The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

In6L InG IuOtlOn ol thc ScUCfShoh he-S much more force against his right to make a morion than against his right to have 1t made a special order after he makes the motion and the motion IS entertained. The Chair will reserve the ruling on the question, as it is some what novel, and announce the ruling later. The special order will be the report of the Committee on Mir. Carmichael-I rise to question of personal privilege. This morning, inadvertently with the petition sent up by me to the Chair, there was cir- cular letter, or something of the sort, I do not remember exactly! l just glanced at it slightly, contained in the same envelope. I inadvertently drew 1t out with a petition. and it was sent to the Secretary's desk and he read 1t. l attach no blame to the Secretary but regret the occurrence, as althougn they came in the same envelope to me, l am satisfied that it was not intended tha. the letter should be read. It was nothing of a private nature to me. and I feel that it was no breach or trust on my part, but l wish to set myself right in this matter. l regret very much that it occurred, and would ask although the. precedent may not have been established that it be with drawn from the official stenographlc report of the Convention. The President-The gentleman asks unanimous consent to be permitted to withdraw the letter. Objection was made. MT. Malone-I move that he be all lowed to withdraw 1t.
 Mir. Long (Waiker)-Mr. President. sometimes you put a witness on the stand and even the witness gives away things detrimental to his interests and beneficial to the prosecution, but there Is no rule of law by which he can withdraw that, even from the jury or anywhere else. This is not a corre- spondence of a private character. but 1t is a correspondence, as l under stand 1t, which is going all over the State of Alabama. Now the poor old Legislature was cursed and abused all over the State by all the newspapers for having suppressed certain things and for not bringing certain resolu- tions before the public, and the public of Alabama, on all public matters, should know everything connected herewith. I would be the last man in this world to object to anything of a private nature. No doubt the motives of the gentleman from Coffee are pure. No doubt he thinks he has violated some sacred trust. No doubt he is friendly to the newspapers or someone else, but this is now a matter of public anu u IS d I1dtler III WHICH tue public of Alabama is interested and l for one seriously object to it's being Withdrawn. l can see no good reason Why he should withdraw it. We want the facts, the whole facts; the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, on public matters, and I cannot see how it will hurt anybody. It is not private letter, but it is a letter re- lating to the pass evil and certainly n0h1dV ShOllld ohinrf in the stenographic report, and hope the gentlen an will not insist on it, and before that is done, I insist on that aye and no vote being taken on it. The people of Alabama should know the facts and the full facts. It is just as much Convention property as the pe tition itself.
 MT. Jackson-I make the pon. of order that the rules would have to be suspended before he could withdraw it.
 Mir Malone-The gentleman from Coffee states that this letter, which was private letter. was sent up by mistake, and the Convention has no right to anything that is an error or mistake. As far as the information in 1t is concerned, it is now common Knowledge to delegates. There can be no harm and simply puts the delegate in bad light, and I make the point of order that practically it does not belong to this Convention when it was put there through mistake.
 Mir. Carmichael-I will state, If l am allowed, it was not in the nature of private letter. It was not a letter to me, but letter which I presumed had been with. the petition. never looked at the petition carefully. had seen several of them before. and had seen some similar letters before. and I never reai the letter prior to it's being nnKnt fo hn NH f,{A from Henry was kind. but I will state it was not private letter. and appear ed to be a printed letter. 1 would like to be set right about 1t.
 Mir. Heflin (Chambers)-I call for a reading of the letter.
 MT. Oates-I desire only word or two. l think that the delegate from Coffee, who is a most exemplary and excellent young man, states that he wishes to withdraw the paper. and I think that it Is entirely due him that he should be allowed to do 1t.
 Mir. Hef1in (Chambers)-It seems that the letter has been read to the Con- vention, and the gentleman's explana- tion about it, 1 think, is sufficient I think it is the property of the Conven- ton now, and ought to remain in the stenographc report. I would like to hear the letter read, and I ask for a reading of the letter.
 The President-The letter was read this morning.
 MT. Hefin-I heard it. but the gen. tlemen behind me did not.
 Mir. Jackson-I insist upon my point of order.
 The President-The Chair Is not pre- pared to rule just now.
 MT. Banks-I move that the Secre- tary be requested not to read the let ter. It is private property, and does not belong to the Convention, and I make motion that the Secretary be required not to read the letter.
 MT. Carmichael (Coffee)-It seems that there is going to he some time wasted over it. and 1 do not care to have my private woes to consume the publish cash, and. hoping that I will not he put in a bad light in regard to 1t, through inadvertence, and I will M.t. d aW the question of privilege, and caage to consume the time of the Con Vention. It seems 10 me that we are going to have a parliamentary wrangle. and I do ot.want to be the cause of it.
 The President-The gentleman with draws his request. The regular order of business will be the consideration of the report of the Committee on
 MT. Long CWalker)-I ask unanimous consent to be allowed to introduce a short resolution,
 Objection was made.
 NT. Topp-J move that the rules be