The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-31
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the President, and opened witr prayer by Rev. Mir. Marshall ,as fol- lows;
 Our Father who are in heaven: we \ thank Thee for They watchful care, and we thank Thee that 1'hS mercy and s Thy love have been extended to us all the days of our lives. We praise thee this morning that Thou hast ysven us the health, and strength to assemble here. and we pray Thee that Thou wouldSt give US an appreciation Of Thy blessings and the privileges which Thou dost confer upon us, and especially do we ask Thee this mofn- ing that Thou wouldst be with us in tae deliberations of this day. Bless each and every member this convention of the peorle of Alabama assembled, and we pray Thee that the dsiioei a. tions and actions of this day may be we'll pleasing in Thy sight and may te such as will be for the nest Interests of the people of the Sta9e, in the set tlemenf of this. we believe, .he great < est question that comrs before this body. We pray for Thy guidance. Uphold us by Thy strong arm. Cive ms grace and strength that we may rightly discharge every duty that Is placed upon us. Go with us through this day, through all life, and at last in Heaven save us. we ask for Christs s sake, Amen.
 Upof the call of the roll ninety-eight diegates responded to their names.
 x The report of the Committee on the Journal was read. stating that the Journal for the fifty-seventh day had been examined and found correct, and the same was adopted.
 MT. Hefiin CChambers)--I move that A<x<>> h to late Senator R. l.. Hfpp.
 The motion was carried.
 MT. Porter-I notice in looking over the stenographic reports of my ,eiaarKs upon Friday on the question of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments, on inc second section of the fourteenth amendment they state 'scould not ex- clude." I stated they "couid exclude" !" ask that the word mot" be stricken out.
 The President-The stenographer will make note of the correction.
 Mir. Oates--I desire to report the ordinance on the legislative depart ment as correctly enrolled and ask that 1t be read and passed.
 The President-The gentleman from Montgomery asks unanimous consen4 to submit the article on legislative de- partment. a, sza
 Mir .Reese-I rise to question or persona; privilege.
 The President-will the gentleman state the question of privilege.
 Mir. Reese-In the proceedings of this 1 Convention on last Friday, I made a motion that the rules of this Conven- tion be suspended in order that a res- olution might be put upon its passage. At the time that I offered that resolu' tion. there was quite a considerable amount of disorder in the hall, and I could not hear what was taking place on the other side of the Convention. On the day after I saw the stenographic report of this Convention, and in it there appears the remarks of the gen. tieman from Montgomery. for whom I sincerely entertain an admiration ard regard. in some respects, greater than l do for any man in this Convention. He Is reported as saying: q thought you would shut me off," I had no purpose in the world in doing any thing of that sort. Had I had any idea that the gentleman from Mont gomery had the slightest personal iYl- terest in the matter. should not have made the point of order that was made. The effect of the point of order that I did make, MT. President. was not to shut off the debate upon the resolution. The motion then was to suspend the rules and after the rules were suspended the gentleman from Montgomery had ample right to debate that motion or resolution. I desire in justice to the distinguished gentle, man from Montgonlery. the greatest military hero living in Alabama, I be- lieve today, that Ewould never for moment keep him from saying any thing in this Conyention that he de- sired to say. r+A
 MT. R0gers-In my speech of yester- day there was an omission. 1t should be reported ''in eight equities of the fifty three the negro population and the white are very nearly equal, and in thirty-one he holds the balance of power"
 The President-The stenographer will make note of the correction.
 MT. Sanford (Pike)-In reference to the report of the Committee on Legis- 1ative Department I will state to the Chair that the Committee on Engross- ment has made it's report, and at that time I asked that 1t lie on the table until the Convention could take 1t up.
 The Presidential seems to the Chair the report would not be in order at this time, except by unanimous con- sent. The Chair would suggest to the distinguished gentleman from Mont gOmery that the report of this com mittee would not be in order just at this time, as the regular order would be the call of the roll of delegates for the introduction of ordinances.
 MT. Oates-I am perfectly willing for lt to lie on the desk.
 MT. Smith (Mobie)-The Rules Com 1nittee instruct me to report the foi- low ing resolution:
 The Secretary read the following resolution;
 Be it resolved that all debate upon the report of the Suffrage Committee during this, the 30th day Of July, 1901. I each speech shall be limited to ten minutes, and that at 12 o'clock noon the preyious question be considered order ed but after the previous question is ordered a representative of the ma iority and of the minority report may each discuss the question for twenty minutes. the representatives of the majority report having the right to close.
 MT. Smith-The Committee makes that report owing to the fact that it was understood there were several delegates who desire to speak briefly. and that under the rule, as it stood, they would not have an opportunity to speak at all. and 1t was for the pur- pose of avoiding that closing out of some. that the resolution was intro duced.
 Mr. Sanford (Montgomery)-That ap- .1,Ha Ger