The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-15

to state the main question. What IS the question? desire q reading or the amendment
 The PresIdent-Ti5e question is upon the call for the previous question. Shah the main question be now puty MT. Parker (Elmorel--What is the main question?
 F The main question on vote was ordered.
 Section 5 .as amended. on . vote was then adopted.
 Mr. Rogers (Sumterl--r desire to inc troduce an ordinance.
 The President-The gentleman Is not in order to introduce an ordinance at this time.
 The Secretary will read Section & The section WaG read as follows: Sec. 6, The Governor and Lteuten- ant Governor shall each be at least thirty years of age when elected. and shall have been citizens of the United States ten years, and resident citizens of this state at least seveH years next before the date of their election. The Lieutenant Governor shall be ex-offi- cio President of the State, which shall elect a President pro tenn. from among it's own members, who shall discharge the duties of the Lieutenant Gov ernor in the Senate, whenever he Is absent or disqualified.
 Mir. Jones (Nentgomeryl-I move the adoption of that Section. Nil. Lomax here took the Chair.
 The motion was seconded. MT. Spragins-I offer an amendment.
 The amendment was read: Amend Section 6 by adding at the end thereof. but the Lieutenant Governor when m acting as President of the Senate shall ha n0 rfCht Ia vRte saN0Qnt in the event of tie.'
 The amendment was adopted. The question recurring upon the adoption of the Section as amended the same was adopted.
 Mr. Jones (Montgomery)-Mr. Pres ident, l have an amendment to Sec ton [.
 The President pro tem-There is a minority report accompanying Section and under the rules 1t will come in as an amendment to the Section. The Secretary will read the Section. and then read the minority report. The Section and report were read as follows:
 Sec. '. The Lleutenant- Governor. Secretary of State, State Auditor. State Treasurer, Attorney General Superin- tendent of Education, and Commission CT of Agriculture and Industries shall receive compensation for their services, which shall be fixed by law, and which shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which they have been elected, and with the exception Of the Lieutenant Governor, shall reside at the Capital. After the adoption of this Constitution, the compensation of the Governor shall be five thousand dollars per annum. which shall not be thereafter increased or diminished dur Ing the term for which he shall have been elected.
 The minority report was read as fol- lows:
 The undersigned member of the Conn mittee on Executive Department does uot concur in the report of the Com mittee as to Sections and 27, and he offers as a substitute for Section the following:
 Section [. The Governor. Lieuten- ant Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor and Attorney General shall re- ceive compensation for their services which shall be fixed by law, and which shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which they shall have been elected, and shall, except the
 Lieutenant- Governor, reside at the
 State Capitol during the time they continue in office. except in eases of epidemic.
 And he further recommends that Section 27, (which relates to the l0afa- ing of money in the State Treasuryl. as reported by said Committee, be stricken out and do not pass. Respectfully submitted, Watkins M. Vaughan.
 The President pro tem-The question Is upon the adoption of the substitute offered by the minority of the Com mittee.
 MT. vaughn-I want to offer an amendment to the substitute.
 MT. Watts-I rise to a question qf inquiry.
 The President pro tem-The gentle man will state his question. Mr. Watts-WilI that amendment or minority report, leave out the Sprer- intendent of Education and the Com missioner of Agriculture and Indus tries?
 The President pro tem-The gentle man who made the minority report re- quests leave to add those two offices to the minority report.
 The leave was granted.
 MT. Long CWalker)-I rise 70 favor the minority report of the Committee, Mir. President. Alabama has had, Constitutions, and neither of these Constitutions since 1s19. '61, '66. Re- publican Constitution that was So cursed in '6S, or '75, had any clause in 1t fixing the salary of the Governor Of the State of Alabama. I think 1t would be unwise for us to say that the Gov ernor of the State shall have a 5000 salary, and to say 1t in the Constitu- tion, even if there were merit in the contention. 1t seems to me that this Is a question that should be left to the Legislature of Alabama to settle and to pass upon. There has never been a time, as I have stated before, when such a clause was inserted in any Constitution of this State.
 We were sent here by the people with a pack of cards, with nothing in 1t ex- cept suffrage cards, and here we are drawing and putting in new decks, and dealing from the bottom new officers, creating offices, and in creasing salaries, in the first Article of the Constitution we consider. We must remember that this has to so back to the people for ratification. l might vote to increase the Governors s salary in the General Assembly of Ala bama, if were a member of that body when such a question Is before 1t, but I can never see my way clear to vote to place it in the Constitution. In our present constitution, Section Of Ar ticle V, reads as follows:
 T. The Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Auditor and Att torney General, shall reside at the seat of government of this State during the time they continue in office, except In cases of epidemics; and they shall re- ceive compensation for their services.