The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-17
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 Friday. August 16. 1901. The Convention met pursuant to ad- Journment, ana was caiied 10 order by the President. and opened with prayer bv Rev. Dr. Andrews as follows:
 O Lord. our Heavenly Father. we thank Thee that we are alive and are here to meet the responsibilities and to face the duties of another day. We pause ere we begin our work and look unto Thee from whence cometh all of our help, praying that Thou wouldst strengthen us for the duties that lie before us, and that we may be enabled to accomplish all that Thou wouldst have us do. We thank Thee for Thy help in the past. for Thy mercies which have eeen unfailing, and for Thy good ness which has followed us all the days of our lives. We have seen the end of days and years. but of Gos's goodness and mercy we have seen no end. We are here today. our Father, as living monuments to Thy mercy and love. We pray Thy blessings upon us and that into our hearts may come that peace which passeth all understand ing. that we may have clear Judgments and that we may do the work that Thou hast assigned to us in manner pleasing to Thee. We pray Thy bless ings upon this Convention, and we thank Thee that the health of Thy ser wants has been dear in Thy sight. We pray that Thou wilt be with them and that the work they may do will re- dound to the good of all the people. Bless them today. give each one strength and wisdom and may the work done. O Lord, be such as will be acceptable to Thee. and that will ac- complish good to our people, Bless any who are in distress; bless any who may be suffering with the. severity of the elements. May The Lord bless all of our people along the storm stricken coast. and grant, our Father. that Thy blessings may rest upon them, and that no harm may befall them. Bless us today and lead us through all of our future life. and when our work here is ended. in Heaven. fin the home of the good and the pure. save us. we pray Thee. through Christ. our Redeemer. Amen.
 Upon a call of the .'oll 75 delegates responded to their names.
 MT. Parker (Cullman)-I move the call of the roll of the House and that absent members be sent for.
 The Presidential is no yed that we have a call of the roll of the House. and that the sergeant-at-arms be in structed to send for absent members.
 The motion was carried. and the call of the House proceeded.
 The absent members were summoned. The Presidential now appears that there are s2 delegates. and quorum.
 The report of the Committee on the Journal was read, stating that the Journal for the seveaty-secold day hal been examined. approved and adopted. MT. White-I desire to make this statement to the Convention. The Committee on Order. Consistency and Harmony of the whole Constitution is being very much delayed by printing. To give you one instance. the Article on Suffrage was placed in the hands of the printer on the 9th. We have not yet received that article. We have been urging it. the clerk of the Conven- ton has been urging it. and the Com mittee on Printing and Incidental Ex- penses volunteered their services to hurry it up, but it seems we cannot have it done. The subcommittee are entirely up with their work and have been since last week. and if this con hnues. it is necessarily going to delay this Convention a week at least, after 1t has finished all of It's other duties. I call the attention of the Convention to it. in order that it may take such steps as it seems proper to remedy this mat ter.
 Mr Fitts-I move that the public printer be brought before the bar of the House to give such excuse as he can before this august body, as to the delay he is forcing upon this entire Convention.
 The Presidential seems to the Chair that the motion would be out of order
 MT. Vaughan-I move that the article on Judiciary be taken from the table and be nut upon its passage.
 MT. Hefiin-I make the point of order that it is out of order
 MT. Coleman (Greene)-Is that in or der until we call the roll?
 MT. Hef1in-I call for the regular order.
 The President-The motion may be entered, but 1t will not be in order at this time for consideration. as a mo- tion to take from the table is not mo- ton that has any privilege, and there fore would not displace the regular order.
 The Secretary will call the roll of delegates for the introduction of ordin- ances.
 MT. Beddow-I move that the rules be suspended and that the call of the roll of delegates be dispensed with.
 MT. Coleman--I insist upon the call of the roli this morning. I want to introduce resolution.
 Mir. Beddow-I will not insist upon 1t if there is objection.
 MT. Vim yielded to MT. Coleman of Greene
 MT. Coleman (Greene)-I wish to in troduce a short resolution to be refer red to the Committee on Rules, which I think will meet the motion just made.
 Resolution No. SO4. by MT. Coleman of Greene was read as follows:
 Resolved That the article on Judi ciary may be taken from the table, and whea taken from the table, Section 2S thereof may be amended. or revised or stricken out" ~.. .%..
 Referred to the Committee on Rules.
 Leaves of absence were granted as follows: '.-s
 To Mir Cardon for today and Mon- day: indefinite leave to MT. Haley on account of sickness; to MT. Reynolds of Henry for today and tomorrow on account of sickness in family; to MT. Espey for today and tomorrow on ac- count of sickness; indefinite leave to Mir. Kirkland on account of sickness in his family.
 Mir Burns offered the following reso- . lurion' Resolved that the expenses of this Convention should be reduced and that recess for ten days without any pay except mileage should be taken in order that the Committee on Har- mony may make complete report"
 Referred to the Committee on Rules