The age-herald., 1901-05-28
Committees Have Been Named by the President and G-
 ganization Perfected
THE RULES WILL BE PRINTED
Two Important Chairmanshlps Given To Jefferson, Capt. Frank s. White Getting One and Judge HoWze
 the othen-LoWe's Place.
BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.

Montgomery, May N-tSpecial.)-Ihe Constitutional Convention completed its organization today by adopting set of rules and by the appointment of the various standing committees by the president. The convention is now ready for work and can handle the various resolutions and ordinances in a syste- matic way.
 In appointing his committees this morn ing President Knox gave two important chairmanships to Jefferson County.
 Frank S. White Is appointed chairman of the committee on the harmony, order and consistency of the Constitution Messrs. Serheimer and Beddow are also on this committee.
 Judge A. c. Howze Is chairman of the committee on exemptions. Robert l. Lowe is named second of the committee on judiciary of which Gregory L. Smith, of Mobile, is chairman.
 This position of second place carries with it the chairmanship in the absence from any cause of the chairman. Hon. Charles w. Ferguson Is also on the com mittee.
 Judge Thomas W. Coleman of Greene is given the chairmanship of the commit tee on suffrage and election, which com mittee will probably have the hardest work and Hon. Cecil Browne of Talladega is chairman of the committee on taxa ton.
 Ex-Gov. W. c. Oates is chairman of the committee on legislative department and Ex-Gov. Thomas G. Jones is chair man of the committee on executive de-
 partment.
 The set of rules proposed by the conn mittee on rules was adopted with very slight notifications. They had been carefully considered by the committee, and were adopted unanimously.
 After the appointment of the commit tees and the adoption of the rules the roll was called so as to allow every dele- gate to offer any resolution or ordinance he might wish. The delegates were not as heavily loaded as expected. The ordi- nances which were offered were referred to the appropriate committees but before the roll call was finished the convention got hungry, it being after o'clock and adjourned until Il o'clock tomorrow.
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 The fifth days session of the conven- ton was called to order by President Knox at 12 o'clock. The galleries were filled with the usual crowd of spectators, who came to see that everything was done right. There are a great many ladies who like to watch the proceedings of the convention, and some very pretty faces are to be seen peeping over the balcony railing. They no doubt will have an effect on the convention, particularly on the younger members. The balcony is the grand stand of the convention, and there are going to be many grand stand plays made during the session. Some of thS members are in training now as grand stand players, but their names will be withheld for the present
 Roll call showed 1H members present ready to earn their per diem.
 Several members were granted leaves Of absence. These get their per diem just the same as if they were present.
 MT. Wilson of Clarke then took the chair and President Knox, chairman of the committee on rules, made the report of rules to govern the proceedings of the convention. They vary little from the or dinary parliamentary rules, but require that the constitution, when finally adopt ed, shall be signed by the president and the members.
 President Knox moved the adoption of the report.
 General Oates said that nothing pre- vented useless debate so much as a thor ough understanding of the rules, and he therefore moved that the rules proposed be printed and distributed to the mem bers and that their adoption be post poned until tomorrow.
 Chairman Knox of the committee urged the immediate adoption of the rules, say, ing they were well considered and that they had been proceeding slowly for sev- eral days under the general parliamentary law which was uncertain and on which various authorities differed. General liar rison of Lee also urged their immediate adoption.
 MT. PilIans of Mobile favored postpon- ing action on adopting the rules until they were fully understood.
 Chairman Knox then said the committee would amend rule 3, providing when Q division must be called for. so as to meet an objection of General Oates. General Oates then withdrew his motion to post pone the adoption until tomorrow.
 Ex-Governor Jones also suggested an to one of the rules which re- quired all resolutions to be referred to the committee on rules. Governor Jones said that a member might offer a resolu- tion to discharge the committee itself and that it would be absurd to refer this to the committee who might, as he said. sit on it. He then offered an amendment to correct this which was by the committee on rules.
 Mir Jenkins of Wilcox moved that the rules be printed and placed on the desks of members before adoption. Mir. Jen- lins then changed his mind and with drew his motion, where upon the rules were unanimously adopted.
 MT. Bulger of Tallapoosa then offered resolution that it was the sense of the that no backward step be taken in public education.
 Mr. Iomax moved that 500 coples of