The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
SENATE FORCES BASEBALL
 BILL TO GO TO THE CALENDAR
Screws Spoke Against Bill.

ScreWS Spoko Agalnst Bill.
 Senator Screws took the floor in opposi- ton to the Acree motion. He pleaded with the Senators not to adopt meas ure, which he assured them was purely local, not to destroy the pleasure of hun dreds of Montgomerians, not to ruin the new park, which last summer was of so much pleasure to the people of the Capi- tai City.
 He said that the friends of the measure were adopting unheard of parliamentary tactics because they believed that the Lieutenant Governor was biased and ton.
 The chairman here interrupted Senator Screws
 How does the Senator from Montgom- cry know that the chair is biased?' he was asked.
 He doesn't know that the chair is biased, but he does know that the friends of the bill are making any kind of a parliamentary point because they believe the chair will sustain them. The rulings, will admit don't look fair to me-" re- piled Senator Screws.
 Senator Morrow then took the floor against the Acree motion. He urged the Senate not to adopt the motion on account Of the hardship it worked on the small boys and the laboring people, who have a chance for recreation only on Sunday. Acree Defended His Position. Senator Acree defended his motion. He read section of the City Code of Mont gomery. which prohibits ball playing within the city limits on Sunday.
 And yet" said the Senator from Dale, they say Montgomery wants Sunday baseball"
 He referred to the statement by Senator Morrow that it worked a hardship on the laboring classes.
 "If you are so anxious to give the labor ing classes, recreation why don't you in- vite them to your germans and euchrc parties?" he asked.
 I He argued the moral side of the oues- ton and appealed for the adoption of his motion.
 Senator Johnston of Tuscaloosa spoke solely on the moral aspect of the ques- tion. He said that he favored the meas ure simply because he believed Sunday baseball was in violation of one of the Ten Commandments.
 The Acree motion was adopted 9 ayes, g nays. The bill was read second time | and went to the calendar. The regular order, the Powell amend ment to the municipal revenue bill pro. viding for an increase in the license of express companoies was taken up. Senator Dunn of Clarke said he believed that the adoption of the amendment would. in view of the legislatures action before the recess on the revenue bill be working in bad faith with the express companies, he therefore moved to table and the motion prevailed The hour of F had arrived and the Sem ate adjourned to hear the address of Senator Morgan. after which a recess was taken until 3 o'clock. ..@ Afternoon Session Begins. ,.- The Senate met at 3 o'clock Lieutenant Governor Cunningham presiding The municipal license bill was again taken up. Several amendments were sub mitted. but, with the exception of an amendment by Senator Harrison of Lee. fixing the licenses of the oil companies in municipalities according to popula- tion. all were rejected.
 The bill was passed as a whole, 20 ayes, 4 nays.
 Senator Dunn of Clarke called up the bill entitled "an act to delocalize the dis trict agricultural schools
 The bill provides that Board of Con- trol of these schools shall be changed from the Superintendent of Education, the Commissioner of Agriculture, and nine farmers. to the Superintendent of Edu- cation, the Commissioner 7of Agriculture and the Attorney General,
 Senator Dunn in speaking on the bill said that when the bill was considered at forme' session. he had been mis- quoted. He had been reported as saving that the fault with the schools at present was that certain political local jealousies existed on the Boards of Control He had said that the fault was that certain local jealotsies hurt the schools. but he had not mentioned politics. In his for mer speech he had not intended that this statement, should apply to the school in his county, Clarke. which he said, was an excellent institution. .
 Opposed by Lancaster.
 Senator Lancaster spoke against the bill. He said that the bilf was calculated to throw State politics into the opera ton of the schools. and to this he stren- uously objected. To contradict statements as to the inefficiency of schools under To- cal control, he cited as an example, the Wetumpka school. which drew 300 pupils from nine counties of this State and from three other States.
 Then an effort was made to load the bill with anne endments.
 Senator Powell of Butler, moved that the Governor be added to the Board of Control. His amendment was adopted.
 Senator Spragins of Madison moved to amend by adding the Secretary of State This amendment was tabled.
 Senator Powell said that in view of the fact that the Attorney General was on the board, and 1t seemed to be the sense of the Senate that a legal knowI- edge was required to run an agricultural school. he would move to amend by add ing the judges of the Supreme Court The amendment was tabled,
 Senator Blackmon of Calhoun. said that to have a pre-eminently legal mind on the board was a vital necessity. he there fore moved to amend by adding the name of the senator from Butler, Mir. Powell. A motion to table was lost, but the amendment was killed when 1t came up for its passage.
 Senator Johnston of Tuscaloosa thought that while the Senate had been consider ing the necessity of having lawyer on the board the members had totally over looked having financiers. he therefore proposed the auditor and the treasurer. The amendment was tabled.
 Senator Hogue moved to amend by add ing four farmers, but this amendment was defeated.
 Resolution for Recess.
 The Committee on Rules at this point asked leave to make a report. The com mttee returned without recommendation the joint resolution of Senator Morrow providing that the Legislature recess on Friday
 Senator Morrow explained that after the sixth legislative day from the close. no bills could be reported in the Senate. The sixth day was near at hand and the ftV1nn fO