The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-09

| MT. deGraHenrefd-lI the gentleman wishes to put it in there. he can move to amend by putting in the word "ob- ligation," and l am willing to accept it if he desires to amend in that way. MT. Coleman-l desire to amend by adding the word obligation" and ask l unanimous consent.
 MT. O'Neal-I object.
 Mir. Coleman-I move to amend by inserting the word obligation" just before the word bond
 The President pro tem-The Chair regrets to say that there are two amendments now pending. It is there fore out of order.
 Mir deGraffenreid-We can adopt this and amend it afterwards. can't we, as a matter of parliamentary inquiry. | The President pro tem-The question is upon the adoption of the amend ment. The gentleman from Greene has the floor.
 MT. Coleman-I move that the rules be suspended.
 Mir o'Neal-I call for the ayes and noes.
 Mir. Greer (Calhoun)-I call for the ayes and noes.
 The call was not sustained.
 division was called for.
 And upon a vote of 54 ayes and lb noes the rules were suspended.
 Mir Greer (Calhoun)-I rise to point of order. There is not quorum voting.
 The President pro tem-The point of | order is not well taken.
 MT. Coleman-I move to amend by l inserting the word "obligations' be- l fore the word bond"
 MT. Greer Calhoun)-1 rise to point of order. The amendment is not ! in writing and the rules of this house l require it to be in writing. | MT. Pettus--I rise to point or or der. The gentleman from Calhoun IS | out of his seat.
 The President pro tem-The point of order is well taken.
 | MT, Greer-I rise to a point of order. The gentleman from Greene is not Tn his seat.
 The President pro tem-The gentle | man from Greene is now in ms seat. and the Chair recognizes him.
 MT, Coleman-I move to amend py inserting the word obligations or bonds," to correspond with the section. l MT. ONeal-I move to lay the amendment on the table.
 | Cpon a vote being taken division was called for.
 Upon a vote being taken the motion to table was lost.
 | MT, (Ireer-l UeSlTe tO uioSusS 'h> amendment MT. President. il seems to me that we have been travelling this evening at a break-neck speed, ana thar we have failed to consider; we have lost our bearing; the Con vention has gone wild. and after they consult their pillows tonight tnese gentlemen will realize how rldlcuious they have been this afternoon. lAp- | plause) ~ =, | MT. Graham-Will the gentleman al- low me to ask him question! MT. Greer-No. sir. We tlno our selves in this aspect; all female tax navers or women taxpayers are al | lowed to vote. It does not require them to be residents of the town in which they own property, 1t does nor l even require them to be reglstero. IL does not require them to possess an" or the other qualifications that the male inhabitants of Alab ima possess. tprolonged laughter0 MT. president I made no slip of the tongue. | spoke adyisedIy It does not speclly any age. A fourteen year old S'Il may vote. A large number of colored cltl- aons in Alabama. and some whites. l an, sorry to say, put what property | the nossess in their wives names. 10 escane the payment of honest deots' | porhans they own five hundred dol- lars worth of property. that would pc reouired under this amendment | man oualifies under other sections, anu If is his wife votes and ne No'eS oii five hundred dollars worth or property | Some male inhabitants or the sahie city own five hundred doIiars "oI et' of property and he would have one vote while the woman and the sorry. | eood- -for-nothing husband. should ne | vote under the original section 1T they | ou,n ono hundred dollars worth ot nroperty. and under this amendmeh' | five hundred dollars they would nav" | two votes. It seems to me this IS ridiculous proposition. It seems 10 me ] If we are to pass 1t, as gentleman ] from Greene says, 1t should De passTu in order. It should be resident fema'e inho ohitants and in my honest opinion they should be single. unlharrieu' o''' the age of twenty-one:
 A Delegate-And white.
 Mr Greer-Yes, and white; ana whlt| at that if you please, sir. You oisI Tan- " chise the poor old man, and come dIohk @ | hara and enfranchise his wife. Inat |. what vou have done. l say do not | ohiect to women being represented eA- cent for one thing. l consluer "oii'" ' inc greatest, the best, ana the PuIe Ier' aiSt that God has ever given to man eeAnniauseI I do not believe. Mr. President and never will believe, thst anv considerable number of the 'htel- igent and the best class or fella'es could vote under any provision tha' you might pass here. do oeleNe Sron .he very depths of my heart the irrosnonsible and the less intelligent ana me lower class, especially the coloreu' u.nuld vote. every one of them, that had an opportunity. Now l say, MT: President. that we should stop ana tnrn around and see where we are at | if you please.
 MT. deGraffenreid--l rise for the pur- nose of movins the previous question upon this amendment.
 Ir. Greer-I would ask the gentle man. I know he is very previous, but I would ask him not 10 be quite so pre- vious this afternoon.
 Mir. deGraffenreid-l thought the gentleman had taken his seat-l beg his pardon.
 Mr. Greer-I repeat I appeal to this | Convention, for if this thing must be done let 1t be done in order. Let us have some specification that they must be resident inhabitants, must be unmar- ried. mus, be over 21 years of age. Let's have some system, some order about 1t. And as has been suggested. that they must he white. but I want to say that in my candid opinion, the fairest the pur, st, and the best Cre- at.on-the fairest, the purest and the brightest jewels that ever walked un-