The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31

nave no power to change the location of the State University or the Agri-
 cultural and Mechanical College as
 now established by law. except upon 2
 request of majority of their Trustees and by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the General Assembly taken by year and nays and entered
 upon the journah
 Referred to Committee on Education. Ordinance No. 1oS by Mir. Jones (Montgomery.
 An ordinance to amend Section 2, of Article VI.
 Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala bama in convention assembled. That Section 21 of Article VI of the Con- stitutfon be amended to read as fol- lows: Sec. 21. Registers in Chancery shall be elected by the qualified voters Of the district and shall hold office for the term of six years, and no person sbail be elected Register. or employed by him as clerk. unless he has been resident citizen of the district for at least one year prior to his election CT employment.
 Referred to Judiciary Committee. Ordinance No. 10s. by MT. Jones (Montgomery.)
 0h OAaLn0uCC bO dHiChu OS"SS~~- - of Article " of the Constitution. Be 1t ordained by the people of Ala bama in convention assembled, that Section 14 be amended by adding after the last word in said section the fol- i lowing:
 Whenever in any veto message the Governor shall propose the speclnc amendment or amendments which, If made, would remove his objection. the house to which said veto is sent. ip- stead of proceeding to consider whether the bill shall be passed over the veto' may adopt the amendment so recom- mcnded and send the bill to the other house, which may adopt said amend ment, and both houses concurrinS Tn the amendment, the bill shall be sent again to the Governor; but if either house refuse to adopt the amendment or amendments so suggested 1t shall notify the other, and thereupen the house in which the bill originated snail proceed to reconsider, and such further proceedings taken as required by Sec- tion 14 of this Article. Referred to Committee on Executive Department.
 Ordinance No. 11o. by Mr. Jopes (Montgomery.)
 An ordinance to provide for the safe and productive use of surplus public funds in the treasury. Be 1t ordained by the people Of Ala bama In convention assembled. That whenever there shall be in the Treasu- ry of the State an amount of money more than sufficient for the present needs or the government, and which can be safely loaned out for any defi- nite time, the Governor, Auditor and Treasurer, or the Governor and either the Auditor or the Treasurer, may loan out such surplus on call, or for such length of time, not exceeding elk months, and at such rate of interest as they may deem advisable, upon the
 lenders depositing with the Treasurer Of the State bonds of the United States or of the State of Alabama sufficient in value to cover the amount of such loan and the interest agreed to be paid thereon, and any expense which may be incurred in selling said bonds. if the loans are not paid at maturity. No such loans shall be made until at least two days public notice shall have been given by publication, in some newspaper published at the capital. of the terms on which the State desires to make the proposed loan; and if there Is more than one application for the money, the bid or application most favorable to the State shall be &C., cepted. A record of all such loans. and bids if any, shall be kept in the
 Treasurer's office and published in the Treasurers report.
 Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking.
 Resolution No. 65. by MT. Jones (Montgomery):
 Resolved, That a special committee
 of nine be raised to take into considera- tion and report whether any, and if so, what, classes of public officers be al- lowed to use free passes, and under what circumstances; and whether any, and if so, what classes, of public of- ficers should be permitted the benefit of special rates, and if so. to what ex- tent; and what alteration or amend
 ment is advisable in the scope of the present provision of the Constitution on
 the subject, or the mode of their en-
 forcement.
 Referred to Committee on Rules.
 Resolution No. 66, by MT. Jones (Montgomery):
 Resolved, That provision should be
 made in the article on the Executive Department, constituting a Board of | Arbitration for the arbitration and set l clement of disputes between employers and employees.
 Referred to Committee on Executive Department.
 Resolution No. 67, by MT. Jones (Montgomery):
 First-That the fundamental princi- pies of justice and free government are
 violated, when the benefits the citizen
 derives from money raised by taxation,
 are ascertained and measured accord ing to the poverty or riches of the class or race to which he belongs, or the proportionate amount of taxes paid by
 such race or class. Second-That it is not within the power of the State under the Constitu- tion of the United States, to raise mon- ey by taxation for school purposes, and
 provide that the children of any race or
 class shall receive the benefit only of
 the amount of money derived from
 the taxes on the property of the race
 or class to which they belong.
 Referred to Judiciary Committee.
 MT. Jones (Montgomery)-I move that
 that be referred to the Committee on
 Judiciary.
 The President-The request Is made
 and it will be so referred.
 Ordinance No. III by MT. Jones (Wil-
 cox):
 An ordinance to amend Article TX of
 the Constitution on Representation 50
 as to read as follows:
 REPRESENTATION.
 1. The whole number of Senators
 shall be not less than one-fourth, or
 more than one third, of the whole num-
 per of representatives.
 2. The House of Representatives shall
 consist of not more than one hundred
 members.