The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-16
TwENTY-FTRsT DAY.
 MONTGOMERY. ALA.
saturday. June IS. 1sO1.

7& Saturday, June IS. 1901.
 The convention met pursuant to ad- journmtnt, was called to order by the President. and the proceedings wers opened with prayer by the Rev. MT Gay as follows:
 Our Father and our God. we praise Thee for Thy manifold blessings upon our State and nation. We prase Thee for the health and strength, for the desire to look to Thee as the author and ftIrnisher of our faith, the giveI of every good and perfect gift. We pray Thy blessing upon this assem- bly, today. Grant O God to imbue this presiding officer with They wisdom discretion, judgment and bless these who have the sacred trust given to them with that wisdom and that justice and that love of country which shall make them to be honored and honorable, and we pray Thee our God that thou wouldst bless dur homes Bless. We pray Thee. this State. Grant to direct us to Thy glory in all things we ask it for Christ sake. Amen.
 The roll was called and disclosed the presence of a quorum.
 Leaves of AbsenceH For Yesterday and Today-Mr. Kirk
 For Today--Messrs o'Niell (Jeffer- sori), Ashcroft Lowe Oawrence) Thompson, Howell. Miller (Wilcox). Burnett, Reese, Foshee, Malone.
 For today and Monday-Messrs Jones (Wilcox), Miller (Marengo).
 For Monday-Parker 6Elmore) ORear.
 Mir. Hefiin Randolph. )-I rise to a question of personal privilege.
 The President-The gentleman will state the question of privilege.
 Mir. Hefiin (Randolph)-I am report ed, by yesterdays stenographic report of the proceedings. as having voted on the ordinance seeking to increase the Governors salary, from three to five thousand dollars, in favor of the minority report, and against the ma 5ority report, when I really voted fol the majority report, and against the minority report, and I therefore asl that it be corrected.
 The President--The Secretary informs the Chair that the journal shows tha' the gentleman voted in favor of tho majority report, and the stenographel i'll be instructed to make the correc- sion.
 Mir. Long (Walxer)-I rise to ques' tion of personal privilege. In Int Advertiser today there Is a serious reflection, and insult as I consider 1t to a majority of this convention, anC as a member of that majority l wisl to read some extracts from that paper and I also have a resolution which desire to offer.
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-I ohect We have all seen that and 1t is mere newspaper criticism.
 Mir. Long (Walker.)-I insist upon my question of privilege.
 Mir. PettusAI rise to point of f.order The gentleman is not addressing him. self to a question of personal privilege, There is nothing personal in it. Mir. Long. (Walker. .)-That is for this convention to determine. It is a Ques- fion of the highest personal privilege. When a body of men by an editorial in 8 Democratic newspaper, is re- ferred to as a set Of cowards. and as lacking timidity. and honesty of pur- pose
 The President-The gentleman will be in order until the Chair rules on the question of privilege. In the opin- ion of the Chair the question is not g question of privilege, and the point oi order will be sustained,
 MT. Long 6Walker)-As much as hate to do 1t. am compelled to appea from the decision of the Chair to tht majority of this Convention. It is g question of the highest privilege. that the majority of this convention have been grossly insulted, by an editorial that needs no explanation on this floor by the representatives of the people of Alabama.
 Fhe President-T The gentleman from Walker appeals. from the decision of the Chair, and the question is shall the decision of the Chair be sustained.
 Upon vote the decision of the Chair was sustained. y
 Mir. Hinson-I move that the privile- ges of the floor be extended to the Hon. Richard H. Clarke of Mobile.
 There being no obection, the privi- Ieges of the floor were so extended.
 Mr. Duke-On yesterday, Iasked for and obtained leave of absence for MT. Robinson of Chambers, for yesterday and today. notice in interchangeable report, that he is reported to have been granted a, leave of. absence, and it says Tomorrow" meaning today. Ii should read for today and tomorrow and if the journal has it.
 The President-Does the gentleman mean for today and Monday? To- morrow will be Sunday.
 MT. Duke-No sir mean what said. The stenographic report says for "tomorrow." This was on yester- day, and asked for the leave of ab- sence, for. yesterday and today. The stenographic report says he was grant ed leave of absence for tomorrow. meaning today; it should read for "to- day and tomorrow" that is yesterday and today, and if the same mistake oc- cured in the journayl I ask to have it corrected.
 The President-The Journal shows the request was granted in accordance with the recollection of the gentleman from Chambers, and the stenographiC report will be corrected accordingly.
 Mir. deGraffenreid-I ask unanimous consent to be allowed to introduce a resolution at this time, that it may be read and referred to the pFSper com mittee. kSA
 Resolution 146, by MT. deGraffenreid:
 Resolved, That after next Monday this convention shall sglaet. regularly each day at 10 o'clock in the morning and shall remain in session from that time to l o'clock D. m. when a recess shall be taken to 3 D. m., and the con vention shall remain in session until { D. m., when the conventional shall stand adjourned until 10 o'clock a m. of the succeeding day.
 Referred to Committee on Rules.
 Mir. Long (Walker)-I ask unanimous consen. to introduce a resolution.
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-May I in. uuire of the gentleman what it is about
 MT. Long (Walker)-I give the gen. tleman the right to object if he wants to, but I decline to tell him what it is about.
 Mir. Jones-I object.
 Ne I,onp. CWaIker)-Then I move