The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-26

immediate consideration. the commit tee being given leave to sit during the session, to consider the various amend ments that might be offered. This course was declared satisfact- ory to them by MT. Lee of Dale. and MT. Steagall of Dale. and Mir. Tunstan | of Hale.
 MT. Rushton of Crenshaw, who in | troduced the bill. favored It's reconsid- eration recounting some of the features | of the bill that he regarded as good ones. and speaking of various object ions that had been offered. Bill is Reeommitted. MT. Tunstal of Hale, declared that the fear of any dilatory amendments was entirely unfounded, as such amend | ments would be frivilous and an insult | to the body itself. It would be the duty of the presiding officer to declare all such amendments out of order. and he felt sure such action would be ta- ken.
 l The vote by which the bill was de- feated was then reconsidered, by viva voce vote, without opposition, and Mir Johns resolution recommitting the bill to the Ways and Means Commit tee for immediate consideration was adopted.
 l The Senate appeared promptly at noon for the joint session to elect an additional judge of the City Court of Gadsden. The roll calls showed thirty two Senators and seventy-nine Repre- sentatives present
 1 Lieutenant Governor Gray called for nominations for the judgeship at Gads- den, and Representative John Of Jeff ferson, nominated Hon. Alto V. Lee. Sr. an old comrade whom he had first met | while both were wearing the gray. There were no other nominations. and MT. Lee was elected to the judgeship. on roll call, without any dissenting votes.
 | Judge Lee is the, father of two mem- | hers of the House. Hon. W. l.. Lee Of Houston, and Hon. A. V. Lee, Jr., Of 1 Etowah, and is one of the best known
 citizens of his section of the State Both the sons had the privilege or vot- ing, with the other legislators. TOT | their father. A cousin, Hon. R. M Lee 1 of Barbour, was not present, haVins been i'll for some time.
 The joint assembly was then diesolv-
 ed. and the Senators returned to their own chambers.
 To Rebuild Athens School. MT, Rows of Madison then called up
 the bill to appropriate the sum Of $6,- 900 to rebuild the main building or the Eighth District Agricultural School at Athens. which was destroyed by storm
  without debate, by a vote of 6S to 5. Messrs. Rattray, Sherrod and Tunstau lvoting mo-
 The Jamestown Exposition bill. the first of the special orders on the cal endar for consideration. was called up by Mir. Lyons or Aobile. who introduced the bill, and who is Chairman or the Committee on Appropriations, which lconsidered 1t.
 MT. Lyons presented an amendment. Inroviding that the President of the lCommission to be appointed to super wise the Alabama exhibit at the Expo sition should receive $1,ooo Tor ms ser vices. The vote was taken at once' without debate. the amendment being adopted, AZ to 1S. the hill We have gone along, ne said and given away the peoples money like water. with an extraVa, gance that has before been unhealu o, r can't see the good that comes from appropriating s25.O0o for jun keting trip to the Jamestown Exposlt, ton We have been voting for all these other appropriation bills because we were told they were admlnis'ration measures But I fail to ind anytnlns in the Democratic platform tnat says we should provide such Juhne as,l every as this to Jamestown. asn
 member of the House to caretully con
 sider this bill and vote your honest
 belief in regard to IT,
 Exhibit Benefit To Alabama.
 Mir Haley of Jefferson, favored the lbill, believing the money wouio pe spent just as a merchant advertises ms
 business. It has been touho very Sav
 isfactory. and a good investment py
 other states, and he could see no req
 son why 1t should not be done by Ala hama. The Jamestown Exposition was
 the best place possible to advertise the
 resources of the State. and It wouio DO a good investment to spend this money
 for this purpose.
 Mr' Pitts of Perry, was a supporter
 of the bill believing 1t bad plan 10 shut oneself up in shell. He thought
 it due the State that 1t should forge
 forward, and that the wheels Of pro-
 gress" should ont be blocked.
 MT. Kornegay of Dallas. though general adherent of a policy of economy,
 was strongly in favor of the bili' ana Iof Alabama making a good showing at
 the Exposition. cor
 MT. Long of Butler, thought the S25,-
 900 proposed to be appropriated was
 mere pittance in comparison to what
 should be given for the purpose, whlch
 should be sl0O. .000 or even $20O,OOO He
 wanted such an exhibit made of the
 resources of the State that every man from the State would be proud he was an Alaba mian
 Mir John of Jefferson, saw great pos liabilities In the Jamestown Exposition
 in the displaying of the great subjects
 of American history, with which the spot was redolent, from the landing or
 the first English settlers in looi' through the early life of Thomas Jel- ferson, spent in the nefghborhod or Hampton Roads, to the first appearance of an ironclad warship in those waters.
 MT. Hughston of Lauderdale also | favored the appropriation, declaring 1t | would be shameful to permit the Con 1 federate soldiers of the State, who were going there in a body, as well as l other citizens, to see no exhibit of Ala l bama's resources
 | Jamestown Appropriation Passes. MT. Kirby of Madison opposed the bill | declaring the exhibits that would be l made at the exposition would do the | State no good.
 | MT. Bloch of Wilcox declared that Alabama, to it's great detriment. had l never been represented at an exposi- | tion of this character. and now, when | the Mother State, Virginia, called, 1t | should respond and have the great State of Alabama httingly represented | at the Jamestown Exposition. MT. Kirby offerod an amendment to change the words Jamestown EXposi- | ton" to public schools, wherever they