The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16

While General Jones was speaking | the Convention at o'clock adjourned | ntil 3:30 o'clock.
 THE AFTERNOON SESSION. Proposition to Prohibit Members | When the Convention reassembled at 3:S0 o'clock ninety-six delegates were present, and General Jones Of WILCOX. l continued his remarks in support of | the majority report of the Committee on Section 12 of the Article on Educa- | ton, relating to local taxation for | schools.
 MT. Williams of Barbour, spoke in support of the minority report. Mir. Hodges of Marshall. spoke in | favor of the minority report, which he signed. It provides for dividing the county into white and colored school districts.
 Judge Coleman of Greene, made legal argument in support of the ma jority report. and cited authorities con- cerning division of funds between the | races.
 MT. Pettus of Limestone, supported | the minority. He made an appeal to the Convention to give the white peo- | pie of Alabama the benefit of the money | they pay for local school purposes. Mr. Brooks of Mobile, discussed the nconstitutionality of the minority re- port. He favored the majority report. He declared himself in favor of edu- eating the negro, and said that when he became more universally educated, diffusion would begin and the negro would be able to enter all classes of | business.
 Dr. Cunningham of Jefferson, spoke in support of the majority report. He | said he favored the county as unit, and he was opposed to dividing the money between the races In proportion to the taxes paid.
 MT. Heflin of Chambers. made a | passionate appeal to the Convention to | adopt the minority report He declared that some day a conflict would come between the white people and the ne- grees. and he did not propose 10 give | his vote to a scheme to educate negroes I to bear arms against his race.
 Governor Jones said he opposed the l minority report because it is clearly un- constitutional. He said every man who | works for wages bears his fair share of Government, whether he goes to the | tax gatherers office or not. He said if the white people did not life the negro Hp the negro would drag the white me i down. He said the Convention should make H clear that the negro could rely on the white man as a friend; that he was to be given a helping hand, but he must always remain a subordinate. MT. Browne of Talladega said he had | made some study of the question, and | he had found that a division of school funds between the races according to taxes paid was clearly unconstitutional. MT. Graham of Talladega, Chairman of the Committee on Education, closed the debate in an earnest and eloquent address in support of the Committee report.
 MT. Graham concluded by moving to table the minority report. A call for the ayes and nays was sustained end by vote of 90 to 31, the minority re- port was tabled.
 An amendment by the Committee ex- cluding Decatur, New Decaturs ard Cullman from the provisions of the Section was accepted by the Commit | tee.
 Judge Cobb sent up an amendment providing that the Legislature may authorize municipalities in counties which had not acted to levy a special tax for school purposes by a three fifths vote of the people affected.
 Woman's Suffrage Again.
 MT. Fitts of Tuscaloosa sent up an amendment providing that women owning $l,eOO worth of taxable property
 
 Mir. Long of Walker said the question of womans suffrage had been discussed to the point of exhaustion, and ke therefore, moved to table the Fitts amendment.
 MT. Fltts protested that he should be allowed to speak on the subject, but he was cut off and the amendment was tabled by an overwhelming vote.
 Judge Coleman sent up an amend
 
 funds levied by such municipalities should be applied to the schools of the whole county. He said that there are counties where the cities own the big gest part of the property in the county.
 Judge Cobb explained that the pur- pose of his amendment was to apply to cities where the county had not act ed. Judge Cobb, while speaking. yield ed to General Harrison of Lee, who, to the surprise of Judge Cobb, moved to table both amendments
 Amid considerable laughter, the pend ing amendments were tabled.
 MT. Whiteside of Calhoun moved to table Section F.
 MT. Graham of Talladega called for the ayes and nays, and the call was sustained.
 By a vote of 27 to S2. the Convention refused to table the section. and, by a further vote. it was adopted.
 At this point. MT. Hefin of Cham bers, arising to a point of personal privilege, said he desired to withdraw personal allusions to MT Wadd 4ll of Russell, which he had made lt the morning session. and it was so ordered.
 MT. Waddell said since the remarks of Mir. Hefiin had been withdrawn, his (Mr. Waddelrs) remarks were not sp- plicable, and he heartily withdrew them.
 At SIS o'clock. on motion of Mir. Barefield of Monroe, the Convention ad- journed.