The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-21
$45,OOO FOR DEAF AND BLIND
 AT TALLADEGA STATE SCHOOL

II This was tabled on motion of Senator Craig of Dallas.
 | On motion of Senator Casteberry of
 railadega, Senator Morrow's amendmen, was also tabled, and the Senate by vote or ls to ls, decided to help Mobile cele- brate Mardi Gras.
 senator Hogue of Perry indulged in some sarcastic and mirth-provoking com ment in explaining why he had voted for acceptance of the invitation. He said that in taking the trip the overworked legislators proposed the State would suf- Ter no harm; that it would be rather to the advantage of the State If the law makers should go to Mobile and get lost there and never find their way back to Montgomery. He was very much in favor of going.
 Money for Deaf and Blind.
 Senator Castleberry's bill to appropriate S4S,O00 for Improvements at the school for the deaf and blind at Talladega was then called up. The measure was ably de- Tended by its author, who dwelt at some length on the needs of the institution and It's claim upon the State for maintenance.
 Senator Dunn of Clarke agreed heartily With the statements that had been made with reference to the schools. but felt that it was his duty as chairman of the Committee on Finance to give warning as to the financial condition of the State.
 Already" said he, "the Senate has ap- propriated about $350,000 In excess of the estimated revenues of the State for the year, and there Is no use in voting to give the schools this amount when we have not the money. With the situation as 1t Is. it Is time to call a halt"
 Senator Acree of Dale declared the bill ynrt6 hot haI Aa- fore the Senate and that 1t should be passed. He was familiar with the condi- tions prevailing at the school in question and declared emphatically that the money asked for should not be withheld.
 Senator Smith of Clay was for the bill. He had great confidence in the resources of the State and was confident the money could be raised in some way.
 Senator Rodgers of Sumter held that the State institution for the deaf and blind was properly not charitable in stitution, in that its purpose was to fit an unfortunate class of citizens of the State for the exigencies of life and en- able them to earn a livelihood. If other appropriations had to suffer some scaling, he thought this bill should pass.
 Wanted to Scale Appropriation.
 Senator Harrison of Lee approved of the bill and its purposes, but in view of the many appropriations that had already been made he could not vote for 1t in its present state. He offered an amendment cutting the appropriation down 5000.
 Senator Spragins of Madison was op- posed to sealing this particular bill, hold ing that If any sealing had to be done Tit should be done later and that other measures should suffer proportionately. He moved to table Senator Harrison S amendment, and this was done. The bill was then passed by a vote of 29 to l.
 This matter appeals to me and since we are trusting to Providence to take care of the finances of the State, vote ave-" said Senator Dunn, in explaining his vote.
 Providence takes care of those who take care of themselves" was Senator Harrison's re5oinder. and he voted nay.
 The Senate then voted to recess until 33O o'clock in the afternoon. On reconvening Senator Harrison's bill approprtating $50 to defray the necessary expenses of the doorkeepers of the Sen ate and House was passed. as was also House gill 3b1, to regulate the registering, branding. sale, tagging and analysis of commercial fertilizers in the State
 Another corporation bill by Senator Hall was passed This prohibits certain corpo- rations from doing business in Alabama
 Two bills introduced by Senator Colds by, amending various sections of the code, were passed without opposition.
 Senator Blackmon's bill to amend the Code relating to the filing of proc sedings of courts was passed without debate, as was also Senator Bullock's bill relating to civil court procedure.
 Commission to Draft Laws.
 Senator Powelrs resolution calling for the appointment of a commission for the purpose of drafting laws during the sum- mer recess for presentation to~the Legis- lature on reconvening in the fall, with view to harmonizing the the statutes with the new Constitution, was reported by Chairman Goldsby of the Rules Commit tee. with a substitute.
 The resolution provides that a joint committee consisting of six members from each House be appointed for this purpose the Committee including the President pro tenn. of the Senate and the Speaker of the House.
 Senator Hogue offered an amendment raising the number of the members of the to twenty-five, and was not sure but the number should be increased to fifty. The Senator from Perry was inclined to be ironical
 While we are appointing a Commis- sion to do the work of the Legislature let's make the commission large enough to do lot of work" he said. "We don't want any halfway measures in this mat ter. Why not have practically the whole Legislature in session all summer
 Senator Spencer of Hale offered an providing that the members of the commission should receive pay for not more than thirty days, but this, on motion of Senator Blackmon, was tabled.
 Senator Oliver submitted an amend ment to reduce the number of the com missioners to three from each house, but his amendment was also tabled
 Ridiculed by Rodgers.
 Senator Rodgers ridiculed the idea of appointing a commission for the purpose of bringing the statutes into conformity with the Constitution.
 There is nothing to do in this matter" he declared. because they already con form to the organic law of the state"
 He held that If commission must be appointed one of small membership could work more effectively than one of large membership. Tn large committees, he said. 1t always happened that a few do all the work.
 Put fourteen men to work at this con 'ormity business" he declared. land within week more than half of them will be in Florida fishing" Senator Oliver opposed the large com mission on the ground of expense to the 1 State, the resolution stipulating that each member shall be paid $4 per day and | mileage. two secretaries also to be em- oioyed. The amendments oil tabIed ths reao