of Col Opp,
 bert. O'Rear, Carnathon. Parker (Cullman), Chapman, Pettus. Cofer. Pitts.
 Coleman. of Greene, Proctor,