The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-20
the Secretary read the petition .. fol-

lows:
 Petition 24 Mir. Coleman (Greene). Hon. T. w. Coleman. Montgomery. Ala, | The undersigned citizens aud tax payers of the city of Birmingham. Ala, earnestly desire . tax limit on the power of taxation by municipalities | and especially of this city. and desire the amendment proposed by MT. Weak ley with its exceptions rejected. and we respectfully pray that the Conven- tion now in session place a limit on the powers of taxation and of assess ment for investment on municipal au- thorities:
 John c. Smith, H, P. Smith. J. H. Stillman, L. R. Edge, A. Speaker, D. R. Dunlap. l.. Burger. TIC. Mcdonald. William Snyder, W. o. Snyder. S. West Jones. w. A. Smith. N. P. Leav- ins, F. E. Davison, W~T. Robinson, A. W. Abbott. Otto Marx. Frederick G. Mack, W. s. Brown. J. A. Down. ley, George H. Blin. IT,. M. w. Runer. W. E. Holloway. Norman Webb. James Spence. Calvin Jones. R. H. Baugh c. A. Mountjoy.
 The same petition as above. hut with the following statement: These par ties own property worth approximately one million dollars" was signed by the following names: T. H. Motion & Co.,, for Joseph R. Smith. ST.; E. L. Watts. John c. Henley, B. F. Simmons. c. E. Crenshaw. E. J. Pierce. Kate D.. Pierce, L. L. Motion, N. H. Anderson. M. J. Ansley. William Fort. Mary D.. Fitzpatrick. R. B. Haney. J. H. La Prade. M. Lewars. M. J. Luncuest. Betty Montgomery, c. H. Motion. F. Nelson. IT,. J. A. Robertson. M. C.. Roper. E. W. Storey. J. E.. Torrey. c B. Thompson. H. H. Vance. M. H. Ware. D. Walker. B. F. Roden. O'Bryne & Franklin. H. Franklin. T. T. Ashford. George Cobb. John r. White, s. W. White. !. H. Patterson. W. H. Wilder, Mrs. W. H. Wilder. Thomas D. Bradford, H. H. Mayberry. T. H. Spencer. H. s. Hall. S. E. Thompson, c. F. Enslen, Jefferson County Savings Bank by c. F. Enslen. President: J. Ellis Davis. Mrs. Lydia L. Davis. by J. E. Davis. agent.
 The same petition was signed by the following names. hut without any statement attached thereto: W. R. Houghton. George Huddleaton. Will liam C. Ward. J. L.. Yancey, J. D. Chichester. L. Schneinbrathen. P. M: M. T. Porter, J. M. Gillcspy. Jolsl w. Webb. Wilbur c. Offott. Mrs. IdelIa M. Middleton. s. R. Garrett. Louis Saks. J. F. Sulzby. Hermann Saks. J. P. Lynch, NJ. E. Washington. F. M. Lynch. J. D. Callius. Sam H. Harris. J. M. Yahill. J. W. Hasz. Sam L. Earle. M. M. Boggan. J. c. Abernethy. H. c. Abbott. E. I. Burn. L. E. Ba tes. John P. Rosenthal. W. F. Hodges. J. N. Reason. W. D. Cooper, A. B. Van dergrift, R. R. Robinson. Jones Schwab. R. N. Wheeler. F. B. John son. Sidney Hart. B. Meyerstein. Jo- seph Lovemdarv. s. Rich. James A. Going. R. ". Mobley, R. A. McAdory.
 The same petition was signed by the statement attached thereto:
 I. H. Benners. Wesley M. Smith. H. V. Johnson. T. F. Cheek, James A. Allen, R. K. Middleton, J. E.. Wilson. T. N. Anglin. NJ. M. Williams, Oliver Caldwell. G. w. Chambers. M. A. May. John B. Bonner. J. R. Francis. T. c. William s. Morrow. J. P. Stiles, John L. Davis, H. M. Geever. H. W. Crook city of Bessemer; M. H. Crittenden. c. c. Ellis, c. c. Ellis. Jr., Lewis Whaley, c. R. Sexton, Mrs. F. NJ. Gardner. Mrs. K. B. Beard. Mrs. Jane T. Lynch, J. c. Kyle, Mrs. L. A. Peace, H. F. Hewitt. M. H. Snedecor. A. F. White. E. J. Black. Warner, Smiley & Co.,. by Newton, Mrs. Annie Brooks, A. B. Lovelace. Joe Slaughter, J. M. Bradley. J. l.. Worcester, L. J. Haley, Jr.
 MT. President-The petition will be referred to the Committee on Municipal Corporations.
 The hour of 10:30 having arrived the call of the roll of delegates was dis continued. Upon a call of the standing committees the following business was transacted:
 MT. O'Neal-The Committee on Lo- cal Legislation has been called and the Committee on EngrOssment reported yesterday the engrossed article. I would ask that the article be read a third time for final passage. Is it in order at this time?
 The Presidential seems to the Chair that would come under unfinished business. Whether it did or not, with out suspension of the rules it could not be done.
 MT. ONeal-It is the report from the Committee on Engrossed Bills. Their report is in order. That would come up under the head of special committees.
 MT. O'Neal-It is the report of standing committee. I cali your at- tention to the report of the standing committees. Is not the Committee on Engrossed Bills a standing committee:
 The Presidential is a special com mittee, and when that committee is called it will merely be called for re- ports. That would come under No. g. unfinished business.
 MT. deGraffenried-Mr. President, want to state that the Committee on Order and Harmony have gotten down to business and that it will be perhaps in the interest of shortening the work read and put upon its passage.
 The President-The regular order could be reached while you gentlemen are talking.
 The head of unfinished business being called
 MT. O'Neal-I ask that the report of the Committee on Engrossment be now taken up and that the articles engroSs- ed by them be put upon final passage
 The Presidential is moved that the article on local legislation reported by the Committee on Engrossment be read third time and passed.
 Mr. Browne-I move to amend that motion by taking up for passage the articles as reported by the committee. if the gentleman will accept, there were three articles reported at the same time.
 The Presidential is moved that the articles reported by the Committee on Engrossment be taken up and read a thard time and passed.
 Upon a vote being taken, the motion was carried.
 The ordinance on loraI lerisla finn