The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-12
ATTACHMENTS ARTICLE
Committee Reported on This
 Matter Yesterday.
Proposition to Reduce Number of Employees of Body Submitted.
 Democratic Caucus Called to
 Discuss Suffrage Article.

claimed almost the entire time Of the Constitutional Convention yesterday. Two of the subdivisions of Section of the Article were reconsidered and caused an extended debate. The Con. vention was considering Section of the Article which delegates to County Cor missioners or County Courts the power to legislate for localities when the hour of adjournment arrived yes- terday afternoon.
 The Convention yesterday manifest ed a disposition to reduce expenses. The resolution of Mir. deGraaffenreid of Hale, to dispense with a number Of the Committee Clerks was favorably re- ported by the Rules Committee and as a substitute the Convention adopt ed a resolution by MT. Howell of Cle- burne. which raises a committee to in yestigate and recommend what subor- dinate officials may be dispensed with.
 Mr. Long of Walker, bobbed up again with a humorous amendment to the Article or Local Legislation which proposed to prohibit all future Leg1s-
 
 Convention. The amendment was not considered.
 Before adjournment of the morning session Mir. Lowe of Jefferson, Chair man of the Democratic caucus, gave notice that a caucus would be held next Monday evening in the Hall Of the House of Representatives. It IS understood that sixty-three delegates have requested that a caucus be held for the purpose of considering the ad- visibility of making the Suffrage Ar ticle a special order and of further discussing the Article. ---.. r Convention Proceedings.
 One hundred and eighteen delegates were present when the Convention was opened with prayer by Mir. Dix yester- day morning.
 In accordance with previous notice Mir. Malone of Henry moved to recon- sider the vote by which the last para graph of what was known as Subdi- sion 26 of the Article on Local Lcgis- lation waS passed Wednesday after" noon. He explained that the paragraph as adopted would prevent the estab- lishment of local dispensaries by the General Assembly.
 MT. Pitts of Dallas spoke in favor of reconsideration. He said he thought the Convention had specified enough subjects II on which the Legislature could not pass laws.
 MT. C'Neal of Lauderdale. Chairman of the committee. spoke in opposition to reconsideration. He charged that a combination had been made between the friends of diSrensaries and the friends of the special privilege to Mo bile schools to perDetuate the worst evils of local legislation. With Mobile or one side and the diSpensaries on the other Mir. O'Neal declared that the committee had been under cross fire of questions since its report had besn under consideration.
 MT. Frtts cs Tuscaloosa challenged MT. O'Neal. He said the friends of the dispensaries were prepared to meet MT. O'Neal. He said the manner of the committee was enough to put the friends of the dispensaries on their guard. He did not see any harm in permitting the Legislature to foster the magnificent school system of Mobile.
 MT. Smith of Mobile vigorously repu- diated the charge of combination with the dispensaries and made very caustic address. He said he had no doubt that MT. O'Neal would fight the Mobiles school system later on and served notice upon him that he (Mr. Smith) would be prepared to meet him in the fight.
 MT. deGraffenreid of Hale spoke for reconsideration. He declared thath he favored local dispensaries and said he was opposed to laying any rude hand on the Mobile school system and would fight against any such movement. These schools and this privilege, he said, were es- tablished before he (Mr. deGraffenreid) was born and they should be let alone.
 Arising to a question of personal privilege MT. O'Neal disclaimed reflec- ton upon the motive of any one. He thought the language of Mir Smith had been unwarranted.
 There was a controversy between Messrs. Smith and O'Neal. The Mobile delegate said the Lauderdale delegate had charged Mobile with masking be- hind moral reform in it's pursuit of special privileges.
 Mr. O'Neal declared that he had not made this statement. He had charged q combination between Mobile and the dispensaries to perpetuate a system of local legislation and this combination was apparent by the vote upon the floor.
 Dr. Cunningham of Jefferson, spoke in favor of reconsideration. The vote was reconsidered. Ayes, S3: nays, 51.
 MT. Jones of Hale. then moved to reconsider the vote by which subdivis- ion 23. relating to the Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace was passed and the vote was reconsidered.
 Effort to Reduce Expenses.
 The Committee on Rules reported favorably a resolution providing for dispensing with all Committee clerks except thoee serving the Rules Com nlittee and the Committee on Consis- tency of the Constitution after this week.
 Mir Howell of Cleburne. presented a substitute which raises Committee to investigate and report what expenses of the Convention may be reduced. The substitute vas adopted.
 Mir. Cofer of Cullmsn, presented a