The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10

NCSAtA1uCN AAOAA- ooO OAAOsg  for separate accommodations for negroes and whites.
 Senator Teasley presented a bill planning certain changes in the prac- tice of the Circuit Court of Montgom- cry County.
 Native Gavel for Gray. Senator Gardner secured recognition, but instead of a bill or a resolution he held in his hand a presiding officers gavel. He desired, he said, to present the gavel to the President of the Sen ate on behalf of the Troy Normal School.
 "The gavel is of the native sweet gum of Pike County, and 1t was turn ed in the manual training department of the normal school" said Senator Gardner.
 President Gray was inclined to re- prove his friend from Pike because he had not given him at least a minute in which to prepare speech of accept ance.
 But accept it with appreciation, for myself and those who will follow me in this chair" said the Lieutenant Governor. T trust by each of us 1t shall be used fairly and impartially. In no other way will use it."
 Senator Gardner carly got into the prohibition fight. He served written notice under the rules that he would call up on the next legislative day the Sherrod anti-shipping bilI-the bill which forbids the shipping of whisky into any prohibition territory.
 Senator Lusk was almost as quick in endeavoring to get up the other temperance measure, backed by the Anti-Saloon League-~the bill to make ali saloons in the State close at 6 o'clock. Senator Lusk at the morning lea Ctzwa E..A n
 special order for the afternoon ses- sion. But Senator Teasley put in an objection. On objection the resolution had to go to the Rules Committee.
 Senator Lusk again tried to get ur the "siX o'clock closing bill" at the afternoon session. His resolution mak- ing the bill a special order for the af- ternoon session had been sent to the Committee on Rules. The chairman of the committee had not arrived and Sen ator Lusk was baked in his purpose
 Johns Lobby Bill Up.
 The regular calendar was taken up and the first bill was the so-called anti lobby bill. Senator Miller sent for ward an amendment striking out Sec tions ? and g. The amendment elimi- mated the part of the bill providing for registration book. in which every person interested in q bill must regis
 
 of the bill and the amount of money he receives for his work.
 The amendment was productive of the first debate of the hot weather session. Senator Lusk, the administration leader immediately took the floor to have the bill passed as it came from the House. He tilted against the Miller amendment.
 A Democratic convention, whose members had come fresh from the peo pie, had declared for such an antl-Iobby bill He grew somewhat excited as he described the horrors of lobby ing and he used the word "debauch' several times.
 Senator Miller declared the bill would prevent members of the Legislature from securing valuable information.
 AS for me, l nave been able to vote with more intelligence on matters be- fore this Legislature after l had talked with men who had come down here and who were informed on the Legislation under consideration" said Senator Mil Ter.
 II will not do anything which will interfere with the securing of tnfor- nation by members of the Legislature I am expecting five or six delegation from my own county, to talk to me on matters, which affect them or their in terests. 1 see no necessity for. mak- ing those men all come to the capitol