The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-15

the convention IS upon motion to 1e- consider the vote whereby an amend ment offered by the gentleman from Monroe, allowing the sheriffs to have two terms was adopted. That was the question before the Convention. The Convention voted down the motion to table that motion to reconsider. The question, then, would come up before the Convention upon that motion to re- consider. The point of order is made against 1t that the motion could not be entertained, because a preceding mo- tion, or two preceding motions. had not been made in time. The reply to that is. that the Convention, by unanimous consent, waived the other two motions. the Chair feeling unwilling to rule on the point of order, submits it to the Convention.
 MT. Chapman-What will be the ef- feet of vote aye" and a vote mo-" in reference to the ordinance allowing sheriffs to have two terms?
 The President-The effect of the vote aye will cut off motion to reconsider and sustain the law and permit the pro- vision to stand in the Constitution all lowing sheriffs to have two terms. A vote no will allow the Convention to re- tract it's action on that question.
 Upon a vote being taken on the di- vision. by a vote of 36 ayes and 65 noes, the point of order was overruled.
 MT. Fitts-I demand the previous question.
 The President-The question Is. shall the main question be now put?
 MT Long (Waiker)-On that l make a point of order. This Article on Inn peachment, which allows sheriffs two terms, passed to it's third reading on last Saturday. No motion was made at the time to reconsider. A motion was made on Monday to reconsider. Now. the point of order is that this Ar ticle on Impeachment is out of the pow CT of this Convention to amend in any way, and while we might move to re- consider it. it would be null and void on it's face. It would take q separate ordinance and it would have to take its proper course before that could be done. It is exactly in the same status as the report yesterday on Judiciary; where it reates to solicitors. We might reconsider the vote on the whole Article and bring it up here and still it would not be subject to amendment.
 The President-The gentleman is ar guing the point of order. Now, the effect of the ruling so far, is that the vote whereby this Article was ordered to a third reading is con- sidered as having been reeonsdered by unanimous consent, and so the vote whereby this section, as amended, was adopted and the point of order vii be overruled. The question will be, shall the main question be now put on the motion to reconsider?
 The main question was ordered.
 The President--The question will be upon tie motion to reconsider the vote whereby this amendment was adopted
 reconsider ried
 MT. Long (Walker)-l rise to point of personal privilege.
 The President-The question now will he upon the amendment offered by the gentleman from Monroe.
 MT. Fitts-I move to table that amendment.
 MT, Bareheld-I rise to a point or parliamentary inquiry.
 Mir Long (Walker)-I rise to a ques- tion of personal privilege.
 The President-The gentleman from Tuscaloosa moves to lay upon the ta- ble the amendment offered by the gen tleman from Monroe, which allows sheriffs two terms.
 The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Walker on the question of per sonal privilege. n1ous consent,I want to state, and l want to be recorded on the journal. That myself objected and voted against unanimous consent for a recon alteration of any part of this Article making it the special order and all. do not know how many more did, hut some twenty thirty or forty of them.
 MT. Barefield-I would like to know what comes up first before the Conven. tion-the question of reconsideration Of oh Eher- If question?
 The President-The question now is uron the motion to table the amend ment offered by the gentleman from Monroe. That is not dehatable.
 Mir. Bareheld--I make the point of or der that that does not come up until afte. the question of impeachment.
 ThA President-The point of order is overrued. .L
 MT. Hefin (Chamoers)-A oeHiahu 'he ayes and noes.
 Mfr. Harrisor-I rise to point of inquiry. My recollection is two amendments were offered to this sec tion. one by the delegate from Monroe, and enc by the delegate from Greene
 The Prcsident-The one offered oy the delegate from Greene was accepted by unanimous consent.
 Mr. Fitts-The enc of the delegate from Greene was accepted, and was merged into the section.
 The President-The question is on the motion to table the amendment where by the sheriff is allowed two terms,
 MT. Hefiin .(Chambers)-I demand the ayes and noes
 Mir Wilson Clarke)-Is the consd- eration of the Article on Impeachment now the order of business for this hour? We considered 1t and after we consd- cred it, it falls back in the order of business,
 The President-The gentleman mad his point of order too late. If he had made it in time. the Chair would have considered it.
 Mir. Hefin (Chambers)-I call for the ayes and noes.
 The Chair announced that the cal! was not sustained.
 Mir. Hefiin (Chambers)-I demand a yerification.
 Mir. Wilson (Clarke)-T rise to a poin' of order. The section has been recon sidered. but the amendment has not been reconsidered. A motion Is not in order to table an amendment which is q part of section. There is no amend s=sat pending. The section is pend