The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-22

Is merely an expression on the part cf the delegates to this Convention that m our judgment this incr ,ase should be made in the Governors sal ary, If in the judgment of the Legisla- tufe 1t can be done without increasing taxation and Mir. President. as tnis al cussscI has been protracted to such la1g'h. unless the gentlemen from Greene desires to further discuss 1t, move the previous question. The President pro tem-The gertle- n an from Calhoun moves the prev oiis question unless the gentleman from Green desires to be heard further. The C ,a.- recognizes the gentleman from Grc epe.
 Mr. Samford-I rise to a point of in quiry. have the right to do that. The President pro tem-The gentle man will state the point of inquiry. Mir Samford-My recollection of the rule is that no delegate shall be per- mitted to speak more than twice ,n any point
 The President pro tem--I think tl ere is such a rule, but the Char dCcs rot | understand that the delegate frcm Greene has spoken twice on this ques- tion. But he. spoke yester1ay Ua the motion to lay on the table and :oday he is speaking on the amendment which he offered. MT. Smith (Mobile)--I rise to a point of order.
 The President pro tem--rhe gentle man will state his point of. order. Mir. Smith-No two amendments were offered. The amendment of ye 'terday was corrected and there was Liisa.iiinuus consent that he might correct cler- l ical error, as I understood it, at any rate no amendment. The rule provides a mover may speak twice no other more than once-thc gentleman has spoken three times.
 The President pro tem-The Chair will state his understanding: Vixen the gentleman from Greene stated that he had inadvertently made errors in 1 the drawing of his amendment the Chair stated that to correct it 1t would have to be done by amendment or unsn' | imous consent. If it had been a mat | ter of right the Chair would not have | required that he obtain unanimous con sent, because in the opinion of the Chair no change could be made except | by way of amendment.
 MT. Knox earnestly request the gentleman from Mobile (Mr. Smith) to withdraw his objection and allow the gentleman from Greene to be heard. The President pro tem-The Chair | overrules the point of order because | the Chair consider the correction asked | to be made by the gentleman from Greene was an amendment. | Mir Coleman--Mr. President, do not wish to be regarded as making
 speech, but as making a request; there
 may be other gentlemen upon this floor | much more aO4e to present this QueS~
 ton than myself; do not wish to have them exciuded, but If they are not per- mitted, claim my light to reply. | MI. knox-The time of this Conven-
 ton is too valuable to be consumed in
 further discussion of this question. | did not D. ess the call for the previous
 question, because desired to hear from the gentleman from Greene, 1T he l desired to discuss 1t further. He will
 be entitled to speak if he wishes, but
 thought it would be more satisfactory | tor hiTn to make his argument at this time. l renew my motion for the pre- vious question.
 The President pro tem.-As the chair
 understands the ule, after the previous l question haS been o. dered, 1t will then
 be m oId der for the gentleman to close. | Mir. JenKins-rne gentleman from l Greene has never given up his right
 to close.
 The President pro tem.-The chair will hold that the gentleman from | l ment will have the right to close the
 ueoate after the previous question shall have beer ordered. The question is, Shall the main question be now put on the an1epdment. or on the amendment and report?
 Mr. knox-On the amendment and re-
 port.
 A vote being taken. the previous l question was ordered.
 MT. Coleman-Mr. President and dele
 gates to the Convention, some of the
 remarks of the distinguished President
 of this Convention had double effect
 upon me l regretted that he saw | proper to refer to me, especially indi-
 vidually, but it was gratifying to know
 that he did not have much else to say
 in support of his proposition. l was
 Arraigned here for resigning my off,
 Zee as Solicitor to accept that of Chan
 celtor. The salaries were about the
 same, and preferred to move upwards,
 and did the best service for the State | that l knew how. It is said that
 whatever we do here must be submit
 ted to the people. There l wish to
 make this statement, that if any dele
 gate upon this Convention thinks he
 can tie on to this Constitution unnec-
 essary burdens and weignt5-that 1t
 will be carried through anyhow-they
 are laboring under great mistake.
 We come here for relief from my sec-
 tion of the country.
 MT. Boone-Win the gentleman al-
 low me to ask him a question?
 The President pro tem.-Will the
 gentleman allow himself to be inter-
 rogated?
 MT. Colenan-I hate to be discourte-
 ous to anybody.
 MT. Boone-Will the resolution offered
 by the gentleman from Lauderdale
 (Mr. O'NeaD. if passed by this Con
 vention. be part of the Constitution
 to be submitted to the people?
 MT. Coleman-That is a very unfair
 way of putting the proposition. l was going on 10 mention the fact-because we arr just in the beginning; we are
 right now at the threshold of adopt
 ing a Constituti )n for the State of Ala
 bama. Ii you lay down precedent
 now, it is sure to be taken advantage
 of by otHcr resolutions or ordinances
 to increase other salaries. Mark well
 the statement If we burden this Con stitution with unnecessary weights. 1t
 Is my honest opinion, 1t will not be rat flied, As l started to say, my section of country needs relief, great relief, but gentlemen must not think that we will
 sacrifice everything else, and partieu-
 larIy the pledges made to the Demo-
 cratic party in order to get that relief, unless you give us a Constitution that
 we can live under, and that comes
 suuarely and fairly up to the provisions
 and agreements we made by which this Convention was keld, 1t is my opinion
 that it will not be. l fear the dele