The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-20

apprOprtati0n 10 the e&tlulatc uaoS py the Governor ana AuoitorY
 Mir. Coleman-thAt IS precisely whal 1t does not do.
 MT. CoDp-Does not limit it7
 Mir. Coleman-lt limits the approprfa- tions to the estimate made ana what. ever surplus may pc in, the Treasury.
 Mir. Coob--One moment. if you please Suppose there be no surplus, tnen would 1t limit it to the estimate of the Au' uitor and Governor
 MT. coleman--i, for one, sir, think Il does precisely what the Convention in tended it to do, and that is to keep the Legislature from putting the state in deDt beyond the revenues, and that is what we adopted yesterday.
 Mir. Cobb--beyond the estimated rev. enues by the Auditor and GovernorY
 MT, Coleman-If the revenue is noi beyond the estimate. why, then. il ought not to make appr opriations be- yond the estimate. 1T the revenue is beyond the estimate, then the Legisla- ture has control and can appropriate 1t. Every objection that they have raised is fully covered by the amend ment. Not only does the Convention carry out it's original designs, but ths State is secured and no harm can re. suit. a+&AGz
 MT. Harrison-wil the gentleman al low q question?
 MT. COleman-Yes, sir.
 Mr. Harrison--Do understand thai you insist your amendment opviatea our objection to the estimate being made by the Governor and Auditor!
 MT. Coieman-Mr. President and del egates of the Convention. I am nol sitting as a judge and neither do presume to say that embody al! the wisdom of the law. That Is my opinfor and that is what 1t was put there for and if anybody can say that 1t IS te the contrary. l would like to hear hin say so. There are words there that they are afraid of. but the object IS to authorize the legislature to appropri- ate whatever income or revenues there may be to the State.
 Mir. Harrison--And there would be no harm in the estimate? Mir. Coleman-The estimate Is an trn- piled duty imposed upon them but the estimate does not limit the authority of the legislature to make appropria- tions up to the revenue, and the Gov ernor and Auditor ought, for the in. formation of the legislature. to present these estimates there, but when they do that there Is the extent of theil power and the legislature comes in and appropriates all of the revenues wheth- CT beyond the estimate or not. Thai Is all have to say.
 The President--And the question ii upon the adoption of the substitute or fered by the gentleman from Macon.
 MT. Browne-I rise to question ol information. delegates do not know what they are voting on. Is It thu amendment of the gentleman from Greene or the substitute of the gentle man from Macon?
 MT. Boone-I rise to question ol privilege, the gentleman assumes tot much when he claims that the dele gates do not know what they are vot. ing on. Mir. Browne-I say several gentlemen do not know. and I am one of them. Il the question upon the amendment oi the gentleman from Macon? The President-The Chair will state the questionable Chair stated it very distinctly, but will state 1t again. The question is upon the adoption of the substitute proposed by the gentleman from Macon. As many as favor the adoption of that substitute will please rise and remain standing until counted The vote resulted in there being 5s ayes and 60 noes and the substitute was lost.
 Mir. O'Neal-I call for Q yerification of the vote. ask for one other vote think some sat down-it was mixed up. a verification is what want. MT. Watts-I call for an aye and nc vote.
 The call for an aye and no vote wal sustained.
 MT. Williams tElmore)-Please hay, the substitute and amendment botf read.
 The President-The substitute is tc strike out the section and the amend ment of the gentleman from Greene. Mir. Williams (Elmore)-What is the amendment of the gentleman from Greene.
 The President-The Secretary will read the amendment.
 The Secretary read the amendment as follows: Amend Section 27 by add ing to the section the following: And any surplus that may be in the State Treasury provided that if from any cause 1t becomes necessary to rebuild the Capitol of the State, the legislature is authorized to make such appropria- tion as may be acquired. Substitute by MT. Cobb-"To strike out the Section and amendment. The roll call resulted as follows: AYES.