The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-26
COTTON MILL EXEMPTION
 BILL DEFEATED IN, SENATE
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Takes Judicial LeEisisU


 Ashcraft. leading co $n goods manufacturer of Florence.>~ aying that if the exemption bill passed. there was a fine opportunity of securing several new cotton mill enterprises in North Alabama.
 The Senate was busy throughout the afternoon with judicial legislation. The Senate followed up its defeat of the Lusk judicial bill regulating the judi cial circuits of the State by defeating the bill to establish a. judicial commis- sion to sit during the recess. An or ganized attempt was made to substi- tute Commission named by the Leg islature for tho proposed Commission to be named by the Governor. This question was debated at length. Sem ator Leith was the principal speaker against the whole proposition. He had some fun with the proposed Judicial Commission, describing them with their feet on their desks. drawing s1o a day smoking good cigars. drinking hot toddies and splitting red, at the ex- pense of the State"
 Senator Forester, who always at- tracts attention when he gets up to speak. and who always wraps up some common sense in the words he utters, also gave the Senate a good laugh when he tilted against the proposition, because, as he explained it, Every lawyer In the Senate has different idea of what ought to be done. And when the lawyers disagree. we fellows certainly can't say what Is right"
 The substitute providing for a Leg islative Commission. however, was adopted. Its author was Senator Gum. Before the bill could be passed or re- 1ected, Senator Thomas strongly op- posed the substitute with a constitu- tional point of order. He cited the sec tion of the Constitution. which declares no member of the Legislature shall ac- cept an office of profit or trust created by the Legislature of which he was a member. He declared the substitute provided for the creation of offices which paid s10 day and that the Sen ate evidently intended to have those offices filled by men who were members of the Legislature and who were vot- ing on the proposition. In his opinion, lation of the letter and spirit of the Costitution.
 Changes Made in Circuits.
 Senator spragins solved tho whole question by moving to indefinitely post pone the pending bill and all amend ments, which was done
 A second bill of Senator Lusk's which amended number of sections of the Code, and which, to a considerable ex- tent. rearranged tho Judicial circuits of the State. was passed few minutes la ter. The bill established the Four teenth or the Walker County Circuit. and the "Poncy Circuit or the Mont gomery County Circuit as previously established by special bills already passed. The bill also created the Six teenth Circuit to be composed of the counties of Etowah. Blount and St. . Clair. Pffe b'll also moved Houston County. from the Twelfth to the Third Circuit. The bill was opposed by Sen ator F. Wilson. who Is from Blount County. one of the counties changed by the bill, but it was passed with votes to spare. being the most important judi cial Legislation passed by the Senate.
 Senator Heacock yesterday succeed ed In killing the Sylacauga branch court bill. local measure which has attracted considerable attention. Sem ator Heacock. In a way, appealed to senatorial courtesy in moving the in- definite postponement of the Sanford bill, and his fellow Senators adopted his motion.
 The prayer in the Senate was offered by Rev. MT. Malone. There were thtrty-two Senators present
 Before the roll could be called for the introduction of bills the Senate went across the hall to participate in tho joint session with tho House in the election of an Associate Judge of the City Court of Gadsden.
 The general insurance bills extend ing the insurance laws of the state was favorably reported from the Committee on Banking and Insurance.
 The bill to make the usual appropria- = tions for the encampment of the Ala bama National Guard was favorably reported by the Committee on Militia ry.
 A Governors message notified the Senate of the selection of Hon. l. II . Johnson as a member of tho Board of Trustees of the University of Ala bama. The message notified the Senate that a certificate of MT Johnson's se- lection had been lost in the Governor S office after 1t had been filed by the Su- perntendent of Education This, the message explained. had been rcsponsi- ble for the delay in sending In the nam. MT. Johnson was Immediately confirmed as a trustee of the Uniyersi- ty.
 Pass Automobile BIII
 The Blackmon automobile bill was the first measure taken up for a third reading. The original bill was consid cred too drastic by the Senate A sub
 
 by Senator Thomas, which ran closely along the lines of the present law. It makes a miSdemcanor for an automobiI- ist to continue on his way past a frightened horse or mule, if he discov- CTS the frightened animal. or if the owner signals him 10 stop. The sub stitute provided further that the auto- moblist must shut off his current or motive power while his car is station ary.
 Senator Reynolds offered an amend ment making fhe provisions of tine rcso- lution apply to traction and portable engines He explained that in his county there were d number of traction engines. uscd by saw mills which made public roads unsafe for nervous horses. The amendment was adopted.
 Senator Spragins offered the amend ment. which declared that the man in the automobile should he held responSi bIe If it should be made clear that he should have discovered the frightened horse in the road, but did not The amendment was .dopted.
 The Senate then took up the cotton mill exemption bill, and after the final vote on 1t d recess for dinner was taken.
 Syiacauga Loses Fight.
 When the afternoon session began, Senator Reynolds moved that House bill No. 324, the solvent credits bill, be recommitted to the Judiciary Com- mittee. The motion of Senator Rey- holds was adopted.
 The joint resolution amending the original recess resolution SD that the recess would begin March instead of March ,, was brought up. The amendment carried by the resolution went into immediate effect.
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