The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-01
Conceded It Will Be Pass
 cd Saturday.
REFUSED TO POSTPONE IT
Opponents of Measure Had
 Many Amendments.
Both Houses of Legislature VIII Re ces. Today and Tomorrow and
 Will Adjourn Finally
 Saturday Night.

 The House of Representatives after con- sidering the State banking bill practical ly all of yesterday adjourned without either passing or defeating the measure. The last day of the session will decide the final passage of the measure. The Legislature, under a joint resolution, passed by both Houses will recess today and tomorrow, making Saturday the last working day.
 The State banking bill was the storm center of the House proceedings yester- day. The House divided very nearly evenly upon the bill and the opposing forces wrangled through the long hours of the morning and afternoon sessions: The majority apparently favored the bill, but the large minority waged an eff fective guerilla warfare against the measure. They attacked from one posi- tion and abandoned 1t to take up anoth- er. This effective warfare. under the management of adroit leaders. repeatedly blocked the majority's efforts to get final vote on the bill. The opponents of the measure resorted to dilatory tactics, aupearine now and then to be talking against time.
 Friends of Bill Confident.
 While the final passage of the bill was not accomplished yesterday its friends are confident that 1t will triumphantly 20 through the House Saturday. The opponents of the measure have conceded defeat Before the close of yesterdays proceedings they accepted the inevitable and came before the House with bill rroviding for State control of private banks and a State Bank Examiner. This bill differs in several important essentials from the measure which passed the Sem ate but the opponents of State banking Legislation hope to get 1t through as compromise measure.
 The friends of the original bill will in- sst upon it and there is every indication of it's passage.
 The discussion of the bill was stormy at times and lively throughout. In the beginning Chairman Glover of the Com- Yniftee on Banking and Insurance had spread upon the minutes a protest against the passage of the bill. The carefully prepared protest recited that the bill had not been considered by a majority of the Committee and it's passage would not, therefore. be constitutional.
 Prominent lawyers of the House said that the protest would be Of no import ance even if a fight was made in the courts on the unconstitutionality of the act.
 Interested in Private Banks.
 Two of the speakers who took the floor fin opposition to the bill, Messrs. Hammer of Etowah and Lusk of Marshall were asked if they did not have an interest In A private bank and they answered in the affirmative The question was not put to the other speakers.
 Strong advocates of the bill were Messrs Benners, Blackburn, Simpson ard Thompson. It was opposed on the floor by Messrs Rich, Lusk, Hammer and Rush. ton.
 The original bill provided that the State
 ,I4 ,Y1 1Na tNfn hxy inc Treasurer. During the noon recess +ha friends of the measure held a meet ing and prepared substitute making several amendments. The principal amendment provided that the examiner should be appointed by the Governor.
 This substitute was presented at the afternoon session. Mir. Lusk of Mar shall, an opponent of the Senate bifl also presented a substitute which provided for examinations and a State examiner. The friends of the Senate bill claimed that there were no penalty provisions to the I,usk bill The Lusk substitute further provided that the reports from the of- flcials of State banks should be made at stated periods, and this provision was opposed by the majority.
 Neither substitute was finally disposed of before the House adjourned.
 Test Vote on Bill.
 The first test vote in the House taken on the indefinite postponement of the bill was as follows:
 Ayes-Messrs Speaker. Arnold. Almon, Bankhead, Bogart. Cook. Edwards, Franklin Frazier. Glover. Hammer, Hardie, Hoffman. Holland. James, John son of Russell. Kelly Killen. Lee of But Ter, Lyons. Lusk, Mills, McDonald, Mo Tyer, Newman, Parker Pilley. Poole, Possey Powell Pugh. Rich. Rushton, Scale. Strother Swindall Waddell. Watts, Wigeins Williams of Calhoun. Williams of Covington. Young.-42.
 Nays Messrs Arlington. Ballard, Barnes Benners. Blackburn. Brown of St Clair, Byars. Byrne. Callahan. Crum, Cunningham. Curry, Davis. Deloney. Du- Rose Elliott Espy, Fletcher. Foster of Pike. Foster of Tuscaloosa. Fulton. Goldsmith, Goodwin. Gray. Haley. Hall. Handley, Hickman, Johnson of Coosa Johnson of Perry. Joiner. IIanier. Lowe Lyman. Maner, McCrary Peters. Rey- holds. Fucker. Scheusser. Searcy. Shafer Siglin. Simpson. Starr. Thach. Thomas Thompson, Werner. Walden. Walker, Wheeless. wtlkinson.-sa
 The biA will come up at the beginning of the morning session Saturday
 The general election bil was finally dis posed of by both Houses. It's final pas sage left the Montgomery solicitorship elective. A pretty fight was waeed in the House over an appointive or an cleo tive solicitor for Montgomery County but the House refused to make the office an appointive one.
 The conference committee reported the solicitorship question back to the House without recommenda ton. MT Maner spoke for an appointive solicitor, while MT. Goodwin advocated an elective one. The House voted for the elective officer and the Senate acquiesced to the bill of the House.
 HOUSE MORNING SESSION.