The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-12
ALABAMA LEGISLATURE WILL
 TAKE RECESS OF SIX MONTHS
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Continued from First Page) ners of Jefferson and Bankhead of Walker supported the recess as a neces- sity of the situation. MT. Bogart aiso spoke for the resolution.
 The resolution unamended passed by vote of 59 to SS.
 Boys Reformatory.
 MT. Walkers bill for aid to the Ala bama Industrial school, commonly known as the boys reformatory, at East Lake, came on as the special order. It appro- priates out of the fund for the hire of convicts S20,5 5G0 for enlargement of the plant Of this. S15, 900 Is to go to the erec- ton of a new dormtory, 5000 for the erection of a barn, $l5OOO for black smith shop, 5000 for the equipment Of d tailoring shop and 5000 for printing shop. The bill appropria;es S11O per cap" ita for the maintenance of the inmates, but limits the inmates to 90 for the pres ent year. no for next year and l56 for the years 1905 and 1906.
 The gallery was packed with ladies' some from Montgomery and many from other sections of Alabama, including the delegates and visitors to the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs, now in session here. They had come to sec their triumph, for the reformatory has achieved a brilliant success to date as the out come of their work and devotion. When a speaker said something that pleased them they applauded. The chair called for order in the gallery, and the next time they would applaud again just the same and the chair would again call for order. On the final passage of the Dill by vote of 87 to 1 the chair had to threaten to clear the gallery.
 Several Speeches Made.
 Speeches were made for the bill by MT. Walker of Madison, its authors, Messrs Wood of Macon, Lusk of Marshall, Me Donald of Barbour, Rich of Mobile, Simp- son of Lauderdale, and Searcy of Henry, Others were ready to speak, but the pre- vious question cut them off. MT. Lusk of Marshall, who has opposed all approprla- tions but this said it was for education, and that was where he wanted to see the money go. He desired to amend by maS- ing the appropriation $300O0, but was cut off by the parliamentary position of the bill. The solitary vote against the bill was cast by MT. Davis of Etowah, and there were some feminine groans from the gallery just over his head. There was generous laughter, and the impression that MT. Davis had voted no more for fun than anything else, knowing the bill would pass anyway, but he said after ward that his opposition was based on the belief that $110 per capita was too great allowance for the support of boy. Nearly all the boys in his county were raised on less than half that.
 The New Election Law.
 The new election law in the shape of the substitute reported by the committee came on as the special order, and the sub sttute was adopted on motion of MT. Bankhead, chairman of the committee, In order to get the matter before the house In condition for amendment. slight amendment was inserted to conform the section relating to the election of so- lctors to the new constitution. Further amendments were proposed, but the hour of adjournment arrived and the bill went over with notice from MT. Lusk that he will tomorrow move to consider 1t in committee of the whole so as to avoid roll calls on every amendment. It is prob- able also that 1t will be considered sec- tion by section There seems to be no shortage in the supply of amendments that are ready for being offered.
 The house concurred in the conference report on the solicitors commission clause in the general appropriation bill.
 The Afternoon Session.
 The house met at D. m. for the pas sage of local bills.
 The bills passed were as follows:
 To repeal the act establishing a board of revenue for Cullman county and to re- establish the Commissioners court.
 To establish the Fourteenth judicial cir cult, composed of the counties of Win ston and Walker. and to confer equity Jurisdiction on the court
 To repeal an act to regulate the trials of misdemeanors in Lamar county.
 To establish the law and equity court of Morgan county
 This bill provoked considerable opposi- tion. Mr. Lusk Mir Simpson and MT. Walker spoke against 1t. The opposition was based on the fact that the bill pays the salary of the judge from the state treasury and also that there may be some better way for relieving the con gestion in the Eighth circuit than by es- tablishing separate courts in each county. MT. Callahan and MT. Blackburn support ed the bill.
 An effort was made to put the bill over until the committee considering the re- arranging of the judicial circuits can be heard from. MT Callahan, however had a majority and pressed the bill to pas- sage. The solicitor of the court is to receive not over 5000 out of the fees earned
 The bill passed by vote of 43 to 34 quite the largest opposition vote yet cast against any local bill.