The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-20
AFTERNOON SESSION.


 esates present upon the call of the roll.
 Mir. Long (Waiker)--I rise to a Ques- ton of priv leGG. l respectfully ask the attention Of the delegates present upon the floor to The Woman's Jour nal" published at Boston, Saturday, August 17, 1901. which says: "In the debate upon reconsideration, August 9th, some angry and disrespectful speeches were made against the meas ure. Among others, that of Hon. T. l.. Long of Walker, seems to have en- 1oyed an unwholesome re-eminence. correspondent says: He spoke as loud as he could scream, with the ges- ticulatIons of rU fflan. I have never heard anything less ch!valric or more savage, uttered in the presence of dig mined men, who have mothers, wives and daughters CLaughter.) wish to oIstate. MT. President, that the stem ographic report will bear no just crit icism. nor show that l made any un- just 0? improper statement upon that occas on. l wish to say that ever since our forefathers. the Purltans, first set- tad in tMassac they seem up therc to have undertaken 10 dominate and influence public opinion, some times wisely and sometimes unwisely. This is not d true representation of the op. hions or thoughts of the Boston peo- pc. bu. it comes from q class of people who believed Tn burning old women at the stake as witches in the years gone by. and l will state that Boston Is the only civ l was ever in that I saw a white woman hanging on the arm of a colored gentleman" as her husband. :. (Applause) l want to state that Bos- ton is the only town that l ever att tended a Christian church, twenty-five years after the war. when representa- tive men were mentioned in the pulpit and abused because they were from . different section of the country. want to state that while this emanates from women, 1 never saw a woman In my life who wanted to vote but what she was so ugly that she could not get mar ried. Applause. If should do any. thing that would meet approval from g. Boston standpoint. I would weaken my pos tion. That is all have to say in regard to this matter.
 M. Walker--I arise to a question of personal privilege.
 Tho President-The Chair would in- quire if it Is of the same nature7 (Ap- plause.)
 Mr. Walker-No sir, 1 want to cor rect the Impression that some members may possibly have received from my treatment of the question asked me by my Friend, Mir. O'Neal, on Saturday. I understood the question referred to e matter contained in the amendment which had been proposed, but had al- ready been disposed of. As l stated at the time 1t certainly was far from my intention to treat the gentleman with any discourtesy, and I simply desire that no man shall have the impression that 1 would Intentionally treat the gentleman from Larderdale on any question otherwise than properly and with consideration.
 Mr. O'Neal-I desire simply to say that was satisfied the gentleman's re- marks were due to a misrepresentation and his explanation is in keeping with his uniform courtesy and manly char acter.
 Mir. Jackson--I move that the rules be suspended and tha. the privileges of the floor be extended to the Hon. T. L. Kennedy of Opelika. a member of the Legislature.
 Upon a vote beng taken the privi- leges of the floor were extended to the