The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04
HOUSE CLOSES
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 Mr. Goodwin replied that that was true but that the general bill might not got through and the necessity of the present < bff was absolute. Moreover, he explained the bill on the calendar gave the Judge oi khe new circuit chancery Jurisdiction Ill the counties of Fillmore, Autauga ana Chilton.
 Mr. Goodwyn's motion was adopted.
 Suprme Court Reports.
 The bill providing for the reprint Of certain volumes of the Alabama Supreme Court reports came up.
 Nr. Lusk protested against the bill. He declared that the necessity for the reprint of the volumes was not so great as to justify the hold up contained in the bf1l. He said that he had been told by representative of the West Publishing Company that the total cost of reprintins would be only s52 900. The bill proposed to pay $50.000 for 200 of the 300 volumes. He declared that the bill gave the west Publishing Company profit Of s'o,0o.
 Mir. Walker of Madison, said that 1t was of the greatest importance that the vol umes should be reprinted. That being so , the Legislature should decide the best way of placing bonds on the market. Some of the volumes could be had for e6 or q, and some of them could not De had at all. The bill proposed to place the volumes on the market at s2.5o each. The bill gave the Governor the right to make the contract, if the condition Of the Treasury justified it, or net to make 1t. At the conclusion of the remarks of Mfr. Walker .he joint resolution from the Senate relative to the keeping or the members of the Code given them by the dorkeepers was adopted. having been fa- vorably reported by the Rules Committee The Senate Joint Resolution adding the Governor and Superintendent of Educa- ton to the members of the Board Of Ed ucation of the Alabama Normal School was adopted.
 Mir. DuBose of Jefferson. explained that . bill to attain the same object had been passed by the Senate but in some way the bill had been lost As it was too late to get through a bill the joint resolution was presented
 Lusk Judicial Bill.
 The Senate amendments to the Lush Judicial bill were then taken up. Mir Lusk objected to the amendments. He declared that the. amendments rendered the bill unconstitutional, He asked for a committee of conference and the Speaker named on the committee Messrs. Lusk. Benners and Foster of Tuslaloosa.
 The consideration of the Supreme Court Reports bill was resumed.
 Mr. Blackburn of Jefferson, pointed out that the Senate bill met every objection which had been raised to tine House bill when it was before the House.
 The bill was passed. ayes ~, nays 2S
 "Pony Circuit" Bill.
 The special order for the hour the con- sideration oi the Pony Circuit" bill. was called for by MT. Fucker of Elmore.
 Mir. Strother of Tallapoosa. offered an amendment which was a new section fixing the time of holding court in the Fifth Circuit.
 MT. Maner of Montgomery. moved that the amendment be tabled and the motion prevailed.
 MT. Lusk of Marshall. offered an amendment creating the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Circuits, as they were pro- vided for in the Judicial bill. He said the amendment was not offered to load down the bill but to give the counties of North Alabama the same relief that was being given the counties of Middle Alabama.
 MT. Thompson of Bibb, was very much opposed to the Lusk amendment It had been admitted that in the Montgomery section of the State. relief was needed but 1t was not admitted that the North Alabama counties needed the relief. On an average, he said, the judges of the State did not work more than twenty seven weeks of the year.
 .sThe gentleman from Marshall, said Mir. Thompson, has stood on his feet
  the treasury until he has worn corns on his tongue and now with one full swoop he proposes to take more out of the treasurM than was included in all the bills which e opposed"
 Mir Goodwin said that the Montgom- cry delegation knew that relief was wanted. They knew they needed relief before tho Legislature met. They had come t0 the Legislature prepared to get relief add they had used every effort to get that relief. And now that they were about to attain their relief North Ala bana, which had been unprepared came in the House and proposed to drag down the bd.f as it was about to pass. He 7,rred fiat the amendment be tabled.
 MT. Callahan of Morgan, said that those who claimed that North Alabama was not in need of relief did not know what they were talking about He wanted the two circuits in North Alabama, but If he couldn't get them. he would assist Montgomery.
 MT. Davis of Etowah made an earnest plea for the Luslx amendment.
 MT Maner of Montgomery said that it was evident that the original bill would be unconstitutional if 1t was passed with the amendment. He had assisted the North Alabama representatives to get through the judicial bill and he asked the House to vote down the amendment.
 MT. McCleary opposed the bill and the amendment. It might be a good thing for the new judges and solicitors, but the money would come out of the treasury He was opposed to the principle of in creasing the number of judges when now they only worked twenty-six weeks, when their salaries were by taxes from "hay- seeders'' who worked fifty-two weeks of the year.
 The amendment was tabled, ayes 4S; nays. 2S.
 The bill was then passed
 To Purge Pension Lists.
 Mir. Walden of Morgan called up the Dill amending Section of the act for the relief of needy Confederate soldiers. The bill provides for a purging of the pension lists of all persons not entitled to place on them. The original act did not provide any way of removing names from the pension rolls. The bill was passed.
 The Senate bill requiring the clerk of the Board of Examiners to work in the Department of Education when not en- aaged by the Board was next called mn and passed.
 The bill increasing the appropriation to the office of Staet Mine Inspector by $500 was next called up by Mir. Benners. After he had explained the bill it was passed. Mir. Hoffman called up the general phar- macy bil, but MT. Lusk moved it's inde- Unite postponement.
 At thas juncture the House recessed