The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-19
COMMITTEE AT WORK
SENATE RECESS COMMITTEE
 MET FOR FIRST TIME.
It is Charged with Preparing Legis- lation to Have Statues Conform with the Provisions of
 New Constitution.

The Senate Recess Committee, raised by the Alabama Senate to propose and submit gen eral bills to the Legislature when 1t reassem- bles in September, met yesterday at noon for the first time at the Capitol. The commit tee is charged with the duty of preparing bills which will harmonize the statutes with the new Constitution.
 The committe consists of nine members, President Pro Tenn Joel Goldsby of the Senate being its chairman. The other members of the committee are Senators R. l.. Hipp of Blount. D. D. Hall of Baldwin. D. M. Powell of Butler. c. C. Nesmith of Lamar. W. B. Castleberry of Talladega, Hugh Morrow of Jefferson and W. B. Craig of Dallas. The younger Sens tors predominate upon the com mittee and Chairman Goldsby last night conn mended his co-laborers as an energetic and hard working committee. The members of the committee who absent from yesterday s meeting were Senators Hipp. Powell. Black iran and Morrow.
 In the last uays of the Legislature a resolu- tion was introduced in the House creating a committee from that branch of the Legislature to at with the Senators. The resolution was lost, however and the Senate Recess Com mittee will do it's work alone.
 The members of the committee while in Montgomery will receive the regular per diem of a Senator. S4 a day. How long the com mittee will be in session Is not known. but 1t was said last night that the work of the committee would be pushed as rapidly as pos- sible.
 A portion of the work has already been ac- complished. Before separating after the ad- journment of the Legislature, some of the work of the committee was farmed out. Diff ferent subjects were assigned to different mem- bers and one two sub committees appointed for certain subjects. Some of the bills have already been prepared and are ready for sub mission to the committee
 '"The purpose of the committee said Chair man Goldsby last night, 'is to prepare and submit bills to the Legislature conforming the statutes with the provisions of the new Con- stitution. The committee will prepare ten- actively measures which will be submitted to the Legislature as soon as 1t reconvenes. The Legislature will have only twenty-two work ing days when 1t reconvenes in September. Much important legislation remains to be &C., compIished. The committee hopes 10 give the Legislature at least the frame work of much of the important legislation.
 ''The committee would be glad to receive suggestions from any member of the Legisla- ture We would be pleased to get ideas and suggestions from experts on any subjects which the pending legislation will affect. For instance, a general municipal law harmonizng the statutes with the municipal article of the new Constitution is one of the most impor- tant matters that will demand our atten- tion. We would on this subject be pleased to have suggestions from any of the officers or members of the Alabama League of Munich palities.
 meeting of the committee was held last night but only preliminary matters were dis cussed The committee will meet in tho Sem ate chamber today at s3o a. m.