The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-24
Representative BGnRGfs Failed in Attempt to Have t Pass-
 ed Yesterday
HOUSE WILL HAVE MORE
 HOURS IN WHICH ID WORK
Hrasafter Two Sessions Will Be Held Daily, the First Beginning at 9:3o O'Clock A. M-Member Gets
 After Lobbyists.

Montgomery, September 2S.-(Special.)- The Alabama legislature had another busy day and besides disposlng of num- Der of bills made provisions for length ening the sessions so as to have more working hours. Hereafter the morning sessions will begin at 9:S0 o'clock.
 The anti-boycott bill was made a spe- | cial order for tomorrow morning and a warm fight is expected when the measure comes up for final passage. MT Ben ners made an unsuccessful attempt to have the bill taken up today and failing in this succeeded in making it a special l order for tomorrow. An attempt was made at the night session to reconsider this action, but an adjournment was ta- ken before vote could be had. Several local bills were passed at the night ses- sion.
 House. | There were eighty-two members pres ent at the morning session. Dr. Johnson of the house opening the session with prayer.
 1 The house reconsidered the vote by which the bill increasing the appropria- | tion for the State Normal school for ne- 1 groes was passed on yesterday, to correct an error in the roll call MT. Wood of Macon moved to indefinitely postpone fur ther consideration of the bill which was carried by a vote of 49 to fl.
 The house gained an hour more of working time for the consideration of i general bills by the adoption of MT. | Davis resolution that hereafter the morn- ing sessions shall begin at 9:90 a. m and continue to p. m., the afternoon session to begin at and continue to 5:30, the | evening session to begin at o'clock enti. continue at ihe will of tho house. MT. Benners of Jefferson made futile effort to have the anti-boycott made the special order for Il o'clock The bill is al- ready OH the list of special orders, but there are ten other bills ahead of it. The speaker signed a number of bills and also the joint resolution providing for the erection of statute of the late Dr. J. l.. M. Curry in the hall of fame at 1 Washington. This is the resolution that | the house asked the senate to return, but the senate declined to accede to the re- quest.
 Mir Mccrary of Lee, who occupies a seat in the rear of the hall, got after the lobby. He said that people not entitled to the privileges of the floor were greatly disturbing the members, and he asked for the enforcement of the rules, clear ing the lobby of all persons not properly there. A couple of dozen of spectators quietly stole out. The privileges of the floor were extended to Mac A. Smith, Richmond P. Hobson, Sydney J. Bowie and John w. Abercrombie Teaching of Agriculture.
 MT. Scale of Sumter renewed his motion of yesterday to take from the adverse calendar the senate bill providing for the teaching of agriculture in the public schools of the state. MT. Scale urged his motion and it was carried without divi- sion.
 Chairman Wood, of the comimttee on penitentiary and criminal administration, obtained consent for the consideration of the bills authorizing the sale of the state farms in Fillmore county and the cotton mill at Speigners. The bill also author- ized the purchase of other and better lands. MT. Bogart objected to this pro- vision and offered an amendment to strike it out. MT. Wood opposed the amend ment.
 Mr. Simpson, of Lauderdale explained that the farms now owned embrace very thin, poor lands, and the bill sought to cary out a suggestion by the governor and the convict depaf tment to sell the poor lands and purchase richer lands that could be more advantageously and to bet ter profit to the state The amendment was earnestly opposed by MT. Callahan and Mir. Handley. and the amendment was withdrawn. The two companion bills were then passed by practically unani- nous vote
 A bill slightly amending the general appropriation bill was passed
 Tn bills providing for the repairing and refurnishing the capitol and grounds, and providing for the insurance of the build ing, were passed
 The house recessed at noon for joint session with the senate.
 Afternoon Session.
 A resolution extending sympathy to MT. Searcy of Henry, on account of the death of his brother, was offered by MT. Lyons and adopted.
 The Bankhead election bill came up for consideration by way of senate mes sage. MT. Bankhead explained the sev- eral amendments which the senate had att tached to the bill. The pay of registrars had been raised from B to 8, county so- licitors in counties having more than 0OO0 inhabitants unless otherwise provid- ed and the provision for the use of booths were among the essential amendments Mir Bankhead said that while he did not favor all the amendments, still he was willing for a compromise, and he moved to concur in the senate amendments.
 Mir Lusk opposed concurrence. as he thought some very important changes had been made, and some further amendments were necessary. MT. Goodwin was op- posed to that amendment proposing the appointment by the governor of certain solicitors. He said it only affected Mont gomery and that three of the members of the delegation were opposed to the ap- ,S1.I Iz7T ar
 Mir Kelly also wanted non-concurrence as he was oppressed to the booths and markers.
 Mir Handley of Randolph. pleaded strongly against the proposition for booths He thought the proposition for markers and booths was nothing less than scheme to steal He would never agree to it and was willing to stay here six months in order to get a fair law as was