The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-01

amendments had been tackled onto 1t before that time, and now the delegate from Greene in handling that section which Is now before the house for con sideration, moves to strike from the section as amended certain woros which
 The President-which were incor- porated by the amendment.
 MT. Sarnford-Which had been incor- poratcd by the amendment.
 The Presfdent-Then, in the opinion of the Chair, the Convention having voted upon that question and acted up on it, cannot be brought again into the question except by a motion to recon sider A motion to reconsider was made, entered. and its consideration was postponed until this date. The question would be npou the other mo- tion.
 MT. samford--I move that the vote adopting the amendment be reconsid. cred. s4H
 Mir. O'Neal-I rise to a point of order. The gentleman from Jefferson---
 The President--The Chair will hear the point of order of the gentleman from Jefferson.
 Mir. Cunningham-The gentleman from Pike moved to lay on the table an amendment that does not exist, and the gentleman from Jefferson made the point of order that his motion was out of order.
 The Presidential the opinion of the Chair. the point of order Is well taken. The question before the Convention Is A motion to reconsider the vote where- by the amendment offered by the gen. tleman from Jefferson was adopted and upon that the previous question has been ordered. It was ordered upon ootn of these questions to reconsider as the Chair understood. They were both submitted.
 MT. O'Neal-I desire to make this statement: My remembrance is that the gentleman from Jefferson accepted the motion of the gentleman from Mo- bile and there was no separate vote taken on the proposition. That Is true, but this Convention has never recon sidered the action whereby the amend ment offered by the gentleman from Jefferson was adopted.
 Mir. Reese-I move to reconsider the vote by which the amendment ohered by the gentleman from Jefferson was adopted.
 The President-The motion was made at the time it was adopted. It is the special order now. The Chair simply omitted to submit the question at the same time the other motion--it was an omission of the Chair. Both mo- tions were made. entered formally and set down especially for this occasion. The question is now upon the motion to reconsider the vote whereby fbls Convention adopted the amendment or fered by the gentleman from Jerer- son. It seems the previous question was not ordered on this motion. MT. Coleman-That was my omission. I move now the previous question II it is not out of order
 The President-The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Jefferson. MT. Stamford (Pike)-I rise to point 1 of order. The point of order IS tEat few moments ago before the gentle man from Jefferson got on the floor, | the gentleman from Greene moved the previous question on his veiy Ioint. 1 If the gentlemen do not bear me cut | in this. of course I will not insist MT. Coleman-There Se the Journal MT. Samford-That is my recollection. The Presidential was not the recol- l lection of the Chair that the gentleman | from Greene
 Mfr. Coleman-Mr. President, will you allow me a moment? It seems there is some confusion here arising rom not properly considering this Section. These | OSs which were offered, occupy the same 1 relation to this Section now as If it had 1 been originally written in there. TEere | are no longer any amendments before l this body. The Section as alopted | reads: Every male citizen of this State who is a citizen of the United States, and every male inhabitant who has declared himself to be:ome cit- | gen." etc.
 The President-will the gentleman from Greene allow a suggestion from the Chair? When the gentleman from Jefferson offered his amendment 1t was adopted. There was one vote. Then the question was submitted 10 the Con- vention on the adoption of the section as amended and that was adopted Now the Convention has recGnside red the vote whereby the Section wal adopted, but it has not reconsidered the action whereby the amendments of fered by the gentleman from Jefferson that proposition by making an inde- pendent motion to strike 1t out, be. cause that would be in op' position to the deliberate actior of the Convention, reversing It's ac'
 ton, which can only be done upon z motion to reconsider.
 MT. Howze-I rise to a point of par liamentary inquiry. l want to know il
 the original motion to reconsider dit
 not embrace the original Section ane
 the amendment?
 The Presidential did. There wer, two motions
 MT. Howze-Well, was the motlor
 not made or call for the previous Ques
 tion embrace both propositions.
 The President-The gentleman iron Greene seems 10 have overlooked a the time he made the motion that ther,
 were two motions to reconsider pend show that the previous question wal
 ordered on anything except the vot' whereby the Section as amended wa! adopted.
 Mir. Howze-My point of inquiry ii were they not both combined so tha the call for the previous question in
 cluded them both?
 Mir. Coleman-Suppose the Sectior
 had been originally written just &s i
 was adopted. and the motion had beer
 made to reconsider the vote by which f
 was adopted and that motion had peer carried would not the Section be befor,
 us? That, Mir. President, Is exactly
 the situation or the condition of tn,
 Section as it was when adopted.
 The President-The Section is nov
 before the Convention, but 1t is be
 fore the Convention with the amend ment of the gentleman from Jenersol incorporated in 1t.
 Mir. Coleman-The motion was to re scind. to strike out that part whicl