The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-30
ALABAMA LEGISLATURE
 WILL RECONvENE TUESDAY

One thing is certain. There will be no
 extra session. It is said that 1t was sug-
 eested that if the Legislature did not
 complete it's work within the required
 twenty-two days the Governor might or
 der a special session and that Cover nor
 JeIks said positively that he would not do so.
 The matter cf speedy trials in the courts
 of civil and criminal cases is one of the important matters that the law making power has to deal with, as the business of the courts is said to De in congested condition. The dockets have been some what relieved of late in the different cir cults. but 1t Is claimed there Is too much
 business for the number of judges and the circuits are too large and the courts opened too infrequently to do what they are expected to do.
 The matter of regulating elections is
 another very important one to be consid- cred The House passed the Bankhead election bill with it's many reforms, and sent 1t to the Senate, but 1t was not
 reached before the recess. and is now in the hands of Senate committee. The Bankhead bill provides for re- turn to the numbering of ballots to cor respond with the number on the poll
 lists, so that in a contest the ballot of every elector can be identified. A bill for the examination and super vision by the State over all private bank ing institutions is to be considered. Whether special bank examiners will be created or that duty added to the pres- ent State Examiners of Accounts, Is to | be decided. but there are many who think that they should be separate and that competent and experienced bank &C., countants should be selected as bank ex- aminers.
 Municipal corporations are to be regu-
 lated and laws conforming their govern ment to the new organic law must be passed. The Senate Recess Committee has prepared a bill which, it is said. clas- Esifies the cities.
 It is also to be decided by the law mak- CTS whether or not Alabama Is to be rep
 resented at the Worlds Fair at St. Louis. Since the Legislature recessed the com mercial organizations of the State and the newspapers have been active in build- l ing up public sentiment favorable to an appropriation for an exhibit at St. Louis, and 1t is probable an adequate appropria- ton will be authorized.
 Reformers will seek to have passed a bill prohibiting the playing of baseball in Alabama on Sunday, and this promises ! to be lively subject of discussion. as games are now permitted in Montgomery | and Mobile on Sunday.
 Some other matters that will cause de-
 bate are. a general stock law; bills regu- lating dispensaries; the creation of a | board of arbitration to settle labor con- troversies and an appropriation for the l Soldiers Home at Mountain Creek. In view of the fact that the act creat- I ing a police commission for Bessemer has
 been declared unconstitutional it is said
 that an effort will be made to pass a general act authorizing police commis- sions fin all cities of the State. | Hon. Richard Holland of Conecuh county, will be the single new member oi | the House. He will be sworn in Tues day as successor to the late Dr. Andrew
 Jay who died about four months ago MT. Holland is also a physician and re- sides in Castleberry.
 Information comes from Birmingham that Hon. Alex. London, the aggressive House member from Jefferson county is !, i'll and may not be in his seat during 1 the session.
 Governor Jelks, 1t is understood. has prepared a message to the Legislature
 and it will probably be sent to both
 Houses immediately after they convene 1 Tuesday.