The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-03
Eighty-five. Bills are on
 Governors Desk.
The Lawmakers Passed 1SO Meas ures Before Taking Recess and 95 of Them Have Been
 Approved.

The Legislature which has just ad- journed was, according to Lieutenant Governor Cunningham, a remarkable one. In a speech before the Senate in the closing hour of the session Saturday night the presiding officer of that body characterized the present Legislature as distinctively a working body. The Lieu tenant Governor declared that a remark able amount of work had been done, but ventured no opinion as to the Character of that work.
 The working quality of the Legislature, he said, was undoubted, but its wisdom in some things was yet to be seen. Much was accomplished in the thirty eight days of the session just ended. Most of the matters of first importance to the State have had final consideration at the hands of the lawmakers. but some are awaiting the reassembling of the leg islators in September.
 Some Important Measures. Among the important bills disposed of are the uniform text book bill, which is now awaiting the signature of the Cover nor to become law; the revenue bill, the Railroad Commission bill. the Capitol ap- propriation bill. the White House bill.
  child labor bill and the general appro- priation bill.
 The important measures yet to be con- sidered and which will engage the at tention of the legislators at the Septem- Der session are provision for codifying of the laws, the general election law. the stock law the redistricting of the judi ciary circuits and a measure which pro- poses to make State Repositories of cer- tain banks.
 The Senate Committee of nine of the ablest young lawyers in the upper House, appointed to sit during the summer re- cess for the purpose of drafting bills to be presented at the September session, has already organized. with President pro tenn. Goldsby of Mobile as Chairman. The Committee was at work a good part of yesterday outlining the work that has been undertaken The committee includes besides Senator Goldsby. Senators Hipp. Rlackmon, Morrow. Craig, Castleberry. NeSmith, Hall and Powell.
 Few Lawmakers Still Here.
 The lawmakers, with the exception of the Senate Committee and few others, have returned to their homes. Senator Harrison of Lee has legal business in the city and will be detained for a few days Senator Johnston of Tuscaloosa remained over Sunday and Monday and will leave this morning for Unontown to visit son before returning to his home at Tusca- loosa. Speaker Tunstall of the House. said yesterday that he was going home today to get acquainted with his law practice.
 Secretary of the Senate Elmore Gar rett and Assistant Secretary Kyle will remain during the week to get their hooks in shape Clerk +. N. Julian, of | the House and his assistants, w. F. Her bert and J. Q. Adams. will be en- gagged with their journals for three weeks A number of other assistants will also remain to aid the Senate and House officers.
 Not many of the bills introduced were left in the hands of committees. The committeeman were for the most part well selected and their work mas been done with dispatch.
 In the twenty-two days that remain of the session 1t is believed that all of the most important bills will be adequately considered. It is conceded, however, that the pressure will be greater in the fall than at the session just ended. Many of the members will come back loaded, and the Senate committee now at work is likely to turn out a good deal of material for legislation
 During the session just closed 635 bills were introduced in the House and 8S bills were introduced in the Senate.
 In all, the Legislature passed 1S0 bills and other measures. Ninety-fve of these were approved by the Governor and S5 remain to be considered by him. Among the latter is the uniform text book bill, and since he rccommen ended the passage of this bill in a message to the Legislature, the friends of the measure are confident that 1t will be signed and that a com petent commission will be appointed to carry 1t into effect.
 The Governor, under the new Consti- tuition, has until the second day of the session in September in which to sign