The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-01
HOUSE WORKED ALL DAY ON
 BANK BILL WITHOUT RESULT


 Houston called up and had passed the biil appropriating $500 annually for the travelling expenses of the supernumerary Judge.
 In the same way the bill raising the salary of the Assistant Librarian of, the Supreme Court Library was passed. The bill raises his salary from $500 annually to $1.000 annually.
 The general appropriation bill for the support of the public schools came from the Senate and was passed. The bill makes the regular appropriation for the schools for the next school year until the funds raised by the special school tax are available. A similar bill had originated in and been passed by the House.
 The Banking bill then came up as un- finished business. Mir. Hammer of Eto- wah opposed the bill and moved the in- definite postponement of the bill.
 MT. Thompson supported the bill and commented on the change of front made by the opponents of the bill.
 Mir. Rich of Mobile opposed the oill as drastic and far-reaching. It was, he said,- drawn in the interest of the city banks as against the country banks. He discussed the bill section by section.
 MT. Benners of Jefferson said that if there were any conditions or faults in the bill it was certainly not the fault of the friends of the bill. This was the first time. he said. that the House had a chance at the banking bills. The inter- ests of the larger banks in the bill, he said. was for the purpose of securing re- sponsible agents and correspondents in the smaller towns.
 Mir. Lusk of Marshall declared the bill to be an effort to concentrate the circu- 1ating medium of the State in the larger cities. The bill, in its section 16 was ir, conflict with the Constitution, he de- clared.
 Callahan Spoke for Measure.
 MT. Callahan of Morgan saw no reason why the country banks should be the special care of the Legislature. He had carefully observed the discussion of the bill, he said. and 90 far as he could note the bill had been attacked at two points. It was clear. he said, that the bill was without defects when none was pointed out by the gentleman from Marshall. II was mandatory upon the Legislature to pass the bill and he asked if the House intended to shirk the duty placed upon it by the Constitutional Convention.
 Mir. Rushton of Crenshaw opposed the bill on the ground that the bill put 1t in the power of State officials to harrass was too drastic. he declared The Legis- lat,ure. he said. should foster in every possible way the State banks.
 MT. Blackburn of Jefferson said that he did not know what the calcium light of examination if turned upon the gentlemen who were opposed to the bill would re- veal. The gentlemen could themselves answer that question.
 MT. Hammer of Etowah said that the bill had been on the calendar since Sep- tember 1s and the friends of the meas- rIro hoA un fc %n ev,nf y4n on it's final passage. The bill would be ineffective to prevent fraud. he said no law could keep men from stealing.
 Mandatory Says simpson.
 MT. Simpson of Lauderdaie said that it had been claimed that there was not time enough for the passage of the bin.
 When will we have timef' asked MT. Simpson. -.. .........
 It was mandatory upon the Legisla- ture. he said. to pass a State banking bill and if the Legislature went away two things-"the members of the House either dis not want to do 1t. Or they did not have sense enough"
 The vote was put upsn the motion to indefinitely postpone the bill and pending motion. The House refused to postpone the bill by vote of 52 to 8.
 Mir. Glover of Greene made an appeal for his motion to allow his committee to change the endorsement of the bill which. he said, was erroneous.
 On the motion to indefinitely postpone the motion of Mir. Glover the vote was 50 ayes, A nays.
 MT. Glover immediately presented a typewritten protest against the passage signed by himself and other members of the committee. The protest set forth that the Committee on Banking and Insu- rance had not considered the bill as re- quired by the Constitution. It was signed by Messrs. Almon, Parker, Ward, Scale and Bogart. It was ordered spread upon the journal.
 The House recessed to have a joint ses- sion to elect a Codifying Commission.