The age-herald., 1901-08-13
Refused to Rescind SatuIdav's Action After a Lengthy and
 Spirited Debate
TAXATION AND JUDICIARY
Both of the Articles We're Read and Adopted-Then the Committees Report On Improvements
 Was Taken Up.
eY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.

Montgomery, August 12.-(Special)- days morning session of the Constitution al Convention lasted but an hour. It did not open until 12 o'clock, having adjourn ed on Saturday to this hour.
 Most of this time was consumed in an effort to rescind the action of Saturday in reference to the new court house au- thorized in Shelby county. The conven- tion refused to rescind and this is prob ably the last of this cause celebre which has consumed so much time in the con- vention.
 At the afternoon session the articles on taxation and judiciary were read third time and adopted on aye and nay votes, the former by vote of 85 to and the latter by vote of S7 to 1.
 The convention then took up the re- port of the committee on impeachments. This contained few changes from the present constitution.
 The principal change made was an amendment allowing sheriffs to succeed themselves provided they can only serve two terms.
 Convention Opens.
 The sixty-ninth days session of the Constitutional Convention was called to order at 12 o'clock by President Knox
 Roll call showed S7 members present. The committee on Journal reported 1t was correct. Several leaves of absence were asked for and granted Gen. Sanford of Msatgqi1s v arose to correct an error in the stenographic re- port as to his vote on the final adoption of the suffrage article. He voted against it, being opposed to the educational prop erty qualifications.
 Me de Graffenreid of Hale moved to | reconsider the vote whereby the ordin- | ance establishing new court houses In St. 1 Clair and Shelby counties was adopted. MT. de Graffenreid stated tha the pur- | pose of his motion was to change the Beaners amendment relative to Shelby | county so as to make Columbiana the venue of suits in certain beats of Shelby county.
 MT. Pillans of Noble moved to postpone | the consideration of this motion until after all the articles on the calendar had been considered.
 l MT. Beaners of Shelby said he would | not undertake to advise the convention
 as to how they should act but that the
 people of the northern part of Shelby | needed a court house as much as those in St. Clair, on the south side of Backbone I mountain. That the only objection to the | ordinance came from Columbiana because | the new county line ran a little too close | to Columbiana, but If the convention l thought so he would be willing to have
 the lines changed. He said the ordinance 1 ought not to be changed, however, as 1t | had been consented to by the represen- | tatives of Columbiana and this practical | ly amounted to consent judgment in l open court.
 | CoIumbian's Side. l MT. Browne, of Talladega, said that on l Saturday morning without any notice to | any one MT. Beaners had introduced this I amendment giving Shelby county new I court house and adding to its Jurisdiction | three and half more beats than had | been previously discussed. Here MT. | Browne had two pages hold up a large
 map of Shelby county and explained to | the convention the territory proposed to l be embraced in the new court house juris- | diction. This matter he stated had never
 been before any comittee. He moved to 1 lay on the table the motion to postpone | consideration This was done and the
 previous question being ordered the con
 vention by vote of 35 to 38 decided not | to reconsider A verification of the vote | being demanded 1t resulted in vote of | 34 ayes and 40 nays.
 MT. Long of Butler and MT. Wilson of l Clark introduced petitions against the | free pass evil.'
 l MT. Jenkins of Wilcox introduced an | ordinance to provide for the state sem | ators whose terms expire in 1904 to hold over until 1906 unless there be a special
 election held prior to that time. | MT. Williams of Fillmore introduced an | ordinance to require the Secretary to
 have published the official proceedings of | the first three days. 1 MT. O'Neal moved to continue the morn- | ing session until 130 o'clock. This mo- | ton was defeated.
 | Mr. Burns of Dallas offered resolu- | tion that when the convention adjourn
 next Friday 1t adjourn until August Eth. This motion was lost.
 l Mr. Browne of Talladega introduced an | ordinance to repeal that part of the St. | Clair-Shelby counties court house ordi- nance which related to Shelby county. The convention then adjourned until | 3.30 o'clock.
 Afternoon Session. The convention reassembled at 3:30 o'clock with 78 delegates present. Mr. Sanford of Pike, chairman of the committee ons engrossment, reported that the articles on judiciary and taxation were correctly engrossed. They were then read third time and adopted. The article on taxation was adopted on an aye and nay vote of S5 to 2, and the ar ticle on Judiciary by an aye and nay vote of N to 1. MT. DeGraffenried voted aye for the purpose of moving reconsidera- ton.
 MT. Burns of Dallas then introduced by consent resolution instructing the committee on harmony to report an ordi- nance including basterds among those who could not vote.
 Article of Impeachments.
 The convention then took up the re- port of the committee on impeachments, of which MT. Hood of Etowah is chair man.
 Section was read as follows:
 Section 1. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor,