The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-04
HOUSE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Representatives Were Slow in As
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 sembling. The House members were a little slow Ean assembling for the afternoon session. It was S:30 o'clock when the House was called to order by Speaker TunstalI.- The roll call developed the fact that 6S members were present. The calendar was then taken up, House Bill l, introduced by MT. Byrne of Bald | win was called up. MT. Byrne explained that the bill was an effort to curb the abuse of the law which excused convict guirds from road duty. The bill, he said, provided that man could not be excused | from road duty unless he was actually engaged in guarding convicts. The bill was passed without a dissent | ing vote.
 Mobile Bond Bill. A message from the Senate containing a l substitute for House Bill Ss was received. The bill was entitled an act to provide | for the payment of the late corporation l known as the Mayor and Common Coun- cil of Mobile. Mr. Hoffman stated to the House that the Mobile delegation was unanimous in | the endorsement of the bill. MT. Hoff- man said that he did not think 1t was | necessary to say anything more in sup port of the bill which was purely a local measure.
 The substitute was adopted The bill to provide for reprinting cer- tain volumes of the Reports of the De- cisions of the Supreme Court of Alabama was called up for final passage. The author Of the bill. Mir. Arnold of Calhoun, | offered an amendment to the original bill. Supreme Court Reports. As explained by MT. Arnold the original oill required the Governor to enter into | a contract with the West Printing Con- pany for the reprint of the volumes. The substitute left 1t optional with the Gov ernor to make the decision. The bill was not for the benefit of the lawyers of the State, but it was drawn in the interests l of the Judiciary. Many of the volumes of the Supreme Court reports he said were out of print and could not be had for love or money. As to the cost, when ques- toned by MT. Goldsmith, MT. Arnold gave figures to show that the total cost would be $21.0O0 net.
 series of questions were fired at Mir Arnold by members who wanted details as to the contract.
 MT. Callahan of Morgan supported the | oll. That the bill should be passed he said was to tine interest of all the State, not to tn elawyers alone. It was not an argument against the bill that the Cover nor had vetoed another bill. l MT. walden of Morgan said that he had voted against the bill two years ago be- fore the Governor had vetoed the Confed- crate soldiers pension bill. He voted against the bill that he said as a uues- ton of principle and he would vote for the bill for the same reason.
 MT. Lusk of Marshall was onnose, tc the bill as drawn, although he appreci- ated the need of the reprinted volume.
 The amendment was adopted, SO ayes nays 20.
 MT Lusk offered an amendment declar. ing that the West Publishing Comnanv should not dispose of any extra volumes until the State had sold all the books fl secured by the contract. Mir. Arnold's f motion to lay upon the table was lost by one vote, ayes. 43; nays, 4. The Lusk amendment was adopted, 40 ayes and B nays.
 motion to indefinitely postpone the bill and pending amendment was made by Mir. Mcdonald of Barbour. The mo- tion carried. 3s ayes; 30 nays, and the bill was indefinitely postponed.
 The bill prohibiting any person from altering his or her name for the purpose to defraud was then taken up. The | Committee had added an amendment pro- hibiting any person from turning in his name for payment for labor done by an- other. The amendment was adopted
 The bill was then passed. ayes, b5; nays 10.
 The House .adjo1rned at 5 o'clock after permission had been given for the in- ] troduction of d number of bi1s.