The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-17
GREATER MONTGOMERY WITH
 HIGHLAND PARK IS REALITY

In order to obviate any further objec- ton MT. Bankhead moved that further consideration of the bill be postponed until 3:3o o'clock this afternoon when It shall have precedence of all other mat ters. This motion was adopted. % MT. walker of Madison asked unani- nous consent to call up House bill 4sl relating to municipal affairs ana MT. | Goldsmith of Lowndes objected. MT. Benners of Jefferson moved that | the rules be suspended so that MT. Walker could cail up the bill. MT. Goldsmith and Mir. Benners dis cussed the motion to suspend the rules. The rules were suspended and House bill 454 authorizing cities and towns to cali elections for bond issues was taken MT. Brown of St. Clair asked for . suspension of the rules that he might call up a general bin. MT. London Objects. ..Really I'll have to object" said MT. London of Jenerson. half rising to his feet. M N .aThe gentleman did not ask for unanI-
 nous consent quickly suggested Speaker Tunstall and the House laughed. Division being called on the motion of MT. Brown the House declined to sus- pend the rules. Ayes. 45; nays. IS. [ The call of counties then began and MT. Edwards of Pike called up House bill 4sS amending an act authorizing the city of Jacksonville to issue bonds. It was read a third time and was passed. Mr. Minge of Marengo called up House bill 22s to regulate the sessions of the City Court of Mobile and 1t was passed. Mr. Fletcher of Madison, called np
 House bill 20 to authorize Huntsville to issue bonds and it was passed. Mir. London of Jefferson called up House bill 269 amending the act to establish an inferior court In Birmingham. It increases the salary of Judge N. B. Feagin to 400 year.
 Jefferson Delegation Divided. This bill developed the fact that the measure had caused a breach in the Jeff ferson delegation. MT. Blackburn is the author of the bill which increases the l salary of the Inferior Court Judge to l g, 400 and provides tor his election by the people in May.
 Mir. London, who called up the bill for Mir. Blackburn. sent up an amendment
 extending the term of the present incum-
 ment, Judge Feagin, until May. 1o95, and don should seek to amend it. He appealed people.
 MT. Blackburn with sarcasm expressed HlS appfeCldIOn OI e4E. 1fOuuOu TUT CoAfHb up his bill and his surprise that MT. Lon don should seek to amend it. H eappealed to the House not to adopt the London amendment. He asked the House to let Birmingham have its way about the mat ter for Birmingham would do the right thing.
 Mir. London replied to MT. Blackburn. l He said the bill would force Judge Feagin I into an election within. three or four days
 after the passage of the bill He declared that Mr. Blackburn could not drive him
 away from his devotion to the idea of
 election of officials by the people. Mr. London is Facetious. ''Of course the people of Birmingham | will do the right thing" said Mr. Lon
 don with characteristic drawl. My pres- ence here Is an evidence that they will" This brought out a laugh. Mir. London continued his remarks un- der cross fire of questions. May interrupt the. gentleman?" ask
 ed MT. Walden, the gray-haired veteran | from Morgan.
 certainly" replied MT. London. l 'Ts Judge Feagin Confederate vete-
 ranf" queried MT. Walden. He is.''
 ''Is he an old man? He is."
 | IS ne g. crlppleE ! "He is"
 ''That settles. it," replied MT. Walden, | as he sat down.
 '"The delegation from Morgan is divid- ed." announced Mr. Callahan, of Nor gan on the heels of MT. Waldens state | ment "The gentleman from Jefferson tMr. Blackburn. came to my assistance | on a local bill the osner day and I am with him now"
 Mr. Hoffman ,of Mobile and MT. Gold | smith of Lowndes spoke against the Lon-
 don amendment.
 Blackburn is an Outsider.
 MT. Haley and MT. Benners of Jeffer- son spoke for the London amendment. They explained the conditions of the | amendment. It was shown that MT. ! Blackburn was the only member of the
 delegation who lived outside of Birming-
 ham. They explained that Judge Feagin
 was helplessly afflicted and an able Judge
 It was to save him the embarrassment | of being thrown into an election without preparation that the amendment was pre- pared.
 MT. Maner of Montgomery moved the previous question, which was ordered and Mir. Blackburn closed the debate. | He said that the Judge under considera- | tion had jurisdiction outside of BirminR- ham. He said Judge Feagin thoroughly understood the bill and had agreed to it | with the understanding that the salary | would be increased.
 Replying to questions from MT. Calla- han of Morgan, Mir. Blackburn said Judge l Feagin's term expires this month. His
 successor was to be elected by the pRes- ent Legislature unless this bill was | passed.
 While Mir. Blackburn was speaking the
 House. on motion of MT. Bankhead of
 Walker, extended its session until 5:3O | o'clock.
 | When MT. Blackburn concluded the
 London amendment was adopted. Ayes | 5S. nays 21. and the bill was then passed
 without opposition.
 | Mir. McCluskey of Lamar called ur
 House bill 516 to ratify proceedings of
 the Commissioners Court of Walker
 County and the bill was passed.
 Greater Montgomery Bill.
 At 5:15 o'clock Mir. Arlington of Mont gomery. called up Senate bill l09-the greater Montgomery billAand Mir. Hall | of Montgomery, sent up an amendment
 to exclude West End from the bill. which
 town. he said, had been recently incor-
 porated.
 It will be remembered that the bill was
 returned to the House by the Committed
 on Local Legislation without recommcn- dation.
 MT. Arlington addressed the House in
 support of the bill and in opposition to the Hall amendment. He said every null
 sation of his heart beat for the best in-
 terest of the city of Montgomery, in