The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-05
CREST STILL GOES TO MILL
Delegates to Convention Did
 Very Little Talking.
Propositions for Court of Appeals" New State Departments and Sew eral Suffrage Plans-No Com
 mittees Have Reported.

tThe constitutional Convention con tinues to be flooded with new oroi- nances to the Constitution. on the eleventh day of the Convention seven tv-four ordinances and thirteen resoiu- tions were introduced and the delegates did nothing else but listen to their reao- ing The Convention was in session three hours and the session was merely A repetition of sessions that have gone hefors The members are presenting their plans for changes in the orsanlc law and the committees are being sur feited with proposals for amendments to the instrument of 1875.
 Many of the propositions submitted yesterday covered entirely new sup iects and were of more or less general interest, MT. Burns, of Dallas, for ex- ample, proposes that marriage licenses shall not issue to girls under the age \ Of 1S years, which age ts hxed as the period of consent; MT. Craig, or the same county. hopes to put m the new Constitution a clause providing that women may be permitted to vote; Gen eral Sanford of Montgomery, seeks to have A committee raised to draft a new design for a State steal. and MT. Knight of Hale, wants to disfranchlse tine Wife-heater.
 Jones Wants to Get Through.
 So many ordinances were introduced that it inspired Mr. Jones of Hale, to send forward a resolution which de- clares that the people of Alabama have lived and prospered under the Consti- tuition of 1875. He therefore proposes that the Committee on Suffrage ana Elections be instructed to report Gith- in five days an ordinance providing for disfranchisement of the negro, the Con yention is to consume five days after inc receipt of the report in discussing the ordinance, after which 1t shall adE journ, whether or not the ordinance Is adopted.
 Many plans of suffrage reform were introduced. and were referred to the Committee on Suffrages and Elections which Committee asked and was &C., corded the privilege of being in session during the hours of the Convention to- day.
 Shelby County Court House.
 The Shelby County Court House mat ter bobbed up again in the Conven- ton yesterday, when Mir. Davis of De- kalb. presented a memorial, by request, signed by State Senator Oliver and Representative G. B. Deans. u the nature of protest against the Conven- tion undertaking to nullify the act Of the General Assembly providing for the removal of the Court House of Shelby County from Columbiana 'o Ca- lera. The memorial sets forth that the act was passed in the regular way by the General Assembly and makes reply to allegations contained in the me- morial recently presented to the Con- vention by MT. Beavers of Shelby. It recites the accessibility of Cale-a 6 s a county seat and appeals to the Con- vention to let the act stand. Notwithstapding a motion by MT. Long of Walker that the Convention should not entertain any further mat ter relating to the Shelby County Court House, the memorial was appropri- ately referred.
 Two Child Labor Proposals The child labor question was also infected into<the Convention yesterday when two members from Dallas CoUn- ty, Messrs. Burns and Craig, presented ordinances proviuing, that the General E Assembly may have the power to reg } ulate the working hours of children in 2 factories.
 
 to the Convention were as follows:
 By Mr. BUger of Tallapoosa-That all officers elected by the people shall be elected for four years and shall be ineligible for reelection. Excludes probate judges from its provisions.
 By MT. Burnett of Conecuh-AmendS preamble so as to declare that the Federal Union is composed of separate States and from this Union there shall be no secession.
 By Mr. Burns of Dallas-The Gen. eraI Assembly shall not provide for any additional charitable, education or az ricultural institutions.
 By MT. Knight of Hale-Disfranchis ing persons convicted of carrying con cealed weapons. burglary, malfeasance in office, or wife beating.
 By MT. Chapman of Sumter-The Governor. Auditor and Attorney Gen I eral shall prepare general revenue biu before the convenilng of the Gen eral Assembly.
 Glso-General Assembly shall not have power to appropriate more money # than paid into State Treasury the year preceding it's session
 Also-General Assembly shall not ap- propriate more money than tho esti- mated receipts of the State.
 By MT. Cofer of Cuf1man-Provides for the encouragement or immigration.
 County Representation.
 Also-Representation of counties shall be based upon the number os qualified voters in each county. MT. T Cefer was elected as an Independent H candidate. He represents county which has very few negro citizens.
 By MT. Craig of Dallas-Prevides for punishment and prevention of riots and conspiracy. incorporation of labor # unions. It also regulates freight, tele- graph. telephone and warehouses charges.
 Also-Terms of judges and chaucel- Iors shall be eight years.
 By Mr. Pitts of pallas-Vaeancies in offices of county or beats shall he tilled bv Courts of County Compisisoners.
 Bv MT. Fletcher of Mathematician ,zins cities to extend th<ir limits by A