The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-25
ARTILE ON
 /. TAXATION COnentiOn Begins Its
 Consideration. TWO SESSIONS YESTERDAY Finishing Touches Put on Executive Ordinance. The Committee on Municipal Organ izations Submits Its Report.
 Lengthy Debate on the
 Fertilizer Tag Tax.
TWO SESSIONS YESTERDAY

The twenty-eighth day of the Con- ititutional Convention was full of in- terest. Morning and afternoon ses- sions were held and much work was accomplished. At the morning session the finishing touches were put upon the Article on Executive Department, and 1t was ordered to lie over for a third reading. At the afternoon session, the Article on Taxation was taken up, and the Conventi0n consumed nearly two hours in the discussion of an amend ment which has for its purpose the abo- lition of the fertilizer tag tax.
 Less than one hundred members were present yesterday morning when the Convention assembled. The body was opened with prayer by Rev. MT. How ell. the delegate from Cleburne.
 According to previous notice, MT. Wilson of Washington, moved to re- consider the vote by which Section 30 of the Article on Executive Depart nent was adopted Saturday afternoon. There was some discussion of the mo- tion, which was finally adopted.
 The section relates to sheriffs, and, es adopted, provided that when one Is impeached for allowing a prisoner to be taken from his custody and lynched, he shall not be allowed to hold any other office during the term for which he was elected.
 On motion of MT. Boone of Mobile, this amendment to the section was ta- bled and the section was then adopted leaving out the clause disqualifying a sheriff from holding any other office.
 Mir. deGraffenreid of Hale gave notice that he would move to reconsider the vote by which the section was adopted.
 The Committee on Legislative De- partment presented what is termed "a supplemental report" which seeks to amend the Article on Local Legislation, reported Saturday. The Legislative Committee suggests a number of other subjects upon which the General As se.nbly shall be prohibited from legis- lating.
 MT. Fitts of Tuscaloosa presented an amendment to Section of the Article on Executive Department. It provides that if the Legislature increases the Governors salary, the increase shall apply to the next Governor of Ala bama. This caused considerable dis cussion.
 President Knox took the door in favor of the amendment, ana, on yea anu nay vote, it was adopted.
 MT. Blackwell of Morgan presented an amendment to the entire Executive Article, to be known as Section Sl, which provides that when vacancy occurs in a county office 1t shall be filled by appointment by the Governor.
 A substitute was offered by MT. de- Graffenreid of Hale, which provided that such vacancies should be filled by County Commissioners. The amend ment and the substitute were tabled, and MT. Burns of Dallas offered an amendment to the Article, to be- known as Section 31, providing that when a sheriff or deputy is killed or disabled while protecting a prisoner, the Gen eral Assembly shall make provision for the family dependent upon him for a living.
 ment was lost. Governor Jones favored the amendment.
 The further consideration of the Ex- scutive Article was then passed until today.
 man of the Committee on Municipal Corporations, submitted the Article on this subject, and.s after it's reading. the Convention took a recess until 3 o'clock.
 The Article on Municipal Corpora tions is voluminous and restricts fran chises. It also provides for the crea- tion of a Board of nine to frame char ters in cities of over 10000 population. General Sanford of Montgomery sub mitted q, minority report in opposition to this section of the report.