The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-09

tSAtS, toWH OT doS'F V" alton during the year preceding the year in which she offers to vote, at 5000 | or more, and no woman shall Vote at such election who is under 2l years or age.
 The. amendment provides for every objection that has been urged thus lar She is required to be T years of age
 Mir. Whice--I will ask if that amend ment would net destroy ;he enect ol the Section itself.
 MT. Coleman-It has no effect as l understand 1t. upon the Sc ton. have been trying to keep up with 1t.
 Mir. White-But will you ever find woman over 21 years of age. tLaugh- ter.)
 MT. Coleman-Perhap the gentleman IS more interested in those questions | than I am. I do no: know. While have not been in accord with woman's s suffrage, and have voted against 1t, still l do not pretend to possess more knowledge and information as to what Is right than the other gentlemen who compose this Convention. It seems | that they think that women ought to vote. l favor myself the proposition of the majority of the property. which would have given women representa- | tion, and thus have excluded them from being mixed up in politics, and think that would have been the bet | ter plan, but I do no adhere to this | inasmuch as the major ty of the Gen. vention seems to think otherwise. | That was my purpose in advocating that proposition the other day on 'he report of the Committee. That was the right way to my mind to see that wo- | men were represented in cases of tn s kind. but if the delegates of this Con vention think that women ought 10 vote | at these elections, I rhink the amend 1 ment is all sfhicient. and in fact 1t .m- | poses a qualification upon them that is not Imposed upon men in a general | election. because they can vo;e if they have $500 worth ot property. and here a woman is required to have $5O0 worth. | Having statedIthese views, and remem- beri9g/ the condition of mind in which this. Convention is, it does seem to me that it would be more becoming to us as a body if we would consider this question during the night. and come here in the morning and consider it as We should with deliberation and for the | best interest of the whole State I | therefore move that we do now adjourn. Nr. deGraffenred-I rise to a point of order. There has been no business transacted since the House refused to | adjourn.
 The President pro tem-The point of | order Is well taken. MT. deGraffenreid-I now move the previous question upon the adoption of | the amendment. MT. Grayson-I call for the ayes and noes.
 MT. O'Neal-I call for the ayes and noes.
 The call was not sustained, and upon vote being taken a division was called for and by d vote of 46 ayes to l6 noes the main question was or dered.
 MT. O'Neal-I raise the point of no quorum.
 MT. deGraffenreid- is a quorum in the House.
 MT. Greer (Calhoun)-There is no quorum tn the House.
 M. O'Neal-I demand a call of the roll.
 MT. Pettus-I make the point of cr- der that a call of the House cannot be ordered under the rules of the House except upon vote of those present.
 The President pro tem-The point of order is well taken. The ques ion II will tie house order the call of the roll to ascertain if a quorum be pres- l ent.
 A vote was taken and the house re- |
 The President pro tem.-The question is on the adoption of the amendment offered by the gentleman from Hale. Upon a vote being taken a division was called for.
 And by a vote of 52 ayes to 20 noes the amendment was declared adopted.
 Mir. O'Neal--I raise the point of mo- quorum.
 The President pro tem.-The point of order is not well taken unless the gen. tleman moves a call of the house.
 MT. O'Neal-I raise the point of order that no section of this Constitu- ton can be adopted except by d ma ] jority of the delegates to this Conven- tion, under the rules or this Conven- l tion and general parliamentary rules, and l ask the Chair to pass upon that question.
 MT. Jenkins-I demand a call of the l roll of the house.
 Mir. Sanford (Montgomery)-I move we adjourn.
 MT. O'Neal-I ask for a ruling on my point of order, whether or not a section of the Constitution of Alaba , ma can be adopted by a minority of | this Convention?
 The President pro tem.-The Chair is of opinion
 | NptSdI Coii uolou ana CTleS or there IS a quorum presently
 The President pro tem.-The Chais Is of opinion that quorum is present.
 MT. O'Neal-The last vote showed a quorum was not present. | The President pro lem.-The Chair is Of the opinion that a quorum did not vote. but quorum is present.
 MT. ONeal-Is that the decision of the Chair" '- | The President pro tem.-That is the | decision of the Chair that a quorum is present, and number of gentlemen did not vote.
 Mr, Q'Neai-I appeal from the deci- sion. of tho Chair | tThere were loud expressIone of die sentl
 The President pro tem.-The gentle. man appeals from the decision of the Chair. ...- =.
 MT. o'Neal-And on that I ask for an aye and no vote
 The call for the ayes and noes was not sustained.
 MT, Freeman-I move that we ad- | journ.
 The President pro tem-The gentle man IS not in order The question is | does the ruling of the Chair stand as the judgment of this Convention? Upon a vote being taken the Chai, was sustained. Loud applause)
 MT. Sanford (Pike)-I move that this article be engrossed and read a third time, and upon that | move the previ- ous question.
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