The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-03

want to leave 1t, SO as to be sure that all will fall if the Supreme Court of fthe United States should sustain his position.
 Mir. President. I move the previous
 question upon the amendment to the section and substitute, as reported by the Committee. and the amendment to
 the amendment. Mir. Sanders-May I ask the gentle
 man a question. The President pro tem--Does the gen.
 tleman yield for question? | Mir. Knox-Yes, sir | MT. Sanders--Does not the substitute
 offered by myself meet the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the income tax case? l. MT. Knox-I sympathize with your object in offering the substitute, but
 am afraid 1t does not so far enough. and: as everybody will understand, what We mean by 1t anyhow, we may as well say so. move the previous question.
 Mir. Harrison-I desire to ask the gentleman what would become of the
 permanent list that is made under the
 temporary plan in case either of those clauses would be held unconstitutional? Mir. Knox-I think 1t will undoubtedly
 stand. and that 1t cannot be success | fully attacked in any court. The President pro ten-The gentle
 man from Calhoun moves the previous | question. The question Is, shall the | main question be now put? Upon a vote being taken, a division
 was called for. and resulted in the main question being ordered. ,,5r. ,c4 a.1,r ,.I. |, MT, eKnox1I move to table tae tamendment offered by the gentleman | from Limestone. @f''
 Upon vote being taken a division | was called for, and, by ayote of e3 | ayes and 21 noes, the motion to table prevailed.
 The question recurred upon the sub stitute offered by the Committee MT. Harrison-I demand the ayes
 and noes.
 The call for the ayes and noes was
 not sustained. and upon vote being | taken. the motion to table was lost. | The President pro tem-The quest lon
 recurs upon the motion to adopt the
 substitute offered by the Committee. Mir Harrison-I ask for the ayes and
 noes.
 | The call was not sustained. l Upon vote being taken. a division
 was called for, and by a vote of 64 ayes
 and 9 noes. the substitute was adopted The President pro tem-The question recurs upon the original section as | amended by the substitute and upon
 that the previous question has been or
 dered.
 Uaon a vote being taken, the section
 as amended was adopted. MT. Knox-I move that we adjourn. Mir. Sanford (Montgomery)--I have
 an additional section to this. The section was read as follows: Section 20 When any person offers
 to vote. the returning. officer must call
 his name audibly and distinctly and if there be no objections to the qualifica-
 tions of such person as an eisctor, he ' is to receive his vote and the name
 of each elector whose ballot has been
 so received must be taken down inn separate lists, which shall be headed ! names of voters and called poll lists. and the numbers and order in which ! such elector votes must at the same
 time be entered by each clerk against
 his name, and numbered on the ballots
 with the same number as that which is entered against his name. MT. Sanford-I offer that amendment for the purpose of carrying out, as
 said day or two ago. the. declared purpose of reforming the suffrage sys
 ing pure elections entirely devoid of
 fraud or a suspicion of fraud. 1 If that section should be adopted, 1t
 will render fraud absolutely impossi- l ble It will enable contested elections
 to be thoroughly investigated, and I
 hope therefore. that 1t will te adopted.
 hope, too. my friends, that you will,
 if an aye and no vote should be called
 upon it. sustain the call, and vote and
 don't dodge the question. MT. Weatherly-I move to lay the I "a r11epdmenf IIn0n the fahla. | MT. Ssnford--I call for tte ayes and
 noes. The call was not sustained. and a
 vote being taken the amendment was tabled.
 | MT Heflin (Chambers)-I move that this Convention now adjourn. Mir White-I ask the gentleman to withdraw that a moment. MT. Heflin-I withdraw the motion. Mir White-I move that the article
 be now engrossed and ordered to third reading.
 Mr. Stamford (Pike)-I desire to state that at the beginning of this discus sion 1t was stated that there would be | an opportunity given for offering sub
 stitutes. and while I have no substi- ute to offer. and am perfectly ready MT. Knox-That Is true. if there Is any substitute to be offered. MT. Whlte-It there IS SuDStltuIe I 10 he offered 1 will withdraw my mo- | ton.
 Mir. Blackwell-I desire to offer an additional section. MT. White-I will not withdraw the
 motion for that. I will withdraw 1t for a substitute to the entire article. Mir Jenkins-I desire to offer as
 substitute
 MT. Blackwell--I insist upon my right to introduce a section. The President pro tem-The gentle man declines to yield for that purpose,
 and the Chair cannot help the gentle
 man from Morgan. MT. White-I will Etate to the gen.
 tleman that we have taken this article up section by section
 MT. .BIackwell--And we have alwayp
 permitted the introduction of an ad- | ditlonal section under such circum-
 stances.
 Mir. White-The Committee insists
 upon the motion.
 MT Heflin (Randolph)--Is a motion
 to adjourn now in order? The President pro tenl-Not while the gentleman from Jefferson has, the
 floor .-.4 s, ,44--,vs- aH+ :ls A sf Mir. Heflin (Chambers)-rI will {,isk the gentleman from Jefferson a ques- ton.
 The President pro tem-Does the
 gentleman yield? Mir. White--Yes, sir.