The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-25

| vention to further discuss 1t. Therefore, |! move that the motion of the gentle man be laid upon the table. MT. Coieman--Withdraw that for a moment.
 Mir. Beddow-I will. Mir. Waddell-I rise to point of order. The motion to reconsider Is not debatable.
 The President--The gentIeman's point of order Is not well taken. This Is the time that the rules prescribe for the consideration of the motion to re- consider. It shall be made at any time during the morning session. but the time that is usually devoted to re- | consideration is immediately after the approval of the journal. and a motion to reconsider is debatable. The gentle mans point of order is overruled. MT. Coleman--Mr. President, accord | ing to the rules this is the proper time whNu the consideration of the question Involved In the motion by the dele gate from Sumter should be discussed. There is no reason. however, why the Convention may not suspend the rule If 1t sees proper and postpone the con- sdieration to some future time. Now, It is impossible for delega tes. I care not how learned they are, how bright they are, to comprehend the legal meaning and effect of the proposition which in- wolves so much as the amendment which his been> adopted. simply at a glance or hearing them read. If 1t be true that the section without amend ment disfranchises any person who should not be disfranchised under the pledge of the Democratic party I for one, do not want 1t reconsidered. What l desire is that the delegates of this Convention may have time to reflect and investigate if they see proper. and if after consideration and investigation they should come to the conclusion that 1t would not be violation of the pledge of the Democratic party, 1t may be. and I may say that l am assured there will be many who will favor the | section, as reported by the Committee | on Suffrage. My purpose is simply to have the discussion of this question postponed. so that We may all those of the Committee who have Investigated for themselves and delegates of the Convention who had not had time to | investigate it-may satisfy themselves upon this question, and I assure you | for one, that if 1t be true that any man will be disfranchiSed, contrary to the proEaise and pledge of the Democratic party, I will not support the recon | sideration, but If 1t be true that the section does not disfranchise any, but that these parties exercising the right that they have, sand that every citizen of Alabama has, who may dis franchise himself if he sees proper, because Mir. President, any voter may | disfranchise himself If. he declines to register or claim his privilege and these parties may disfranchise them selves if they decline to prosecute their right to naturalization, that is simply the question to be considered l move therefore, the suspension of the rules that this question be postponed, to be taken up, at the will of the Conven- ton during the further consideration of the article now before us.
 The Presidential seems to the Chair that it would be in the power of the Convention to postpone the further consideration of this motion, or to set it for any day when the Convention would desire to further consider il, without a suspension of the rules. MT. Coleman-That would be my motion then.
 Then move, MT. President, that we take it up for consideration as soon as we have disposed of the qualifications of voters.
 The President-That Is covered by Section 4?
 MT. coleman--Tour I believe, par haps 5.
 MT. Sanford (Pike. .)-After Section 6,
 MT. Coleman-After Section 6.
 The President-The gentleman from Greene moves that the further con sideration of the motion to reconsider the vote whereby Sections and 2-was not this amendment put upon Section 2,
 Mir. Coleman-If Section 1 is recon sidered the other amendments follow as a matter of course.
 MT. Beddow-One and four.
 MT. Coleman-One and four and five.
 The President-The Chair recollects 1t was found necessary to make this same amendment to another section.
 Mir. Coleman-Section 4, and 1t would be necessary also in Section 5. but if it Is reconsidered. those questions can be easily disposed of.
 The President-Does the gentleman from Sumter make his motion apply also to Sections 1 and 4?
 MT. Chapman-To all the sections that have bene amended in this way.
 The President-The votes whereby the amendments were adopted?
 Mfr Carmichael (Colbert)-Section { was not amended, there was an amend ment pending to Section 4, but 1t was not amended. and therefore, 1t would not be necessary to move a reconsidera- ton as to that section The amend ment was not adopted
 The President-This amendment was only added to one section.
 MT. Carmichael (Colbertl-Only to one section.
 Mr. Chapman-Mr. President, will include in my motion to reconsider as has been suggested to me. the word person" in the first line of the second section was inserted in lieu of the word citizen to conform to the amendment which had been adopted.
 The PreSident-That Is the recoliec- ton of the Chair. It was inserted in Section 2.
 MT. Chapman-Yes sir, and will in- clude in my motion to reconsider Sec tion ?. so as to embrace exactly the same question.
 The Presidert-The motion is that the further consideration of the mo- ton to reconsider shall be postponed until the Convention shall dispose of the sections of the article. up to and including Section 6.
 A vote being taken. the motion was carried.
 The Presldent-The Secretary will call the roll of delegates for the intro duction of ordinances. resolutions, etc.
 MT. Burnet took the chair.
 Mir. Davis (Etowah) introduced the following resolution:
 Resolution No. 26s. by Mir. Davis of Etowah: