The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-06

vote. MT. Flllan OrQlnanCe IS DrleI and provides simply that all electors shall be able to speak the English language. Mir. Miller proposes that the | owners of homes shall be entitled to vote.
 MT. Beddow of Jefferson, presented an ordinance which seeks to reform the Railroad Commission. It provides that the Commissioners shall be elect ed by the people: that they shall not be interested in railroad companies l and that one of them shall be law yer. one a railroad man and one a business man. MT. Cofer of Cullman, wants to fix | 1t so that members of the legislature and officials thereof shall only draw pay for their actual working time. He presented an ordinance limiting the sessions to sixty days every four years l and per diem to be paid only for days | on which the General Assembly is in session.
 Mir. Fitts of Tuscaloosa, seeks to | have the Trustees of the State Univer- sity elected by the people and General Sanford of Montgomery, proposes | that the Governor, Secretary of State | and Auditor shall perform, the duties | of the Railroad Commission without pay.
 Protection to the Negro. MT. Watts of Montgomery, present. | ed a number of ordinances, several of which have for their intention the pro- | tection of the ignorant negro. One of them provides that $25 of monthly salary shall be absolutely exempt from garnishment and any officer serving garnishment on person who receives less than $25 per month shall be pun | ished with a fine of $500. He also pro- posed an ordinance which provides that persons who sell on the install- | ment plan may collect only half of the amount. MT. Watts also introduced an antitrust ordinance.
 The roll Ncall was completed at 12:45 o'clock and the Secretary began the call of Committees. It was suggested | that there would be no reports but MT. Weakley, Chairman of the Com mittee on Municipal Corporations, said his Committee had partial report. | First Committee Report.
 He reported favorably an ordinance introduced by MT. Boone of Mobile, with a substitute. It relates to the or ganization and classificat tion of cities | and provides that cities of over 25.00O population may have a charter pre- pared by a Board of thirteen members such charter to be ratified by vote of the citizens. General Sanford of Montgomery, said he was opposed to this ordinance and undertook to offer an amendment, but the point was | made that he was out of order. | President Knox said that the ordi- nance, under the rules would lie on the | table and would be printed. l MT. Weakley also reported favorably l an ordinance by MT. Coleman, of Wal 1 ker. that no city, town, county or dis l trictr shall make debts without author | ity from the people. He also reported adversely on an ordinance by MT. Car michael (of Coffee), that franchises can only be granted to corporations by a vote of the people affected. This report caused some debate and the or- dinance was laid on the table upon mo- ton of MT. Brooks of Mobile.
 The Committee on Printing reported | favorably upon a resolution by MT. Boone of Mobile, instructing the Sec retary to have printed and bound five copies of the official proceedings of the | Convention. | At o'clock the Convention adjourn | ed until 10 o'clock this morning. l A complete report of the proceedings | is published elsewhere in The Adver- tiser.
 Shelby County Court House.
 The Committee on State and Coun- | ty Boundaries met last night and took up the Shelby County Court House matter. Messrs. w. l.. Martin and Ce- ell Browne argued the question before l the Committee, as to the right or the Convention to act in the matter and | if was learned that it was the sense of the Committee that the Convention had Jurisdiction. The propriety of putting the matter in the shape of a schedule was discussed and as a question of ex- | pediency the Committee was undecid- ed. Further consideration of the mat ter was postponed until the next meet ing of the Committee.
 There are representatives of both sides of the question here from Shelby County and much interest was mani fested in the hearing before the Com mittee.
 It was learned late last night that the Committee on Executive Depart ment of which Governor Jones of Montgomery is Chairman, will make complete report this morning.
 Among the ordinances and resolutions introduced yesterday and referred were the following:
 MT. MT. Williams of Marengo-A res olution commenting to the Committed on Education the laws governing the University of Virginia for its guidance in framing laws for the government of the State University.
 Unique Suffrage Plan.
 By MT. Banks of Russell-A plan of suffrage. Provides for poll tax of $3 receipt for which must be produced when demanded by inspectors or regis trars. Disfranchises persons who sell, buy or barter vote in election, eau GUS or convention. Also disqualifies men who abandon wives and children without making provisions for them The ordinance also contains the origi- nal provision for a white and colored ballot to be used in all elections. The ballot and booths are to be similar to what is known as the Australian sys- tenn, except that all persons, electors who can prepare their ballots without aid are to be given a white ballot. Those persons who need assistance in preparing the ballots are to be given a colored ballot, but are permitted to se- lect their own marker. Colored ballots are to be counted as only one-fourtt of a vote.
 After 1906, all persons coming into Alabama after the ratification of the Constitution, and all who shall have become 21 years of age in the mean time, shaii be able to read and write before voting. They shall also be re- quired to explain the geography oi Alabama and to give the names of the Executive officers of Alabama and state the functions of each official.
 By Mir Beddow of Jefferson-Creat- ing a Railroad Commission. Provides for election by the people of three com missioners, who shall be male persons over 25 years. MT. Beddow would have one Of the commissioners learned In the