The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-21

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 Upon a vote being taken, Section 3 was adopted.
 Section 4 was read as follows:
 4EThis Constitution shall be sub r1itted to the qualified electors of this state for ratification or rejection, as authorized and required by an act of the General Assembly of this State. en- titled An Act to provide for holding a Convention to revise and amend the Constitution of this State" approved December 11th, 1900.
 MT. Hefiin Randolph)-There is no change in this section. except that 1t recites the date of the bill that was passed calling the Constitutional Con- vention, and move the adoption of the section.
 Upon a vote being taken. Section 4 was adopted.
 Section 5 was read as follows:
 5-That instead of the publication as required by Sections 6 and 24 of an act to provide for holding a Convention to revise and amend the Constitution, the Governor of the State is hereby au- thorized to take such steps as will give general publicity and circulation to this Constitution in as economical manner as practicable.
 MT. Heflin-Ths section is practically the same as the section in the old Con T
 Upon a vote being taken, Section 5 was adopted.
 Section was read as follows: | 6-The unexpired portion of the pres ent terms of the Trustees of the State University shall not be computed as part of the twelve successive years for which, under the provisions of this Constitution, Trustees of the Univer- sity may hold office, but members of the ! tett of elected thereto, hold office as such Trustees for twelve successive years in addition to the unexpired portion of their present terms.
 MT. Hefin (Randolph)-I move the adoption of the section. Upon a vote being taken, Section 6 was adopted.
 Section was read as follows: 1.-The salaries of the executive and tudiclal and all other State officers of this State who may be holding office at the time of the ratification of this Constitution, and the pay of the pres' ent members of the General Assembly, shall not be affected by the provislons of this Constitution.
 MT. Hefiin (Randolph)-This is the sane as Section 9of the old Constltu- tion, and 1 move it's adoption.
 Upon a vote being taken, the section was adopted.
 MT. Hefiin Rsndolph)-I move that the rules be suspended and that the report of this Committee be sent to the Committee on Order. Consistency and Harmony of the Whole Constitution without engrossment.
 MT. Harrison-I desire to ask the gentleman one question pefore that motion is put. It was a hurried read ing of Section 3 (and I have not exam. ined it). I will ask the Chairman or the Committee if the adoption Of that section will not have the effect 10 legis- late out of office the Railroad Commits sion. the supernumerary judge and oth~ CT offices that have been created by the Legislature? :,
 MT. Hefiin (Randolpt)-No. sir; l think not. If it does. l am willing to accept an amendment on behalf or the Committee.
 The President-Does the gentleman offer an amendment?
 MT. Harrisor-I have not had time to prepare 1t yet
 MT. Hefiin (Randolph)-In answer to that question: will say that was informed by some gentleman that perhaps if those words were not strlck- en out. that it would legislate these officers out of off1ce. MT. Harrison-What words?
 MT. Hef1in-"Except such as hold of fee under any act of the General AS sembly."
 important one. and hope the gentle g,er | man will not insist upon his motion | to suspend the rules. There is no ne- cessity for it.
 MT. Hefiin-I have no special interest | in the matter. The reason l made that motion was because l was requested pJ several gentlemen to do so. MT. Harrison-If the motion Of the gentleman is insisted upon, 1 will ask | for a reading of the Section. | MT. Lowe (Jeffersou)-I rise to point of order. I understand the artl- { cle has been read by sections and the i rules require that 1t be adopted as whole.
 The President-The course we have nursued has been to refer 1t to the | committee on Engrossment and when reported back from the Committee on Engrossment, it is put upon Its pas sage by an aye and no vote on the whole article.
 MT. Lowe-But if I understand the motion of the Chairman of the Com mittee it is to suspend the rules and | refer 1t to the Committee on order, Consistency and Harmony.
 The President-That would Ilace 1t upon it's third reading and final pas sage.
 Nr. Hefin--If there is objection to | that I will withdraw the motion.
 MT. Browne-I would suggest that 1T | there is anything inadvertently put in 1t in the way of not providing Tor ot- i fees that now exist under the act of | the General Assembly. the Committee on Consistency, Order and Harmony | can make that correction and this Con vention will probably not be in session | tomorrow refer to the matter | brought to the attention of the Conven- | ton by the gentleman from Lee. l | have looked over it, and l do not see anything wrong with it, but if there IS | anything wrong it could be remedled when the whole report is up on nnal massage The rules have already been suspended for the purpose ot putting | this article upon it's passage and l sub init that the question is now upon the | final passage of it. It having been read by sections and adopted by viva Voce vote 1t will be necessary now to take an aye and no vote. and l nope the | Convention will pass 1t. The Presidential occurs to the Char l that some motion should He made to I dispense with the usual order of en- | crossing.
 i MT. deGraffenreid-I move a suspen- sion of the rules for that purpose. MT, White-I want to ask the Chair man of the Committee a question. One provision of your schedule provides for | the submission of the Constitution to l tb. .Iaot,,rS +o he ratified Has NOur