The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-19


 the amendment, and to the Section.
 Mir Jones--I rise to point of order against that. The length of time that the Governor has after the ad- tonsnment of the General Assembly has already been decided by this Con- vention,-that is, at ten days,--and the only way to reach that would be tc move to reconsider 1t.
 The President-The Chair will over rule that point of order.
 Mir. Murphree--It seems that several members want me to change my sub stitute to six days, and therefore will make that change.
 Objection was made to the proposed change.
 The Pgesident-objection is made. and the substitute canItot be further amended at. this time.
 Mir Brcoks-In order that the Con- vention may have a clear idea of what they are voting upon, I ask that the amendment offered by the gentleman from Hale. for which this substitute Is offered. be read.
 The amendment was read as follows:
 Amend Section 13 by striking from the Section all after if any bill in the eighteenth line thereof, and insert in lieu thereof the following: Every bill
  of the General Assembly shall be pre- scented to the Governor. If he approve he shall sign 1t. but if not. he shall return it to the House in which it shall have originated which shall enter-the objections at large upon the Journal and the House to which the bill shall be returned shall proceed to reconsider it. If, after such reconsideration. a majority of the whole number elected to that House shall vote for the pass age of such bill, it shall be sent with objections to the other House. by which 1t shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by majority of the whole number elected to that House, it shall become law, but in such cases the votes of both Houses shall be deter miEed by yeas and nays, and the names of the members voting for or against the bill sholl be entered upon the Journals of each House respectively. !" Mir. Brooks-Now rise to point of order.
 MT. Jones-If the gentleman will all low me, I think can get him out of some trouble.
 The resident-The gentleman from Mobile has the floor.
 Mir. Brooks-I make this point of or- der, Mr. Presidennt. Whenever an IS pEOPOoCus IL LuuSI UC uAS~ posed of as a substantive proposition by the Convention, before we can pro- ceed to another amendment. and the way to dispose of that is in one of three ways: you can either amend by striking out words from the amend ment, or by inserting or adding to 1t. or by striking out and inserting. But you cannot offer an amendment to an amendment, by putting in something else that is not germain to the sub- ject matter before the House. Now the subject matter of the substitute offered by the gentleman from Pike simply re-enacts, or re-adopts the sub ject upon which this amendment is pending
 MT. O'NeaI-It simply adopts the Committees report.
 MT. Brooks-It simply adopts the Committee report, and
 - Mir. Willett-I rise to point of or der.
 The President-The gentleman from Mobile has the floor.
 MT. Willett-Under the rules a point of order. cannot be argued.
 MT. Brooks-I believe it Is in the power of the House to hear the reasons for the point of order.
 The President-The gentleman will state his point of order. He had not concluded his statement of the point of order.
 MT. Brooks-I simply wanted to state that the point of order is that an as a substantive and dis tinctive proposition must be disposed of in one of the ways have referred to. and you cannot dispose of 1t by Jumping over 1t and taking up some thing which is not germain to the prop osition. Now, if an original proposf- tion can have an amendment pending on it, and somebody else can move an to that, by adopting the original proposition why we would nev- CT get a vote on the amendment it. self That is simply going back, and backing and filling. If I understand the parliamentary rule right, think 1t is laid down as fundamental prin- ciple that the amendment must be of in one of the three ways l have spoken of, and you cannot in an amendment to an amendment in- corporate matters that are not germain to 1t.
 Now, if you will allow me one mo- ment; If that amendment is put to the House and defeated, then it would be in order to move another amend ment to the Section, which might in7 corporate that very thing that Is de- feated, if 1t has certain matters added to it. in which he coherency of the two is established. l think that the point of order is well taken and that the substitute Is out of order.
 Mir. Jones Montgomery sought re- cognition.
 The President-Does the gentleman desire to rise to the point of order made by the gentleman from Mobile?
 Mir. Jones (Montgomery)-I want 10 ( fer a proposition that we could get rid of, by unanimous consent
 The Presiient-The question will be on the point of order made by the gen. uemsn from Mobile.
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-Wiu the gentleman withdraw it, and We will get that amendment out of the way in fifteen seconds, by consent of the mover
 NJ. deGraffenried--No. We cannot.
 MT, Jones (Montgomery)- unaer- stood that we could.
 The Presidential the opinion of the Chair the propositions to save time result in consuming time. and we had probably better proceed reru- larly, and dispose of motions in their orde".
 In reference to the point of order made by the gentleman from Mobile, the Chair will say that 1t is the same point of order made last week. The point made by the gentleman from Mo pile is that an amendment to an amend ment must he confined strictly to the matter contained in the amsndment. In ruling on that point last week. the Chair was ip doubt, but the chair will adhere to the same ruling now that was made then and will overrule the point of order. Is the Con ventinn ready