The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
 House Amended Bill on
 Its Passage. BALKS ON ELECTION BILL Senate Amendments Repug- nant to House Members. Goodwin Objected to Provision for Appointment ot Montgomery solicitor-Maner Defeats Meas
 ure to Raise Salary of
 Assistant Solicitor.

The House of Representatives yesterday altered in it's passage the bill increasing the justices of the Supreme Court by two so that the bill should not become operative until the new justices had been elected by the people.
 The bill as formerly reported by the committee was to go into effect at once and the new justices were to be appoint ed by the Governor. The House pruned out of the bill the provision for the ap- pointment by the Governor of the new justices.
 It was argued that any appointments would influence the first election for the new places An amendment providing that the act should not become operative until after the next general election was of- fered by MT. Lusk of Marshall. He dis claimed any intention of intimating by the amendment that he was afraid to trust the appointment to. the chief execu- tive. He said he would as soon Governor Jelks would make the appointment as any man who might fill the gubernatorial chair.
 The amendment was hard fought, but 1t finally prevailed. There were no other changes made in the bill.
 General Election Ell.
 The receipt of the general election bill by the House from the Senate, accom- panied by a number of amendments. oc- casioned the warmest and most earnest speech making of the day. The House refused to accept the Senate amendments and demanded 8 committee conference. The temper of the House appeared to be unalterably for the bill as 1t passed the House.
 The provisions put in the bill relative to booths and the marking of tickets was repugnant to the House. The House mem- bers baked at that part of the Senate s work The other amendments may have been acceptable to the House, but the opponents of concurrence won their vic- tory solely on the booth system proposi- tion.
 The Senate amendments were objected to by Mr. Goodwin of Montgomery on the grounds that one of them made the solicitor of Montgomery county appoint i've instead of elective. He protested against concurrence for that reason, say ing that the people of Montgomery coun- ty had been denied the rights secured to other counties. The particular amend ment was, he said. opposed by three oi the representatives, and the senator from Montgomery. He declared the amendment was an attack upon the local self-gov- ernment of Montgomery county, and ne asked the House not to endorse it. "Booth System" Opposed. The booth system" section of tho amendments was generally opposed by the representatives from the white counties This system of booths and markers, 1,
 was declared had always been objection able to the white counties. To embody Il in the new bills it was declared would be A violation of the pledges for fair and honest elections made in campaign for the constitution. In an earnest speech against the amend ment Mir. Handley of Randolph, said
 Tt is not fair. It is scheme to steal and am opposed to il"
 After several unsuccessful efforts the anti-boycott bill was made the specia order for to-day at Il o'clock. One of the liveliest fights of the session is expected on 1t.
 The bill increasing the duties and salary | of the deputy solicitor of Montgomery county was indefinitely postponed at the night session. A successful fight against the bill was made by Representative Maner.