The age-herald., 1901-06-23

relied on, however, to disqualify the ne- gro is clause which specifies that all who have been named, including vagran- cy and other crimes peculiar to the ne- groes. This clause while aimed at the negroes is perfectly constitutional as 1t affects all alike.
 Another feature of the permanent plan is an educational test which is an inn provement on the Mississippi under standing clause" with an alternate prop erty qualification of $500.
 Voters who qualify under the temporary plan remain voters for life, although they may disqualify themselves by fall ure to pay taxes, etc. in which event they would have to pay all back takes before they could again vote.
 A feature of the plan is that only qual- flied voters can vote in primary cleo tions which practically gives Alabama white primaries.
 All the negroes will not be disqualified. The intelligent and respectable ones will be allowed to vote.
 
 discourtesy to the committed, which he was sure the convention did not intend, and that it was probably due to some con fiict between that committee and the com mittee on legislation. The rules were then suspended and the motion adopted.
 Section Twenty-three.
 The convention then adopted section 23 of the article on executive, which reads as follows
 Sec 23. The Secretary of State shall be the custodian of the seal of the State, and shall authenticate herewith all off cial acts of the Governor; his approval of laws, resolutions, appointments to office and administrative orders excepted He shall keep a register of IT. official acts of the Governor, and when necessary shall attest them, and lay copies of same, to- gether with copies of all papers relative thereto, before either house of the Gen eral Assembly when required to do so, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law.
 Section Twenty-four.
 Section A was then adopted. which reads as follows:
 Sec. 24. All grants and commissions shall be issued in the name and by the authority of the State of Alabama, sealed with the great seal and signed by the Governor and countersigned by the Sec retary of State.
 Section Twenty-Five.
 Sect5o4. 25 was then adopted, which reads as follows:
 See 25. Should the office of secretaty of state, state auditor, state treasurer attorney general, superintendent of ed- ucation or commissioner of agriculture and industries become vacant, for any cause, the Governor shall fill such va cancy until the disability Is removed or a successor elected and qualified. In case any of said officers shall become of un- sound mind. such unsoundness shall be
 .x.~N the suggestion of the Governor.
 Section Twenty-six.
 Section 26 was then taken up, which reads as follows:
 Sec 26 The Governor, Lieutenant Gov ernor and attorney general are constitu- ted a board of counciliation, for the ad- justment of differences between employer and employe engaged in mining. manu- featuring, transportation or other lawful industries, to which board may be added In each case coming before 1t two citi- zens of this or of some other state of the Union, to be appointed by the Gov ernor The board may propose arbitra- tion before it of any such dispute, when- ever 1t deems proper, and in It's discre- tion may hear such disputes when re- uuested by either or both parties there to. Tn all cases coming before it. the board shall pass on the merits and rec ommend in writing what ought to be done so adjust the dispute or difference. US judgment or award shall be advisory merely, unless both parties agree in writ ing, in advance, to perform the award, when it may be enforced by appropriate proceedings In the courts, under such rules and regulations as may be pre- scribed by law The board will have pow CT to compel the production of papers and the attendance of witnesses In matters germane to the dispute or difference, un- der such rules and regulations as may be provided by law.
 MT. Beddow's Substitute.
 MT. Beddow offered the following sub- stitute for this section
 Section l. The Legislature shall estab- fish a State Board of Arbitration of which inc. Commissioner of Agriculture and In- dustries shall be ex-oficio secretary
 Sec. ?. Whenever any disputes arise in any industry in this State between em- ployers and employees. the different par ties directly interested may agree to sup init the matter in dispute to be arbitrated by the State Board of Arbitration, which shall be organized as follows
 Each party in the dispute shall notify the secretary of the board of their inten- tion to submit their dispute to arbitra- tion. and each certify to him the names O him to act as arbitrators. The secretary of the Arbitration Board shall call the arbitrators so commissioned by him to meet at the capitol at Montgomery at as early date as practical, who will pro- ceed to organize by electing disinterest- ed person to set as umpire in case they fail to agree. The board so organized shall take cognizance of such disputes only as voluntarily submitted to it for adjudication; but the secretary shall have power to enforce all of it's awards con ferred upon 1t by the Legislature.
 Sec. B. The Legislature shall provide by law for the expense necessarily incur red by the board.
 MT. Beddow Explains.
 MT. Beddow explained the object of his substitute. He said many of the laborers in Jefferson County and other counties opposed the plan as submitted by the committee and that the substitute he of fered embodied what they desired and was approved by them. This was the only thing he said which they had asked at the hands of the convention, and it was the duty of the convention to give 1t to them. It enabled them to select their own  Dr. Cunningham said the substitute of fered by MT. Beddow was from the unions organization, the largest body of organized labor in the State, but he did not think the Jefferson members of the convention should ignore the resolution passed by the Trades Council, which represented all classes of labor He was opposed to both the section reported by the committee and MT. Beddow's substi- tute. At this point the convention ad- journed until 3 o'clock.
 Afternoon Session. The first afternoon session of the con-. vention was called to order by. the preai-