The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-02

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 fec. Mulkey. ' Case, Norman. Davis, Of DeKalb, Opp.
 Ferguson. aeynolds CIIenry,. Fitts, Sentell Gilmorev Studdard.
 AYES. NOES. Burns. Bartlett. .i Stewart, Cofer. Craig, Freeman, Greer, of Calhoun, Sloan,
 So the substitute was laid on the ta. ble.
 The President-The question recurs question on the section as amended.
 Mir. Kirk-I have an additional amendment to offer to Section b.
 The President-The Chair will state for the information of the gentleman from Lauderdale that the pending question ie a demand for the previous question on Section ,.
 Upon vote being taken, the previous question was ordered.
 The President-The question Is on the section az amended
 Mir. Sanford (Montgomery)-f call for the ayes and noes.
 The call for the ayes and noes was not sustained.
 Upon a vote being taken, the section as amended was adopted.
 Mr. Kirk-Can introduce an addi- tional subdivision to Section 57
 The Presidential would be necessary to reconsider the vote by which Sec- tidn 5 was adopted. before the amend meiit could be offered in ths opinion of the Chair.
 Mir. White-As I fec5lleet on yester- day the reading of Section 10 WAS dis pe1sed with, and q resolution adopted subdivisions.
 The Secretary will read the first sub division:
 Sec. 10. The General Assembly shall provide by law for the registration, after the first day of January, 1905. of alt qualified electors. Until the first day of January, 1903, all electors shall be registered under and in accordance with the requirements of this section as follows:
 Mir. Uates-I rise to offer an amend ment to that subdivision. first para graph.
 The President-Does the amendment of the gentleman relate to that para graph?
 Mr. oates-t think it does-to the first paragraph?
 The tIresident-He has simply read the first paragraph which is not the first subdivision.
 MT. Oates-I withdraw 1t then.
 The President - The gentleman can offer his amendment when the subdivision Is reached.
 Mir Oates-All right
 Mir Reese-I rise to offer the amend nent to the paragraph which has just been read
 The Secretary read the amendment as follows: By adding after the word "electors'' in the second line, the words except bastards, who shall not be reg istered unless their disability of leg1ti- macy shall have first been removed by the Legislature.
 The President-The question is on the amendment Of the gentleman from Dallas.
 Mir. Reese-Mr. President, I had hoped that 1t would not be necessary for me to suggest any amendment to the re- port of this committee. It is an able report; but, MT. President. it is for tunata that the representation of this Convention Is so largely scattered be- cause local conditions in labama are different. We are making a Constitu- ton to last a long time. Mir. President I regard 1t as my duty to the constitu- ents-
 MT. White-I rise to a point of order The amendment offered by the gentle man is not sermane The qualifications come entirely under Section 6.
 Mfr Reese-I make the point of order that the objection comes too late. The ho oTf1phHD1nnf n the Conv antion. and 1t is difference of opinion between the gentleman and myself.
 The Presidential seems to the Chair that the point of order that the amend fnent is not germane should have been made when the amendment was offered and before the Chair submitted the amendment. The Chair will therefore overrule the point of order.
 MT. White-I admit the correctness of the ruling, generally speaking. but when 1t becomes 0 question whether it is germane or not
 Mir Reese-Is this time to be taken from my ten minutes?
 The President-The gentleman from Dallas will please suspend while the Chair hears the question of Inquiry from the gentleman from Jefferson.
 Mir White-In other words, 1t is nc more germane now than when it was originally offered, and, by accepting ar amendment wholly foreign to the sub feet. you may utterly ruin or destroy the section or paragraph. The point of order should have been made at the time that the amendment was offered but the question of whether it Is ger mane or not. 1t seems to me, will arise and be always properly before the chaiT when presented There is no time when it will not be in order
 Mir. Reese-If tho remarks Of the gen tlemEn have changed the opinion ui the Chair I would like to he heard.
 The Prosidcnt-The gentleman from Dallas will please wait until the Chair gets through hearing the gentleman from Jefferson. The Chair understands the rule to be. ordinarily. that where a matter of inconsistency atises as to amendments and the main question that question should ordinarily be sub mitted to the Convention, especially as inc Chair has entertained the amend ment and submitted it to the ConVen- tion. While the gentleman from Dal- las was discussing it, 1t seemed it would not be proper to rule it out of order. The Chair will overrule the point oi order. If the Convention does not think the amendment gernane and in ,n,t4A FhA aaTtinn under nnn-