The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
END OF LEGISLATURE
 WILL COME THIS WEEK

on the calendar for Tuesday. It being a House bill. however, there Is no possi- blhty of the bill passing. The House upon motion of MT. Brown of St. Clair decided not to consider any but House bills at the days session. James Bill Discussed.
 Mir. Lusk of Marshall moved to take from the adverse calendar the Hall for etgn corporation bill which originated in the Senate. The bill provides that no foreign corporations shall do business in Alabama.
 The bill, MT. Lusk Said, had passed the Senate by a unanimous vote. The State of Alabama, he said, placed the foreign corporations upon different footing from domestic corporations. A lighter burden was placed on foreign corporations, he said than on domestic corporations. The foreign corporations he said, should come in on the same basis as the domestice cor porations.
 Corporation Bill Debated.
 The bill in question, Mir. Arnold of Cal houn said, was one of the most reaction ary bills ever presented to the Legisia- ture. It was an attempt to exclude for eign corporations from doing business in Alabama. It was an effort, he said, to build Chinese wall around the State on the narrow basis of adding more money to the States Treasury. He pointed out that other States might retaliate and shut out Alabama corporations.
 There were ample provisions in the pres ent laws for the regulation of corpora tions MT. Benners of Jefferson, declared. The corporations had to file a copy of their charters with the Secretary of State designating their agent in Alabama. He held up the official list of 1.04 foreign corporations doing business in Alabama The bill. he declared, would put every one of the corporations out of business in Alabama. The bill was a monstrous proposition, he said. Alabama could not get along without the corporations. Aosurdity, Says Walker.
 Mir. Walker of Madison. said that the bill was an absurd proposition. an ab- surdity which was heightened by the fact that 1t had passed the Alabama Senate by a unanimous vote. It was nothing more than an effort to shut in Alabama with Chinese wall.
 "A corporation" said MT. Walker, 'is not a bogie. What is a corporation? It Is only an association of individuals for business purposes under a corporate name.'
 ''The gentleman from Marshall wants to make Alabama Korea, hermit king dom," continued MT. Walker Enough has been said on the bill. move to ta- bic the motion of the gentleman from Marshall"
 The motion was tabled with an over whelming chorus of ayes
 The Byrne bill regulating corporations not for pecuniary profit, but for the ben eft of its stockholders, was called up and passed.
 The bill of Mir. Mcdonald of Barbour. to repeal the statute of limitation in cases in which the State is a party, occasioned some discussion. The bill was opposed by Messrs. Walker, Wood of Macon. and Maner of Montgomery It was, on mo- ton. of Mir. Maner. indefinitely postponed.
 The bill appropriating $500 annually for the erection of new buildings at Auburn out of the fands collected from the tax on illuminating oils. waes called up by sGxs ffand1ey ef x6nd6lpss lie offered an amendment reducing the annual ap- propriation to, ss,coo. and 1t was adopted. He spoke in support of the measure.
 MT. Lusk of Marshall, offered an amend ment providing that the appropriation should run only for two years. The was tabled.
 MT. Haley of Jefferson. spoke for the | bill It was passed with thirteen dissent | Ing votes.
 The House recessed at i o'clock.