The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-25
FOUR WORKING DAYS REMAIN
 FOR THE STATES LAWMAKERS
Legislature RecOnVeneS Today to Complete Work of First SeSSiOn--Much Important Legislation Will
 Have to Go Over Until September.

The rest and quiet which has prevailed for two days at the Capitol will today give place to activity and industry, whlch will continue until the clock strikes the hour of twelve Saturday night. The Leg isiature after its two days holiday In Mobile returns today for its last four days of work before recessing.
 Both bodies meet today at noon ana both have more work before them than they can possibly accomplish before Sat urday night No matter how rapidly and continuously the House and Senate may work, a considerable amount of legisla- ton will have to go over until Septem- ber. Both calendars are heavy and the committees have not yet finished their la bors.
 The mass of appropriation bills passed and pending have frightened the legtsla- tors and State officials. In the opinion or some of the most conservative members the Legislature has gone to the danger line in making appropriations In view of this fact a scaling bill has already been Introduced by Senator Dunn and may be- come a law.
 The lavishness of the Legislature has been brought home to the members by the semi-otticial statement that too many appropriations have killed Capitol exten- sion. The generosity of the Legislature, it has been stated, has made the enlarge ment of the old State House an idle dream. It will be recalled that the $l5O, . 600 voted for the extension of the Capitol IS to be eXpenQeO al the ulSCFellon oI lno Governor. He is not to have the work done or the money paid out unless in his Judgment the treasury of the state Is Tn a position to meet this particular demand The other appropriations have not this condition. Once approved the Governor has no right to restrain or restrict the payment of any other appropriation eX- cept that for Capitol extension.
 From this condition arises the belief that Capitol enlargement is doomed. It has been positively stated that the Gov ernor would hold up the $1500O0 appropri- ation as he would have no other alterna- tive in view of the drafts that the legls- lators have made upon the State treasury. The two largest appropriations before the Legislature have already passed both houses the one giving $500OO to tmprov- ing the Capitol and the other increasing the pension fund by $lO0.0OO.
 There are perhaps a dozen or more ap- propriation bills pending, having passed either the House or the Senate. The bill for the Boys Industrial School at East Lake also largely increases the annual expenses of the State and a heavy ap- propriation Is carried in the bill for the help of the Girls Industrial School at Montevallo although the latter comes out of the sale of the lands Of the school ana not out of the treasury of the State. The increase to the Institute for the Deaf and Blind at Talladega is to be taken from the State treasury, however, and there are several other bills of lesser ln- ferest carrying appropriations.
 The Governor with his usual conserva- tism is holding up all appropriation bills until the revenue bill has passed and its effect determined.
 Perhaps the most interesting feature of the closing four days will be the appoint ment of the special joint committee to sit during the recess and draft the general bills of importance. joint resolution raising this committee has already pass ed the Senate, and Is at present before the Rules Committee of the House. The resolution will, in all probability. be fla