The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23

 General Sanford of Montgomery con- .tinued his argument in support of the committee report, and showed that ownership of internal Improvements would place Alabama in line with other progressive States. He said canals could be built which would abundantly pay for themselves.
 MT. Rogers of Sumter closed the de. bate for the committee. He said there were sneers at internal improvement and he asked what was to become ol the Nicaragua Canal if the Govern ment was to be denied the right of in ternal improvement. He said 1t wal proposed to dig canals and build rail roads which would be operated by con. victs. This he said, was the only way to suppress trusts. It had been urged that this measure was dangerous. St is a mule dangerous, but he was blow. ed, nevertheless. He ridiculed the ides that the measure was undemocratic and closed with an appeal to the dele. gates to support the proposition in the interest of progress.
 MT. Handley's substitute, prohibit ing the State from engaging in inter nal improvements, was then read. MT Eyster of Morgan called for the ayes and nays. and the call was sus' tained.
 By a vote of 70 ayes to 1s nays the substitute was adopted, and by O fur. ther vote, Section 52 was adopted.
 Sections 53 and 54. which make nc changes in the present Constitution were adopted without division.
 Section 55, which prohibits the Leg islature from enacting laws for one oi more counties, not applicable to all counties in the State. regulating costs and charges of courts and fees of of ficers. was read and adopted.
 Section 56 was then read. It pro- hibits the Legislature from authorizing the payment of the salary of deceas- ed officer beyond the date of his death It was adopted without division
 Section 57 was read. It prohibits the Legislature from retiring any officer on pay or part pay or making any grant to such retiring officer. It was adopt ed without division.
 Section 5S was read. It prohibits the Legislature from donating lands of the State or selling such lands ta corpo- rations for a less price than subject to sale to individuals, provided that this shall not apply to rights of way to railroads and telegraph and telephone lines.
 An amendment by Mir. Lowe of Jeff freson so as to include telegraph and telephone lines as well as corporations was adopted.
 The section as amended was adopted.
 The Clerk then read Section 59. It prohibits the Legislature from remit ting obligations to the State. but al- lows the Legislature to provide for the compromise of doubtful claims. It was adopted without division.
 Cocfior en road If rAOnireG the Legislature to provide by general laws for location or removal of county seats by a vote of the people. It was adopt ed without division.
 Section 61 prohibits State or county officials from lobbying or otherwise in- terfering with the usual course of legis- lation. It was adopted without divi- sion.
 Under a suspension of the rules Judge Coleman of Greene moved to reconsid- CT the vote by which Section SO was adopted. The motion was adopted and on motion of Judge Coleman Section SO was stricken out. it having been covered by the article on State and County Boundaries.
 Section 62 was read. It prohibits the Legislature from authorizing miscege- nation.
 
 amendment simplifying the section.
 Governor Oates spoke In support of the committee report. He said the language employed was the same as in the penal code
 The amendment of Mir. Vaughn was adopted.
 An amendment by MT. Lowe as an to place the inhibition against Indians and Chinese was overwhelmingly de- feated.
 The amended section was then adopted.
 The Question of Trusts.
 Section 63 was read. It requires the Legislature to pass efficient laws for the regulation and reasonable restraint of trusts. monopolies and combinations of capital so as to protect the people against exorbitant prices upon articles of necessity, and to protect reasonable competition in any calling trade or business.
 This is the section over which MT. Brooks and Governor oates had con- troversy when the report of the com mittee was made Mir Brooks claimed that his ordinance which. Is more sweeping than the section reported, was adopted by the committee.
 MT. Brooks presented his ordinance and held it was Section 63 and not the Section as reported. The Brooks ordi- nance defines a trust and makes them unlawful. The author of the ordinance made an elaborate argument in sup port of the ordinance and offered a substitute.
 MT. Eyster of Morgan, offered a sub stitute to include combination of labor in the category of trusts.
 Mir. Macdonald of Montgomery, spoke in support of the Brooks substitute. He declared that Mir. Brooks had been mistreated. His ordinance had been adopted by the Committee and it should have been reported to the Convention MT. Long of Walker, moved to lay on the table the pending section and amendments. A call for the ayes and nays was sustained and the presiding officer, Mir. Pettus. ruled that the ques- tion should be divided.
 By an aye and nay vote the Eyster substitute was tabled, S1 to ?. Messrs. Jenkins and Foshee voted agairst tab ling the substitute.
 The Brooks substitute h ,l ta- bled by an aye and na. to S7. By vote of 79 to .- convention refused to table the secuon as reported At 5:56 o'clock the Convention agreed to remain in session until the Legisla tive Article was completed.
 Judge Coleman of Greene, sent up an amendment making the section apply specifically to common carriers, part nerships or associations.
 MT. Lowe of Jefferson. sent up an amendment to authorize the legislature to prohibit combinations of capital.