The age-herald., 1900-11-18
NOW UP TO GOVERNOR +.-s- Speculation as to What Course
 He Will Pursue Sss9zsss ag OPPOSITION WAS VOTED DOWN Number of New Bills Introduced-Ses- sion Was a Short one-CIose of the First Week of the Pres
  ent Session.
OPPOSITION WAS VOTED DOWN

The Age-Herald Bureau, Hotel Clancey, Montgomery, November H.-(Special )-The fate of the Gubernatorial succession bills is now with the Governor of Alabama Both bills passed the Senate today, were enrolled, signed and sent to the Governor for his signature
 There Is considerable speculation as to what the governor will do with the bnls. It is the general opinion that he will either veto them or permit them to become laws without his signature. Some hold the opinion that because of the fact that both bills passed both houses by practically unanimously votes that the Governor will not attempt to interfere, but will duly att tach his name to the bills.
 There was a very short debate in the Senate over the bills today. Senator Harri- son of Lee was the first to oppose the pas sage of the succession bill, saying that he believed it unconstitutional. Senator Harri- son could not muster much support, and upon his motion to recommit the bill to the judiciary committee the vote was 20 nays to yeas.
 The members of both houses are fully alive to the importance of the bills, and whatever the action of Governor Johnston they will become laws. Should the Cover nor veto them they will be passed over his veto.
 The two houses have broken all past records in the time that was required to pass the bills. The Legislature convened on Tuesday, thus making this the fifth day of the session. On the first day the session was organized and bills Nos. 1 and 1 were introduced On the second day they were read a second time in the House, and on the third day they were passed in the House by unanimous vote. The same day they were read for the first time in the Senate. Yesterday they were read a second time in the Senate and today they passed that body at 12:10 D. m. By 12:35 they had been enrolled, signed by the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House, and were sent to the Governor. Should the Governor fail to act upon the bills in five days they may be taken up and passed by both houses again and thus become laws.
 THE SENATE.
 The Senate met at 10:30 today and was opened with prayer by Rev. A. J. Lamar of Montgomery.
 On roll-cal twenty-nine Senators an- swered to their names.
 approved.
 On call of districts number of bills were introduced.
 House bills number one and two were placed on their third reading in the Sen ate this morning. These are the bills which caused so much discussion on their first reading in the Senate. The House reported favorably on these bills, and when it reached the Senate the president referred the bills to the committee on rules.
 A Senator objected and stated that in his opinion 1t should be sent to a commit tee composed of the best legal talent In the Senate. MT. Thompson moved to refer the bill to the judiciary committee. The mo- tion of MT Thompson was tabled after much pro and con.
 The bills were referred to the committee on rules, who reported favoraby on them yesterday and the president ordered them placed on the calendar of the day for their third reading.
 These bills were introduced in the House by Messrs. Buger and Tunstall and were passed without dissenting vote on their third reading. The bill reads:
 To provide for the administration of the office of Governor of Alabama, in case of the impeachment of the Governor, death, refusal to qualify, resignation, absence from the State, or other disability, or in case of the failure of the Governor-elect to qualify or to enter upon the discharge of the duties of the office after qualifying by reason of death or from any other cause.
 When House Bill Mo- 1 was called great
 
 The bill was passed without discussion by a vote of 22 to i.
 House Bill No caused some discussion. MT. Harrison moved to commit this bill to the judiciary committee. He stated in his advocacy of his motion that he had been a long while trying to consider from legal standpoint in the passage of the bill; as lawyer and a Senator he desired to have the opinion of the lawyers and Senators constituting a judiciary committee. MT. Harrison said that he thought this bill should be entitled an act to amend Section 15, Article 5.
 The chair interrupted him and stated that the motion was not debatable.
 MT Harrison: 'I propose to show to the Senate and I appeal to my legal breth- ren of the Senate, why this matter should he sent to the judiciary committee. As legal proposition nothing could be better for us than to have advantage of judi ciary committee ask the Senate to refer the bill to this committee.
 "No amendment" said MT. Harrison, "can be passed without the peoples consent. If you change the constitution merely by call- ing 1t bill, think my legal brethren Will agree with me that so far as 1t pertains to a constitutional office the constitution will care for that.
 After being interrupted by the Senator from Mobile, MT. Harrison withdrew his motion.
 MT. Harrison then stated his objection for the third reading of this bill, and for his reason he asked the question what would be the case of our GoYernor-eiect In