The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-18
Passed Thirty-fOur Sections
 of Election Bill.
Sunday Baseball Measure Received from House and Referred to
 Committee on Public Build
 ings and Grounds-No Bills Passed.

The fiftieth day of the Senate session was barren of results. From 10:50 o'clock yesterday morning until o'clock yester- day evening the senators struggled with the general election bill prepared by the Recess Committee and succeeded In pass ing thirty-four of the 1o7 sections of the measure. .
 The halting point was reached, when Senator Spragins of Madison offered an additional section. which proved to be the section of the Bankhead House bill which the Recess Committee had omit ted. providing for the numbering of bal lots.
 This section was argued by Senators Thomas, Harrison and Bullock favorably and at length. Senator Craig defended the bill of the Recess Committee. His argument consumed nearly an hour. but every inch of ground on his side of the question was covered. He was compli- mented highly by all the speakers who followed.
 Although there was much speaking there was no voting. Not even the much discussed amendment providing for num- bering of ballots was voted on. Not a single bill was passed during the day.
 Morning Session Begins. The Senate met at 10:3O o'clock, Lieuten- ant Governor Cunningham presiding. Twenty-three senators answered to roll call The devotional exercises were led by Rev. Neal L. Anderson. pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church. Only two new bills were introduced on the call of districts. Both of these were local measures.
 Senator Lancaster of Fillmore moved that the bill making new judicial cir cult for Montgomery. Elmore, Chiffon and Autauga counties be set down as a spe- cial order for to-day at 11:9O o'clock. Objection was made by Senate Spra' gins of Madison. He said that genera bill providing for the establishment oi this circuit was on the House calendar as a special order for to-day, and he saw no reason why local bill should dis place bills of general importance. The general election bill was declared | to be the paramount special order. While the senators were preparing to consider the election bill, a House message wa. | read and the bills referred.
 Among these measures was the Hous bill prohibiting Sunday baseball. Senate Screws of Montgomery. who Is an op ponent of the bill. moved that it be re ferred to the Committee on Temperance The chairman was of the opinion tha | the bill should go to the Committee o Judiciary.
 Senator Goldsby of Mobile. supporte Senator Screws in his contention that tn bill should go to the Committee on Tem perance.
 Senator Lancaster moved to amend b referring the bill to the Committee o Public Buildings and Grounds.
 Senator Johnston of Tuscaloosa move to amend the amendment by referring tn measure to the Committee on Constitu tion and Constitutional Revision.
 The Johnston amendment was tabled.
 A hurried conference was held by tn opponents of the bill. They quickly dt cided that the Public Building and Grounds Committee had mor friends of Sunday baseball tha any other committee. They quickly joir ed with the friends of the bill and th measure was referred to the Committe on Public Buildings and Grounds
 The friends of the bill, noticing the a of victory worn by the opponents, scente that something had miscarried. Senate Lancaster rose to a point of persons privilege. He said that he had been r, quested by the ministers of Montgomer who were engineering the bill, to moN to have the measure referred to the Con mittee on Public Buildings ar Grounds. of which Senator No wood of Lowndes. is chairma Since the bill had been referred, he ha found out that the reference was sati factory to the friends of Sunday bas ball. but he wanted to be understood moving the reference purely on accoul of the request of the ministers.
 Senator Johnston moved to recall u bill. but he was ruled out of order. General Election Bill.
 The general election bill was then ta en up section by section. No objectiC was entered until the provision VI reached which makes all county solicito appointive unless local laws to the co trary have been enacted
 Senator Lancaster said that the Sena was simply taking back water" on action on the elective solicitor bill at u | ante-recess session. The provision, , said, worked a hardship on Montgomer Tuscaloosa, Elmore, Talladega and Mao son counties, which have no local law providing for the election of county S . licitors. He moved to amend 1y strikil out the provision.
 Senator Thomas of Barbour asked t senator from Fillmore if he did not ha a kinsman who wanted to run TOT solit tor in Elmore county.
 
 but hasn't the senator from Barbour friend, who has a cinch on the appoir ment in Barbour"
 Senator Thomas moved to lay t amendment on the table.
 Senator Spragins arose to speak in |. vor of the amendment, but Senat |, Thomas insisted on taking a vote on l; motion to table.
 { Senator Thomas was in the seat :: Senator Hall of Baldwin when the m ton was made, and Senator Spragi l accordingly arose to the point of ord
 that the senator from Barbour was O
 of order when the motion was made
 account of being out of his seat. Und
 the rules the point was we'll taken.
 Senator Spragins then spoke in fav
 of the amendment, and Senator Thom
 moved to lay on the table.
 The motion was defeated r nays.
 neys The amendment was adopted
 ayes, 10 nays.
 Senator Spragins proposed an addition section to the bill providing that al
 manager or clerk of an election, WI shall absent himself from the box on ele ton day shall be subject to prosecute | end Q fine of mt more than SlO0