The age-herald., 1901-07-16
NJ RECED|NC FROM ACTION
 OF DELECATES The Convention Refuses to Reconsider the Vote on County Boundaries SHELBY COUNTY SHE CASE kaIera Loses the Fight and Now Will Have to Go Before the People
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 House.
SHELBY COUNTY SITE CASE
BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.

BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.
 Montgomery, July 15.-(special )-The convention met at Ii o'clock today and in the two-hour morning session it re- fused to reconsider the vote by which the section in the present Constitution regulating the size of new counties was adopted Saturday, and voted down a mo- ton by MT Brooks of Mobile to suspend the rules so that the convention might vote on a resolution introduced by him today reciting that it was against the sense of the convention that matters ap- pertaining to it should be considered in caucus. The rest of the morning session was spent in considering the Shelby coun- ty court house matter.
 This came up as rider attached to section six of the article on state and county boundaries. This is the last sec ton of that article and related to the removal of county sites. A two third s vote of the electors was recommended of the committee as necessary to make the change, and the court house of Shel- by was fixed at Columbiana unless changed by vote under the provisions of the acts of February g, 1899, and Feb ruary 20, 1899.
 There was a minority report which recommended that this part of section six be not adopted. This minority re- port was laid on the table by a vote of 70 to sS during which it developed that both the Columbiana and Calera partis- ans had offered President Knox retain
 ho n ha X- cused from voting. Captain White also asked to be excused as he had beer ef7 ffered h24efafner by one side Both Co., lumianaand Calera have had their friends working in their interest and 1t seems both of them have been willing to pay money to win court house.
 At the afternoon session this section as reported by the committee was adopted, including making Columbiana, the county site of Shelby county, except that ma jority vote was substituted for a two thirds vote was necessary to move coun- ty site.
 The convention then took up the report of the committee on banks and banking. This was adopted, and Is practically the same article as is now in the constitu- tion, except that there is to be new State official whose duties will be to ex- anime banks and individuals doing a banking business, and all trust companies and similar institutions. An amendment by Governor Oates to allow State banks to issue money was passed. Until the 10 per cent. federal tax is repealed this will 11 ;,, onarotiou
 The convention will take up the report of the committee on legislative depart ment tomorrow.
 Convention Opens.
 The forty fifth days session of the con stitutional convention was called ito order by President Knox at Il o'clock. A prayer was offered by Rev. MT. McDaniel Roll call showed eighty-seven members present. Several leaves of absence was asked for and granted.
 Mr. Proctor chairman of the commit tee on the journal reported 1t was correct and the report was adopted.
 MT. Howell of Cleburne then moved to i reconsider the vote whereby section of the article reported by the committee on state and county boundaries, which left the law as to size of new counties as at present, was adopted.
 MT Moody of Jackson moved to lay this motion on the table. This was done by a vote of 50 to 30
 Mir DeGraffenreid of Hale, who had offered the substitute to this section of the committees report which was adopted arose and said that it was simply the minority report of Messrs. Moody and Miller which he had offered and that he had done it at their request.
 General Sanford of Montgomery moved to take from the table section of the re. port which was tabled the other day. Ht withdrew this motion, as it was not de. batable and he wanted to make a speech on the subject.
 The roll was then called for the purpose of introducing ordinances.
 MT. Brooks of Mobile offered a resolu ton that 1t was the sense of the conyen. tion that it was opposed to discussing fl causus matters relative to the conven ttons proceedings. He moved a susps< sion of the rules that this resolution might be put upon it's passage This mo ton was defeated by vote of 21 to 37
 MT. Burns of Dallas offered resolution to provide that the Legislature should en- act suitable laws for enforcing the liens of mechanics on the products of theil labor.
 The committee on schedules and ex. penses reported, without recommendation MT. Beddow's resolution to instruct said committee to patronize printing establish. ments employing union labor.
 MT. Hefin, chairman of the committee stated that the committee had already made its contract for the printing of the convention.
 Section Six.
 The convention then proceeded with the consideration of section6 of the report of the committee on State and county boun. daries This section related to the re, > nloval of courthouses, and embraced tho Aghelby County courthouse matter. The kommittee recommended that 1t remain
 Commbiana. The section read as fol.
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 ction 6. No county site shall be re-
 except by two-thirds vote of the
 VI electors of said county voting