The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-22
TwENTY-sIxTH DAY.
 MONTGOMERY. ALA.

opened with prayer by the Rev. MT. Murphy. as follows;
 o God. Ruler, Deliverer, Judge, whose will Is the order of the world, and in whose right hand is the sceptre of rfehteousness forevermore, rule, we pray Thee. in our hearts today. Help us in our silence and in our speech. in work and leisure. in our going out and our coming in, to dwell in the presence of Thy light. and to feel within us and upon us the calm watching of the eternal eye.
 Defend us from all that may be un- worthy in the counssss of fear, and from all that is ignoble in the devices of selfish power.f Give us, we beseech Thee, the renown of the dutiful and the joy of the true in heart. Keep us by the Spirit of gentleness and by the courtesies of healing and an under standing patience from the petty dis cord of selfish minds, that common 6tntesmanship may bring truth with peace. and harmony from the multitude of counsels. Grant that we may de- sire that for which we pray. and that we may perform what we desire, Give ms wisdom. courage, truth!
 Touch with the hand of healing and of pity. the hearts of those who suffer and who sorrow. If affiiction fall on any man among us bring love and strength and hope. When the shadows lengthen, and the far lights grow dim, and the breath of the long night comes up from the fields of sleep. and the dark river rolling by. help us then to &o on like men, unafraid and unabash- ed. in that Thou our God hast called us Home: through Jesus Christ, our Lcrd. Amen.
 The roll was called and showed the presence of one hundred end thirty eight delegates.
 LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
 For Today-Mr. Merrill.
 For Yesterday and Today-Messrs. Eyster. E. D. Wiliett, Carmichael (Col- bert).
 For Today and Tomorrow (Saturday) s-Messrs. Winn, Coleman (Walker).
 For Tomorrow (Saturday)-Messrs Bethune. Jones (Bibb), Hefiin (Rand- Dlpll), Waddell, Burnett Long CBut- aer), Miller (Marengo). Almon, Davis (Etowah), Williams (Elmore), Nor wood nowndes), Foshee.
 For Yesterday. Today and Saturday R-Mr Altman.
 For Saturday and Monday-Messrs. Craig. Stewart, Inge.
 For Yesterday-Dr. Cunningham (Jef- terson).
 The President-The Chair will ex- plain that several requests were laid on the desk. and as the session on yesterday was protracted the Chair failed to place them before the Con-
 The President-The next order of business is the report of the Committee on the Journal.
 MT. Proctor-The Committee on Jour nal is not ready to report yet. We would like to have time and report some time during the day.
 The leave was granted.
 The 1resident-The next business is the call of the roll of delegates.
 Mir Ashcraft-The stenographic re- port made me say on yesterday that Mir Carmichael desired to vote no on the question reconsidering the resolution. Mir Carmichael desired to vote aye. and voted no.
 The President-The stenographer will make the necessary correction.
 Mir. deGraffenried-I move that we dispense with the regular order this morning and proceed to the considera- tien of the matter which was being considered when the House adjourned on yesterday.
 MT. Cobb--I rise to correct the stem Ographic report. l would not do this except from the fact that I am made to say just exactly what did not say. In about the fifteenth line 1t is written here those who voted in the negative to the prior proposition. have come to understand myself among the num- Der" am thus put in the attitude of changing the position took originally which was not my intention or lang uage. What I said was that those who voted in the negative to the prior proposition, myself among the num- ber, have been greatly misunderstood. We were perfectly willing to have the salary of the Governor made $5.O0O a year. but we took the position that it was matter to be determined by the General Assembly itself" etc.
 Mr. Coleman (Greene)-I notice some inaccuracies in the reportof what was said by me on yesterday. Some of the sentences are incomplete. I believe. however. that enough remains. if a person should hereafter read the chron- acle, to understand what I intended. l therefore do not desire to have any special corrections inserted.
 In reading the report of the remarks made yesterday it is possible that some of the delegates may have under stood that I was casting some personal reflection upon my friend, the delegate from Montgomery. I wish to disclaim anything of that kind. He is one of my best friends. believe that his ad- ministration was as pure as that of any Governor of this State, and it had my endorsement throughout, but felt Justified at the time in making the repartee, or reply that I did, not in tending in any way to be discourteous or to reflect upon him.
 Mir. Jones (Montgomery)-I beg to say that on yesterday I was wounded, but what the gentleman has said is in Keeping with what l have always be- aieved to be his character, and If were not on crutches would walk over and shake hands with him, and l now dis miss it from my mind forever.
 MT Hefiin (Chambers)-I wish to correct the stenographic report. D9Ae the conclusion of the speech of the gen. tleman from Macon I asked him if he did not think the word should" would be better in the resolution than the word requested" and the steno- graphic report has me saying does not the word should make it in the nature of a request"
 The President-The stenographer will make the correction.
 Mir Kirk-I ask unanimous consent to send up a resolution, that 1t may be read and referred 70 the Committee on Rules.
 Resolution 172 by MT. Kirk (Colbert.(
 Whereas, the power to regulate the right of suffrage should be left exclu- siyely to the several States of the Union, and
 Whereas, the people of Alabama find 7 1t necessary to the preservation of good government and honest elections to restrict the right of suffrage where granted to alien and inferior races, and