The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04
SENATE MIGHT SESSION.
Circuit Court and Supreme Couri
 Bills Passed.

Circuit Court and Supreme Court
 Bills Passed.
 The Senate did not meet until Il o'clock when eighteen members were present Difficulty was encountered in securing quorum.
 During the interim the Senate was en- tertained by Senator Rogers of Sumter and his two bright young sons. who with the assistance of Lieutenant Governor Cunningham, sang popular airs.
 The Supreme Court bill creating two ad- ditional justices. was called up. Senator Smith moved to table the substitute. He was assisted by Senator Goldsby. who contended that help within year to the Supreme Court would be better than nc help. which would follow if the Senate did not adopt the House bill unamended After debate between Senators Powell Smith and Goldsby, the Senate substitute was tabled and the House bill was adopt ed.
 The Committee on Conference on the redistricting court bill reported recom- mending that the Senate recede from the amendment providing for Senator Smiths Eighteenth judicial circuit.
 A minority report was submitted by Senators Frazer and NeSmith of the committee recommending that the Senate not recede.
 After a despairing attempt by Senator Frazer to have the minority report adopt ed, the majority report was concurred in.
 Acrobatic Body, Says Hogue.
 The Morrow motion to reconsider the vote by which the attorney generals ste nographer bill was defeated, was adopt ed.
 Tn reference to the reconsideration Sem ator Hogue of Perry said that the Sem ate was the most wonderfully acrohatie body he had ever seen. He urged tht Senate to stand by one proposition and make the exception to the rule. It was not clear to Senator Hogue. how the scales. which made the senators blind te the virtues of the bill before supper had so suddenly fallen.
 Senator Powell wanted to give all tho State officers stenographer and oneree an amendment to that effect. The amend ment was tabled and the bill was passed 19 ayes. nays.
 At this juncture Senator Frazer of Bul lock, was recognized and in eloquent words he presented to the officers of the Senate the gifts of the body as toker of esteem they were held In by the mem bers of the body.
 Senator Frazer referred to many oI the incidents, humorous and history mak- ing, that have occurred during this ses. sion of the Senate. Eloquentiy he touched on the pleasure the younger members ol the Senate had experienced in serving in the upper House.
 In appropriate words he presented Sem ator Joel W. Goldsuy of Mobile. presi- dent pro tenn. with a handsome silver loving cup, and Russell M. Cunningham of Jefferson. lieutenant governor. with a handsome silver pitcher. To Secretary Fillmore Garrett and Assistant Secretary J. A Kyle. he presented silver handled silk umbrellas.
 In responding Mir. Goldsby said that he had heard that words are from the heart, but on an occasion like this the heart is too full for words. He described himself as feeling Ike a college student graduating who although glad to get out into the world, was loath to leave the scenes of such pleasant incidents. He said that the cup would be cherished by him. self and his children. g.-r ,s
 Lieutenant Governor Cunningham said that the free coinage of silver Is dead, but he was glad to see that the free pitcherage of silver had been adopted. He said that he was glad that he had been able to preside over the body. The only regret that he had was that he had not been able to join in the debate. He promised that the pitcher would never be used for anything stronger than Ice water.