The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-09

troduced as at regular session and the members would work fast with view to getting home. During t..e regular session." said. Mir. John. we had twenty-two clerks and most of them did nothing but crowd the halls and draw their money. When I first came to the Legislature the Judiciary Committee alone had clerk and now it's increased to twen- ty-two. It's time to call halt" MT. Kornegav. of Dallas. asked would MT. Smith answer question. shoot her over." said Mir. Smith. Have you a bill before your com- mittee?7 asked the Dallas legislator. T haven't now. but I want to be pre- pared if I do..'
 T volunteer to act as your clerk" | spake MT. Avery. and there was | laugh.
 Mir. sherrod thought the Revision of | Mir. Hoffman. of Mobile. was cuick to | offer his services. stating that he had | had much experience in this work and 1 could furnish references. | Doesnr Get His Clerk. | The Smith amendment was defeated | on a viva-voce vote. but the Speakker | enormously announced that 1t had car ried The error was corrected under 1 MT. Smiths protest. The original re- | port was then adopted.
 The hours of the House were fixed as i follows on report of the Rules Com- | mittee: a. m to D. ni.. and from l D. m. to D. m.
 The following appointments were | announced by the Speaker:
 MesSengers--Cecil Stubbs. Wallace | McGowin. Eddie Dent.
 Pages--Morgan Sherod. Charles AL ley Ellis Cranford. John Green. Gus I Borders. Hugh Hale.
 John W. Johnson was named as read ing clerk. and Joel Barnett keeper of the gallery.
 The following committee changes l were announced:
 Judiciary--williams and Hughston l to succeed Steagall and Foster.
 Commerce and Common Carriers Garner to succeed Steagall. l Corporations-Cooper to succeed Foster.
 Penitentiary and Criminal Adminis- tration-Garner to succeed Foster.
 Municipal Organization-Powell. Of Covington, to succeed Foster.
 Game, Fish and Forestry-Garner to succeed Steagall.
 Revision of Journal--Smith. of Lee. Chairman. and Garner added.
 RuIes-Rice and McMillan added.
 Ballard Reports His Bifl.
 The first bill to be reported for a second reading was the Ballard meas ure calling for an election on. the first Tuesday after the first Monday in No- vember 1908, to decide on constitution al amendment to forever prohibit the manufacture and sale of liquor in Ala bamA. It had favorable report from the Temperance Committee of which MT. Ballard is chairman. Mir Goodwin a member of the com lnittee stated that he was not given notice of the meeting of the commit hot hn aoh side was entitled to hearing before the committee. The matter was one of great interest to every man, woman and child in Alabama and he thought that a fair hearing should have been given both sides
 "Did not the gentleman from Mont gomery have notice?" asked MT. Hon- man.
 "IIe did not replied MT. Goodwin Chairman Ballard said that notice ] was given. He himself had spoken to many members and informed them of the meeting at s:3o o'clock yesterday morning and a notice of the meeting had been posted in the Hall of the House after adjournment the day pre- 1 vious.
 MT. Goodwin replied that the no- tice should have been read at the clerks desk before adjournment. It was presumed that when the House ad- journed until Il o'clock it meant that the members who had no committee meetings announced were not expected 1 at an earlier hour. He left the hall immediately after adjournment the day previous and did not return until the time of meeting yesterday morning. He had no opportunity for seeing a notice posted at a;20 o'clock. The Speaker held that the chair had no authority over such matters ana that the discussion was out of order.
 The Committee on Appropriations made favorable report on, the Car michael bill providing for an approprf- ation to defray the expenses or the ex" traordinary session. It went to the calendar for third reading.
 Salary of Mobile Chancellor.
 Mr. Hoffman asked unanimous con- sent to withdraw his bill increasing the salary of the Chancellor of the South western Chancery Circuit to $4,50o per annum. Consent was granted. MT. Hoffman then introduced a resolution that the Legislature take up the ques- tion of increasing the salary, as if it had been in the call of the Governor.
 He explained his resolution by saying that the bill had the endorsement Of the entire Mobile delegation and was passed at the last session by an unani- nous vote but was made invalid through a clerical error. The bill was entirely local in it's nature as the in- crease In salary over lHe Sdldty iO6 ularly paid a chancellor would be paid out of the funds of Mobile County.
 He explained that Chancellor Smith does not have the assistance available to other chancellors as the City Court of Mobile has no Jurisdiction in equity causes and the entire chancery business of the big county falls on him. In ad- dition he has fifteen other counties in his chancery division. MT. Long asked would it not make the other chancellors cry for more money, but did not press his point. The resolution was heartily endorsed by Representative Pitts of Dallas and John of Jefferson.
 The resolution passed by an unani- nous vote. MT. John introduced resolution that
 the Judiciary Committee of the House he instructed to report on the mean ing of a two-thirds vote in reference to the passage of bills during a special session. The resolution went to the Committee on Rules. For a "SIfting" Committed. joint resolution was introduced by MT. Hoffman providing that special
 standing committee of fifteen members
 ten from the House and five from the
 Senate, be appointed to consider all bills introduced before the special ses-
 sion. not in the call of the Governor.
 The resolution went to the Rules Com
 mittee.
 The Rules Committee at this junc- ture reported favorably on the John
 resolution providing that the Judiciary Committee give an opinion on the -.-a.t.- of O fvo-thirds vote for pas