The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-12
buildings. bridges or roads.
 Districts of Barbour.

GAh VLVtiaAxkk IoE bn0 0lvi0tUh VI x18f- bovr County into five districts to bs and for the election of member of the Board of Revenue of Barbour County from each of said districts and two mem bers of said board from the county at large.
 Senator Blackmon Introduced ., bin ro appropriate $36,0oo to repair and erect buildings for the State Normal School as Jacksonville.
 Senator Nesmith by request introduced bhl to amend Section 1727 of the Code. and Senator Hipp, of Cullman. one to regulate the trial Of misdemeanors in Winston County.
 A bin introduced by Senator Morrow. of Jefferson, provides for the paymsnt of premiums to guaranty or surety com paniss for bonds of receivers. asagnees, guardians. executors. administrators trustees and other fiduciarias and officials of State. county and municipalities.
 Favorable reports from committees on dozen bills were received and these were sent to the calendar. The House also announced that Senate bills and ~ had been passed as amended by the House. Concurrent action on these was taken by the Senate. The House re- ported also having passed Senate bills no and n.
 Divorce Bill Passed.
 House bill 165 was the first measure to come up for third reading. This bill regulates appeals taken from dscrees for divorce, limiting the time within which such appeals may be made after a de- cree has been issued. The measure was explained by Senator Morrow. of Jef- ferson. and was passed without debate.
 Senator Jones's bill regulating public road improvements in Wilcox County was passed without opposition .as did also Senator Longs bill to establfsh a dis pensary in the town of Abbeville.
 The conference committee on the dis agreement of the two Houses on the Sem ate amendment to the general appropria- ton bill reported recommending that the amendment be stricken out ana provision made that the solicitors whose terms of office expire in 1904 shall receive in addi- ton to their salaries % per cent on all provided that such commissions shall not exceed ss0o per annum. The report was adopted
 Chairman Dunn, of the joint commit tee, appointed to consider and suggest tho time at which the Legislature should take a recess and the time for recon vening reported that the committee recommended an adjournment on satur- day. February 2s. to the first Tuesday in September of this year
 Debate on Adjournment.
 The debate of the day then opened. with Senator Rodgers. of Sumter. and Oliver of Shelby, as the leaders of the opposition to adjournment.
 Senator Rodgers. in moving to amend the report so as to call for a reconven- ing of the Legislature July IS. expressed himself as opposed to the whole propo- sltion for a recess.
 'Is there going to be a recess in order to get laws preparsd for submission to the Legislature when 1t convenes again. as has been the contention of those head ing this movement, or is it because fears are entertained that by continuing in ses- sion some laws may se passed that are not desirable?" inquired the Senator from Sumter. There should be no underhand work here; everything should be done in the open. Various pretexts have been rais- cd as justifying an adjournment, but they are absolutely without oasis in reason.
 Tt has been said that those members of the Legislature who are farmers cannot we'll afford to remain here through the spring; that they are needed on their farms. The question of a recess and a broken session of the Legislature was never mooted when these men sought election at the hands of their constituents as members of the lawmalxing body of the State. If they were not competent. if they could not then so arrange their business as to be able to remain through out the sixty days allotted for the ses- sion by the Constitution. they had no right to ask to be sent here.
 Wants Action on Commission Bill.
 'Tf we must adjourn. however. let us not do so until we have. at least passed upon the elective Railroad Commission measure. Let our record be clear in this matter at least. Let us have nothing to explain to our people. Quadrennial ses- sions of the Legislature were provided for by the Constitution, and am op- posed to any attempt to violate that docu- ment."
 Senator Rodgers contended that there was nothing In the claim made that a recess was necessary in order that com mittees might be appointed to prepare the laws necessary to bring the statutes into conformity with the new Constitution. He held that there was nothing in this con- necdon that could not be done by the Legislature as . whole and without delay.
 Senator Goldsby opposed the Senator from Sumter in a vigorous speech, citing the fact that the Constitution makers had spent months in the drafting of certain portions of the Constitution, and contend ing that the task of bringing the laws of the State into harmony with 1t was one that would require much more time at the hands of the legislators. He compar- ed the work already accomplished and that which remained to be done, declar- ing at the same time that the Senate had not shown disposition to daily or devote time to senseless tnterchanges of eour- tesies.
 Goldsby Appeals to Hogue.
 'I appeal to the Senator from Perry" said he. humorously. If this Legislature has indulged itseh to any extent in the payment of compliments"
 'I differ with the Senator from Mobile" Senator Hogue of Perry retorted.
 Then I appeal to the good sense of the Senate" replied the Senator from Mo bile. Iaughter.)
 Senator Goldsby continued.
 "If the Senator from Sumter can nro- vide a remedy. as he has stated. for the existing state of things in a two-hundred- word bill, let him do SO; then we can aI, go home.
 Senator Rodgers explained that he had reference solely to the matter of local legislation. He said he had heard ro great clamor on the part Of the people for leslsiation immediately along this line.
 senator Soidsoy. in replying. induiged in a pretty serious speech. He slIrSs's the matter or local legislation and other urgent business now before the Leets- lature. He dwelt at length on the dan. n