The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-17

 not old enough. Mir. President, Will liam Pitt was Prime Minister of Eng land when he was twenty-five years of age. trust the gentlemen do not argue that man must be old before he has any sense, if so we differ on that proposition. We have seen neg ative answer given to that contention by even boys of sixteen years of age. I favor. Mir. President. putting in the amendment at twenty-five years. have spoken longer than I intended, and as there is practically no opposi- tion to the twenty-five year limit. move the previous question.
 The President pro tem-The question is. shall the previous question be or- dered?
 MT. watts-7s that on the whole sec- tion?
 The President pro tem-No. sir: on the amendment.
 A vote being taken. the previous question was ordered. The question then recurred upon the adoption of the amendment. and on a division, the amendment was adopted by T3 ayes to 39 noes.
 MT. oates-I desire to offer an amendment to supply an omission that has been made.
 The Clerk read the amendment as follows: Amend by adding after the word citizen in line two. the follow ing: An inhabitant of this State for three years."
 The President pro tem--I will state to the gentleman from Montgomery that an amendment has already been adopted offered by the gentleman from Lowndes inserting the word resident instead of 'inhabitant."
 MT. Oates-That is true, the Clerk will change that. will ask the Clerk to read the amendment as 1t Is now.
 The Clerk read as follows: They shall have been citizens and resfdents--- as amended the word residents.
 MT. Oates-I am asking about the or
 The Clerk-That is what am read ing from.
 MT. oates--Read the balance of the Section.
 The Clerk read as follows: "shall es citizens and nhabitants'-changeA to "residents"-"of their respective cpun- ties and districts one year next pSfere their election"
 Mr. oates-That is not the light place. Send my amendment back to me.
 MT. Eyster-I have an amsndment \ wish to 0ffer.
 The clerk read the amendment as follows: Amend Section { by strikine out twenty-one in the first and seo4ud lines and inserting in Meu thereof the word twenty-five"
 MT. Pettus-I move to lay that amendment on the table.
 A vote being taken. the amendment was tabled.
 Mir. Burns-Are amendments in o.- der?
 The prestdent yro ten-Yes
 MT. Burns-I have a suhstftuta.
 MT. Sanford Pike)-.T move the adoption of this sectioh, as 1t stands, and on that call for thesptegiGus question.
 The President pro tem-The sgsuAls- man from Dallas has an amendment.
 MT. Rogers Sumter-I make the point of order that it is against the rles to wait upon a gentleman to pre- pare an amendment.
 The President pro tem.-The amend ment has already been handed to the clerk.
 The clerk read the amendment as fol- lows: Amend-I don't know what; it don't say-"shal have been white qualified election for three years"
 MT. Sanford (Plke)-I msve to lay the amendment on the table.
 MT. Burns-That is to keep mig gers" from being Senators.
 A vote baang taken. the apendmsnt was tabled by 50 ayes to ss' fsssH on diviaaon.
 Mir. Duks-I move the adoption of the section, and upon that ITcall for the previous qwestisn.
 The President-The gentleman from Montgomery (Mr. oatesl desired to in- terlipe two or three words that are in this section in the old Constitution
 kn hA -knI h-> M sense of the section, and which, by inadvertance has been omitted. The amendment of the delegate from Mont gomery was read as follows:
 Amend by adding after the words citizens in line of the printed copy the following: And residents of this State for three years."
 MT. Samford-I call the attention of the gentleman from Montgomery to the fact that if 1t reads that way, accord ing to my conception. it will not have any sense. That is the way it appears to me.
 The President pro tem-Read the sec- tion with the amendment in 1t as it would appear if the amendment is adopted.
 The clerk read as follows: Senators shall be at least 25 years of age and Representatives 21 years of age. They shall have been citizens and residents of this State for three years and resi- dents of their respective counties or districts one year next before thear election.
 MT. Oates-I do not understand that the word 'inhabitant" has been str1ck- en out but once.
 The Clerk-It does not appear in the report but once.
 MT. Burns-Is an amendment tA or der. I want to strike out that resi- dents and citizens and insert Qual&ied electors.
 MT. Oates-I ask the Secretary to read this section with the insertion of this amendment
 The Clerk then read the section as follows: "Senators shall be at least twenty-five years of age and represen- tatives twenty-one years of age. They shall have been citizens and residents of this State for three years and resi- dents of their respective counties or districts one year next before their election" That is the way it will read as amended by your amendment.
 Mr. Oates-It ought t0 be tnh2bt- tants.
 The Clerk-That inhabitants was stricken out.
 MT. Oates-I was inquiring whether 1t was stricken out the first or second time.
 The Clerk-It only appears in your report in one place. It is left out in the first place or the second time, l don't know which.
 MT Oates-Shall have to be citizenS