The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-21
sEvENTY-sIxTH DAY.
Sss1EHS SETE1E
MONTGOMERY. ALA. Tuesday, August 20, 1901.

sournment, was called to order by the President and opened with prayer by the Rev. Mir Marshall as follows:
 o Lord, our Heavenly Father, we thank Thee that Thou hast spared our lives through the night and hast given us the health and strength necessary to gater here ip the transaction or the business of this Convention, and we come before Thee this morning realiz- ing our helplessness without Thee, our utter dependence upon Thee. praying that Thou wouldst give us strength and wisdom and grace necessary to discharge the duties of this day. Bless each and every member of this Conven- ton according to his needs. Bless tneir families at home. Guide us by Thy spirit, uphold us by Thy strong arms. and at last in Heaven save us. we ask for Christ's sake. Amen.
 Upon a caH of the roll 104 delegates responded to their names.
 Indefinite leave of absence was grant, ed to MT. willett of Pickens, the leave dating two weeks from last Thursday; MT. Freeman for yesterday and today
 Mir. Harrison-I desire to call atten- tion to the fact that the stenographic report of yesterday fails to show that section 16 of the report on Corporations was adopted. I therefore ask that the report be amended so as to show the facts. The Journal, perhaps, shows it.
 Mir. Sanford (Montgomery)-I rise to a question of personal privilege. Tn the colloquy yesterday. in the discus sion between my friend from Pike and myself in the report, 1 am reported as saying q do not blame :he stenograph- CTS. because you cannot always eaten the exact worl Is in controversy. nut I am made to say and the compromis- es have been an abandonment Of prin- ciple, and a matter of cowardice. It might be supposed from that that in- siruated that my friend from Pike had abandoned principle and that ne did so from a want of courage, than which nothing can be further from the truth. I have known him for many, many years, and l regard him as man or intellect of courage, and of patriotism, and I am the last man 10 insinuate that any gentleman is afraid to do any thing that is right for man to do, and especially such a friend as l have in MT. Murphree of Pike county. l wish to make that statement so that no one will suppose that I was rude enough Iiscourteous enough or unjust enough to make such a charge upon any gem tIeman I esteem as highly as him. There are some other mf ely verbal points that I will have Go .ected.
 MT. Murphree-The explanation made by the senior delegate from Montgom- cry in regard to the matter is entirely satisfactory.
 MT, Opp-I desire to call attention to an error in the stenographic report of yesterday. In the remarks l made. in one line it says at the end of the seV- enth column on the third page. 'is not spontaneous uprising of the people, but it is largely ficticious." It should be 'facticious."
 Dallas complains that the gentleman speaks inaudibly. Uaughter.)
 Mir. Opp--I did not hear the gentle man from Dallas say that. and 1 am glad that it could be transmitted through the President. daughtero Further on in my remarks 1 am made to say: When I stand here in the light it may be of championing free passes. It makes me say exactly the reverse of what I did say. said while I did not stand here as the apologist or defender of free passes" There are some other errors. due. no doubt. to the enormous amount of work devolving upon the stenographers. I am made to say rag ing and raring," when I said 'surging and roaring" Then fictitious" occurs further down where it should be fac ticious.'
 am also reported as saying:
 MT. friend retired from time to time and took counsel with others who held the same views as myself. and I as- sume though I don't know. and no doubt l was in error as to that. that he had counsel with the distinguished gen. 4leman from Mobile. and finally we arrived at the agreement which is re- ported and included in the report made by the committee. While these com promises are not binding and are not conclusive upon this Convention, nevAr- theless we regard 1t and it should be regarded"
 Mir. Sanford (Montgomery)-I would like to say in justice to the stenograph- CTS. that what did say yesterday was that "all compromises are an abandon ment of principle. and sometimes are the result of cowardice."
 Mr. Smith (Mobile)--I ask unanimous consent to make the report from the Committee on Judiciary on Ordinance No. 40. the special order after the pending special order.
 MT. Browne-I would like to inquire what is the ordinance.
 MT. Smith-It is an ordipance, intro duced. Mr MT. Reese of Dallas, recom- mending that the courts be given power to exclude the public from the 1flaI or rape anu dSodu ut WItn IltSHl lO rape eases.
 The President-The Chair will state for the information of the gentleman from Mobile that We are not proceed ing now under any special order but every matter comes up in regular order.
 Mir. Smith (Mobile)-I understood there was q regular order for this morning. =.-:--
 MT. Sanford CPike)-I ask unani- nous consent to make a report from the Committee on Engro6sment.
 The consent was given.
 The report was read as follows; -
 The Committee on Engro&ing, re- port that they have examined the article on Education and find the same correct.
 w. J. Sanford, Chairman"
 Mir Brooks--I desire to offer a mo- tion to reconsider the vote by which Section IS was passed.
 The President-The motion will not be in order until after the reading and approval of the journal.
 MT. Brooks-The rule says "any time during the morning session"
 The President-The Chair will enter tain the motion after it hears the re- port from the Committee on Journal.
 MT. Graham (Talladega)-The jour nal has not been approved?
 The President-Not yet
 Mr Sanford (Pike)-The Committee on Harmony are anxious to get these reports, and I ask that the report of the Engrossing Committee on the