The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-13
Increased from $2,5O0 to
 5000 aYear.
Also Passed Measure Raising Gov ernor's Private Secretary from $1,5oO to $2.4o0-Con-
 firmed Two Univer-
 sity Trustees.

Senator Blackmons bill increasing the salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court, the Circuit Courts. rhe Chancel- lors and the Supernumerary Judge passed the Senate yesterday after hard fight. Increase of salaries was, in fact, the or der of the day.
 With the exception of a brief time de- voted to consideration and passage of Senator Morrow's bill relating to the ex- aminatio as to sight and hearing of can didates for employment by the railroads. the entire day was devoted to discussion of two salary increase bills afecting State officials.
 The second .ill was that introduced by Senator Dunn raising the salary of the Private Secretary to the Governor from 8. 300 to $2,4O0 yearly.
 The increase from E, 300 to 5000 a year for the Circuit Judges and Chancellors furnished the principal matter for con- tention in the first measure Spirited fights were made over both bills. bne ob- jection to Senator Blackmon's bill was It's provision for increasing the salaries of the Judges during their terms of of- flee, which was held to be violation of the Constitution.
 Both measures were fought on the ground that these officials were at present we'll enough paid and that the finances of the State did not permit of such ad- vances as were called for.
 The two measures were ably champion ed and as ably opposed, but both, after a good deal of wrangling and fierce de- bate were passed Senators Spragins, Powell, Thomas. Norman and Hogue fig- ured prominently in the fight for econ omy.
 The Senate was opened with prayer by the Rev. J. H. James of Montgomery. the roll call showing thirty-one Senators present.
 New Bills Presented.
 Senator Hipp of Cullman introduced a bill providing for the establishment of a dispensary in the town of Haleysvlle.
 Senator Bostick presented measure to amend Sections s957. Ss5S. 3s59, 396o, Ss61 s9s2 and SSe3 of the Code.
 Three bills were introduced by Senator Spragins of Madison. One is to prevent trespassing upon any railroad bridge or trestle in the State; another Is to detach Madison County from the Northern Chan cery Division; another to establish the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of the State
 A bill introduced by Senator NeSmlth of Lamar is to ratify orders and decrees of the Commissioners Court of Walker County in relation to the compromise and retirement of the fine and forfeiture fund of the county.
 Senator Dunn oF Clarke introduced a bill to provide for the filing of claims of lis pendens, and Senator Woolf one to amend Sections 405 and 407 of the Code To authorize the construction of branch court house at Hartford, Geneva County, is the object of a bill introduced by Senator Acree of Dale
 A bill introduced by Senator Craig of Dallas seeks to prescribe and define the corporate limits of Selma.
 Senator Arlington of Coffee introduced a bill to authorize the Court of County Commissioners of Coffee County to issue bonds for the purpose of refunding bonds heretofore issued.
 At the conclusion of the call of dls- tricts Senator Blackmon of Calhoun moved that his bill fixing the salaries of of judges of various courts of the State be made the special order for Il 80 o'clock The bill had been called up for a third reading Tuesday. and after the adoption of an amendment offered by Senator Bull lock of Franklin cutting out the pro- vision for increase of salary for the present incumbents of the offices, was recommitted to the Committee on Re vision of Laws, on motion of the author of the bill
 Senator Hogue Protests.
 Senator Hogue of Perry at once pro- tested. asking that the consideration of the bill be deferred until Tuesday of next week. The Senator from Perry opposed what seemed to him undue haste on the part of the author to get the measure through.
 There are other bills of great, If not of greater. importance said he, that should be considered For in- stance. the election bill the various school bills and many others Why should this have precedence over them. Besides. this bill has had its day in court"
 Senator Lancaster of Fillmore was not in the main opposed to the provisions of the bill, but held that something should be done in the way of redistricting the State before taking up the matter of increase of salaries
 Senator BlacRmon moved to table the motion of the Senator from Perry, and this prevailed. the measure being made the special order for Il o'clock.
 Senator Morrows bin relating to the examination of candidates for employ ment by the railroad companies was taken up and without debate was passed
 Salary of Private Secretary.
 Senator Dunn then asked leave to call ap his bill fixing the salary of the nrivata