The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-26
SENATE MORNING SESSION.
Several General Bills Called up and
 Passed.

The Senate met at 10 o'clock, Lieutenant Governor Cunningham, presiding. The devotional exercises were conducted by
 After the call of districts and commit tees Senator Acree of Dale sent up a resolution that the Senate rules be so a resolution without the resolution being referred to the Rules Committee.
 The motion was referred to the Com- mittee on Rules.
 tee on Rules be compelled to report on the Acree motion to set down the Sunday baseball bill as a speciai order for Il 30 a. m. The motion prevailed.
 By a unanimous vote the Senate passed the bill providing for ascertaining and marking the bounds of country burial places, and for enlarging and marking their area under stated conditions.
 The House bill providing for the regis tration and lien of judgments and de- cres, and the issuance of executions thereon and the effects of executions is- sued on judgments and decrees. and a penalty for the failure to register or in- dex judgments and decress was taken up. A legal argument was indulged in by Messrs. Thomas. Spragins. Powell. Cas- tleberry and Hogue. The bill was passed after Senator Spragins admitted that Senator Thomas had convinced him of the correctness of his argument.
 Senator Johnston called up the bill au- thorizing the State to subscribe for the fifth volume of Mayfield's Digest of Ala bama Reports. The fifth volume is sup- pIemental to the original set of four vol umes and the bill was passed, 19 ayes, 3 nays
 MT Lancaster called up his bill to en- able taxpayers and others to make vol untary contributions to be paid over to ItAA, AA fxNNfd du collected by taxation for the support of Confederate soldiers. The bill was passed without opposition.
 Hall Corporation Bill.
 The Hall bill. providing for the organ iZation of private corporations was called up.
 Senator Powell of Butler spoke briefly against the bill He thought 1t a meas ure prolific for the founding of trusts and he accordingly objected to it.
 Senator Bullock of Franklin said that the Senator from Butler had expressed his views to a nicety.
 Senator Morrow of Jefferson said that although the bill allowed combinations, still 1t did not allow combinations among competing companies.
 Senator Jones of Wilcox said that he would vote against the bill because he be. lieved competition the life of trade and he believed the bill was likely to destroy competition.
 When the bill came up for it's final passage 1t was defeated, r nays IS ayes
 The Castleberry bill providing that any city or municipality may change ar amend it's charter was called up. The bill was passed without discussion. The bill providing for the payment of the expenses of the supernumerary judge was passed. p ayes. nays.
 The only objection was by Senator Hogue who thought s50o too much. He moved to amend by making the appro- priation s2rO hut his suggestion was prNmptlv tabled.
 The Powell bill preventing interference with grand jurors was called up and passed.
 The two bills of Senator Goldsby pro- viding for the preservation or oysters. were passed without opposition.
 The House bill authorizing the Court of County Commissioners to refund money which was not due for taxes and which were collected was passed,
 Senator Blackmon of Calhoun moved that the Lusk judiciary bill be made special order for Monday at noon.
 Senator Lancaster moven to amend by making the bill a special order for We'd nesday at noon.
 Senator Thomas moved to amend by making the special order Saturday of next week
 Senator spragins moved to lay both
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