The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-20

This Is the section of the article on corporations adopted late yesterday af- teyneon just before adjournment and after several speeches had been made by delegates to the Constitutional Con- vention. Several efforts were made to amend the section, but 1t was adopted just as 1t was reported by the commit tee.
 The only degelate who went on rec ord in favor of perpetuating the free pass evil was MT. Long of Walker who undertook to get in an amendment providing that no person in Alabama should accept free railroad pass. As a last effort MT. Long moved to table the section which motion was over- whelmingly defeated. 4.~
 MT. Brooks of Mobile. who has stood soIidly against the free pass evil since the Convention began its work. tried to get in a more strinugent amendment but he was cut off by an order for the previous question.
 During the debate on the subject Judge Thomas Wilkes Coleman of Greene. who has been prominent in Alabama public life for many years, declared that no person of unbiased judgment could say that free passes were not an evil, He said that he had never Accepted free railroad pass in his life.
 The Convention yesterday afternoon adopted the Railroad Commission sec tion of the article on corporations just as it was reported by the committee. It confers authority on the Legislature to regulate railroad rates. locate depots and otherwise restict railroad copora- tions. The section was copied fom the Geogia Constitution. Messrs. Espy and Henry and General Sanford of Mont gomery made unsuccessful attempts to enlarge the power of the Commission.
 The chief subject of debate yester- day was the report of the minority of the Committee which sought to provide that Building and Loan Associations cannot charge a greater rate of inter est than the legal rate. The minority made valiant fight but it's report was finally tabled, and the matter will not go into the new Constitution.
 The Article on Corporations Is the last Article on the Calendar of the Convention. There are but three sections of this Article yet to be considered, and it is expected that they will be com pleted this morning. Several other mi nor matters may be taken up and the
 
 Constitution.
 It was thought yesterday that under the new rule recently reported to the Convention but not yet adopted the Convention would begin at once with the report of the Committee on liar mony and adopt the report by Articles. This ommdttee met last night. After the meeting 1t was given out that when the Convention comp1ees the work of considering all Articles and ordinances, the Committee on Harmony will prob- ably ask the body to adjourn for a week to give the Committee time to complete its work, so that full report can be made.
 If the Convention rounds up its Cal endar today. the body may adjourn un- til Wednesday of next week.
 Proceedings of Convention.
 The seventy-ffth day of the Conven- ton was opened at F o'clock yesterday with prayer by Rev. A. L. Andrews, and 1O6 delegates responded to roll call.
 MT. Espy of Henry introduced a res olution of sympathy far MT. Sollis of Dale in the death of his wife, and the resolution Was adopted by a rising vote.
 The order of business was the Article on Corporations, and on motion of Judse Coleman of Greene, the vote by which Section was adopted was re- considered. This is the sectian relat- ing to conden nation of property by corporations. Judge Coleman sent up an amendment that the amount of damages shall be paid into the court pending an appeal in actions for dam- ages. The amendment Was adopted. Mir. Macdonald of Montgomery under took to get in an amendment provid- ing that where corporation forcibly enters upon property. the owner may recover three times the amount of the value of the property. The amend ment was lost and the amended section was adopted. Section was read and adopted with out division. It provides that no cor poration shall issue preferred stock without the consent of the owners of two-thirds of the stock, Sections 10, Il. F and l3 were adopted without division. Section 10 author | izes the Legislature 10 revoke the char | ter of any incorporation when it be-