The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-18
SENATE DECLARES FOR STATE
 AID TO BUILD SCHOOL HOUSES

tioned the ability of the State at this luncture to do all that was desirable. He lis,. was wiling to go to any length con sisitent with safety for the sake of the | schools of the State. but recommended caution for the present.
 Senator Bullock of Franklin scored the Finance Committee for not having sound ed some note of warming If the condition of the States finances was such as to | cause apprehension. He decried the sen- timents of the Senator from Sumter, but applauded him for daring to come out and openly proclaim his opposition to the
 ''The bill is a good one and should pass" was the opinion of Senator Long of
 We have been going it wild for long time," said Senator Norman of Chambe.x. and now when we reach a bill that pre- vides help for the common people of the State we are warned that we are ap- preaching the danger line." from Sumter and Barbour have taken my place as watchdog of the treasury" said Senator Hogue of Perry. I am gratified to see that the Senate has its eyes open at last.
 Danger Cry is Buncombe." rection," declared Senator Bostick of Jackson. My policy Is to call a halt | when the last dollar is gone. What is the States revenue for? There is plenty of | ing. This cry of danger is all buncombe. , Senator Thomas's motion to postpone action until the revenue bill should have been disposed of WIS voted down. The amendment submitted by the committee | was adopted, and the bill was put upon i 25 to 2.
 House bill 4ao. to establish an inferior court of record for Geneva County, was called up and passed without debate, as was also House bill Al, providing for the holding of terms of the Chancery Court in St. Clair County.
 shaw. to Irohibit the selling of liquor on Sunday. and providing punishment for violation Of the act, was passed without opposition.
 cult, the Fourteenth, provided for in l House bill S6, was strongly opposed by a number of Senators, Senator Harrison of Lee being against the bill. He contended ed to consider the advisabiiity of redis- tricting the State, there was no occasion for increasing the number of circuits now He held that the judges in the va | rious districts are not overworked, and that in many cases they are working not more than twenty weeks a year. The work, he said, should be equalized in. stead of creating more circuits | Senators NeSmith and Bullock defended the bill, holding that the addition of an other circuit could work no confusion fir the redistricting of the State. Senator Morrow declared there was urgent need that ths resf m should not bs New Circuit Created.
 Senator spragins ef Madison moved l that the consideration of the bill be post poned until the plans of the redistrictins committee should be matured. This mo. l ton was tabled and the bill was passed i by a vote of 9 to s.
 On motion of Senator Spragins, the Sen. ate then recessed until 3:30 o'clock.
 The afternoon session was devoted tc alone. Quite a number of these were dis. posed of, and with little debate or dis | cussion.
 Three bills by Senator Morrow of Jef. l ferson. one authorizing railroads to re. locate portions of their lines for the pur- pose of strengthening the same, another authorizing street railway companies tc increase their capital stock, and another | spect to bills filed by stockholders in corporations founded on rights which may be asserted by the corporation, were passed without opposition.
 Senator Bullock's bill, providing for the election of both Circuit and County So- | licitors was passed by the Senate. l Senator Kennedy's bill to create a dis pensary commission in Florence, Lauder dale County, and to regulate the sale oi iquor in that county, was passed without opposition.
 Senator Norman's bill, providing for the recovery by the State of lands to which the State has title, though clouded, and to settle disputes as to land titles, was | passed.
 Trustees of Auburn Instrute. l The Senate then went into executive session, and confirmed the appointment | by the Governor of Robert F. Ligon of | Montgomery, Tancred Betts of Madison County and W. c. Davis of Walker County, to be Trustees of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn. l On reconvening in open session, two bills | were passed. They were House bill 101 providing for an election in Smithhill' | Bibb County, for the purpose of deciding the question of the establishment of a dispensary fin that town. The other was tions for the purpose of deciding loca- | ton of county sites.
 The Senate then adjourned until 1o:3c | o'clock today.