The age-herald., 1900-12-01
Effort Made to Cut Down the
 Amount
REPORT ON CONDITION OF CONNECTS
Governor Complies With Resolution In- troduced In the House Regarding Prisoners of Dogwood Mines.
 Yesterdays Proceedings.

Age-Herald Bureau Hotel Clancey, Mont gomery, November SO.-(Special.)- The Senate passed the appropriating $lOOOOO to the Alabama Girls Industrial School to- day after prolonged fight The final vote was F to 5.
 This was the only bill considered in the Senate today, it being taken up during the morning session, and not reaching final vote until 5:45 this afternoon. The bill was introduced by Senator Thompson, and amended by Senator Meador. As passed, the bill provides for the payment to the school of $50,OO0 upon the passage of the bill; s25OOO on April l. and $25, 900 in August. It is stipulated in this bill that this money is to be used for completing the domatory, water works and electric plant
 The debate was the most notable of the present session of the General Assembly. The bill was never in apparent danger, but several Senators desired to amend 1t as to lessen the appropriation. Senators Wiley, Thompson, Meador Norman, Moore and Hall spoke in advocy of the bill, while Sen ators Jelks, Jenkins and Powell led the fight against 1t. Senator Jenkins merely desired to make the appropriation $60,000, and after losing this proposition he voted to pass the measure. Senator Jelks wanted to give the school S65, 900 this year and $35,- 900 in 1902 MT. Powell opposed the bill on the ground that it was unfair to a majority of the school children in the State taking the ground that the common schools were first in need of the money.
 There was a large crowd in the lobby and gallery of the Senate during the discussion, and much interest in the passage of the measure was manifested. It was the gen. eral opinion of the members that the bill would not have passed had not the General Assembly inspected the school yesterday. The following is the vote recorded on the passage of the measures:
 Ayes-Messrs. Acree, Arlington, Back man, Goldsby, Hall, Jenkins, Johnston, Meador, Moore, Morrow Norman, Oliver, Ray. Rogers, Stevens, Thompson, Wiley IT. Noes-Messrs. President Bostick, Bull lock, Harrison, Powell-5.
 MT. Harrison explained that he was friendly to the bill, but voted against 1t on a techricality which he believed render ed 1t unconstitutional
 Resolution to Recess.
 Senator Stevens introduced jcint reso- lution in the Serate providing for an ad- tournament tomorrow until same date in February The resolution went to the rules committee. The resolution .s not likely to pass in its present shape. It now seems that that the Assembly will remain in session for at least one mora week.
 Senator Hal by joint resolution, seeks to have committee of five appointed to sit for ten days during the recess to investigate the convict system of the State
 The chief matter of interest in the House was the resolution by Mir. Brooks of Mo- bile, calling upon the Governor for the re- port of Convict Physician Blake upon the condition of Dogwood mines, In Shelby County. The rumor gained circulation that pr. Blake had made rather sensational report on the condition of this mine, recom- mending the withdrawal of all convicts Governor Johnston, for some reason, failed to publish the report, and acting upon the rumors, Mir. Brooks introduced his resolu- tion, which was adopted.
 Governors Reply.
 The Governor replied to the resolution as follows:
 November 30, 1900. Gentlemen of the House:
 In compliance with your request, I have the honor to transmit herewith the report of Dr. w. H. Blake, physical inspector of convicts, on the condition and treatment of convicts at the Dogwood mines.
 This report, you will see. was made to the president of the convict board.
 The convicts at that mine are not State, but county convicts. When the report came to my office at once instructed the presi- dent of the board of inspectors to take i'm mediate steps to correct these things, and also directed him to inform the probate judges of the several counties who had convicts hired at sad place, in accordance with section 4525 of the Code. The law gave me no authority to remove the con victs until the board of inspectors should