The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12
Gov. Gates Favors Appointing
 Attorney General.
Mr. Long Opened Floodgates of oratory by Proposing to Amend First Section of Report.
 Antitrust Ordinances.

nave been SuDmltteQ to thc SoiStieu tionaI Convention for changes in the organic law of Alabama, two sections of an article of the new instrument were fixed upon yesterday. the seven- teenth day of the convention, when the body, after lengthy debate, participant ed in by numerous members. and after several amendments, adopted Sections l and 2 of Article 5, reported favorably by the Committee on Executive De- partment of which former Governor Thomas G. Jones of Montgomery is chairman.
 The report was considerably infor- nially by the convention, and was taken up by sections. Under the rules. the entire article will have to be adopted by a yea and nay vote.
 The sections adopted yesterday pro- vide for a LieutenantG Governor, give the head of the Agricultural Depart ment the title of Commissioner of Az riculture and Industries, and invests the Governor with supreme executive power.
 The section providing for Lieuten- ant-Governor was attacked by MT. Long of Walker, who made a set speech. His opposition to the section burst the dam which has been hold ing in check the pent-up oratory of the convention and number of good speeches were made. Messrs. Long of Walker, Merrill of Barbour, Wilson of Washington, and Sollie of Dale opposed the creation of the office. but Messrs. Sollie and Wilson said their objection was removed by the explanation of the chairman of the committee that pro- vision was made by the article that the I.ieutenant- Governor should receive no more salary than the Speaker of the House, unless called upon to serve as Governor. Speeches in favor of the section were made by Messrs. Thomp- son of Blob, Boone of Mobile. Oates of Montgomery, Howze of Jefferson, Reese bour. Sanford of Montgomery, Black well of Morgan, Martin of Calhoun and White of Jefferson.
 The convention began work at 10 o'clock yesterday morning and was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. c. A. Stakely, pastor of the First Baptist Church.
 Captain White of Jefferson moved that the rules be suspended in order that the convention might proceed to the consideration of the report of the Committee on Executive Department. He withdrew the motion few minutes to give MT. Brooks of Mobile an oppor- tunity to introduce an ordinance.
 Brooks's Antitrust Ordinance.
 It developed that MT. Brooks had sweeping antitrust ordinance. It de- fines a trust as a combination Of capi- tai. skill or acts by two or more per sons, firms, partnerships, corporations or associations of persons, or any two or more of them to create or observe restrictions in trade and commerce.; to limit the price of any merchandise or commodity; to prevent competition in manufacturing; to fix the standard value for the control of any article Of common use; or to make a pool or any interests. The ordinance provides that every such trust is declared to De un- lawful and void, and the General AS sembly is specifically charged with the duty of enforcing the provisions or thls law.
 MT. Jones of Hale also submitted an ordinance which seeks to abolish the office of Notary Public with powers of a Justice of the Peace. It provides for the election of two Justices of the Peace and one Constable in each pre- cinct in the State.
 Burns Has Suffrage Plan.
 Toward the close of the session, MT. Rurns of Dallas, who has served many years as a Justice of the Peace in precinct of his county, and is well ac- nuainted with the criminal class of me- groes, introduced an ordinance which nroposes to regulate suffrage in Ala hama. It disfranchises persons of ille- Oitimate parentage, those of the loafer cIass. those who have been convicted of a long list of crimes which the ordi- nance names. and those who are de- ecendants of parents of mixed races.
 Mir. Burns says he has given the sut- frage question considerable thought and he believes his ordinance sewers the required ground and is within the scope of the Federal Consti- tuition.
 Shortly before Il o'clock the Conven- +ion adopted the motion of Captain White to suspend the rules and take up the report of the Executive Depart ment Committee. This was the first actual work of constitution making, and while there was not great crowd in the gallery, the delegates appeared to be eager for the first debate of the distinguished body.
 Consideration of the Report.
 After some discussion of parliament tary points relative to how the report should be considered, it was agreed to consider it inform ally by sections and to adopt the whole report by an aye and nay vote.
 Governor Jones, chairman of the committee. opened the debate by ex- blaming concisely the provisions of each section of the article and giving the reasons of the committee for it's approval
 The first section of the article report ed by the comn1ittee, and which was under consideration. Is as follows:
 The executive department shall con stst of a Governor. Lieutenant-Gov- er1or. Secretary of State. Auditor Treasurer. Attorney General. Superin- Agriculture and Industries, and
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