The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-08
Legislators Rule That Any Measure May Bl Presented, But Can Be Passed Only by Two thirds Vote of Each Branch.

will be paid out of the treasury of Mobile county. This was the first local measure. | Senator Doster takes the position that the present appropriation to the
 Girls Industrial School at Montevallo is too small He offered bill to in-
 crease the appropriation and obviate
 the difficulty by which 300 Alabama ! girls had to be refused admission to the school. | The result of the investigation of
 the Alabama Hospital for the Insane at
 Tuscaloosa was shown in bill offer
 ed by Senator Reese. member of the Investigation Committee.
 The bill declares that the institution
 shall receive for the care of each in- stftution the sum of $4 week, which
 Is dollar more a week than is paid
 now. It Is not necessary that the full sum should be used. but the hospital authorities can use as much of 1t as
 the needs of the institution demand. The matter is named in the call of the Governor.
 The Senate convened unostentatious- ly. From all appearance 1t might have l adjourned only yesterday.
 Slow in Coming fin. l It was well after 12 o'clock when Lieutenant-Governor Henry B. Gray rapped the Senate to order. It was noticeable. too. that the Senators had not been in a hurry to get to the Cap itol. In other days they had come early | and mingled with the lobby. but yes- l terday they were slow in gathering. At noon the Senate Chamber appeared | so deserted that some of the onlookers predicted that there would be trouble about quorum.
 But this fear proved unfounded. The GQu a a uva Sfntf fha Ia st moment to come to the Capitol.
 When the roll was called 1t was shown that there were only three ab- sentees. Senators W. w. Barbour of DeKalb, Frank s. Moody of Tuscaloosa and w. c. Jones of Wilcox.
 Several of the Senators came direct to the chamber from the morning train, There was only sprinkling in the gall lery. but the crowd thickened during the preliminary debate on the State prohibition bill's Introduction.
 Secretary J. A. Kyle was in his fa- miliar place behind the tall desk and the Lieutenant Governar's first order extra session. This he did. while Sem ators leaned back in their chairs and listened indifferently.
 Senator Reese announced that there was a new member in the Senate, Hon. John Gamble of Pike, who took the place of Senator Luciens ssardper when the latter was appointed chancellor. President Gray named Senators Reese and Reid as a committee to escort Seu- ator Gamble to the dssk. where the oath of ofiice was admfnietere& to him.
 At the beginning Of the days session an eloquent prayer was offered by Rev. J. ". 0'Hars of Montgomery. He thanked God "that the privilege of serving our State and our people has been given us." He prayed, too. that truths might come to the mind of the Senators with such convictions that they would know that they came out of Righteousness.
 Senator Thomas proposed a resolu tion by which the officers of the other sessions would be continued during the extra sessiona This was unanimously adopted and only gave assurance to the general belief that the old officials would be continued in their old place. The resolution applied to the member ship of the varoius committees as well.
 Gamble in Important Post.
 President Gray announced that Sen. ator Gamble would be appointed to ev- cry committee place held by his pred- ecessor, Senator Gardner. This gives him the responsible post of chairman of the Rules Committee.
 Senator Spragins preferred re- quest that he be excused from duty from the Committee on Engrossed BillS. as he had worked hard at the onerous duties of that place during the two pre- vious sessions. The request was taken under consideration.
 On motion of Senator Thomas com mittee of three was named to inform the Governor that the organization of the Senate had been completed. On that committee the President named Senators Thomas. Merritt and Gamble.
 The committee quickly returned, with Senator Thomas bearing the Governors message. This was submitted without reading as the message had already been printed. Copies were distributed among the Senator's
 The afternoon session of the Senate was brief and devoted exclusively to the introduction of bills.