The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-14
QUESTION OF THE REPORT 1. WATER WAYS CONSIDERED Considered at the Indus Two Sessions Of the Con-
 trial Convention. ventiOn. TALK OF ISTHMIAN CANAL CHANGE OF STATE SEAL Ncaraguan Route Favored by Committee Recommends the
 the Delegates Sanford Design. Article of the Wealth of Adopd-Am- bama Speaks hton of Future Governors
 Race lem is Discussed
CHANGE OF STATE SEAL
Committee Recommends the
 Sanford Design.
One Section of Article Five of the New Constitution Adopted-Am- bition of Future Governors
 is Discussed

The Constitutional Convention had morning and afternoon sessions yes- teiday. The morning session consumed but a few minutes and after adopt Ing a resolution providing for a recess until 2:30 o'clock and adjournment after the afternoon session until Friday aft ernoon ,the convention recessed until 2:30 o'clock.
 The afternoon session was devoted to a consideration of the report of the Committee on Executive Department, but two ordinances were introduced. They were submitted respectively by Mcssrs. Rogers of Sumter and Parker oI Eimore. The Rogers ordinance pro- vides for a session of the General As sembly once in four years. The Par ker ordinance provides for appoint ment by the Governor to i'll all va cancies of Judges or Chancellors.
 During the afternoon session Gov ernor Jones. Chairman of the Commit tee on Executive Department, submit led an amendment to the report of that committee. It strikes out Section 22 of the article heretofore reported re- lating to the Great Seal of the State and recommends for adoption in lieu thereof the ordinance by General San- ford of Montgomery, providing for the perpetuity of the story of Emma Sam som directing General Forrest to the ford of Black Creek. The recommend ation of the committee will lie on the table and will be taken up when 1t is reached in the consideration of the re- port of the committee.
 Eighty-one delegates responded to the call of the roll when the conven- ton assembled at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Considerable debate was caused by a report of the Committee on Rules relative to leaves of absence and rules of the body.
 It was after 2 o'clock when the con- vention began the consideration of the article relating to the Executive De- partment. Section was under consid- eration when the convention adjourned Tuesday and this section was taken up.
 Section 8 Adopted.
 After considerable debate and the de- feat of a number of amendments Sec- tion of the article was finally adopt ed. As amended the article is as fol- lows:
 Section 8. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Treas urer. Auditor, ,Attorney-General, Super intendent of Education and Commis- sioner of Agriculture and Industries, shall be elected every four years, be- ginning the first Monday in August. 1902. by the qualified electors of this State, at the same time and places ap- pointed for the election of members of the General Assembly"
 This section may be changed by the Committee on Order, Consistency and Harmony of the Whole Constitution, as the Chairman of the Committee on Legislative Department, Governor Oates. has already announced that his committee was unanimously in favor of holding elections in November.
 Section of the article on Executive Department was taken up after the dis position of Section 3. Section relates to the returns of elections and their opening by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. This section caused a lengthy debate. It was finally amend ed and adopted. but, upon motion. the vote by which it was adopted was re- considered, and the convention pro- ceeded to the consideration of Section of the report of the committee.
 This section provides for the election of all executive officers for term of four years. provides that the Governor shall be ineligible for any other office, particularly the United States Senate, during his term, and for one year af- terward. It also provides that no ex- ecutive officer shall be eligible to suc- ceed himself.
 The reading of this section was the signal for a number of members to jump to their feet with amendments, and the Secretary's desk was deluged with them. The first one read was by eeI Iala al to strike out the sentence which seeks to pledge a Governor not to be a can- didate for the United States Senate. Mir. deGraffenreid said he was in sym pathy with the proposition, but 1t would not hold good in law.
 Recent Campaign Recalled.
 The deGraffenreid amendment brought out a number of speeches. MT Greer of Calhoun. said he had no knowledge of Governor of Alabama having pros tituted the office by being candidate for the United States Senate, and if one had done no, the people had prob ably put a check upon his ambition.
 Captain White of Jefferson caused smiles to come upon the faces of the delegates by saying that no one had any fear that a Governor would be elected to the United States Senate. He said 1t had been tried. The trouble was, said Captain White. in convinc- ing gentlemen who might occupy the Governors chair, that they could not be elected to the Senate. Captain White, it will be remembered, was Chairman of the Morgan Campaign Committee, when Senator Morgan de- feated Governor Johnston for the United States Senate.
 Ex-Governor Oates said that he had had experience with the matter. He was, he said, fortunately or unfor- tunately an ex-Governor who had tried to go to the United States Senate. The members of the General Assembly did not agree with him. but he had the consolation of knowing that they had selected a distinguished citizen for the place. He said his experience was that any man who had to make over 1000 appointments stood a very poor chance to build fences for the United States Senate.
 Governor Oates was opposed to the rronnafffOn dahar GnUarnn. FnOY,n