The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-27

Mir. Callahon then refused to vote on the bill. e MT London insisted that he be made to vote.
 London After Callahan. MT. Espy of Henry. who was in the chair, directed that the clerk call the name of the gentleman from Morgan three times and three times he refused to vote.
 The gentleman from Morgan refuses to vote. said MT. Espy. What is the MT. Mcdonald moved that he be excused from voting. but the motion was lost be- cause quorum did not vote.
 MT. London then moved that the gentle man from Morgan be compelled to vote.
 This House has not the power to make me vote if l do not want to-" said MT. Callahan, looking towards Mir. London.
 MT. London's motion was lost as quo- rum did not vote. ss
 The proceedings instituted by the gen. tleman from Jefferson having failed ' said MT. Callahan, the gentleman from Morgan votes aye"
 The night session of the House began at 8:45 o'clock.
 The call of the roll showed that fifty four members were present.
 Clerks Salary Raised.
 MT. Leigh of Escambia, again tried to call up his bill, House 219. providing for clerical help in the State Treasurers of flee. The bill increases the pay of one of the clerks in the office of the Treasurer from N,200 to $1 800 a year. If the bill was not passed, he said, the clerk would be unable to draw any pay until septem- general appropriation bill. His effort was at last successful.
 The bill passed, ayes, 3S; nays, r. It was sent to the Senate without engross- ment.
 The bill establishing a dispensary at Gordon in Houston County, was taken up. During the reading of the bill the lights went out. Candles were procured and when the reading was finished an informal recess of ten minutes was taken. When the House was again called to order the Speaker asked what the pleas ure of the House was. MT. London moved to adjourn, but withdrew his motion at the request of Mir. Espy to allow the com pletion of the roll call. During the call of the roll the lights were turned on. The Gordon dispensary bill was passed, ayes, 49; naws, S.
 MT. DuBose of Jefferson. asked for 319 providing for the incorporation of the Annual Conference of the North Alabama Methodist Church. but MT. Thach of Limestone objected. Mr. DuBose then motion was lost by reason of the failure of a Quoroum to vote.
 Pay for War Volunteers.
 Mir. Rich from the Committee on Rules, reported favorably a joint resolution au- thorizing the Governor to contract with an agent to secure the payment of money which may be collected from the govern ment for Spanish war volunteers in Ala bama.
 The resolution contemplates assisting in the work of collecting one months pay for the Alabama volunteers in the Span ish-American war. The resolution au- thorizes the Governor to contract with some agent for the collection of the money on a per centage basis.
 The resolution was unanimously adopt
 Benjamin Carter of Washington. who is here will be awarded the contract by Governor Jelks.
 Senate bill loo, providing for the recove- ry to the State of lands not legally patented and to settle disputed titles was called up.
 Speaker Tunstall opposed the passage of the bill on the floor. As he understood certain persons the right to pass upon the titles of all sixteenth sections in dis pute. He moved that further action on the bill should be postponed until today. the bill not to lose its place d upon the
 Question of a Quorum.
 The House wasted a half hour in a wrangle over the question of whether quorum was or was not voting. The roll was called twice to ascertain If quorum was present Twice motion 70 aoJourn was made and twice it failed because no quorum voted upon it. There were, moreover. several divisions on minor mat ters and the House was making no prog ress.
 Speaker Tunstall finally said:
 "i want 1t understood that I will not entertain a motion made for the purpose of iltbustering."
 T rise to a question of personal privi- lege," exclaimed MT. London of Jeffer- son. T have never yet attempted to fli' buster"
 ''The chair did not say or intimate that the gentleman from Jefferson had at- tempted to f1libuster." said the Speaker.
 q want to disclaim right here any in- tention to flibuster." declared MT. Lon- don, and members laughed
 The Senate bill providing for the divis- ion of Montgomery County into five reve- nue districts. was called up by MT. Good wyn. substitute for the Senate bill was presented by MT. Goodwin. The or. iginal bill provided that the members of the Board of Revenue should be appoint i've but the substitute makes them active.
 The substitute was passed and the House adjourned at 10 o'clock.
 MRS. G. S. MICKLE DEAD.