The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-20

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 MT. O'Neal-The rules do not say that
 Mir. Williams-That has been the f1ling of the Chair.
 Mir. oates-I think the temporary Chairman has right to rule for him. self.
 Mr. O'Neal-Tt makes no difference what the rules are. The question is, what is right?
 The President here read Rule 25.
 Under this rule the Chair feels con- Drained to rule that the motion to lay upon the table has precedence.
 MT. Duke--I would like you to read Rule 26. which is as follows: "A mo- lion to adjourn shall always be in or Der. even in the absence of a quorum, except when on the call for the pre- kious question, the main question shall nave been ordered, or when the Chair Is stating a question or when the roll ls being called, or has been called, the vote has not been announced, or when D vote is being verified or when a member has the floor and such motion shall be decided without debate. A motion to adjourn at this stage would not be in order. and yet it has prece- Hence over a motion to lay on the table A motion to adjourn now would not De in order. it having the preference over motion to lay on the table. How would a motion to lay on the table have pref erence over a motion after the previ- Ous question has been called. t-i
 MT. O'Neal-I make the point Of or der that the Chair has ruled on the question and further debate Is out of order.
 President pro .tem-The Chair would like to be right. will take e moment to consider this.
 h fI. n of the President to Rule IF, which, in my opinion states the question. It says: The previous question shall be in the following form: Shall the main question be now put?' If demanded by vote of the majority of the dele gates present, it's effect shall be to cut off all debate and bring the Convention to direct vote"
 President pro tem--The Chair sus- tains the point of order and the aues- tfon is on the adoption of the amend ment of the gentleman from Mobile tc the amendment of the gentleman from Dallas to Section 29.
 MT. Boone-I ask that the amend ment be read.
 Mir. Lomax-I ask that the original amendment be also read.
 The Clerk read the amendment of Mir. Vaughan as follows: All bills for raising revenues shall originate in the House of Representatives, but the Senate may'propose amendments as In other bills
 Substitute by Mir. Boone. All bills for raising revenues shall orig inate in the House of Repre- sen:atives, the Governor. Auditor, and Attorney General shall. before each regular session of the Legislature, pre- pare a general revenue bill, to be sub mitted 10 the Legislature for its in formation, and the Secretary of State shall have printed for the use of the Legislature a sufficient number of copies of the bill so prepared, which the Governor shall transmit to the House of Representatives as soon as organized, to be used or dealt with as the House may elect. The Senate may propose amendments as in other bills.
 President pro tem-The words mo appropriations" have been stricken out by consent. The question is upon the motion to lay upon the table.
 MT. O'Neal-I call for the ayes and noes.
 The call for the ayes and noes was sustained.
 The President pro tem-The question is upon the adoption of the amendment proposed by the gentleman from Mo- bile. As many as favor its adoption will say aye and those opposed no as their names are called.
 MT. PilIans-I rise to a question of parliamentary inquiry. As the clerk read this f understood him to say that by unanimous consent mo appropria- tions" were the words stricken out. It sshould be Appropriations or"
 The President pro tem-For the in formation of the gentleman from Mo- bile, 1t is as indicated by him.