The age-herald., 1899-02-10
THE COURT WILL
 BE ABOLISHED All Doubt on This Point Has
 Passed. FIGHT IS GROWING WARM The Entire State is Interested
 in the Struggle. MEETING OF SENATE COMMITTEE Effort Will Be Made to Have an Early
 Report.
  AN ADMINISTRATION MEASURE Senators Will Support the Bill and Up- hold Gov. Johnston in His Course
 Opponents Playing for
Effort Will Be Made to Have an Early
 Report.
AN ADMINISTRATION MEASURE
Senators Will Support the Bill and Up hold Gov. Johnston in His Course Opponents Playing for
 More Time.

Montgomery, February 9.-lSpeciai)-1he bill abolishing the Jefferson county com missioners' court will be placed on the sen ate calendar tomorrow and will come up for final action Saturday.
 The bill will pass.
 This statement is based on an actual canvass of the senate. It will get the majority that has heretofore been pre- dicted The opponents of the bill are playing for time, but their efforts will be unavailing. They are fighting the measure to the bitter end.
 The bill was to have been taken up by the local legislation committee of the sen ate at o'clock this afternoon. quorum was present, but a motion to adjourn un- til 7:30 o'clock prevailed.
 When the committee met the second time Chairman Sowel made the announce ment that continuing night sessions would be held until Wednesday. The committee desired to have a full hearing of the case.
 Lacey's Bridal Tour
 It was rumored that Commissioner Lacey was to be summoned to answer newspaper reports of his absence bridal tour about ten days drawing all the while five dollars per day salary as commissioner, but the senate committee, which is known to oppose the bill will meet with some sur prise in the senate tomorrow morning. A motion will be made to have the local legis- lat ha at This motion may occasion strenuous op- position, but 1t will carry.
 The committee will thus be forced to re- port. That the report wilF be adverse, every one predicts. But it will be placed on the calendar nevertheless. The sena- tors have made up their minds on the question, almost every one of them, and plan of action has been arranged.
 Poll of the Senate
 The bill reaching the calendar tomor- row, it will pass the senate Satuxday. This statement is made with the following poll of the senate to sustain it:
 For the bill-Senators Windham, Caffee, Meador, Wiley, Mathews, Lee, Thompson, sowel, of Limestone; Mccain, Horton, Brown, Hall, Jenkins Hearst, Buchanan, Case, Lyons, stevens-1S.
 Against the bill-senators sowell, of Walker, Moore, Cunningham, Jelks, Reilly, Brooks Deans-7.
 Doubtful-Senators Grant, Moody, Nun nellce, Rather and Thomson.
 co,o+or. Dewitt, op5 Taa,, o,,o ,t.ox.4 .~ sick leave.
 The senate is unanimous in it's opinion that the board should be abolished An amendment to be offered by Senator Cum ningham is the one on which the vote will be taken. This amendment provides that the successors to the board of revenue to be appointed by the governor shall be elected at the constitutional convention election in July, the board so elected to at once assume office.
 The administration opposes this for the reason that 1t would not give the appointed board thne to make a showing for it's work. This compromise would have been accepted, extending the term of the board appointed to October l.
 House Bill Will Pass
 The bill as passed by the house will prob ably pass the senate.
 The senate committee had long session tonight, lasting from 7:S0 o'clock until after Il. Sheriff O'Brien was the one witness placed on the stand. His testimony was practically the same as before the house committee.
 Attorney Frank s. White addressed the committee for two hours His speech was similar to his former one before the house committee.
 Sam Will John spoke for the bill. His arraignment of the court was fierce and