The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-06

| memDer to have a verifcation of that vote. The Chair announced that a majority had voted in favor of tabling the amend ment and it was so ordered, it was done and there was no appeal taken rom that ruling of the Chair. Now make this point of order that as soon as the Chair announced that a quorum was
 present then it was the duty of some gentleman who favored the amendment to ask that the vote be verified or put to this Convention, but they did not
 do 1t and in the absence of that the Chair announced it tabled.
 MT. Oates-In reply to that, there never was a case yet where the point | was made No quorum" that vote of no quorum was void when quorum
 was ascertained to be present, they
 took the vote over invariably, and that
 has not been done: it has simply been
 announced by the Chair that the mo- ton was carried on the former vote
 against which the point of order was directed.
 Mir. Heflin (Chambers)-I want to
 make this point of order. 1 intended
 to make this point before l took my
 seat then move the previous ques- xtion on the Section as reported by the
 Committee before this point was made.
 MT. Smith (Mobile)-I rise to point OI II SiAlS Pco-
 pie vote on a question and forty pair
 ed in the House. can there be said to
 be no quorum. There are 100 here, and
 forty pairs. Only sixty were at liberty
 to vote. Will the Chair declare no
 quorum and that we can proceed.
 Mir. Oates-I wish to say to the gen.
 tleman from Mobile in reply
 MT. Smith (Mobile)-It seems to me
 that the gentleman from Montgomery
 I,.
 Mir. Oates-I am addressing the Chair.
 If the Chair does not wish to hear me
 any more. I shall take my seat, of
 course.
 The President-Does the gentleman
 from Mobile yield to the gentleman
 from Montgomery?
 MT. Smith-No sir.
 The President-The gentleman from
 Mobile has the floor.
 Mir. Oates-I do not care to interrupt
 him. I merely wish to set myself
 straight. When gentleman is ad-
 dressing a parliamentary question he
 Is not confined to one time nor to forty times. but as often as the Chair will
 hear him.
 Mir. Smith-And it makes no differ
 ence who is speaking.
 Mir. Cobb-Mr. President 1 The President-The Chair will recog- l , the gentleman from Mobile is through. MT. Smith-I rise to ask what the
 ruling was. I can not conceive of any parlia amentary rule whereby any such condition could exist. whereby there f could be number of gentlemen
 present or participating in the f result. but merely bound by , pairs so they could not vote and that
 the business of the Convention should "a st thny. , ough enough parliamentarian to
 deny that the gent!emas says. r but am clined to think he l was taking about what they do in
 Congress. I have read the parliament tary authorities, but I did not come across this proposition. I think I did come acsross 1t in the rules .or in the t practice of the house of Congress. and { I am inclined to think though I am not sufficient authority to say. that the p gentleman from Montgomery has got } the United States Congress on us again. t MT. Oates-I woulid like to ask a f question. Do you know of any case
 where a mans pairing keeps him from voting in order to make a quorum ) Mir. Smith-I know of no case where = he can honorablv vote after pairing. . MT. Oates-He can make quorum. t Mir. AsEcraft-When the point of no . quorum was made. instantly demand 2 ed that the vote be verified by a call ]. of the house. Now. I am not a par e liamentarian. but if this is the rule, | and it seems to me common seese. 1t 7. would meet the proposition of the gen. e tleman from Mobile. If it is verified by the call of the roll, then those persons who are paired
 Mir. Heflin (Chambers)--I made the ! point of order and would like to hear ,, the ruling of the chair.
 The President-The Chair is now hearing from members on that point of order
 MT. Barefeld-I make the point of order there is nothing before this Con- . vention. as the Chair has already The President-The point of order is . overruled.
 . MT. Waddell-I rise to point of or . der. What is before the house?
 The President-A point of order.
 Mir. Waddell-What point of order, Mr. President"
 i, The Presidential the gentleman will | sit down and listen. he will catch it. MT. Cobb-I think that the Chair has ruled upon the question and there has V been no appeal taken from the ruling. Fhe President-The gentleman is out = l
 dale has the floor.
 ? MT. Gilmore-I move that the Con- r vention do now adjourn. n The President-The gentleman is out
 of order. The gentleman from Lauder V dale has the floor.
 a MT. Reese-I desire to make an i'm 1 quiry. How many times can d man . speak upon the same point of order? = The President-What was the Ques- g ton?
 | MT. Reese-How many times can a V delegate speak upon point of order? The President-It is only limited by g the patience of the Chairman s MT. Gilmore-I make d motion to g adjourn. "...s r The President-The gentleman from ! Lauderdale has the floor.
 !, MT. Ashcraft-It seems to me. Mir t President. that had the right 10 have
 the vote verified. 1 did not demand the ayes and noes as the gentleman t from Chambers stated, but demanded that the vote be verified by a call of 0 the roll. l think now that this is a = thing which we are entitled to. Now I that a quorum is ascertained to be
 | present. We are entitled to have the :. vote verified by a call of the roll. B MrHefiin (Chambersl-I would like tc interrupt the gentleman MT Knox-lt seems to me that a . XI,v, L