The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-11
Creates a Commission Of
 Five Men. IT WILL BECOME LAW Commissioners to Be Elected
 by Next Council. Two Sessions Held Yesterday and Eighteen Measures Were Passed Including Rushton Bill to
 Prohibit Violation of
 Sunday Law.

The Montgomery Police Commission oil with a substitute was passed by the House Of Representatives yesterday af- ternoon without opposition. The bill as passed by the House differs from the Senate measure originally introduced by Senator Screws but 1t has been agreed upon and will undoubtedly become the law.
 The House substitute makes the mem bers of the Police Commission elective by the City Council instead of elective by the people as in the original bill. The House bill also provides that the Com mission shall have the same power over the Chief of Police and Captain of Police as over the other members of the De- partment.The bill provides that the first election for members of the Police Com mission shall be held by the incoming Council next November. The members of the Commission shall be elected to short and long terms so that no future Coun- Gil shall elect all members of the Com mission.
 The bill was passed at the afternoon session of the House when only local bills were being considered.
 The House members from Montgomery succeeded in getting three Montgomery .bills called up and passed. The House bill providing guards for the Montgom- cry County jail was passed without op- position. The Senate bill making jus tices of the peace in the six city beats of Montgomery elective by the people was called up and passed. It, limits the num- ber of justices of the peace in the city to one in each beat.
 Worked With Avidity.
 The House members yesterday dis played an unusual avidity for work.
 
 yesterday than any day since the Legts- Iature convened.
 The first afternoon session was held yesterday. It was exclusively devoted to the consideration of local bills and heavy inroads in the calendar were made. Eigh- teen bills were passed by the House, record that has not been approached this session. The afternoon sessions will be continued until the bottom of the calen- dar is reached. The way in which busi- ness was dispatched yesterday encour- aged the hope among the members that the proposed recess might begin on the thirty-fifth day of the session.
 The general revenue bill was favorably reported to the House yesterday but no day has yet been named for its consid- eration. The House ordered that one hundred copies of the bill he printed The House on the consideration of the gen. eral revenue Dill VIII reSOlNe ltselL lhto committee of the whole
 A Lively Debate Expected.
 A lively debate is expected today on the Starr bill making members of the Railroad Commission elective by the peo- ple although the measure is not before the House. The Committee on Commerce and Common Carriers has adversed the bill but Representative Starr yesterday gave notice that he would today. at the proper time, move to take the bill from the adverse calendar. When his motion is put today one of the interesting de- bates of the session is expected.
 The bill unquestionably has a number of strong supporters in the House and undoubtedly they will be heard from on the motion to take the bill from the ad- verse calendar and refer 1t to the Com mittee of the whole. It was said yeSter- day by member of the Committee which had the Starr bill under consideration that the Committee was not opposed to an elective Railroad Commission but that the Committee was opposed to the Starr hill as it considered the measure too eX- trerne, The Committee has before it an- other elective Railroad Commission bill, the one introduced by MT. London of Jefferson. This bill will be considered by the Committee tomorrow night and it Is said. by at least one member of the Committee. that 1t has a good chance for a favorable report
 Two Important Measures.
 The Benners bill to prevent the release of State and County convicts in Jefer- son County was yesterday passed by the House The bill is one in which the peo- pie of Birmingham district are vitally interested as it is claimed that the prev alence of crime in Jefferson County IS Tn n number of released convicts with which the Coun- ty is infested.
 The Rushton bill providing for the rev. ocation of licenses of saloon keepers who sell whiskey on Sunday was another inn portant measure which was passed by the House.
 Routine of the House.
 The session of the House began at 10:S0 o'clock with prayer by Rev. Charles A. stakely of the First Baptist Church.
 The roll call showed that ninety-three members were present
 The House, as soon as the preliminaries were completed. partly undid its work of Monday. It reversed its action on the general appropriation bill.
 The question was brought up by MT Foster of Tuscaloosa. who moved that the vote by which the general appropria- ton bill was passed be reconsidered. This having been done ne moved non-concur- renee in the Senate amendment which forbids Solicitors from receiving fees and puts them upon salary. The motion was adopted and the Speaker appointed as d Committee of Conference with the Senate Messrs. Foster of Tuscaloosa Handley of Randolph and Lyons of Mo. bile.
 The White House bill was. on motion of MT. Goodwin of Montgomery. made the special order for Thursday at Il a. m The bill of Representative Walden oi Morgan appropriating S1OOOoO additional to pension Confederate soldiers was on his motion made the paramount special order for Friday at Il a. m.
 MT. Foster of Tuscaloosa, presented an amendment to the rules relative to the