The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-06

The Goodwin vagrancy bill was put on the House calendar yesterday with Aa vorable report. The measure IS similar .o the Calvin law recently passed py 'he Georgia Legislature. ,,.,s-
 The law is one of the most rigid meas ures ever aimed at vagrancy. It deais moi only with the idle and thriftiess wno have no visible means of support, put u is said to be sweeping enough 10 Pun'Su the professional gambler and those "ho live by vice. .a to ne
 The people of Georgia are said 10 pc much pleased with the law In the shor' trial it has had. ~, pan- aoinb nresented on the first day of the ses- s;on . similar bill In the Committee however. MT. Handley agreed with the favorah,e report on the bill introduced py rIon R T Coodwyn of Montgomery. .tr;noert vagrancy bill Is undoubtedly ia- vored bv a large majority of the Legis- lature.
 Two of the veteran members or the 1.n,,sn uon. Calvin Young of Dallas ana uon S q. Cook of Wilcox. who were III durin1 the winter session, completely re- covered during the summer recess ana have participated in all the denperaiohs of the House.
 An attempt was made yesteFoay aA'1. noon to have a meeting Of the ConnIhl.- tee on Immigration and Laoor. u Mas inc nurpose of the Committee to consider +he hiI, of Representative T. J. Hall en- acting a State Board of Arbitration. A ouor,im could not be secured. however. Onlv one member was lacking to make a quorum. but no missing member couio oe found and the Committees meeting was not held. oa,,aa
 The experience of the Committee called attention to the important change maue by the Constitution in Committee "orn. Tn the recent past committee work was done in a very hurried manner. mem her would freauently take his bill a few minutes before the opening of the session and carry it in turn to majority or the members of the Committed with the re- oupst that they endorse their names upon the hack as an evidence or faVoraDie renort. This was sometimes done with out the bill having been read by the Com- mfttee members who signed.
 Tn at least one instance 1t has been charged that the cover of a bill was used to deceive Committee members. It was asserted that the back or wrapper was first put around harmless bill ana the same wrapper after 1t had been signed was placed around a bill to which there was considerable objection. The Consti- tuition, however, Stoppeu SuSh Pi"S with the adoption of provision requiring all Committees to consider all bills In reg uIar meeting with a quorum present.
 Another noticeable improvement in the transaction of the business of the House is the good order that is kept in the lob bies in the rear of the seats of the mem hers. The rules of the House are rather strictly enforced in the keeping out of the House all members not entitled to the nrivileges of the floor. The number or those entitled to floor privileges in addi- ton to the members is small and they never at any time make any showing In the lobby.
 The doorkeepers are careful In the en- forcement of the entrance rules and or dinarily the Hobbies are clear and quiet. Tn some of the past sessions the Hobbies have been so crowded tknt members could with difficulty get to tDelr seats. Q
 The cry for inferior courts and the dis placement of justices of the peace In tho larger counties. was strenuous yesterday in the Senate.
 One of the first bills to be introduced was a bill to establish an inferior cour at Annston by Senator Blackmon. Nc sooner had his bill been introduced thar Senator Goldsby of Mobile, wanted ar inferior court with civil Jurisdiction 1T the city of Mobile. and the displacement of the justices of the peace In the city beats.
 Mobile now has an inferior crimIna