The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-01

| Filibustsring in Earnest. MT. Bostick said that the only way to get relief was to make these new circuits, l and he moved to reconsider the vote that was offered by the Senator from Barbour providing that the salaries now paid to the fourteen judges should be paid to the new judges created by the bill. The point was made that he voted in the negative which was sustained ana Mir Rogers made the motion saying that he voted in the affirmative and the jour- nal showed that he so voted. Mir. Thomas made the point that mo l ton to reconsider must be made on the same day the vote was taken. MT. Rogers said the bill had been taken | from the table and was before the Senate for consideration.
 The chairman said that when motion l was laid on the table 1t was laid aside and when taken from the table it was | before the Senate for consideration. Mr. Hogue moved to indefinitely post pone further consideration of the bill and amendments. He addressed the senate in favor of the motion going into q full discussion of the subject. He said the bill was backed up by the candidates for judge and not by the people. The was endorsed only by people who want to hold office.
 MT. Frazer said he was not personally interested in the measure and had not been approached by any one on tho out side in regard to the bill. but he thought 1t unnecessary, and he asked if the new circuit were created if any one thought they could be reduced by the next legis- lature.
 MT. Screws favored the bill. 'The bar of Montgomery" he said, have asked with practical unanimity, for the relief which the passage of this bill would give. The Circuit Court of Mont gomery is and has been. for several years, court only in name. The reas- ons assighed by the lawyers for this need not be given here. At all events, the en- tire civil business of the county Is ham, dled by the City Court of Montgomery, causing continuances and overworking the Judge, 1t Is not improper to state that the excellent Judge of the civil divisicn of the City Court would not complain even If the work of four judges were im- posed upon him. The county pays the salary of the Judge of the City Court. and of the capable and efficient Judge of the criminal division of the court. It pays also the salary of the Solicitor. 4t pays into the State Treasury in licenses alone more than $40000 a year. and yet
 is not provided with what is known as Constitutional Court MT. Spragins again addressed the Sem ate in favor of the bill.
 The motion to indefinitely postpone was
 lost. ayes g, nays 15. Mir. Spragins moved to reconsider the amendment of MT. Powell fixing the time for holding the courts. The motion was adopted, ayes IA. nays {. The amendment was withdrawn by unanimous consent and change made and 1t was adopted.
 MT. rFazer moved to lay the amend ment on the table, which was lost, ayes 21 nays 3. The amendment was adopted, ayes IS, nays 1.
 Mir. Spra gins moved to reconsider the amendment of Mir. Smith. which was adopted. He moved to lay 1t on the table On the call of the roll, a quorum did not vote. call was then made to ascertain if quorum was present, and only fifteen Senators answered to their names. The doors were closed to prevent Senators | leaving the chamber. The sergeant-at- arms was instructed to bring in the ab- | sent Senators.
 half hour or more was spent in ef- forts to get @ quorum, the roll being call l ed several times, quorum not answering to their names. A quorum was finally ob- tained eighteen Senators answering to | their names.
 The amendment of Mir. Smith was laid
 on the table.
 MT. Spragins moved to table the amend ment offered by MT. Harrison and the | motion was adopted.
 Amendments Were Tabled. 1 MT. Spragins moved to lay the amend ment offered by Mr. Lynne on the table. | MT Thomas asked that the amendment
 be read, and, on motion of MT. Spragins, | the motion was laid on the table, and the | motion to table was adopted. The amend | ment was tabled
 | Similar motions were made by MT. Spra- l gins and the same parliamentary practice i resorted to- but they were finally adopted. | It was now after midnight and Sena- tors were making points of order and using every means to carry or defeat the bill.
 Thomas's Point of Order. | Exactly as the hands of the clock
 reached 12 MT. Thomas raised the point of order that the legislative day had end ed and that tho Senate was not legally in session.
 The Lieutenant Governor ruled that the Senate could continue in order until the next legislative day begun.
 MT. Hipp then made the Reint that the resolution provided that the Senate must adjourn tonight.
 The Chairman said that at sunrise to- morrow morning the Senate would stand adjourned under the resolution. The question raised by MT. Thomas was discussed at some length
 motion was finally made to postpone | further consideration until Saturday and an aye and nay vote was ordered-Messrs. Frazer, Morrow, Powell and Thomas re- | fused to vote as another legislative day l had begun, but Mir. Morrow said he d not care to get into the journal on the proposition and he voted nay.
 The Senate refused to postpone.
 The Lieutenant Governor again defined the meaning of his rulings on the legls- lative day.
 MT Morrow moved to adjourn. No quorum was voting and the motion was | lost.
 Senator Smith offered to amend by ad- ding an amendment providing for the creation of new judicial circuit for the counties of Clay. Cleburne and Randolph. | Senator Spragins said that the bill had
 been loaded with amendments and had
 been killed several days ago To pre- vent this happening again. he moved to | lay on the table the amendment of Sena- tor Smith. An aye and nay vote was called for. The vote stood ayes, 10 nays :. one vote short of a quoroum. The mo- | tion to table was lost for want of a quo rum voting
 l A resolution was offered by Mir. Morrow
 to postpone this measure until Saturday 1 when it Is to be made a special para
 mount continuing order immediately after
 roll call. The motion was lost for want of quorum.
 Rogers Chides Senate.
 Senator Rogers speaking quietly and feelingly, said that he did not wish to
 pose as a mentor. but he was sorry to | see that the Senate of Alabama was put