The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-16
AGREE wITHDRAwS BILLS
Concurred in Joint Message
 to Senator PettuS.
Spirited Debate Over Question of Rule of the Majority Decided by Adoption of Report of
 the Committee.

The adoption of the rules which are to govern the deliberations of the present State Senate. the announcement of the various standing committees and the in- troduction of fourteen bills, constituted the proceedings of the upper house of the Legislature yesterday
 The committee which had been entrust- ed with the compilation of the rules, of which President Pro Tem Goldsby was ex oflcio chairman, and Senators Hall of Baldwin, Blackmon of Calhoun, Hipp of Cullman and Craig of Dallas were asso- ciates, reported through Senator Hipp the result of their efforts to arrange scheme of procedure which would conform with the requirements of the new Constitution and facilitate the conduct of business. The reading of the rules occasioned spirited debate, a number of Senators finding some features objectionable. but amendments suggested were voted down and the rules as prepared by the commit tee were adopted.
 The announcement of the personnel of the standing committees, twenty-five in number, with whose assignment the Pres fdent pro tenn and his advisers had been engaged for several days. was made in the afternoon The appointments, it is be- lleved. are generally satisfactory
 The bills introduced for the most part proposed amendments to the present State laws, while a few called for the enactment of new corporation laws
 Concured in House Resolution.
 Another event of the session was con- currence with the House resolution to tp- form Hon. Edward Winston Bettus. 5lis nior United States Senator from Ala bama that he will be unanimously re- elected to that office.
 Twenty-eight Senators responded at the roll call at t0:s0 o'clock, the session be- ing opened with prayer by Doorkeeper J. c. Ott. sr
 Senators Bostick and Thomas were granted leaves of absence for the day
 Senator Acree of Dale asked leave and was permitted to withdraw Senate bills and 8, which he introduced Wednesday. These measures, 1t was decided, are To- cal legislation and had not been regularly presented. technical requirement. of the new Constitution not having been ob- served.
 The reading of the journal was dis pansed with, and on motion of Senator Blackmon of Calhoun. a recess was talk en till ] o'clock, at which time the Senate should convene to hear the report of the Rules Committee and the announcement of the standing committees.
 Rules of the Senate.
 On teassembling Senator Hipp reported for the Rules Committee read the rules as compiled and moved for their adoption. One feature of the rules found opposi- tion--that requiring two-thirds vote of the Senate to call up for consideration a bill reported adversely by the Committee having passed upon it. <
 Senator Rogers of Sumter. moved to amend the rule by making a majority vote sufficient for the recall of a bill, de- claring that the will of the Senate should prevail over any action of a Committee.
 Senator Hipp objected, contending that the amendment proposed would tend in effect to defeat the very purpose for which the Committees were constituted that of passing deliberately upon the mer- its of proposed measures before their sub mission to the Senate as whole, with a view to facilitating the work of the Sem ate and preventing nasty or III advised acticn. He held that if the committees had any purpose this purpose should be respected.
 Senator Powell of Butler, supported the amendment proposed, while Senator Dunn of Clarke. held that the proposition was unwise. He contended that further time should not be given measure passed upon by Committee except by a two thirds vote of the Senate. The natural functions of the Committees, he held. should not be invalidated.
 Senator Hipp moved to table the amend ment proposed.
 Senator Hogue of Perry, mterposed an objection, asking for information as to the intent of the motion, and was called to order by the Chairman.
 sAnator Hipp then suavely explained that his motion was not to table the Sem ator from Perry but the amendment to the rule which had been proposed UaughteP.)
 The amendment was tabled by a vote of IS to 10. Senator Hipp renewed his mo- ton to adopt the rules, and 1t prevailed.
 The Standing Committse.
 The announcement of the standing com mittees was then read by the Secretary. The assignments are as follows:
 Judicisry-Morrow, Lynne. Bullock. Ne Smith. Hipp Fraser. Smith, Craig. Cas- tIeberry.
 Revision of Laws-Blaclmon, Thomas. Powell Arlington. Dunn. spragins. WoolR Oliver, Jones.
 Constitution and Constitutional Amend ments-FIarTison. Bosticlx. Norman. John ston, Hogue, Rogers, Long.
 Finance and Taxatlon-Dunn Hall, Norwood. Stone. Woolf. Thomas, John stoT, Castieberry. Spencer. NeSmith. Ken nsdy.
 Banking and nsurance-Lancaster Norwood, Hipp, Acree, Oliver.
 Penitentiary. Prisons and Punishment Thomas, Lynne. Hogue. Rogers, Jones. Kennedy. Spencer.
 Corporations-Hall. Arlington, Norwood, Stone Blackmon. Acree. Morrow.
 Local Legislation-oliver, Spragfns. Jones, Acree. Rogers, Smith. Lancaster, Education--HIpp. Smith. Blackmon, Hall Lancaster, Arlington. Kennedy.
 Commerce and Common Carriers-Ar- rington. Hipp, Oliver. Harrison, Acrse, Blackmon. Smith.
 Mining and Bullock. Johnston. sprasins. Norwood, Harrison, Morrow, Norman.
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