The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-29

! Resolution No. 2O3. by Mir. Graham 1 (Talladega):
 Resolved. That beginning with next Monday the afternoon sessions of this instead of 3 to 5.
 Referred to the Committee on Rules.
 Resolution No. 204, by Mr. Heflin (Chambers):
 Resolved. That after today the Con- vention shall convene in this hal1 at o'clock a. m. and remain in session un- til o'clock D. n.. and reconv sne at 3 l o'clock and remain in session gntii 6 o'clock D. m.
 Referred to the Committee on Rules. Resolution No. 205, by MT. Jackson: Resolved, That no delegate in this Convention be permitted to speak more than ten minutes on any subject under discussion, except the mover of an amendment or substitute. who may use ten minutes each in opening and clos ing debate, and the chairman of . com mittee in the discussion of a report made by the committee of which he is chairman, who shall have thirty min utes to open and close. Provided, that whoever may move to reconsider any action of the Convention shall have the time accorded the chairman of the committee. the report of which com mittee is under consideration. provided further than any delegate may have his time extended by permission of the majority of the delegates present.
 Referred to the Committee on Rules
 Resolution No. 2O6, by MT. Reese:
 Whereas. but little time of this Con- vention is consumed by the regular call sthe roll for the introduction of ordi- nances. resolutions. etc. and
 Whereas. much unnecessary con- 0R fG had h Axr1o iUt n v and obtairing unanimous consent or suspension of the rules for the intro- duction of ordinances, resolutions, etc.,
 Therefore. be 1t resolved, that here after the roll call for the introduction of ordinances, resolutions. etc.. shall not be suspended except by unanimous consent.
 Second. that no resolution or ordin- apces shall be introduced at any other time except by unanimous consent.
 Third. 1t will be in very bad taste on the part of any member taking up the time of this Convention in asking said consent except in dire and pressing emergency.
 Referred to Committee on Rules.
 Ordinance No. 4e5. by Mir. ReynelAs (Chiiton):
 Whereas. the newspapers of the State are highly influential in mold ing public sentiment, and
 Whereas. newspapers, as well as indi- viduals. are biased necessarily in favor of those from whom they receive gra- tuities.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled, that no newspapers in this State, or represen- tative thereof shall receive or accept a pass, or other free transportation from any railroad company doing business within this State. That tHe newspaper, in the event that 1t or it's representa- tive. receives. accepts and uses such free transportation. shall be fined not less than $500 for each violation of this section of the Constitution, and that the railroad company who itself or through its agent. issues such pass. free pass or transportation. shall be fined like sum for each violation of this section. ,s' '@~ ~ ~
 Referred to Committee on Legislat- i've Department.
 MT. Spragins offered the following pe- titions. which were read on motion.
 Petition No: B.
 Hons. R. E. Spragins. A. s. Fletcher.
 R. W. Walker. J. W. Grayson and
 Members of the Constitutional Con-
 vention:
 Huntsville, Ala, June H5, 1901.
 Believing that privilege licenses as levied and collected from the merch- ants of our city is double taxation, and that by such means the merchants are made to pay more than their part of the public burden, we hereby urge you to introduce and work for the passage of an ordinance to be embodied in the Constitution seeking to protect us from city licenses. (signed):
 W. L. Halsey. R. E. & W. E. Pet tus. W. J. Bennett & Co.,, Southern Produce CoS D. V. Amberg, Mgr, J. A. Anderson & Co., T. A. Thurston, Senys Grocery Co.,, R. King Grocery Co.,, Mrs. Julia H. Wise, Terry Bros. & Rogers, J. W. Gill, c. B. Wilbor, R. r. Simpson, Shields & Co.,, Brown & Phillips, Cantrell & Young, M. s. Bar nett. H. Scholle, Duncan & Winston, W. A. Brewer, Wheeler Bros. & Cast, D. Lambert. Laxson & Kelly. Thomas H. Gilbert. L. J. Gaines. s. O. Holmes, E. c. Orgain. A. B. James. H. E. Damson. Huntville Drug Co.,, Louis Edelman M. D., A. c. McGhee, gro- Ger; w. T. Nichols, J Keller, M. Ad- Ter. Mrs. W. A. Parks, P. Lamborda, J. W. Martin. Demeur Bros, Newman G. Schloss. Charles c. Anderson, W. H. Well & Co, NJ. A. Collins, J. H. McAnelly & Bro, D. w. Tafts. T. H. Wade. W. H. Watkins, Metcalfe &
  & Co, J. W. Blake & Bro., Darwin 6s Fuller, E. T. Terry & Co.,, W. s. Smith & Co.,, Alabama Implement & Seed Co.,, Harrison Bros. Frank H. Neuman, Miss Vogel, J. D. Graves, Mrs. l.. A. Fore. A. S. Daniel. A. E. Overton, E. A. Rankin. J. Jacoby M. Co., A. J. Stewart. H. T. Daniel. K. J. Harrison, Y. B. Warner. E. Mullins & Co.,, Louis zinsberg Co. A. c. Campbell, Murray & White.
 Petition No. g.
 Huntsville. Ala. June 14, 1901.
 Grayson, A. s. Fletcher, and R. w. \ stitutional Conventions: At a meeting of the Wholesale Gro- cers' Association held in this city this morning, the following resolution was passed:
 Resolved. That we. the Wholesale Grocers Association of the city of as our representatives in the Constitu- tional Convention. to use your utnWNt endeavorS to have a clause in the Con- stitution of the State of Alabama, re- quiring the election of Railroad Com missioners by the people, and paid by the people. as other. officers are paid.
 We ask this, believing that the inter- est of the trade generally demands it as fair and just.
 Yours very truly,
 W. L. Halsey, President.
 R. D. Pettus, Secretary.
 Resolution Mop 207. by MT. Waddell: Be 1t resolved by the Constitutional { AH