The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-04

fixed as the limit; as to certain othel counties per cent. shall be fixed and the and per cent. shall not apply to court houses or jafls. or to the funding of the debt of county. Now coming to that point. and going further than the proposition, not at- tempting to reconsider it, but offering more. I submit the proposition is in order, but that 1t would not have been in order If it merely sought to go back, It is entirely a new proposition. 'No county in the State having an assessed valuation exceeding $20.o0o.0o0 of tax able property, shall become indebted in an amount exceeding per cent. of It's assessed valuation, and counties having an assessed valuation of Cess than $2e,00e,000 shall not incur a debt exceeding { per cent. of it's assessed valuation. provided this shall not apply to debts created for the construction of court houses and jails Nothing here in contained shall prevent the issue of renewal bond or bonds to fund the floating indebtedness of such county now existing"
 Mf. Sanford-I offer an amendment to that amendment.
 The President-The Chair will over rule the point of order. It seems to the Chair that there is sufficient change in the proposition of the gentleman from Montgomery to save 1t from the objection that 1t is a mere proposition to reconsider
 M;. Harrison-The Chair has not heard from me
 The President-The Chair will hear from the gentleman if he desires to discuss it.
 q MT. Harrison-I will make a sugges- ton, MT. President. The substitute ooffered by the gentleman from Mont gomery, it occurs to me, is very largely the amendment that was offered by the gentleman from Colbert. with a little change in the phraseology. and mine waa adopted. being a substitute for that. as well as for the original Sec tion.. The fact that he has merely va- ried it by putting in in one place and in another. instead of the 1-2, I submit cannot change the rule If a legislative body can strike out and insert 1-2, and be permitted again to have vote of the Convention and strike out 3 12 and inesrt 4 and g., what becomes of the action of the Con- vention in fixing any definite amount [? It occurs to me that there would be no end to it, and if the Chair holds that it is in order, only want to say that the Convention can probably set tie 1t. and I move to lay the substitute on the table.
 |, M'. Sanford-I offer this
 The President-The chair thinks the proposition to fix the per cent. rate for the whole State is not the same as to fix per cent. for a part of the State and per cent. for another part.
 MT. Harrison-It originally fixed it 1-O he xxrbn 4ofn ThA stitute fixed the entire State at 3 1-2.
 The President-The substitute fixes it at 1-2 for the entire State, and the amendment proposed by the gen. tleman from Montgomery is to fix it at per cent. for 8 part of the State, and at per cent. for another part.
 MT. Harrison-His amendment would not allow 8 1-2 to apply anywhere.
 The President-That is the reason he wants to offer the amendment.
 Mr. Harrison-It changes the actisn of the Convention entirely.
 The President-But speaking to the point of order, and that was the ques- ton, the point of order was whether it was merely a question of reconsider ation. The Chair Is of the opinion that the point of order is not well taken.
 MT. Harrison-Then I move to lay the substitute on the table.
 Mir. Lomax-And on that call for the ayes and noes.
 The call for the ayes and noes was sustained.
 The President-The question Is on the substitute offered by the gentleman from Montgomery to the substitute of fered by the gentleman from Lee, and the gentleman from Lee moves to lay the substitute offered by the gentle man from Montgomery on the table. The ayes and noes are called for and have been ordered. Those in favor of the motion to table will say aye, and those opposed no, as your names are called.
 During the call of the roll.
 Mr. Reese-I am paired with the gen. tleman from Tuscaloosa, MT. Fitts; if he were nere he would vote aye and I would vote no.
 Upon the call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: