The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-19

sssnAe1ense With MT. Acree, he was in- Iormed that the ministers were making sn enort to have the bill referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and he thought that he was at pertect liberty to use his influence to have the oii referred to the Committee on Tenn perance.
 Senator Morrow of Jefferson offered an amendment providing that the bill should remain with the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, and that that committee should make a report on Mon- day. He said that he knew that Senator NeSmith of Lamar. a member of the committee who was absent yesterday, would return by Monday and he thought the matter should be considered at full meeting of the committee.
 Senator Norwood of Lowndes spoke against the Morrow amendment He said the Senate had voted to refer the matter to the Committee on Public Build ings and Grounds under misapprehen- sion and that the bill should go to another committee.
 Senator Norman of Chambers also spoke against the Morrow amendment. A vote was taken and the amendment of the Senator from Jefferson prevailed IS ayes, IA nays.
 The Curry Resolution. The Senate then considered the Rogers resolution to reconsider the vote by which the Blackmon resolution was adopted pro- viding that the statue of Dr. J. l.. M. Curry be placed in one of the Alabama inches in statuary hall at Washington. In speaking on his resolution, Senator Rogers said that he did not wish to dis parage. in the least. the work of Dr. Curry, but he thought it was an honor which the Senate should consider at length. He was of the opinion that the action of Thursday had been nasty.
 Senators Powell of Butler and Hogue of Perry agreed with the Senator from Sumter that the action had been nasty and advocated reconsideration.
 Senator Blackmon of Calhoun defended his resolution. He contended that in educational circles there Is no more illus trlous name in the records of Alabama than that of Dr. Curry. The friends of pr. Curry and the Educational Associa- tions were willing to pay for the statue and he thought the opportunity should be accepted.
 When a vote was taken. the Senate went by a large vote with Senators Rogers, the vote being 20 to 8. The Senator from Cullman, MT. Hipp. before the vote was announced. raised the point of order that the matter had been voted on by the House and it was not in the power of the Senate to take any action unless the resolution was recalled from the House The point was well taken.
 The Senator from Sumter then introduc- ed a joint resolution that the Blackmon resolution be recalled from both the House and the Senate. It was referred to the Committee on Rules.
 Election Bill Taken Up.
 The pending question. the consideration of the general election bill was then called.
 Senator Thomas moved that the vote by which the provision for appointive soli- citors was stricken out. be reconsidered for the purpose of offering an amendment. His amendment was that the solicitors should be appointed in counties of 6o,oo0 or more inhabitants except in counties which have local laws to the contrary.
 In explaining ihs amendment, Senator Thomas said that Montgomery was the only county affected as both Mobile and Jefferson Counties have local laws pro- viding for the election of solicitors.
 Senator Lancaster spoke against the amendment He said that this was put ting a local provision in general bill and on that ground he objected. He objected further on personal grounds. He had been asked by the Senator from Bar bour on Thursday If he did not have a relative who wanted to go before the people of Montgomery County for the office of Solicitor He had replied in the affirmative. He had asked the Sena- tor from Barbour if he was not interested in having the office appointive because he had friend who Is now solicitor of Montgomery County, who had cinch on reappointment. He said that 1t narrowed down to a choice between the two men and he did not think that these considera- tions should enter into legislative acts.
 Senator Thomas said he thought the words of Senator Lancaster were a re- fiection on the integrity of the Senate, and he denied emphatically that he wished to make the office appointive in order to secure the reappointment of his friend
 The Thomas amendment was adopted and the Senate recessed until S:3o o'clock.
 The Afternoon Session.
 When the Senate reconvened in the af- ternoon the Spragins amendment to the election bill was called up. It was evil dent that the Senate was of the opinion that enough speech making had been in- dulged in on the measure. Senator Nor man spoke briefly in favor of the amend ment and a vote was immediately taken, resulting Tn favor of the amendment
 Sections of the election bill were then passed in rapid succession until the sec tion providing for voting booths was read. senator SpraglnS maue HSnt 10 Strlke out this section. The principal speech against having booths was made by Sena- tor Harrison of Lee. He declared that the people of Alabama were tired of be- ing voted in stalls and thought that the abolition of the booths would do much to preserve independence of the ballot.
 Senator Goldsby of Mobile made fight for preservation of the booths. He said that in the large cities. they are an ab- solute necessity in order that man may vote in peace without being disturbed by ward and precinct heelers. He did not object to the country having no booths but he thought them absolutely necessary for a fair election in the cities. He moved to table the Spragins amendment and the motion prevailed.
 Senator Johnston of Tuscaloosa moved to amend by providing that the booths be abolished except in towns of 5000 or more population.
 Senator Harrison raised the constitu- tional point that the organic law distinct ly provides that the election law be uni form for all sections of the State. To have booths in the towns and none in the country would not be uniformity. AL though he was in sympathy with the ob- jects of the bill, he could not vote for 1t on account of it's unconstitutionalty. The
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