The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
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oi tle tdDle Decduse they Telate to this feature that I intended to lay up- on the table.
 The President-The question is on the adoption of the section as amend ed.
 A vote being taken the section as amended was adopted.
 MT. Browne-I now move that Arti- cle X1. on Taxation be engrossed and ordered to third reading.
 A vote being taken the motion was adopted.
 Leaves of absence were granted as follows: To MT. Graham of Montgom- cry, for Saturday; to MT. Miller of Wilcox for tomorrow.
 Mir. Malone-I ask unanimous con sent to have a petition read and re- ferred to the Committee on Corpora tions.
 MT. Heflin (Randolph)--I move the Convention do now adjourn.
 The motion was adopted and the Convention thereupon adjourned.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 The Convention met pursuant to adjournment, there being ninety-one delegates present upon the call of the roll.
 MT. Eyster-I desire to call attention to the fact that the stenograpnic re- port of the proceedings of yesterday fails to note that Decatur was includ- ed in the amendment to the report )f the Committee on Municipal Corpora tions. I desire to have the correction made.
 The President-The stenographer will note the correction desired.
 MT. Hefiin (Chambers)-I ask leave to introduce short resolution.
 Leave was granted.
 The Secretary read the resolution as follows:
 Resolution 209. by MT. Hefin of Chambers:
 Resolved, That Rule 43 of this Con- vention be rescinded, and that in it's stead the following rule shall be adopt ed:
 Any ordinance or resolution may be recalled from a committee by a vote of the majority of the delegates vot- ing thereon; provided, that at the time such vote is taken. there is a quorum present in the hall
 And provided, further, that when any matter is recalled from a commit tee. that matter shall immediately be passed upon by the Convention, and shall take precedence of all previous orders.
 MT. Hef1in (Chambers)-I ask that the resolution be referred to the Commit tee on Rules.
 The President-The resolution is so referred
 MT. Jenkins-I move that the privi- leges of the floor be extended to the Hon. c. w. Thompson, member.elect to Congress from the Fifth District.
 On vote being taken, the privilege was accorded.
 MT. Gilmore-I have a petition to of- fer.
 The Secretary read a petition on the railroad pass evil and the same was referred to the Committee on Corpora- tions.
 The President-The next order of business will be the consideration of the report of the Committee on Amend ing the Constitution and Miscellaneous Provision.
 MT. Wilson (Clarke)-Before that Is gone into, I move reconsideration of the vote by which the report of the Com mittee on Municipal Corporations was ordered engrossed and to a third read ing.
 The President-The motion. will stand until tomorrow morning immediately after the reading of the journal.
 MT. Wilson, move to set as a spe- ciat order Immediately after the con- sideration of the motion just made, the question of reconsideration of Section of that Article.
 The Presidential seems to the Chair a motion to reconsider that section was laid upon the table.
 MT. Wilson, move, under Rule 30 to make that matter a special order.
 The President-The gentleman from Clarke can make a motion to take from the table.
 MT. Wilson-Yes, sir; immediately af- ter the motion to reconsider the vote by which the Article was ordered to third reading.
 MT. Ashcraft-I rise to a point of or der. A motion to reconsider is new matter when laid upon the table; a motion to take from the table is also new matter It has no privilege, and a motion to make a motion to take rom the table special order because thel motion itself is not in order, and, therefore, is not before the house and cannot be made a special order. No matter which is not before the house can be made a special order; it must first be gotten before the house. A mo- ton to take from the table is not be- fore the house, if it is not in order and the point of order made against it.
 The President-Under what head does the gentleman consider it?
 MT. Ashcraft-Under the head of mis- cellaneous business; it canot be made until the particular order of business is reached.
 The President-The Chair will hear the gentleman from Clarke.
 MT. Wilson, understand the point that motion cannot be now entered and taken from the table Is well taken because our rules have prescribed an order of business, but that is the only reason motion to reconsider section can now be entertained, because 1t does not fall within any of the sub divisions of Rule p. As to miscellane- ous business, which we have not reach ed. certainly we cannot reach it now. The only reason my motion is not in order at the present time is that Rule P describes the order of business. I will read Section 30. Any matter may, by a vote of the majority of the delegates present, be made the special order for any hour, which shall take precedence, at that hour of any other business except a motion to recon sider." Now, the very purpose of Rule 30 is to obviate the difficulty which ap- pears when the point of order raised by the gentleman from Lauderdale is raised. The reason it is not in order because we have prescribed another order of business to obviate that. The Convention has prescribed rule where by this Convention If 1t wants to, can substitute anything else that it wants to. I move that 1t be made a special order immediately after the disposition of the motion to reconsider the vote