The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-06

amount raised by the special old soldiers tax. This bill of MT. Walden was refer red to the Appropriation Committee where 1t slumbered day after day In the meantime through MT. Walden the new House committee called the Committee on Pensions and Pension Legisla ton was created and MT. Walden was made chair man of It.
 He went to the Appropriations commit tee and asked the members to recommit his pension bill to the Pension Committee in view of the fact that the Appropria- tions Committee was overworked and the Pension Committee had but little to do. There was some hitch in the arrange ments. however and the bill was not re- committed.
 MT Walden yesterday introduced du- plicate of his first bill and had it referred to his committee. The Pension Committee at meeting held yesterday afternoon decided that it would make favora able report on the pension bill and it will go on the calendar today.
 Senator Halls corporation bills will probably pass the Senate" said Senator Bostick last evening. without serious difficulty, but they will encounter stormy weather in the House. and there some of them may be turned down. It is clear that majority of the members of the upper house are committed in it's favor, but in the House the situation is different. The fight in the Senate today will prov ably center on the bill relating to the or ganization of corporations. which l be- lieve is modelled after that in force in New Jersey l think there will be but lit- tie debate on the others"
 Senator Rodgers's amendment to Senate Rule i6 is expected to come up for adop- tion or rejection today. and It's appear ance will be signal for another division or the Senate such occurred in the opening of the session. with perhaps an other acrimonious debate. The amend ment provides that majoroty vote of the Senators shall be sufficient for the recall or bill from an adverse calendar. in- stead of three-fifths vote as the rule now stipulates. Senator said last even- ing that the rule as it stands leaves too much power in the hands of the commlt- tees and that hard fight would be made for the adoption of the amendment
 The House Committee on Commerce and Common Carriers will hold another pub lic hearing tonight at 7:30 o'clock on the elective Railroad Commission bill, intro- duced in the House by Representative Starr. The hearing will probably be in the City Council Chamber. It is expected that Captain J. M. Falkner of Montgom- cry and Captain Frank s. White of Bir- mingham, will address the Committee, the former in opposition and the latter in support of the bill.
 There is a disposition on the part of the members of the Committee to take action one way another on the bill as soon as possible.
 The bill making general provisions for elections for settling the sites of Coun- ty court houses and for settling internal matters belonging or pertaining to court houses was considered yesterday after noon at a meeting of the Committee on Counties and County Boundaries. held in the Hall of the House of Representatives. No action. however. was taken upon the bill and it will come up at later meet ing of the Committee.
 The White House appropriation bill was favorably reported to the House yester- day by the Appropriations Committed The favorable report of the Committee was decided upon at a meeting held yes- terday morning. At the meeting Mrs. C. A. Lanier. Mrs. J. D. Beale and Mrs Alfred Bethea appeared and made earn est appeals for the bill
 The House Committee on Temperance last night decided to return a favorable report on the Rushton bill providing for the forfeiture of licenses by whiskey sa- looms which keep open on Sunday