The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-28
Measure Will Be Com
 pleted Today.
Morning, Afternoon and Night ses sions Were Held and Bill Was I' Nearly Finished-Raised
  , >.,. . Recess Committee.

Tnough most determined effort was made by the Senate yesterday to get the revenue bill off its hands that body ad- Sourned at u:35 o'clock last night with out having accomplished it's purpose.
 The day was almost wholly devoted to consideration of that measure, 1t being hoped that the bill. with such amend Dents as the Senate might make might De transmitted to the House for concur renee today. This may yet be done, for but small portion of the bill remains to be considered.
 The upper house held morning. after noon and night sessions.
 The lights failed again last night, but the work was not interrupted. For shalf on hour the Senate sat In darkness. but the debate on the revenue bill went on until light was restored.
 Shortly before adjournment at the night session Senator Goldsby of Mobile in be- half of the Rules Committee reported favorably on the resolution calling for the appointment of a Senate committee of eight members. including the President pro tenn. to sit during recess for the pur- pose of drafting such bills as may be necessary to carry the provisions of the new constitution into effect.
 Raised Recess Committee.
 This report precipitated stormy scene. a strong element in the upper house being opposed to the proposition of naming a committee for this purpose, and since the House had, refused to join with the Senate in the appointment of joint com- mittee for the purpose of drafting laws for presentation at the reconvening of the Legislature in September. 1t was re- garded as unwise to raise a Senate com- mittee alone for this work. A movement to table, however. was voted down and the resolution was adopted.
 Lieutenant Governor Cunningham call ed the Senate to order at the usual hour, 1 prayer being offered by Rev. D. T. Taylor l of Bessemer.
 One bill was introduced, by Senator Screws of Montgomery, to regulate the license tax against insurance companies.
 The House joint resolution relating to | the recovery by the State from the gen. eral government of money duo for the : equipment of Alabama troops for partici- patton in the Spanish-American war was concurred in by the Senate.
 The bill by Senator Screws to divide Montgomery County into five revenue dis tricts was reported by the House, with a substitute. The Senate refused to con- cur and a conference committee was named, the Senate members of which were Messrs Screws, Long and Woolf, to endeavor to reach an agreement. The conference committee reported later In favor of Senator Screws's bill.' The House refused to adopt the report of the conference committee.
 Revenue Bill Taken Up.
 The consideration of the revenue bill, which had been begun Thursday, was then resumed.
 A lively fight came when the section of the bill fixing the tax on cigar and 4oAoooo f.fordsi rak reached wv r
 Senator Norman of Chambers offered an amendment extending the provision of the section so as to cover dealers in cigarettes and imposing tax of $15O yearly which he admitted was prohlbi- tive, and therefore justifiable.
 His amendment was voted down. but