The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02
THIRTY SENATORS ANSWER THE ROLL Are Called to Order by Lieut.
 Gov. Cunningham NOTED VISITORS PRESENT Recess Committee Delivers a Lengthy Report on Bills Prepared for LeglsIatlon-Munlclpal Laws
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NOTED VISITORS PRESENT

Montgomery, September 1.-(Speeial.)- The session of the senate was called to order by Lieutenant Governor Cunning ham, prayer being offered by the Rev. E. C. Nave of the Clayton Street Metho- dist church. Thirty senators were pres ent.
 Upon motion the courtesies of the floor were extended to Congressman Winam Richardson. former Senator Grant of Calhoun, Col A. M. Garber of Talladega, Col. Godfrew of Bessemer, and c. H. Mandy of Jefferson. The roll call of districts for the intro- duction of bills and resolutions brought forth about fifty bills including the sev- enteen special bills drafted by the recess committee.
 committee, consisting of Senators Hipp, Dunn and Rogers was appointed to wait upon the governor and inform him that the senate was in session and awaited his pleasure Chairman Goldsby of the recess com- mittee then read his report which was as follows
 Goldsby's Report.
 ITO the Senate of the State of Alabama:
 Your recess committee, fully realizing the grave importance and many difficult ties of the task assigned to it, entered up- on it's duties with diffidence.
 Nothing but It's sense of necessity of the work before 1t, its appreciation of .he confidence reposed in 1t by the senate and the knowledge of what has been expected of 1t by the people of Alabama, has sus- tained it to the completion of It's work
 Tt Is hoped that 1t may be permitted to say that, though sometimes discour- aged by the amount of labor before 1t. it has striven hard, conscientiousiy and dil- igently to discharge it's trust and to de- serve the approbation of th1 leg selatucs and the people of Alabama.
 Tt Is believed that few who have net attempted such work under such circum- stances, appreciate, fully, the Obstacles which 1t has encountered and the .angls of perplexed questions 1t has sough. to overcome and unrayel.
 Limited in time, finding before it in- tricate subjects novel to the trend and custom of legislation which nave existed since Alabama has been state. and un- der which an established order of things had grown, through generations, into set tied principle. it has been called upon to mould and fashion laws to con.crm to new fundaments of government
 As 1t worked the matter grew, but 1t has plodded on and now presents the results of it's labors with the satisfac- tion begotten of the knowledge of hav- ing given faithful endeavor to the &C., complishment of the purposes for which it was created.
 Upon examining the new constitution, your committee has considered 1t it's duty to prepare bills upon the following subjects, which bills 1t submits to you with its report viz:
 Bills Prepared.
 '1. To regulate primary elections in the state of Alabama.
 "2. To provide for the incorporation and government of municipalities in the state of Alabama.
 B. To regulate and fix the license or privilege tax upon the avocations, occu- pations and businesses hereinafter emu merated and set forth for all the muni- cipalities within the state of Alabama.
 A To authorize cities and towns op- erating under special charters, granted by the legislature, to amend any of the provisions of their charter within the limits prescribed by the act creating the same.
 "5. To prevent two or more prosecu- tions for the same offense where mayors and police justices have final jurisdic- ton.
 "s. To provide for general stock law for the state of Alabama.
 "7 To provide for the issuance of bonds by counties having twenty-five thousand inhabitants or less.
 .S. To provide for the issuance of bonds in counties having a population of moro than twenty-five thousand.
 "9. To provide for the creation of separate school districts in the state of Alabama.
 TO. To provide for an election to levy and collect d special tax for the support of public schools in the various counties in the state of Alabama.
 I'll. To punish bribery on the part of members of the legislature.
 '12. To define and punish the offense of corrupt solicitation of members of the legislature or other public officers of this state or of any municipal division there of.
 '13. To confer and limit powers of private corporations.
 '14. To provide for the examination of banks.
 '15. To provide for the regulation of banks.
 .16. To provide for the revision, codf- fcation, adjusting and promulgation of the statutes of this state, both civil and criminal
 Some of these bills are presented to you without comment other than that they have been carefully considered by your committee and are submitted to you for your action.
 General Election Law.
 Your committee was we'll pleased to find, in the discharge of it's duties in ref edence to the necessity of submitting a report upon subject so important and difficult as a general election law, the Bsnkhead bill which is now upon the senate calendar.
 While it has prepared several amend ments to this bill and has devoted no lit- tie time to it's consideration. it has found 1t to be carefully and skillfuIly drawn. 1, with evidence of thorough knowledge of the existing laws upon the subject. and your committee expresses It's appre- ciation of the good work which is exem-.| plified by the bill
 "In considering the general election law and the bill which 1t presents. for the regulation of primary elections. your committee has recognized the universal demand for honest and clean methods In the selection of public officers and hsS.