The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-19
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 each district, to be elected in 1904. He got the floor on his amendment and spoke against an elective commission at all, but if We are to make the change let Us have it a tribunal for the people. The election of three commissioners would not give Us. Such tribunal as the advocates of this change are claiming 1t should be. He was not deterred by the seventy l eight members who forced an elective comrisson into the election bill, from l declaring his belief that an appointive l commission is, best. He contended that l the office s administrative. If we are to l make 1t executive and supreme then every part of the state should be repre- sentated. Judge Waller asked if he knew of any state that had nine commissioners or if he had ever heard such a thing suggested MT. Hoffman said: No But l have never been deterred from making good suggestion because no one had made it before l did" He defended the extra cost of nine commissioners as cheaper in the end. Elections are ex- pensive and especially when the whole state is to be canvassed. The result will be that the railroads will control the cleo tion. But if there is one to the district the cost will be much less to make the canvass, and the people and not the roads, will control
 Mobiles Chance.
 Mir. Kelley asked if, with three com missioners the Mobile district would not stand as good a chance as any other dis trict.
 MT. Hoffman said experience showed that Mobile would stand about as much chance to get a commissioner as the a1 Hxr ff shore. But he was for the principle of the thing.
 MT. Starr moved to table the amend ment and it was tabled by vote of "A to IA.
 MT. Bankhead offered an amendment providing for five commissioners three to be elected by the people and two to be appointed by the governor.
 He said he offered this as compromisNa to meet the views of the opposing sides on this question. All great issues are settled by compromise. So our govern ment itself had been formed by the greatest men the country has produced.
 Mr. Walker asked if he did not say the other day that he was in favor of an elective commission.
 Mir. Bankhead said he did.
 Mir. Walker asked if he had changed his views, and MT. Banklea said he had not If his compromise failed he would Vote for the election of three commits sioners He continued to say that he offered his compromise in perfectly good faith as an adjustment of differences.
 The clock struck while MT. Bankhoad was speaking and the house adjourned to 7:3O. the night session to be for dis cussion of the stock law bill.
 Bills FavorabIy Reported.
 The following bills were reported fayor- ably in the house: H. 556-To prohibit the sale giving away or otherwise disposing of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, or intoxicating bitters or beverages, in Beat 5. Barbour county Ala, except in the city of Eu- faula.
 H. 5l0To give to any person, firm or corporation cutting, hauling or trans porting timber a lien for the stipulated price or value of their labor, and to pro- vide for the enforcement thereof. H. 393-To amend section 909 of the code of 1896
 H. 56i-To add Houston county to the southeastern chancery division, and to fix the time for holding the Chancery court in said division.
 H. 565-To add Houston county to the Twelfth Judicial district, and to fix the time and place of holding the Circuit court therein.
 s. 1l8-(With amendmenD-To prevent the changing or altering of bills passed by the legislature of Alabama, and to provide a penalty therefor. s. 12S-To amend section 1 of an act entitled An act to amend sections 1O65 and l066 of the code of Alabama, approved February 23, 1899
 H. 43f-tFor the protection of banks and banking institutions II. 55O-To amend sections ll16 d540, lil7 Q54S), HIS Q549D 1i19 Q550), and 1l2O Q55D of the code of Alabama $. 16S-To amend section of the code of Alabama.
 H. 3l9-To provide for incorporating an nual conferences of itinerant ministers of the gospel, and amending the charters thereof.
 H. 5la-To amend section 17l2 of the code.
 H. 512-To amend section 1904 of the code.
 H. 4l7-To extend and enlarge the cor porate limits of the city of Tuscumbia in the county of Colbert, state of Ala bama, and to exempt owners of the prop erty annexed from city taxation for a period of ten years.
 Il. @-To amend subdivision of section l256 of the code of Alabama
 II. f6G-To amend section 3274 of the code of 1896