The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-27
Favors Bringing Foreign
 Labor to State. SUBSTITUTE PASSED FOR BILL ORIGINALLY PROPOSED Many Changes Are Made in Meas
 ure Formerly Defeated. Body to Be Created to Consist of Cover nor, Commissioner of Agricul-
 ture and Executive Oficer
 Salary Cut Down.

By vote of almost two to one. the House yesterday reconsidered the vote by which the State Immigration De- partment bill was defeated last week. and passed a substitute presented by the friends of the measure, who were anxious for the establishment of such department, that the right kind of inn migrants might be induced to come to
 Alabama to make their homes. and as- sist in the development of the virgin resources of the State.
 The measure was subjected to rak- ing examination. every weak place being ferreted out. while the frienos of the proposed department rallied to
 the support of the proposed enactment which they feel means so much Tor
 the future of the State.
 The principal change in the form oi
 the measure substituted for the piii
 that was defeated last week, was in
 the form of the organization of the de- partment. Instead of being made an
 independent officer of the State' to conduct his department as he might sec
 fit after having been appointed to the place by the Governor, according tc the former bill, the substitute provides that the department shall be in charge of an Immigration Commission, to con- sist of the Governor, the Commissioner of Horticulture and Industries, and the executive officer, to be named by the Governor.
 Much of the criticism of the former measure was directed at this feature of the creation of a new independent department of State, 1t being argued that the office should be made sub sidiary to the Commissioner of Agri- culture. While 1t was not deemed best
 to make so important an officer entire | ly subservient to another position al ready in existence, a decided concession was made to this sentiment in draft
 ing the substitute.
 There was considerable criticism, al [ so. of the amount of appropriation car ried under the former bill, and 1t was cut down in the substitute, to the bare amount needed for expenses The salary of the Immigration Commis' sioner was fixed at s2,400.
 carmichael Speaker Pro Tenn.
 Sneaker Martin was still too i'll tc attend the session of the House yes terday morning. and the House was called to order by Mir. John of Jener- son. Rev. J. NJ. Green of Montgomery invoked the divine blessing. Tht morning roll call showed seventy members of the House present. As usual, the journal was approved with out reading.
 When 1t came to the selection of 2 | speaker pro tenn, to take the chair du' | ring the Illness of Speaker Martin there was but one name suggested | that of MT. Carmichael of Colbert, ant l he was elected unanimously. The oatf of office was administered to him bS Mir. John.
 Mr. Shcrrod of Lawrence introduced | a resolution to recall from the Senate | House Bill No 1S9. which was passed ! Monday and sent to the Senate with out engrossmcnt. This Is the bill fix | ing the minimum term of the pubic | schools of the State at six months. Mir. Sherrod insisted that the effect | of this bill was that when schoo district did not have a sufficient func 1 to provide for a five months school | no school could be taught under the | law as passed, and that the school func | apportioned to the unfortunate district
 would he re-apportioned among th' | school districts that did have a suffi | cient fund for the five months school The resolution met with opposition | Mr Arnold of Calhoun, the author o l the bill in question, took the floor 1T | it's support After some debate, th'
 resolution failed of sufficient vote t' l suspend the rules, for immediate con | sideration, and it was referred to th' Commmittee on Rules.
 Favor Cotton Statistics Bureau. The privileges of the floor were | granted several former members of tn 1 House and other prominent men, a! | follows: On motion of MT Bloch O