The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-29
sEvENTx-sEvENTH DAY.
MONTGOMERY. ALA,

Wednesday, Aug. zS, lyoi. The Convention was called to order by the President, and opened with prayer py the Rev. sMr. Marshal as lol-
 Our Father who art In Heaven. we thank Thee for Thy Fatherly care, which has been manifested over us since we last met together. We come before Thee this morning with sense of our unworthiness and of our help lessness without Thee, praying that Thou wouidst give us strength and grace to discharge the duties of this day. Bless each and every one of us as we need: guide us by Thy spirit; give ps the wisdom necessary to direct our lives right, and grace that we may en- lure trial and overcome temptation. be with us through this day, through all life and guide us unto all truth. we ask 1t for Christss sake. Amen.
 Upon call of the roll 115 delegates responded to their names.
 Leaves of absence were granted to the following delegates:
 Mir. Ledbetter for today: MT. Proctor for today: Mir. Maxwell indefinite on ac- count of sickness; MT. Lomax for to- day; MT. Almon, Mir. Williams of El- nite leave on account of sickness
 Mir. Sanford (Pike)-I ask unanimous consent to Introduce a short resolution.
 Unanimous consent was given, and the resolution was read as follows:
 Resolved. That | committee of nva be appointed to prepare and to issue an address to the people of the state set- ting forth the advantage of the new
 RAsoived further, That the President of this Convention shall be the cilair- vr,A aH and th2f fnA other four shall be appointed by the President.
 Rtsolved further. That when said ad- dress Is prepared the Secretary of this Convention shall cause to be printed 5000 copies thereof for distribution.
 The resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules.
 Mir. White tJeffersont--In behalf Of the Committee on Order, Consistency and Harmony of the Constitution; l desire to state that the committee de- terunined that 1t would be best to have the report of the committee with the proposed Constitution printed, and have it ready for the members today. fJnder the rules there is no provision for the printing of report until 1t is submitted to the House, but to save time the committee thought 1t would be we'll to have 1t printed in advance, and therefore c0utraCteu 10 nave tne pTU- posed Constitution printed with the re- port of the Committee. under an agree men. that it should be finished and de- livered to the committee on yesterday. The committee assembled on yesterday and found that the printing had not been completed, though the Constitu- ton had been delivered to the printer on last Friday, and the report of the conmittee. which is short, Mad been delivered on Sunday morning. This ynorning the committee was furnished 2s copies. There are number of typo- graphical errors in these copies, which it is necessary to have corrected be- fore 1t is submitted to the Convention. A subcommittee has been at work on that since yesterday. and are at work on 1t now. We hope to be able to make a report at the beginning of the after noon session today.
 The President-The regular order Of business would be the call of the roll of delegntes for the introduction of ordinances. etc.
 Mr. Harrisou--Y would say II is irn~ possible for us to do anything without the report of the Committee on Order. Consistency and Harmony. therefore move that the Convention do now ad- journ until 3:30 this afternoon.
 The Convention thereupon adjourned.