The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-28
0FFICIlL REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF
 THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF ALABAMA
SPECIAL oRDDRs.

| CE 6SAAk oUs4kE<EsOs Rule 30-Any matter may, by a vote i of the majority of the delegates pre-. sent, be made the special order for any
 hour. which shall take precedence, at | that hour, of any other business except
 a motion to reconsider. BLANKS. FILLING IN. | Rule 31-Motions to fill blanks shall
 be considered and treated as other l amendments.
 TABLE, EFFECT or MOTION TO. 1 Rule 31-A motion to table shall carry to the table only the amendment, ques-
 tion or questions to which it is ad- | dressed.
 GATEs-ABsENTEES: CALL OF THE HOUSE; QUORUM.
 Rule 33-Twenty- five delegates shall have power to send for absent delegates
 or to move a. call of the house; but l no call of the house shall be made ex- l cept on the concurrence of a majority | of the delegates present. A majority | of the convention shall be a quorum to | transact business. ROLL CAIL-HOw< MADE. Rule 34--Upon the call of the con- vention for taking the ayes and noes | on any question, the name of the President shall be first called, and the
 names of the delegates shall be called | alphabetically. and each delegate shall | answer from his seat. VOTING-INQUIRY OF QUESTION PENDING. Rule 35-When any question is taken by ayes and noes, and a delegate who | has been absent returns before the question Is decided, he shall be privi- legged to make inquiry of the subject before the convention, and record his vote without discussion. AYES AND NOES-CAI4L FOR. Rule 36-The ayes and noes shall only be ordered when the call therefor is sustained by thirty delegates. DIVISION OF QUESTION. Rule 37-Any delegate may call for | a division of the question when the sense will admit of 1t. VOTING BY AYES AND NOES; QUESTION LOST IF VOTE EQUALLY DIVIDED. Rule 3S-Every delegate may be re- quired to vote on any question before the convention. When the ayes and noes are ordered, the President shall be first called. and if the convention be equally divided. the question shall be lost.
 ABSENCE OF MEMBERS.
 Rule 39-No delegate shall absent himself from the session of the conven- tion. unless he have leave, be sick, or unable to attend.
 EXPLANATION OF VOTE. Rule 40-After a vote has been or dered upon any question, no delegate shall be permitted to explain his vote without the unanimous consent of the convention.
 COMMITTEES. By Whom Committees Appointed Quorum; Standing Committees. Rule 1.-The President shall appoint all committees unless otherwise direct ed by the convention. A majority shall constitute a quorum. The following shall constitute the standing commit tees of the convention: d) Rules, of which the President shall be chairman, to be composed of nine members, and which shall have the | right to report at any time. @ Judiciary, to be composed of twen- ty-five members. (S Order, Consistency and Harmony of the Constitution, to be composed of ltwenty-dive members. N) Suffrage and Elections, to be com- posed of twenty-five members. | (5) Legislative Department, to be composed of nineteen members. (6) Local Legislation, to be composed or nineteen memDerS. CD Education, to be composed of nineteen members. (S) Taxation, to be composed of nine- l teen members. C9) Executive Department, to be com posed of fifteen members. Q0) Preamble and. Declaration of Rights, to be composed of fifteen mem- | bers.
 dij Corporations, to 5e composed 6: fifteen members. Q2) Representation, to be composed of fifteen members. Q3) Exemption, to be composed of fifteen members. (14) Militia, to be composed of fif- teen members. Q5) Banks and Banking, to be com- posed of fifteen members. Q6) Municipal Corporations, to be composed of fifteen members. (17) State and County Boundaries, to be composed of fifteen members. (18) Impeachment, to be composed of fifteen members. Q9) Amending the Constitution and Miscellaneous Provisions. composed of fifteen members. (20) Journal, to be composed of five members.
 (2D Schedules Printing and Inciden- tai Expenses, to be composed of nine members.
 CLERKS OF COMMITTEES.
 Rule 42-The following committees shall be entitled to clerks to be ap- pointed by the respective chairmen of the committees, whenever in the dis cretion of the chairman of either of said committees it may be necessary: Rules, Judiciary, Order, Consistency and Harmony of the Constitution, Suf- frage and Elections, Education and Corporations.
 RECALLING MATTERS FROM COM
 MITTEES.
 Rule 43-Any ordinance or resolution may be recalled from a committee by a vote of the majority of the whole num- ber of delegates elected to the conven- tion.
 SHALL NOT SIT DURING THE SES-
 SONS.
 Rule 44-No committee shall sit dur ing the sitting of the convention with out special leave.
 CHAiRMEN OF COMMITTEES, BY WHOM DESIGNATED.
 Rule 45-The President shall desig- nate who shall be the chairmen of all ] committees appointed.
 TEMPORARY ABSENCE OF CHAIR MEN. Rule 46-When tn e chairman of a committee is sick, OF unable to perform his duties, or absent from the city, the delegate whose name appears second on tine committee shall. during the sick ness. inability or absence of the chair man, become chairman, and have power to call together the committee for con- sideration of business.
 REGULATIONS GOVERNING ADOP-