The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-12
part of the Senate to delegate this to committees.
 Rogers Defends His Act.

part of the Senate to delegate this wco4 to committees.
 Rogers Defends His Act.
 '-The provision of the Constitution ro< lating to the time of session of the LeuzG@ lature was drawn by the hand that he11G 1t" said Senator Rodgers. holding up q copy of the organic law of the etats. -x was . member of the Constitutfona1 Cou-. vention, and the clause touching the mat ter was well understood by thoss who adopted 1t. The session was sef after tho holidays. and what for? Simply thn& there might be unbrolken se1gious Of tho lawmakers; that such action ae is nov contemplated might not be taken. Ik wo break the present session now the mnme bers will all come back in the fall to finish twenty days that remain with thofr pockets full of bills. and rush pre- gram will be tho result. The proDoea1 b' to leave twenty days for . second sttftne of the lawmakers. that they may then come back and reorganize, which win take time, and then do all these thines mentioned by the Senators from Butler and Mobils-railroad through a pile of bills of all sorts. That would be haAky and iu-advised legislatiou with ven- geanca
 .Ars ws niggsrs to 'tech the pen and make our signs for those great men com nlto1ioueo to ok1W up our laWsf ~ dA1 incompetent, I don't propose to admit it. I'll let my constituents find that out. and they'll do 1t soon enough if am."
 And the Senators Laughed.
 Senator Thomas rose to inquire of tho Senator from 6umtsr what would bs tho difference between adJourning to 9eptem- Der and adjourning to July e eenAt0 Rodgers had proposed.
 The difference would be July and Aur gust" replied Senator Rodgers dvylE and the Senate roared with hughtsr.
 Senator Harrison of Lee took strong grounds in favor of . recess.
 Without . recess" he said, ~and with out assistance. though my friend fr0n Sumter may not need .t my work in thu matter of legislation to carry into ef- feet the mandates of the Constitut1oi would be ineffectuai. The work to be done requires deiiberation, and 1t was net the intent of the Constitutfon-malnsrD to pr ohibit a recess. I would be in favor q extending the recess still further than has been recommended by the commit tee"
 We are not answerable to the maleers of the Constitution. but to the people. said Senator Dunn of Clarke. as he moved to table the motion made by ssuato< Rodgers.
 Other motions were made touch1ng the dates of adjourning and reassembiinas but they were all tabled.
 Hogue Makes a Suggestion.
 'If the Legislature nas authority to divide the present session, 1t also has authority to divide it in any manner 1t sees At. Why should 1t not arrange to hold six separate sessions in the four years7" Senator Hogus asarsd sThe proposition is directly contrary to tho spirit of the Constitution. Fixing the ses- sion after the holidays was obviously to do away with breaking up the sesston.s'
 This ended the debate. and the vote was taken. The proposition to adjourn as the committee had recommended was carried, 24 to 8. those voting adversely being Senators Bostici. Frazer. HoguA Hurst. Johnston. Norman. Rodgers and Thonas.
 The Senate then adjourned untii io:so o'clock this morning.