The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-30

Greer named the Committee on Edu- cation, and Mir. Graham of Talladega, Chairman of that Committee, in good humor said he hoped no reflection was intended upon the members of His con- mittee. MT. Greer disclaimed any such intention and declared that he regard ed the Education Committee as "the most inrelligent' committee of the Con- vention. MT. Henderson of Pike, presented several important resolutions and or dinances. The first of these provides the manner of selecting members of | the Railroad Commission. The Cover nor is to appoint one, the Senate is to elect one and the third commissioner is | to be elected by the people. They shall l hold ofice for six years but it must be arranged thatsone shall go out of of- l flee every two years. the intention be- | ing that no three commissioners shalI serve more than two years together. No Negroes on Juriss. Another ordinance by MT. Henderson provides that no negro shall hold of- l flee or serve on a jury in Alabama. The delegate from Pike, MT. Hender- | son, also presented an ordinance dis | qualifying the Governor from being a candidate for the United States Senate during his term of office or within one year after he goes out of the office of Governor.
 The only plan for a change in the suffrage presented yesterday was sub mitted in an ordinance by MT. Foster of Tuscaloosa. It Is brief and simple. | It provides that a qualified voter shall | have paid a poll tax of $1.50. Five years after the ratification of the new Constitution he shall write his own name on the registration book when he registers or he shall have raid taxes amounting to $5 annually. Resolutions were reported favorably by the Rules Committee, and adopted. providing for the printing O: 5000 cop ies of the speech of President Ercx on accenting that duty and instfucting the Secretary to have printed the suff- rage clauses of the Constitutions of a number of States.
 Other Important Ordinances.
 Other imporant ordinances to the Constitution were introduced as fol- lows: itsea
 | By MT. Almon, of Lawrence-Limit- [ ing special taxes by counties to 25 cents on the $100. .s By MT. waddell of Russell-Au- l thorizing the General Assembly to 1 regulate the marketing of farm pro- ducts: also to have roads worked by | taxation.
 By Mr. Meadow of Jefferson-Pro- | viding that three-fourths of jury may determine a verdict in civil suits. By Mir. Blackwell oc Morgan-Fixing | punishment of any candidate who shall | be guilty of bribery or violation of | election laws. He shall be guilty of | felony and shall be forever debarred from holding any public office. Also-Providing that all vacancies in | public offices shall be filled by an election at which all of the people shall vote.
 By Mir. Boone of Mobile--Providing | that corporations must be organized under general laws and not by special | enactment.
 Also-Defendants in criminal cases may waive right to trial by jury and in l civil cases both parties to suit mny | waive right to jury trial. s .lsa Also--That the char ter of any cor poration may be amended by act of the l General Assembly. l By MT Burns of Dailas-Providing that all veterans of the war between the States may be exempted from I license taxes.
 AIso-Requiring that all representa- | tion in political conventions shall be based on population. By MT. Garden of Cherokee-Pro- viding that school funds shall be divided between the races at the dis cretion of the district trustees.
 To Vote on Franchises. | By MT. Carmichael of Coffee-That no municipal corporation shall grant | franchises without a vote of the people. | Also-Notice of all local laws shall be publish in newspaper of the coun- | ty effected by the law.
 | Aiso-That the pay of teachers shall | be a preferred claim on the State | Treasury.
 By Mir. Duke-Providing that State Executive officers shall be elected for four years.
 Also-That Senators and Representa- tives in Congress shall reside in the district which they represent.
 By MT. Ferguson f Jefferson-Gen- eral Assembly shall have power to regulate the bearing of small arms.
 By MT. Foster of Tuscaloosa-Tak-
 ing from legislature right to legislate for localities.
 By MT. Glover of Choctaw--Authoriz- ing General Assembly to fix the num-
 Der of citizens to comprise a jury.
 By Mr. Graham of Talladega-Pro-
 viding for the election of all solicitors
 by the people for u term of four years
 and making them ineligible for re- election.
 By MT. Handley of Randolph-To re-
 duce taxation when there is surplus
 of money in the State Treasury.
 By Mir Henderson of Pike-Abolish-
 ing days of grace and fixing legal rate
 of interest at per cent.
 Notwithstanding members of the
 General Assembly from riding on rail-
 road passes. They shall forfeit
 mileage.
 By Mir. Howell of Clehurne-1ncreas-
 ing per diem of members of General
 Assembly to $5 a day and fixes mileage
 for one trip at 5 cents a mile.
 By MT. Howze of Jefferson--Provid-
 ing for payment of salaries of all
 judges having civil or criminal juris-
 diction out of the State Treasury.
 Address of the Negroes.
 At 1 o'clock the convention was pre-
 pairing to adjourn when the presiding
 officer, General Oates of Montgomery.
 announced that the secretary had an
 address which it was desired should
 be read to the convention. It was
 suggested that the address was from
 Booker T. Washington and ether
 negroes.
 There was objection to the reading of
 the address at this time and several
 members were preparing to leave the
 haH Judge Coleman of Greene,
 Chairman of the Committee on Suf-
 frage and Elections appealed to the
 members to listen to the address. He
 chara cterized Booker T. Washington
 as the foremost man of his race and | -..5 La ood bis fellows JtafA AY1fffltsfI