The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-23

The President-The question will be upon the motion of the gentleman from Montgomery to suspend the rules and put the resolution on Its immediate passage.
 MT. Bulger-It looks to me, MT. Pres ident, that this is the resolution of all the resolutions offered here, that should be we'll considered by the Committee on Rules. It seems to me that that resolution should not go MT. White-I make the point of or Ger, MT. President. that a motion to suspend the rules Is not debatable.
 The President-The point is well taken. The question is on the motion of the gentleman from Montgomery to suspend the rules
 Mir. Long (Walker)--I wish to give mo- tice that I will move to reconsider the motion at the next session of this Con- vention offered by the gentleman from Morgan, (Mr. Blackwell.) I shall do so because it makes a gamble out of these |'seats; it ignores old Democrats that have been in the service of the party for years, and it gives Populists and Republicans a chance to take any seat in this House. I shall move to recon sid ,c that at the next meeting. The President-The question is on the adoption of the motion of the gen. tlemsn from Montgomery to suspend the rules. and place on passage the resolution that has been read in your hearing.
 | Mir Bulger-I rise to a parliamentary inquiry. What vote does 1t require to suspend the rules of this Convention? The President-The chair would rule that Is requires two-thirds vote. MT. Lomax-We are acting under general parliamentary law. The President-There is a conflict in the authorities. MT. Cushing seems to hold that it requires unanimous con- sent, but the other authorities hold that 1t requires a two-thirds vote. I think the general practice is to require a two-thirds vote.
 The question being put, a division was called for and resulted, yeas, 98; nays, IS.
 So the motion was carried.
 The President-The question will be on the adoption of the motion of the gentleman from Montgomery. Those in favor of the adoption of this resolu- tion viii please say aye.
 The motion was carried unanimously.
 MT. Eyeter-I move, before proceed ing any further. that the officers elected by this convention be now sworn in.
 The motion was seconded and carried unanimously.
 Mir. Brooks-I desire to call atten- ton to the fact that the journal of yes- terday has not been read. It should be read, or a motion made to dispense with the reading.
 The Chair-The journal will be read immediately after the officers are sworn in.
 The officers were here sworn in.
 MT. Brown-I move that We dispense with the reading of the journal of yes- terday.
 MT. Hefiin (Chambers)-rt is very short.
 The President-The question is on the motion to dispense with the reading of the journal of yesterday.
 MT. Reese-I rise to an inquiry. Is it not necessary that the President of this Convention should be sworn in as President of the Convention in addi- tion to having been sworn in as member?
 The President-I have not examined the provisions of the act. but I should think not. Unless the gentleman calls my attention to some provision in the act requiring it, I would rule that 1t is not necessary.
 MT. Reese-My information Is that 1t was done in the last convention.
 MT. Sanford-I rise to point of in- formation. It is ruled that all resolu- tions should be submitted to the Com mittee on Rules; the rules have been suspended. now do those resolutions which were referred to that commit tee before the rules were suspended, are they now up for consideration or not?
 The President-The rules were sus- pended only for the purpose of placing