The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16
DIVISION OF
 SCHOOL FUND Lengthy Debate in COnStl- tutiOnal Convention. SEVERAL GOOD SPEECHES Body Will Complete Educa-
 ton Article Today. Eight Sections Were Completed/ Yes terday-The Governor Will No
 Longer Appoint Trustees
 of the University.
SEVERAL GOOD SPEECHES

The Constitutional Convention yes- terday afternoon, after a debate which consumed several hours, declined to adopt proposition that local school funds shall be divided between the races in proportion to the taxes paid by each race.
 Eight sections of the Article on Ed ucation were completed yesterday. But one section remains to be considered, and it will be finished today.
 The feature of the morning session was hot colloquy between Messrs Heflin of Chambers and Waddell of Russell. At the afternoon session khere were mutual explanations.
 MT. Hedin of Chambers introduced as substitute to the Article on Judici |. Rry the subdivision of the present Con- stitution on the subject. This was done to provide for the selection of State Solicitors by the Legislature.
 Proceedings of Convention.
 The Convention assembled at g o'clock yesterday morning and 109 dele gates responded to the call of the roll Petitions protesting against the free railroad pass evil were sent up by Dallas, Brooks of Mobile and Burnet of Conecuh.
 MT. Rogers of Lowndes introduced a resolution providing for the publication of 5000 copies of the new Constitution and it was referred to the Committee on Rules.
 Mir. Garden of Cherokee sent up a
 .tar to furnish free transportation to State officials. General Sanford of Montgomery in- troduced an ordinance to strike out that part of the Article on Municipal Corporations which permits the city of Montgomery to increase it's tax rate. The ordinance was accompanied by a preamble which set out that the Dem ocratic delegates were pledged not to increase the tax rate. The ordinance was referred to the Committee on Tax ation.
 MT. HefiIn of Chambers said he de- sired to introduce a substitute for the Article on Judiciary which had been tabled. He said 1t was the subdivision of the present Constitution on Judici- ary. He asked that his call be tenn porarily passed that he might have time to prepare the ordinance.
 A Heated Colloquy.
 There was objection. and MT. Hefiin asked hotly: Who objects?"
 T do,' said MT. Waddell of Russell That Is all the gentleman is good for" retorted MT. Hefiin.
 MT. Waddell arose to question of personal privilege, and said that in objecting he had exercised the right of a delegate to the Convention, and that MT. Heflin. in his reply, had transcend ed every rule of the Convention.
 Mr. Hef1in said that he stood by his statement and added that he stood re- sponsible for what he said.
 Responsibility does not make a gen. tleman,' uietly replied MT. Waddell, as he too is seat.
 After a colloquy with MT. Watts of Montgomery, MT. Hef1in introduced his substitute which embodied the identi- cal language of the present Constitu- tion. It was referred to the Commit tee on Judiciary.
 Judge Coleman presented an ordi nance providing for Circuit Solicitors to be elected by the people.
 MT. Foshee of Conecuh. sent up an ordinance which seeks to amend the Suffrage Article by providing for per manent registrars for county precincts.
 The Convention then, at 10 o'clock, took up the Article on Education.
 Sections 6. and 8 were read and adopted without division. They pro- vide for payment of teachers. vests the supervision of the public schools in a Superintendent of Education and that no money shall be used for sectarian or denominational schools.
 Section brought about debate. The Committee report provided for the ap- pointment of members of the Board of Trustees of the State University and the Polytechnic Institute by the Gov ernor for six year terms. one third of which are to be chosen biennially. and is the same as the present law.
 A minority report, signed by Messrs. Pettus. Ashcraft, Hodges. Rogers of Sumter. Bethune, Williams and opp, was submitted. It provides that the Board of Trustees of the State Univer- sity shall have the privilege of elect ing its presiding officer.
 University Trustees.
 Mir. Foster of Tuscaloosa presented a substitute for the minority report which he said was recommended by the Alumni Association of the State Uni versity. The substitute provided Tor the filling of vacancies on the Board bv the members thereof. MT. Foster smoke for the substitute and argued that it would take the University out of politics. ..,.... of the University, also spoke for the substitute
 If was urged that members of the hoard you'd perpetUate themselves in office and to meet this objection Mir. Fitts of Tuscaloosa sent up an amend- mont that no member of the board should serve for greater time than twelve years.
 Mir. Davis of Etowah and Mir. Reese of Dallas both spoke for the substi- +Jte and the Fitts amendment was adopted 8 to 34.
 Gsneral Sanford of Montgomery sent ur, an amendment prohibiting the abo- ntion of the military feature at the University The amendment was ta- bled.