The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23
Routine of House.

The House met at Il o'clock with | Speaker Tunstall in the chair. Prayer was offered by Rev. T. F. Man. gum of this city.
 The roll call showed that ninety eight members were present Speaker Tunstall on the floor with Mir. Benners in the chair called up the Senate bill providing pay for the subordinate employees of the House and Senate. The bill which had been introduced in the Senate by Senator R. L. Hipp had passed that body and had received & favorable report in the House from the Judiciary Committee.
 In calling 1t up, Speaker Tungtall ex- plained that 1t only provided for the usual suboT Tdinate employees of the Legislature. The assistance of the employees, he said, was necessary for the transaction of the business of the Legislature.
 MT. Thompson of Blob offered an amendment to the bill, increasing the maximum number of committee clerks from fourteen to sixteen, MT. Thompson said that his amendment did not contem- plate that the House should have at any one time sixteen clerks, but that 1t sought to avoid any embarrassment that might arise from a lack of clarical as- distance.
 The amendment was adopted by q vote of "A to A The bill was then put upon its final passage. It passed by a vote of 9S to 1.
 Twenty-eight New Bills.
 The roll was then called for the intro duction of bills. The days product of bills showed a noticeable decrease from the large number of the first two days. During the call of the roll yesterday twenty-eight bills were introduced.
 A mesSaRa frOY1 tha Covarror uraa ro ceived during the introduction of bills The Governors message stated that he sent herewith a list of all pardons re- missions of fines and forefeitures and pa- roles granted by himself and Governor W. J. Sanford in the past two years The message was laid upon the desk to be called up at some future time by some member of the House.
 A joint resolution, taking official notice of the approaching visit of Governor A. J. Montague of Virginia to Montgomery and extending him the privilege of the floor, was favorably reported by the Committee on Rules The resolution in- vited him to address a joint session oN the two Houses. The resolution was unanimously adopted.
 The Rules Committee, through Hon. J. c. Rich of Mobile, also reported fa- vorably the House resolution, instruct ing the doorkeeper to clear the floor and Hobbies of all persons not entitled to the privilege of the floor.
 The resolution, which was an amend ment to the rules, was offered by Mir. London of Jefferson The committees re- port was adopted.
 A Committee Increased.
 A resolution increasing the membership of the Committee on Municipal Organiza- ton by an addition of two, was also re- ported favorably by the Rules Commit tee and was adopted Speaker Tunstall announced that he would name as the two additional members of the commit tee Messrs. London of Jefferson and Hoff- man of Mobile.
 The House recessed for thirty minutes fin order that the bill for the payment of the subordinate employees of the House and Senate might be enrolled. signed bN the President of the Senate and then transferred to the House to be signed by, the Speaker in the presence of the House.
 The work of enrolling the bill occupied an hour, and 1t was 1 o'clock before the recess ended.
 The bill was brought in and was signed by the Speaker in formal session of the House. The bill was then sent to the Governor.
 A resolution providing that Judges of City ana Circuit courts ana Chancellors be extended the privileges of the floor, by Hon. O. c. Maner of Montgomery. The resolution was referred to the Com mittee on Rules.
 A resolution by Mir. DeLoney of Colbert to provide the Committee on Claims and Fees with a clerk was introduced and referred to the Committee on Rules.
 The House, on motion of Mir Lyons of Mobile, adjourned to meet this morning .at n o'clock.