The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-17
Slipped Through House
 Like Creased Cog. NONE OPPOSED THE BILL West Enders Elated Over
 Highland Park. Extension of Montgomery's uity {, Limits Will Plass It Among ' First Rank in state-After-
 noon Session of the House.
NONE OPPOSED THE BILL

Like well-oiled cog. the Greater Mont gomery bill. amended 50 as to include Highland Park in the city limits, passed the House at 6 o'clock yesterday even- ing, and since it is understood that Sena1 tor Screws will sanction the Highland Park amendment when the bill goes back to the upper house for concurrence. . Greater Montgomery is a reality.
 West End is in the bill; Highland Park is in the bill: vesuvius and Riverside and Cloyerdale are in the bill. This means that the, next census will show Mcnt- ! gnmcry to be a sure-enough city-a city pushing Birmingham and Mobile for first place among Alabama cities.
 The fuss made by nuburhanites was veritable mountain cut out of the moie- hill cloth: the so-called opposition of two members of the Montgomery delegation went for naught. The bill passed the House with not a single vote registered against it. The lobby, which had ap- peared so formidable. was shattered to pieces and eager citizens of West End who watched the proceedings from the gallery were amazed when the amendment of MT. Hall to exclude their thriving ht- tie city was laid on the table, with MT. Hall, and MT. Hall alone. voting with them.
 ,Hal1 Includes Highland Park. MT. Goodwyn was the proposer of the amendment and MT. Hall quiclkiy turned it. against him by sending up an amsnd- ment to include Highland Park. of which suburb Mir. Goodwin is Mayor. If Mir. Goodwin was chagrined when the House as promptly adopted this amenapasnt hs did not show 1t. containing himself with voting against the asnendment
 But the West Finders in the gallery were elated by what they regarded as 2 victory over Mir. Goodwin for be known. Mir. Goodwin. from the view point of the average West Ender. is a rank enemy of its newly installed Mayor and Common Council.
 Seeing the wheels were oiled for the passage of the biii MT. Maner. apparent iy in despair. and with the appearance of one who has fairly lost a fight. sent up an amendment providing that citizene who are to be annexed to Montgomery should be permitted to vote on the ques- ton. He explained very briefly that he was pledged to introduce such an amend ment
 On motion of Mir. Goodwin the amend uaent went to that indefinite place known to parIiaentary practice as the table.
 Friends and Enemies Busy.
 Annex ationists and anti-annexationists were busy about the capitol all of the day and it really appeared that q hard Aeht was at hand. City Attorney Bibb Graves: who prepared the bill and has really engineered the fight for anueva- ton outside of the Legislature. was com fident. With hi were several Montsom- cry aldermen. R. D. Lee, Mayor ot west End. was on hand early In the day and with him were two lawyers and A sprinkling of enthusiastic West End CTS.
 Late in the evening--at S:lk oclcck to be exact-Mr. Arlington called up the bill while the House was considering local hills. Mr. Arlington made the principal ,speech in support of the measure.
 Under an appeal from Mir. Goodwin. the House agreed to remain in session until disposition of the bill was made. and for the first time during this session of the Legislature, the House workeo until after nightfah.
 The only other matter of .EEeat interest at the afternoon session %aA split in thA Jefferson delegation over bill rais- ing the salary of Judge N. B. Feagin of Birmingham and extending his term of office to May, 1905, This measure precipi- tated a decidedly interesting debate.
 A resolution providing for night sessions of the House was introduced by MT. Wil- kinson of Autauga and was referred to the Committee. on Rules. It will probabiy be reported favorably today.
 Several Special Orders.
 r'tV House met at S:s0 o'clock with 12 members present for It's afternoon ses- sion.
 On motion of Mf. Arnold of Calhoun. House bill 24o providing for printing and HNtribution Of volumes of the Supreme Court was made a special order for Thurs day at IF o'clock.
 On motion of Mir. Byrne of Baldwin, House bill No. was made a special order for Tuesday aA Il o'clock. It proposes to exempt convict guards from jury and road duty.
 MT. McCluskey of Lamar moved that House bin providing for Soldiers Home be ma. the paramount special order fol Wednesday at 12 o'clock.
 This motion precipitated some discus sion being opposed By Mir. Blackburn and MT. London of Jefferson who thought other important measures should come ahead of It.
 The motion of MT. Mcciusky was lost.
 By unanimous consent Mir. Espy 0,
 
 provides for the assessment and collection of all taxes in new counties created bS the Legislature. The bill was passed. | makes provision for Houston County.
 Mir. Hoffman Of Mobile moved that 2D copies of the Starr Railroad Commission bill be printed to which Mfr. London ob jected
 Mir. Banlchead made the point of order that the general election bill was pend
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 The general election pill was then taker up and Mir. BanRhead of Walker. iti author, explained minor amendments.
 Election Bill Postponed.
 Speaker Tunstall said that since the bIl had been recommitted to a committee h, was of the opinion that 1t would agair have to be ordered to Second reading This was a matter of-law. he said. moft khan q matter of parliamentary usage.