The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-17

this morning,
 Mir. Hefiin (Chambers)- )-Upon that l call for the ayes and noes.
 The call was not sustained.
 Upon a vote being taken the motion was carried
 The President-The Chair will an nounce that there will be meeting or the Rules Committee in the senate Chamber at 10:30 o'clock.
 Mir. Pettus took the Chair.
 Mir. Cunningham-~I desire to ask the unanimous consent of the convention to make a statement on behalf or the Ladies Memorial Associal jon Of this city.
 Leave was granted.
 Mir. Cunningham-I hold in my hand little pamphlet which IS eolteo py Mrs. I. NJ. P. .Ockenden. which IS history of the Confederate Monument on Capitol Hill. It begins with the ln- ception of the movement to erect upon this hill a monument in memory ot the Confederate dead, and ends with the unveiling. It contains the orations de- livered on various occasions by some or the best orators of the State of Ala bama. The purpose of the Ladies Me- mortal Association is to offer this pam phlet to each of the members on this floor. and who may come hereafter. at the very low and insignificant price Of 25 cents, and they request that the at tention of the Convention be brought to 1t. in orter that every one may have an opportunity to procure copies. therefore move, MT President. that the Chair appoint two pages to take the names of'the delegates who are willing to subscribe for this beautiful and splendid book. which is not only memorial to our Confederate dead. but to the self-sacrif1cing work of these snlendid,women. The price is % cents. The purpose, MT. President. Is to erect q monument to the Confederate dead of Alabama in Chicaumauga Park. I Sin cerely hope that the Convention will adopt 1t, and that every member will procure a copy.
 The President pro tem-The Chair will presume a motion will not be necessary. and will appoint Paul west and Westley Gaston to act.
 The special order for this hour Is the report of the Committee on Education. Section 1s. I recognize the gentleman from Talladega.
 MT Graham (Talladeea)-I call for the reading of Section 13.
 Mir. Heflin (Randolrh)-i ask unani- nous consent to make a report from the COn1mlttee 0n SCneuuleo, T Iihlihb and Incidental Expenses.
 Leave was granted.
 The Secretary read the report as fol- lows:
 Mir President. the Committee on Schedule. Printing and Incidental Ex- penses have instructed me to make the following partial report. viz:
 The committee has audited the &C., counts hereto attached. and finds that the State of Alabama is indebted to the Ed. c. Fowler Company of Mont. gomery In the sum of $113.15.
 We find that said State is indebted to the Brown Printing Company of Montgomery. Ala. in the sum of $464.45 for printing.
 We find that s.rd State is indebted to J. W. Terry of Montgomery. Ala. in the sum of & for the use of type writer from July 24 to August A.
 All of the above accounts are for printing done, and for articles furnish ed to the State of Alabama for the use of the Constitutional Convention, and all of the above accounts are itemized as shown by bills hereto attached. To- tai amount, S5S2 SO. and we recommend the payment of the same. all of which is respectfully submitted.
 John T. Hef1in. Chairman Committee on Schedule.
 Printing and Incidental Expenses.
 MT. Hehin-I move that the report take it's usua, course. be printed and lie upon the table.
 The motion was adopted.
 Mir. Jones (Montgomery)-I ask un- animous consent on behalf of the Com mittee on Executive Department to take up an ordinance and have 1t refer red to the Committee on Printing and Incidental Expenses. It is to reim- purse a gentleman who did some work for the Committee. The ordinance Is for the relief of F.. L. May.
 Unanimous consent was granted.
 The Secretary read the ordinance as follows:
 MT President. the Committee on Exc cutive Department direct me to report the accompanving ordina ice for the re- lief of E. L. May and to recommend Its passage.
 Thomas C. Jones. Chairman.
 An ordinance for the relief of E. L.. May.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala har1a In Convention assembled. that the sum of $35 he and the same Is here by appropriated to pav F. l.. May for his services as clerk for attending the meetings of the Committee on the Exc cutive Department and transcrihing the article on the Executive Depart ment as finally adopted and reported bv the committee
 President pro tem-The ordinance will be referred as requested.
 MT. Maidstone days ago this Con- ventioS laid upon the table, to be taken up at the pleasure of the Con- vention a proposition of mine that no negro should hold office in this State. I want the Convention to dispose of the matter in some way. and l ask to take it up from the table and to make 1t a special order for next Tuesday at II o'clock.
 The President pro tem-Will the gen tleman designate the number of his ordinance?
 Mir Watts-It Is an amendment to the anne ldment to Section 17 of the re- port.
 Upon vote being taken the motion was adopted.
 MT. Saunders-I move that the Rules Committee be recalled. and he not all lowed to sit during the morning ses- sion. ...
 MT. Reese-I move to lay that motion on tho table
 MT. Saunders-Upon that I call for the ayes and noes /The call ,WAS not sustained
 The President pro tem-The question Is on the motion of the gentleman from nnttee on Rules be recalled and be not allowed to sit during the morning sos- sion and the gentleman from Dallas | laN, ta h