The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-20
PRIMARY AND GENERAL
 ELECTION BILLS PASS SENATE

Senator Rogers then spoke against tho motion to postpone. His speech was one Of the finest efforts of this session. He said in part:
 l osteopathists should be examined in the things they profess and practice. wc | ask TOT this law in Alabama because the existing law does not in any way test l the qualification of the osteopath from tho standpoint of their treatment. The | object or purpose of all examinations is supposed to be and should be to test the quallncation of the one examined to do | the thing he claims to be able to do. we assert the existing law does noth- ing of the kind. We do not object to talk Ing the present examination. We wish to add to it, not take from it. but we Go as- sert that the qualifications of the exam med should be tested by those who are familiar with and have full knowledge of the subject upon which they propose to examine"
 In Missouri, he said, the osteopaths have State Board of Examiners composed en- | tirely of osteopaths. Osteopathy is rec ognfzed in twenty-four States. eight ot which have Independent boards of csteo- pathic examiners. Its practitioners are nowhere molested except in Alabama.
 The present Alabama law. Mir. Rogers declared. affords no protection against
 
 eloquently for protection for the osteo- paths. His remarks were ordered to be spread on the journal Senator Castleberry Of Tal1adega spoke | briefly against the motion to postpone. | A vote was then taken which resulted | as follows:
 Ayes-Messrs. Acree. Arlington. Bull lock, Frazer. Harrison. Hipp. Hurst. John | ston Kennedy, Long. Lynne, Morrow. Norwood, Powell, Screws, Spencer, Thom- as-17.
 Nays-Messrs. Bostick, Castleberry, Craig. Dunn. Goldsby, Hall, Hogue, Nor man. Rogers. Smith. Stone, wolff-12. Pairs-Messrs. Spragips and Blackmon, Messrs. Oliver and Jones. | The Senate then recessed until o'clock. Primary Election Bill. When the Senate reconvened the pri- l mary election bill of the Senate Recess Committee was taken up and passed quickly.
 The only amendment of importance submitted and adopted was the Frazer amendment providing that each candi- date be entitled to choose watcher at the polls.
 Senator Frazer of Bullock said that the whole trend of this Legislature had been toward fair elections, and he did not see how the Senators could fail to pass this section He said that 1t was tried by the State Democratic Executive Committee and found effective, obliterating much dis satisfaction among defeated candidates He moved its adoption.
 Senator Spragfns of Madison, was of the opinion that although the amendment was fair, 1t was impracticable on account of candidates filling the voting boxes with watchers.
 He moved to table the amendment. The motion was lost. The amendment was then adopted.
 The next special order to be called up was the bill providing for a new judicial circuit for Montgomery, Fillmore, Chllton and Autauga counties.
 Senator Lancaster of Fillmore, wanted the Senate to adopt the measure. He said that although general bill was pending providing for the establishment of the new circuit, there was chance of the bill being lost in the last days of the session The demands for the re- lief in Judge Denson's circuit are so stringent that he advocated adopting the local bill and avoiding all chances of no relief for the Fifth Circuit.
 He was opposed by Senators Spragins and Harrison, who were of the opinion that the. valuable time of the Senate should not be consumed by considering local measure, when the same good would be accomplished by pending general Dill.
 Senator Spragins moved to postpone ac- ton until Tuesday, but he was voted down.
 A parliamentary fight, led ably by Mr. Spragins, then took place in order to keep the bill from passing.
 He moved to adjourn. Being voted down on that proposition, he moved to indefinitely postpone. He again met with defeat, but promptly moved to adjourn He was again beaten, but moved that the bill be laid on the table. This met with a reversal, but the motion to adjourn was again made. ..r
 Senator Lancaster. seeing. that Senator suraein would keep up his dilatory tac- tics. consented to have the bill set down as a special order for Tuesday.
 The Senate then adjourned until Tues day at Il o'clock, having concurred in the House resolution to that effect.