The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-30

tune yeSSerQ4ys auu BucH DuSineBD as was done was done speedily till the hour came
 when. ae arr &nssd the day previously, the consideration of Senator 1peaoer..s. bill relating to the enticing away of iaborers from employers was to be resumed. This measure, as a result of the cut ting and amending to which it was sub jected Wednesday. came up in a rather incohersnt state. cnd by the time its re- visers got through with it yesterday, and had eliminated its most objectionable fea- lures and added number of alleged nec- cssary provisos, the bill was actually un- intelligible: at least, it was so decided, and the Senate voted to recommit it to the Committee for repairs so that when again presented 1t could at least be un- dernt6od.
 The measure as it was, however, cut and amended so as to nullify itself, came very near passing and would probably
 have passed had not Secretary Garrett.
 in reading it, for the last time called at- tention to the fact that by the amputa-
 ton of the predicate In . clause of one
 section, which had been approved by the
 Senate, the verb of that clause was left
 dangling without anything to rest upon.
 A kudicious Situation.
 The situation was almost ludicrous.
 Here was the Senate on the point of pass
 ing finally a bill, one section of which
 started out to provide something, and
 fell down without providing. But the
 whole measure as 1t stood at that mo-
 ment was such an array of mangled and
 ili-assortcd elements that 1t Is no won-
 der 1t was misunderstood.
 The other work of the session included
 the introduction of one bill, the commit
 ment of nineteen. several of which came
 from the House. and the passage of six.
 one of those passed being Senator
 Screws's measure for a Greater Mont
 gomery. extending as it does. consider
 ably the corporate limits of this city. Rev. o. F. Gregory of Montgomery. opened the session with prayer, thirty
 members responding at roll call. Senators Powell of Butler. Blackmon of Calhoun and Hipp of Cullman. were granted leaves of absence for the day. Lone Bill of Bostick. The call of districts brought but one bill, a measure introduced by Senator Bostick of Jackson, calling for an appro- priation from the State treasury of an amount not to exceed $100 per annum for each County, for the purpose of defray- ing the expenses of Normal school for l the instruction of teachers in each Coun- | ty. The situation before the Senate is much | clearer than that of the House in one way. The latter body appears to be half | submerged by deluge of new bills, many of which pertain to matters of purely | local interest, which 1t was the intent of
 the new Constitution should be left for l adjudication by the County authorities | but which members have seemed to have overlooked. The Senate is able for the | v,,no ort fn all ralanAar aFh day l Suggestion of a Recess. | A resolution was offered by Senator Dunn of Clarke. for the appointment of a Committee to inquire into~-the feasi-
 bility of a recess of the Legislature du- | ring the present session. This was re- | ferred to the Rules Committed.
 | Senator Lynne of Morgan, presented a resolution looking to. the appointment of | Committee for the purpose of prepar- | ing an index to the Constitution. This | also was referred to the Rules Commit | tee.
 On the call for third readings Senate
 bills g, II and I5 were passed informally | for consideration at future time. those | of the Senators particularly interested in | these measures not being present. Senator Harrison's bill. providing for | the appointment of a commission to To-
 cate and determine exactly the positions | occupied by Alabama troops in the siege
 of vicksburg during the civil war was
 passed without opposition. The bill calls
 for an appropriation not to exceed $3oo
 to defray the expenses of a commission
 of twelve members one from each of the | Alabama divisions of troops which par
 ticipated in that engagement The pur- pose of this mission Is to preserve his
 tcricaI interest and commemorate the ser vice of Alabama soldiers in that memo rable siege.
 | House bills 15, r. IS and 43. repeating various sections of the Code. were among | the measures passed These are all of | local importance.
 House bills fl. 1s5. 15s. 125. I24. l14. ss | 5l ~ and 6l were received froNP the | House and referred to committees. The calendar being clear and there be- | ing no other business before the Senate adjournment was taken until 10:3O o'clock | today.