The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-09

| county or municipal Otflcla!S to acccpt | railroad passes from any railroad company. or for any such company to l give such passes.
 We further petition the Constitution | al Convention now in session in Mont gomery to incorporate in the proposed Constitution some effective sslf-operat- | i've provision to that end.
 Letohatchie. Ala, July 23. l9ol. E Farrior, merchant; C. w. PoWel. NJ. D.; J. H. Payne, merchant; J. w. Cook. planter; W. NJ. Garrett. A. F.. Garrett. merchant; s. F.. May. mel chant: R. H. l.. Garrett, M. D.; M w. Sanderson. clerk k. Farrior. clerk; F. C. Claghorn, planter; w. F.. Whit ney planter C. k. Mcdonald. planter; s. D. Suggs, clerk, and mahy others. Referred to Committee on Corpora tions
 | MT. Malore-I ask unanimous consent to have a petition read.
 The consent was given.
 Petition was read as follows:
 To the Constitutional Convention Montgomery. Ala:
 | We, the undersigned citizens of the State of Alabama. do hereby oter our | protest against the railroad pass evil, and do hereby declare our desire that it be made an unlawful act for either State. county of municipal officials u accept railroad passes from any rail- road company. or for any such com- pany to give such passes.
 1 We further petition the Constitution | al Convention now in session in Mont govery to incorporate in the proposed Constitution some effective. self-ope- i rative provision to that end.
 Dothan. July g, 1901.
 Ed Nix, druggist: w. J. Baxley. I To Johnson. dentist; Dothan Hardware Co. per J. N. Cunton, manager. mer- chants: T. F. McCarty. contractor; Il. F, Jordan: R. D. Crawford. attorney c. z. Sanders, merchant; A. NJ. Seay, E. J. Kirkland. farmer: Dothan Va riety Works, per J. w. Baughman: and many others.
 The President-The secretary will call the roll of delegates for the intro- duction of ordinances.
 | MT. Ashcraft-1 move a suspension of the rules. and that the call of the roll of delegates and the call of the roll of standing committees be dispens- ed with this morning.
 The President-The Chair should call attention to a motion to reconsider that was entered by the gentleman from Hale on yesterday.
 MT deGraffenreid-We are in the middle of the report of the Committe9 on Municipal Corporations. and l make that motion. but request the House to let it lie over until the report of the Committee on Municipal Corporations is disposed of. and then l will ask to be allowed to take 1t up. I don't want to split this report in two by that mo tion If the House will permit it. ask unanimous consent for it to he done in that way.
 MT. Graham (Talladega)-1 object.
 MT. deGraffenreid-I gave notice oI yesterday that l would make the mo- tion I did not make the motion. Under the rules of the House. l have a right to do so at any time between now ano 1 o'clock. I simply gave notice o1 yesterday.
 MT. deGraffenreid- President here is what I said in the stenographil report.
 The Presjdent-The gentleman from Hale will suspend moment. The Con vention will be governed by the ofticia Journal Of the House.
 l The secretary here read from thN Journal as follows:
 MT. deGraffenreid moved to recon slder the vote by which the article Wa! ordered to a third reading
 MT. deGraffenreid-I move that tha motion be set down for hearing imme' diately upon the completion of the ar. ticle before the Convention.
 MT. Graham (Talladega)-I make the point of order that it first requires tho motion to suspend the rules before tha' motion can be entertained.
 The President-In the opinion of the Chair, and the Chair so ruled. wher the matter of suffrage was before the Convention. when the Convention has any matter before it, it can proceed with its consideration. or postpone il: consideration to such future time as II may desire In the opinion of the Chail it would not be necessary to suspent the rules.
 MT. Graham-If the President will hear me the rules fix time for con sideration sby the Convention, and il , cannot be arbitrarily put at another time without the consent of the Con vention. This is a motion to recon sider and it is not subject to the rul ing made when the article on suffrag was being considered. Further more the Chair made that ruling before en grossment. this is a question of re consideration. and not a question o regular consideration. The rules fl, that it shall be considered immediatel. l after the approval of the Journal. oI the day succeeding that on which it i, moved. but if moved in thu succeeding day 1t shall b. . forthwith considered. The ruling O the Chair on the other occasion woul, have no effect on this matter. It would require a suspension of the rules with out reference to what the chair woult previously have ruled. l refer to rule 27. - .:#
 The President-The Chair is familiar with rule 27 In the matter referred tC on the report of the Committee ol Suffrage, the question was presented It was motion to reconsider the vot' , made by the gentleman from Jefferson l dating to the right of foreigners t' vote a motion to reconsider and motion made to postpone the consider ation of the motion to reconsider unti after Section hal been concluded Now. it is true that the rule says tha when a motion to reconsider is entered it shall be considered on the next day and so the rule says that when tn consideration of any report from an general committee is made a specia order. 1t shall be taken up and con sidered when reached. For instance. w . take up the report of the Committe on Municipal Corporations just as W { take up any report when made spe r iaI order, and the rules require that ! be taken up and considered, but tha does not deny to the Convention tn right, if it sees fit. to postpone furthe
 consideration. It would paralyze tn business of the Convention to talk ] ,,rrkt tn ,li of l,t,-i