The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
Foster of Tuscaloosa and Bankhead of

Walker.
 The bill introduced several days ago by Mir. Lusk of Marshall forbidding the issuance of free passes by railroads, ex- cept in certain specified cases was the subject of a short, but interesting dis cussion. The bill has been adversed by .the Committee on Commerce and Com mon Carriers to which it was referred.
 The discussion was sprung by a mo- ton of MT. London of Jefferson to take the bill from the Committee on Commerce and Common Carriers and recommit 1t to a committee of the whole House. MT. Kelly of Choctaw was not favora- ble to the motion. He thought that the bill should stay where 1t was. He was opposed to the measure because he did not think that there should be any more restrictions on the granting of free passes than those contained in the Constitution. Discussed Free Pass Bill. Mir. Hoffman, of Mobile, said that while he was opposed to the bill he favored the proposition of bringing the bill before | free discussion of 1t.
 | Mir. Benners. of Jefferson, took the | floor in opposition the motion of his col league to recommit the bill to a commit tee of the whole. He warned his fellow members that it was unwise to begin overriding the committees of the House The right to overrule and override the committes, MT. Benners said, should be exercised only in the case of bills of great importance and of great interest ot the people of the State. The measure under discussion, he declared. was not such bill. The subject he declared had been fully considered by the Constitu- tional Convention which had placed about the use of free passes the restrictions that it deemed necessary. There was, Mir. Benners said, no demand for this species of legislation.
 MT. Parker of Cudllman, chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Com mon Carriers, moved that Mir. London's motion be tabled
 The ayes and nays having been called for the vote showed that the London motion was tabled by a vote of 57 ayes to 34 nays.
 Cndeterred by the fate of his colleague, Representative Cunningham of Jeffer- son, moved that the bill establishing a Department of Immigration and creating the office of Immibration Commission be recalled from the Committee on Com merce and Immigration which had ad- versed it. The motion availed nothing, however, as 1t was tabled on motion of Mir. Wood of Macon.
 Don't Want to Hear Mrs. Johnston.
 The Rules Committee. through Mir. Rich, reported back to the House d com munication sfrom Mrs. c. P. Orr and other officers of the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs without recommenda- tion. The communication requested that the privilege of addressing both houses in joint session next Wednesday be ac- corded Mrs. R. D. Johnson of Birmlng- ham. The House hesitated about taking any action on the letter. It appeared to be a little uneasy as to what course 1t should pursue.
 MT. Haley of Birmingham finally nov ed that the communication be spread upon the House Journal and it was so ordered.
 The Rules Committee also favorably reported the Senate joint resolution creat- ing a special joint committee of six, three from the House and three from the Senate to consider and report back to the Legislature the disability of taking a recess and naming a day for the recess as well as the day for re- convening.
 The resolution was unanimously adopt ed by the House.
 Speaker Tunstall announced that he would name on that committee on the part of the House, Messrs Rich Benners. and Foster.
 Some Bills Reported. The favorably reported bill included the one introduced by Mir. Maner, amend ing the section of the code relating to the keeping of gaming tables and the bill introduced by MT. Goodwin making it a misdemeanor for any person to wear a pin or badge of any fraterna society without authority. and with intent to de- fraud members of the order. MT. Goodwyns bill to provide guards for the Montgomery County jail was also favora- bly reported./
 The House was considering the bill of MT. Werner of Tuscaloosa. to authorize Boards of Revenue and Courts of Coun- ty Commissioner to issue bonds for public Improvements when the hour for adjournment arrived.