The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
|OSTEOPATHY BOBS UP AGAIN New Bill Stalks Into the Senate Chamber. MADE A SPECIAL ORDER Upper House to Try Strength
 Next Week. Spirited colloquy Between Senators Morrow and Rogers on Bessemer
 Court Bill-Many Local
 Bills Passed.

The subject of osteopathy after a pe4ceful sleep of nearly a half year, stalked into the Senate chamber yester- day morning. The measure was called up for its third reading and final passage by Senator Hogue of Perry. one of the ardent advocates of the bill, who intro- duced it during the winter session after a similar bill had been defeated.
 Again. as was the case before the re- cess. the osteopathic measure served to do nothing more than kill one of the valuable hours of the Senate, its con- sideration after a protracted debate and a lively parliamentary battle, being made a special order for Wednesday noon of next week.
 The call of districts for the consider ation of bills on the third reading had barely begun, when Senator Hogue asked unanimous consent to call up Senate bill 276. Previous to this time numbers of local bills had been called up and pass ed. The opponents of the bill thought that the bill called up by Senator Hogue was some measure affecting his senator ial district alone, and no objection was raised. ... Up Comes osteopathy. As soon, however as Secretary Garrett had read the familiar caption ito regu- late the practice of osteopathy in Ala bama." Senator Thomas of Barbour arose and said, MT. President, object to that bill being called up."
 President Pro Tenn Goldsby was in the chair in the absence of Lieutenant Gov ernor Cunningham. He ruled the sena- tor from Barbour was out of order, say ing that his objection was filed too late. Senator Thomas insisted on being heard. He said that he had not inquired what the bill was that Senator Hogue had called up, on account of the estab- lished custom in the Senate to allow sen- ators to call up local bills which they were anxious to put through as speed fly as possible. He did not wish to re- fleet in any way on the integrity of the chair, he said, but he thought that ow- ing to the circumstances the ruling was unjust.
 Senator Powell of Butler concurred in the opinion of Senator Thomas and urg- ed that the senators be given due time and notice of the calling up of the bill. He suggested that it be set down as a special order. -.4- -1
 Advocates of the Bill. Senator Hogue said that he saw no reason why the Senate should defer &C., tion on the matter. It had been fully discussed at the ante recess session and the senators were perfectly able to vote intelligently on the subject.
 Senator Rogers of Sumter said that he was an earnest advocate of the bill. He admitted that appearances indicated that the friends of the measure were making an effort to take snap Judgment on the Senate, but such he affirmed was not the case. The senator from Bar bour, he said, had stated in his speech that at the last session of the Senate, the members had their arms talked off on osteopathy." and he believed that the present was as good a time to vote on the measure as any.
 Senator Hogue said that although he saw no reason why the matter should be deferred. he did not wish to be put in the position of trying to railroad" anything through the Senate, but was only trying to save the valuable time of that body. He accordingly moved that the osteopathy bill be set down as a special order for Monday at noon, and at that time the matter was to be voted on without debate.
 Senator Thomas arose to the point of order that the Perry county senator had two objectives in his motion. the one to set down as a special order and the other to submit the matter without de- bate. He demanded a severance. The severance was granted.
 Senator Powell then moved to amend the motion of Senator Hogue by setting the special order for Wednesday of next week at noon.
 Senator Hogue moved to lay the motion of Senator Powell on the table. The last motion was lost by F ayes IA nays.
 The motion of Senator Powell was then adopted.
 The motion of Senator Hogue to nave the bill submitted to vote without de-