The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-02

1. Those who, unless prevented Dy
 physical disability, can read anc write any article of the Constitution cl the. United States in the English 'sn- Guage, and who being physically able
 to work. have worked or been regularly engaged in some lawful employment business or occupation, trade or calling for the greater part of the twelve months next preceding the time they offer to register"
 Mir. Lons (Walker)-On yesterday, , offered an ordinance and it was re- l ferred to the Committee on Suffrage and Elections. I gave notice that would ask them to report it. AS a substitute for Section 5. and l now make inquiry of the acting cnalrman of that Committee as to what was done with that ordinance?
 Mr. White-I win state in answer to the gentleman from Walker. that ordinance, together with a great many other suggestions, was considered at our meeting last night, which resulted In the agreement upon the part Of the Committee to offer the substitute which Ihave just sent to the clerks desk.
 Mir. Long-I desire to make mo- tion to have the committee report that ordinance. On that I want to be heard and I respectfully invite the attention of every delegate on the floor to a reading of the ordinance that l off, fered as substitute for Section ,. It does away with
 Mir. deGraffenreid-I suggest that the gentleman is not in order. The gentle man can arrive at what he desires by offering that as substitute for Sec tion now before the house.
 Mir. Long--I make the point of order that I am in order for the simple fact that I have already offered 1t, and the committe refused to report on t and I make a motion that they be re- quested to report on it by the majority of this Convention.
 Mir. Hefiin (Chambers)-1 make the point of order that the substitute now | offered by the committee is before the | Convention for consideration, and tie ordinance offered by the gentleman from Walker is still in the hands of l the Comn1itte., and he now proposes | while We are considering this substi- ute to make a motion requiring that | committee to report, when the com mittee is not in session, and I make the point of order that he is out of order. Mfr. Long-Thc committee Is never ii' session during the session of this Con- | NtHtlOH ana dCCOIulilS tO llIdl IutS I never could make the motion. They could pigeon hole it forever. I want to see if the majority of this Conven- tion is willing to allow this ordinance 1 of mine to be reported. If there is my | merit In 1t, 1 want it reported, and If there is no merit In 1t, I am willing for it to sleep in the grave yard of the committee room.
 The President pro tem-In the opinion of the Chair. the point of order made by thq gentleman from Cham bers is well taken.
 Mir. Long (Walker)-Is there no way in which I can get this before the house? Am deni 'd the privilege? Will the Chair ail~v me to offer this now | AS a substitute for Section s?
 President pro tem-It is the opinion of the Chair that it would be in order | for the gentleman to offer his ordinance as substitute for Section B.
 Mir. Long-I offer it Na substitute for Section 5, to be considered at the same time Section is considered
 The President pro tem-The gentle man will place his amendments m the hands of the clerk
 Mir. Long (Walker)-It is in the hands of the clerk.
 Mir. White-It occurs to me the ques- tion before the house has not been stated by the Chair, though I may have overlooked it myself
 President pro tem-The Chair will state that as the Chair was getting ready to state the question, the gentle @nan rom Walker rose to a point of | privilege.
 l MT. Morisette-A parliamentary in- quiry. Does the gentleman now make a motion to substitute his ordinance for the report of the committee. Is that the question before the house?
 The President pro tem-In the opin- ion of the Chair. the gentleman from walker has the right to offer an amendment to the amendment offered by the Committee. That IS the parliamentary status of the question. The gentleman from Walker will send up his amendment The Secretary will read the substitute offered by the gentleman from Walker.
 The substitute was read as follows: | Be it ordained that Section of the report of the Committee on Suffrage and Eelections be stricken out and the following inserted in lieu thereof: | Sec. D. The General Assembly shall provide by law for the registration of all male persons becoming of age and all male persons who become citizens or Alabama on and after the 1St of January, 1908: provided, any law for registration made by the General As sembly shall require all applicants for registration after Jan. 1, 1903, to be eli gible to register under all the re- quirements made by Section of this article; provided the General Assem- bly, may make by law to become op- erative after Jan. l. 1903, such other provisions for registering and voting not in conflict with this Constitution
 Mir. deGraffenreid--I rise to a point of order The gentleman's amendment is not in order. On yesterday this House. after consideration, adopted subdivision ? of Section 5. which pro- vides for property qualification. That amendment goes to the whole section. It cannot be introduced unless the House reConsiders it's action in adopt ing subdivision of Section B.
 MT. Long-I make the point of order that the President has already ruled on it. This is not an amendment, but a substitute for it. and the section has never been adopted.
 MT, Hefiin (Chambers)-I make the point of order that the Chair ruled this ordinance or amendment could be offer ed. but the Chair could not tell what was in that ordinance until it was read and the point of order is made by the gentleman from Hale after it is read
 Mir. Long-Now. Mir. President and gentlemen of the Convention, there seems to be a deliberate attempt here to keep down an amendment on the most important section of this whole I Q nf he