The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-06

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 Senator Harrison has introduced bill providing that the State be divided into twenty Judicial circuits, instead of thir- teen circuits.
 The bill of Senator Harrison further provides that the judges of these cir cults be clothed with chancery juris- diction and that the offices of chancellor be abolished.
 There are now in the State thirteen circuit judges, a supernumerary judge and five chancellors. Under the new law there will be twenty judges, making an increase of one judicial officer.
 The Lusk bill now pending before the House and Senate Committees of Judi ciary. provides for eighteen circuit judges and the retention of the five chancellors, making a total of twenty-three judicial onIcers.
 The Harrison bill was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
 Senator Craig of the Committee on Privileges and Elections. yesterday re- turned favorable report with a substi- tute on the Bankhead bill, establishing the law for general and special elections in Alabama.
 At the same time Senator Craig an- nounced that three members of the Com mittee would submit a minority report early next week. The consideration of these two reports promises to be one of the most lively battles of this session of the Senate.
 The bone of contention seems to be the clause in the Bankhead bill, which is omitted in the substitute. providing for the numbering of the ballots and a corresponding numbering the poll lists.
 No report was returned by the Com mittee on the Primary Election bill. A report will be made Tuesday. A banker said yesterday that all incor- porated banks in the State heartily ap- proved the pending bills regulating banks and requiring that they be examined. Some of the private banks, he said were opposed to the measures, but all of the State bankers hoped they would become laws. The bills were drawn by the Senate
 Recess Committee and are before the Banking Committees of the two houses.
 The joint committee will meet Wednesday
 night and all persons interested in the
 bills will be invited to attend. Representative Walker of Madison
 yesterday introduced a bill to appropriate $10000 for the Boys Reform School at
 East Lake. An appropriation of $25, 0OC for this institution passed at the winter
 session, was vetoed by Governor Jelks.
 It is understood the Governor approves the Walker bill.
 Two measures presented yesterday by the Representatives of Lee County promise to bring about discussion. MT. Wheeless introduced bill to ap- propfiate $30 900 to establish a textile de- partment at the Alabama Polytechnic In- stitute and MT. McCrary introduced a | bill to prohibit the running of freight trains on Sunday.
 The Board of Trustees of the Auburn | institute are much interested in MT, | Wheeless's bill for textile department and it may be passed.
 The Sunday train bill is framed after the Georgia law.
 To avoid long delays in criminal cases | Representative Maner of Montgomery yesterday introduced a bill which regu- | lates continuances. MT. Maner's bill pro- | vides that only three continuances may
 be granted for any reason. MT. Maner
 is confident that he can secure the pas
 sage of his bill. which he regards of the | utmost importance.