The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-30
Blackburn and Smith Had a COllOQuy. LOVER A LOCAL MATTER Upper House Declines to Pass
 RediStricting Measure. Judicial Circuits to Remain Unchang-
 ed Except as Otherwise Provided. Concurred in House Amend ments to Primary Elec- tion Bill.

The Senate of Alabama last night ef fectually killed the bill redistricdng tht
 judicial circuits of Alabama. The bdl
 with its amendments was tabled and tht
 circuits will remain unchanged except as
 provided in other measures.
 Senators W. s. Smith of Clay and Fret
 L. Blackmon of Calhoun while debating
 at the night session. a bill providing fol a rearrangement of the time of holding Circuit Court in the Seventh Judicial Cir cult, grew personal. At times both sena' tors were at fever heat and trouble seemed imminent.
 Shortly after Lieutenant Governor Cum
 ningham had rapped for order for the night session, Senator Biackmon called ur the bdll providing the. time of holding court in the Seventh Judicial Circuit. Senator Smith had just entered the chamber. When the caption was read the Senator from Clay rushed hurriedly to the Secretary's desk and asked "Is that
 the Brown bill?" Receiving an affir- native answer he said, "I had an agree ment with the Senator from Calhoun this morning that during his absence l would not call up this bill and I expected him to show the same courtesy to me-" Senator Blackmon said he had request
 ed the Senator from Clay not to call ur the bill during his absence during the morning session. He had made no re-
 turn promises. He had not noticed the
 absence of Senator Smith from the cham
 Der nor did he set himself up as the keep
 CT of the Senator from Clay.
 The Colloquy Begins.
 Senator Smith offered to amend the bill
 by providing that quarterly courts be held in Clay and Cleburne Counties. He said that up to last year these counties had always sent Populist delegates to the Legislature. To have the counties in the Democratic column the candidates had made promises that Clay and Cleburne would have four jury calls of court 6 year. He believed that the Senator from Calhoun was overstepping Senatoria courtesy when he opposed the amend ment. He considered the matter purely local, but he knew that for a week the Senator from Calhoun had been soliciting support for the bill in the Senate.
 "Can you refer me to single Senator
 whom I have asked for his vote in con nection with this measure?" asked Sena tor Blackmon.
 "Yes sir" cried Senator Smith, 'T re- fer you to the Senator from Madison" Senator Smith said that during his cam paign for the Democratic nomination Senator Blackmon had used every effor l LO ScCuTo uclcdts TIC tldu WtIlteI tW personal letters to persons in Clay ant
 Cleburne asking their support for an op
 posing candidate. The people had showr that they did not approve of thes, tactics by nominating him by an over
 whelmins majority,
 "On what meat" concluded Senate Smith, with dramatic emphasis. "has tn Senator from Calhoun been feeding tha he has grown so great?"
 "Tenderloin of trout and tartar sauce. answered Senator Goldsby of Mobile. '' ate supper with him tonight" Senator Castleberry of Talladega, disa greed with Senator Smith that the bil was a local measure. applicable only t Clay and Cleburne counties. He was citizen of Talladega, and he was vitall. Interested in all affairs of the Seventl Circuit. He saw no reason why the cour in its already crowded condition shoult be compelled to hold eight weeks in pony circuit Of Clay and Cleburne coun ties.
 If the conditions are so terrible il these counties. as the Senator from Cla!
 would have us believe" said MT, Castle berry, If conditions are so horribly con gested, why did the Senator have t' pledge himself to abolish the law anC equity courts of Clay and Cleburne coun ties. the sole relief in view?" Senator Oliver of Chiffon, said he at tended a conference between Judge Pel ham and Solicitor Whltson of the Seventh Circuit and all the legislators from coun ties of the circuit
 From what Judge Pelham said" MT Oliver continued, The couldn't hold tE' court under the Smith amendment. if h' worked flfty-two weeks in the year an' had Joshua-like powers to make the SUI stand still.''
 Blackman Uses Sarcasm. Senator Blackmon said that he had al ways recognized MT. Smith as a grea