The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-28
ARTICLES
 REPORTED Three Committees Sub mitted Their Reports. LEGISLATIVE ORDINANCE
Important Changes Made in
 Present Constitution.
Recommended That Legislature Meet Every Four Years and Number of Members Increased-Tag Tax
 Amendment Was Tabled.

AHS COnSLlLuLlOndl convention QeClOeQ to adjourn at F o'clock today in order to hear the address of Hon. H. A. Herbert to the State Bar Association, which will be delivered in the Hall Of the House immediately after the ad- journment of the Convention. Colonel Herbert has been in many important public positions and is one of the most highly distinguished sons of Alabama. He will, no doubt, say much that will be worth the while of the members of the Convention to hear.
 Governor Oates, chairman of the Committee on Legislative Department, reported the ordinance from that com mittee. The material changes that the committee propose are:
 To change the name of the General Assembly to the Legislature.
 To make the terms of Senators and Representatives four years, to be elect ed from the even districts next year for two years and for four years thereafter. All State officers are to be elected for four years and judges to be elected for four years, unless the Le- gislature shall see best to extend the term to eight years.
 To provide for quadrennial sessions of the Legislature.
 To provide for electing temporary pTeSlQlHB Au DO(n AAONSCc VI ShS Legislature
 To confine the privileges of the floor of the Legislature to members, ofhcersr representatives of the press and Gov ernor and Secretaries and such other persons as may be invited by unani- nous consent.
 To include all civil and military ofa- cers in prohibition from appointment to office during the term fer which elected.
 To provide that bills must be passed on by committees in regular session, and such fact appear on the Journals.
 To enter amendments at length on the Journals in the House in which iS s adopted. To provide that before the signing of every bill it shall be read at length and the Journal show that fact.
 To prohibit pay of officers by counties or municipalities being increased after contract is made.
 To require the Governor. Auditor Treasurer and Attorney-General to pre- pare and present a revenue bill @ the Legislature as soon as organised. and no such bill to be passed in the last five days of the session.
 To provide that no appropriation shall be made for any officers salary not already provided for by law.
 To provide that when called in extra session the Legislature may leglsiate upon subjects not mentioned In call Dy a two-thirds vote of each house:
 To make corrupt solicitation of mem bers punishable by imprisonment.
 To provide for codification of laws every twelve years.
 To require co:Inties to provide Tor ln- digent and insane. To allow taxing of agricultural and horticultural association property. To permit the. State to construct railroads within its borders.
 Many new sections are added relat- ing to regulating fees or onlcers 0l Courts to pay salary to deceased onl- cers. against retiring officers on part nav; against donating lands belonging fo state; limiting appropriations dur- ing regular sessions; to provide for re- moval of county seats by general laws nrohibiting officials from lobbying; tc prohibit miscegenation; to regulate trusts, monopolies and combines.
 MT. Weatherly submitted minority report on the section relating to trusts
 The Committee on Constitutions Amendments and Miscellaneous Pro- visions made a report of that Article.
 The changes made are
 TO divide St. Clair County in two oarts by Back Bone Mountains.
 To require three-fifths of members oi each House to submit an amendment to the Constitution to the people.
 No act submitting an amendment shall be submitted to the Governor.
 Amendments must receive majority of votes cast in general elections. Only A majority of those voting Is required No officer to receive an increase or de- crease of pay during term for which aIected.
 The Committee on Representation slso made a report. The changes pro posed are:
 To increase the number of Represen- tatives to 1O5 and Senators to 30. The new Representatives are to go to But Ter, Elmore, Walker. Etowah ana JeI- ferson. one each.
 Lowndes and Henry and Calhoun ant TaIadega are made separate Senate rial Districts.
 Messrs. Grayson of Madison. and Greer of Perry made minority reports leaving the number the same as al present.
 MT. Ferguson introduced resolution extending congratulations to Cuba up on bright hopes of independence.
 A communication was received rom Ehe Sheriffs. Clerks and Registers As Sociation asking that Sheriffs be made eligible to succeed themselves. that nc county officer be made ineligible tc succeed himself; that area of counties be not reduced; and that chancerS courts be not abolished.
 MT. Whites amendment submitted Wednesday to Section 1 of Taxation ordinance was taken up and MT. White concluded his remarks.
 MT. Graham of Talladega, opposed inc amendment and MT. White offered a substitute to his amendment, pend Ing the consideration of which thu Convention took a recess until o'clock
 Upon re-assembling the Convention restsne6f- consideration of Mir, White substitute and after discussed bS Nessrs. White of Jefferson, Stamford of Pike Browne of Talladega and Cobl of Macon. on motion of Judge Cobb thu -ptir@ subject was laid on the table.