The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-04

r.. | ask the gentleman from Montgomery a question.
 MT. White-The Committee say they are willing to accept that, if it Is the wish of the Convention. and l ask the previous question.
 MT. Cunningham-Before the Ques- tion is put. I would like to say that 1 don't think that amendment goes unite far enough. 1 would like to ask the Chairman of the Committee, that, if A citizen from another State. feel ing an interest in national elections, in his own person. and not through citizen residing here, pays the poll taxes. could you disfranchise him in the State in which he lives?
 MT. White-We could not do that.
 MT. Cunningham-I want something to cover the fellow that is going to come here from another State and pay the poll tax of those fellows.
 Mir White-The legislature can take care of that. The legislature can pro- vide against everything of that kind.
 MT Cunningham-I just wanted to say that I am heartily in favor of the purpose of this amendment. II is right but I do not think we ought to apply the punishment to our own citizens alone. I believe if national organ ization sends it's emissaries down to this country. they ought to be punish ed by putting them in the penitentiary.
 A reading of the amendment was called for.
 The President pro tem.-The Chair will not feel obliged to have this amendment read any more. and will ask the delegates to pay attention to the reading.
 The Secretary read the amendment as follows: Any person who shall pay the poll tax of any elector for the pur> pose of influencing his vote upon con- viction shall be disfranchised and shall hold no office in Alabama. Mir. Cunningham-I desire to ask some of these lawyers here to prepare | q substitute for that to punish the man who comes here from another State and pays out the money. With that in it. it will be all right. have not the time to prepare one. MT. O'Neal--I have an amendment. The Secretary read the amendment as | follows: Any person who shall pay the | poll tax of another. or advances the | money for that purpose in order to in- fuence his vote. shall be guilty of brib- cry and punished accord ngly." MT. Cunningham-ThaS is the stuff. Laughter.
 MT. Sanford (Pike)-I rise to amend | the motion of the gentleman from Jef- ferson by moving the previous question upon the article and the substitute. | A vote being taken, the previous | question was ordered. The President pro tem.-'The question | is upon the amendment proposed by | the gentleman from Lauderdale to the amendment proposed by the gentleman | from Montgomery.
 MT. Sanford (Montgomery)-~I accep, | the amendment.
 The President pro tem.-The gentle man from Montgomery asks unanimous | consent to accept the amendment Of the gentleman from Lauderdale.
 The consent was given. A reading of the amendment was called for and l the same was again read hy the Sec- retary.
 Mir. Sanford (Montgomery)-That Is | in addition to the one l offered: that does not reach the point at all | The President pro tem.-The gentle man obtained unanimous consent to accept the amendment. MT. Sanford (Montgomery)-The pur- pose I had in offering the amendment was to make 1t a very serious loss tc these men who may be candidates and who desire to obtain nominations
 MT. Graham CTalladegaJ-I rise 10 a point of order.
 The President pro tem.-ThA gentle man will state his point of order. | Mir Graham-The gentleman is on of order. the previous question has been ordered.
 The President pro tem.-The point of order Is well taken.
 MT. Sanford (Montgomery)-Hav not a right to conclude on my own proposition?
 The President pro tem.-The Chair man of the committee has the right to conclude.
 | MT. Sanford (Montgomery)-So far as that is concerned. I am committee 1 of one, and 1 have a right to state why I did it.
 There were cries of leave
 MT. Sanford-I have but few words to say.
 Mir. White--I yield the gentleman five minutes of my time.
 MT. Sanford (Montgomery)-I am very much obliged to you. 1 simply wish to say that it is to meet that class of men who will seek to corrupt the electors by paying the tax. 1t lis to dis franchise him and prevent his holding an office in Alabama, that Is the req son 1 offered 1t, to punish him for pay l ing the tax of men who pass through the country as tramps.
 MT. ONcal--lf a man is convicted of bribery he is punished under Sec | ton 6.
 Mir. Sanford Montgomery)-The gen tleman may D" right on that-:hat an- swers every purpose
 Upon a vote Dclng taken me dneHu- ment was adopted. The President pro tern.-The question | is on the third reading of the article MS many as favor the engrossment and l third reading of the article say aye The ayes have it and the article is o. dered 10 eng 4ossment and a third read ing.
 Mir. Sanford (Pike)-I would state that that would come when the Com mittee on Engrossment makes its re- port,
 yrossed the committee will ask further orders fin the premises. -@
 The Presidant pro tcm,--The Secre- tarv will rcdd the article of the Com mittce on Judic iary.
 MT. Smith (M0bie)-1 move that the report be read and acted upon by sec tions.
 The Pre-ident pro tem.-The gentle man from Mobile, chairman of the Committee on Judiciary, moves that the report of that committee be taken In and acted upon section by section.
 A vote being taken the motion was adopted
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