The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04
SENATE MORNING SESSION.
Concurreo in Governors Amend
 ments to Jefferson Court Bill.

mentS to JemerSon SouTC oi4A'
 The Senate met at 9:30 o'clock, Lieuten- ant Governor Cunningham presiding and 2S members present.
 On call of the roll Senator Powell of Butler read his reasons for not voting at the Wednesday night session after mid night, setting out that the legislative day ended with the calendar day.
 A joint resolution was introduced by Senator .Castleberry of Talladega pro- viding that the receipt of the doorkeeper of the House or Senate be sufncient voucher for any book taken from the of- flee of the Secretary of State. He ex- pIained that at the beginning of the ses- sion members of the House and Senate secured codies etc, from the once or the Secretary of State.
 For these books the Secretary of State is held responsible, and the doorkeeper of the two houses are responsible to the Secretary of State. The object of the res olution was that the receipt given by the Senators to the doorkeeper for these hooks be sufficient vouchers in case or the books being misplaced for the Sena- tors to make good the amounts.
 message from the Governor was reap returning without his approval the Jef-: ferson County Court bill. The Governor suggested an amendment whereby the State pays the salaries of three of the seven judges and the County pays the salary of the other four. The bill orig inalIy provided that the State pay the salaries of the six judges. The Governor suggested further that the Chancellor or the Northwestern Division be one or the judges of the Jefferson Circuit Court when not on his Chancery Circuit.
 On motion of Senator Morrow tne amendments were concurred in.
 An Immigration Resolution.
 The House resolution instructing the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House to transmit a copy of the resolution, which request the Alabama Congressmen and Senators to urge the President to see that the immigration law adopted by the last Congress pc strictly enforced, was adopted. The res- olution sets out that the number or uIl- laeirable immigrants is so far exceeding the number of desirable immigrants that some prompt action Is necessary.
 Senator Spragins moved that the vote bv which the county of Lawrence was added to the circuit composed or Maoi- son and Limestone, was laid on the tapie Wednesday night, be reconsldereo'
 Senator Hipp of Cullman. moved 10 table and the motion prevailed.
 Senator Thomas of Barbour. moved to indefinitely postpone the bill.
 The point of order was mace that thls uotion was made and lost Wednesday ni9ht On referring to the Journal 1t was fonnd that amendments had been adopted since the motion was laid on the taoie' The point of order was overruled.
 The motion to indefinitely postpone was lost. IA ayes, IS nays. as follows'
 Aves-Messrs. Acree, Arlington, Dunn' Frazer. Harrison. Hipp. Hogue' Jones Kennedy, Long. NeSmith. Norwooo' POW ell. Thomas-14. -.,.,. p,,,-
 Navs-Messrs. Blackmon. Bostick' Bul- .oc,@ Lancaster. Lynne, Morrow. Nor man oliver. Rogers, Screws, Smith, Spra- oins Snencer, Stone, Woln-l5.
 Senator Smith of Clay moved to amend hv nroviding for the Eighteenth JuolciAl | cyrc,it to he composed of the couhues | n9 C,Iav. Cleburne and Randolph 1 1Ta urged that the Constitution wnicn insures every man fair ana sPeouS IS | trial, demanded that this amehuiens = odonted Under the present regime lps1, trial could not be secured and Tn spetiS to the people of Clay and Gle Jus..o ba nIeaded with the Senate to adopt | the amendment. .oI,. ,rh, ,r ,rotion was lost and the amendment was | adopted. . 1.,,.o,, ,oo,,ad to ,r,.nd bv providing that the Judge Of the aIii'.r1 ai c,irc1,it be elective instead of ap- -nintive The amendment was adopted. Senator Frazer moved to table the bill and amendments, and the motion was carried, 14 ayes, 1S nays.
 senator Spragins immediately moved to reconsider. lie said that from all votes taken. the friends of the bill were in the majority, These friends were absent from the chamber when the vote was taken. He did not think a bill of the import ance of the bill under consideration should be killed in such a manner.
 The motion to reconsider prevailed, Y ayes. 15 nays.
 Senator Thomas moved to amend by ir- serting a provision that the sill should not become effective until April l, l9OI. The amendment was on motion of Sen ator Spragins. tabled.
 Senator Frazer moved to recomnait the