The age-herald., 1901-07-04

to extend the ten minute rule. He said it would enable one delegate to throttle the will of the majority. He moved to lay this on the table, which was done.
 Further Reports. The committee reported favorably a res- olution not to allow per diem to any mem Der who was absent except on leave for sickness or sickness in his family. This was adopted by a vote of 72 to T
 The committee reported favorably res olution of Mir Williams of Marengo to provide for an index to the stenographic report This was adopted. The committee reported without recom- mendation a resolution to require fifty del- egates to sustain a call for the ayes and nays. This was laid on the table.
 The roll was then call for the introduce tion of ordinances.
 MT. Hefiin of Chambers then moved to have the ordinance which he introduced | yesterday relative to the impeachment of sheriffs referred to the committee on im- peachments. Governor Jones had objected yesterday to it's being referred to this committee and suggested that 1t should be properly referred to the committee on executive.
 Governor Jones, chairman of the com mittee on executive, then arose to a ques- ton of personal privilege. He said 1t had been charged that his committee was dis courteous and was hiding out ordinances. A point of order was raised that this was not a question of personal privilege and the chair sustained the point. Considera- ble parliamentary discussion followed, re- sulting finally In referring the ordinance to the committee on executive The ar ticle on executive was then referred to the committee on harmony.
 The committee on schedules and print ing made a partial report. Taxation Ordinance.
 The convention then took up the pend- ing question, which was section of the article on taxation This reads as follows: Section 9. No county shall become in- debted in an amount greater than per centum of the taxable value of the prop= erty thereof; provided this section shall not apply to any indebtedness in excess of such per centum, which has already been created or authorized by law to be created.
 MT. Weakley had offered an amendment to reduce the limit to per cent. MT Kirk of Colbert who had the floor at the hour of adjournment yesterday continued his remarks. He was opposed to per cent limit.
 MT. White of Jefferson offered an amendment to make the debt limit per
 
 l should be included He did not think it wise to cripple some counties at the ex- pense of others. The limit of per cent was low enough-it was as low as any State in the Union except one. Indiana All debts now existing should be included in this per cent limit Mir. Carmichael of Colbert thought the limit of per cent would be sufficient for all ordinary purposes, but that for ex- traoridanry purposes. such as building county roads. it would be in his county and many others, insufficient. Judge Coleman of Greene said that un- der the Federal Constitution which pro- hibited any State from repudiatihg debt Mir Whites amendment was unneo- essary, for if a county had already is- sue over per cent of bonds or obliga- tions the placing of this debt limit in the Constitution would not invalidate or affect them. He thought that for further debts limit of per cent should be adopted.
 MT. Foster of Tuscaloosa favored pro- vision so as to make this limit not apply to temporary laws.
 MT. Whites amendment was then de- | feated, and MT. Sanders of Limestone of- | fered a substitute to the section and | amendments, which limited the debt to per cent with a provision that where this limit has already been exceeded this excess SHdli not De conSluereu dS invalid
 General Harrison opposed the substi- l tute and said he would offer an amend ment fixing the limit at 3h per cent.
 The Sanders substitute was defeated | by vote of 63 to S2.
 The Debt Limit. General Harrison then offered his amendment to fix the debt limit at 3a per cent, this not to apply to existing in- l debtedness in excess of this amount MT. | O'Neal of Lauderdale moved to lay this amendment on the table. This was lost | by a vote of 70 to 5S.
 General Harrison's amendment was then adopted by a vote of 72 to 51.
 MT. Foster of Tuscaloosa then offered an amendment to make the debt limit not apply to temporary loans. This | amendment was defeated. | Mir Lomax of Montgomery then offered | substitute to allow counties having | S20, ,O00, ,000 assessable valuation to incur l debts to the extent of per cent and those counties having an assessabe vel uation of under $20 100000 to be allowed l to issue debts to the amount of per | cent This not to apply to existing in- | debtedness nor to building court houses | or jails.
 General Harrison moved to lay MT. Lomax's amendment on the table. This was done by vote of S2 to 45
 MT. Carmichael of Colbert moved to | amend so that a county whose debt now exceeds 31s per cent may borrow 1h per | cent additional for the purpose of build ing court houses and bridges. | The previous question was then called | for.
 l MT. Browne, chairman of the commit | tee, who had the right to conclude the debate, yielded the floor to MT. Car michael of Colbert to explain his amend ment MT. Carmichael said his amend ment did not and could not apply to any county in the state except Colbert.
 MT. Carmichaers amendment was then adopted by a vote of 66 to A. | The section as finally amended was | then adopted This reads as follows: 1 Section g. No county shall become in- | debted in an amount greater than three and one-half percentum of the taxable value of the property thereof; provided this limitation shall not apply to any ex- isting indebtedness in excess of such three and one-half percentum. which has already been created or authorized by now existing law, to be created. Provid- ed that any county which is already in- debted in an amount which equals or exceeds the debt limit herein provided may, for the erection of necessary public buildings and bridges, borrow in addition to said 31A per cent a sum not greater than sa percentum of the assessed value of the taxable property of said county.
 Section Ten. Section 10 was then taken up which reads as follows:
 Section TO- No city, town or other mu- nicipal corporation shall become in-