The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17

Tore the date tor the recess had been |dehnitefy nxed.
 The Recsss ccmmittees through Sem ator Lusk, notified the Senate that the rommittee could not say definitely whep the recess should begin. but that com mittee hoped. by Monday or Tuesday, to be able tc report definitely on the matter. The committee made the same report on legislative considerations as had been made by the Governor through Senator Sprasins.
 The statement of Senator Spragins, and the incomplete report of the Re- cess Committee. staved on recess light in the Legislature, for which the lines were forming. Senator Spragtns had proposed to renew his motion that the recess should begin on the thir- teenth legislative day and should con- tfnae until July 16. In the House g petition agreeing on a recess had been circulated and signed by majority of the members, and that side Of tho Legislature was also expected to make la fight. But the Governor entered the fight, stayed off the Senate contest, and killed the recess petition. Governor will Extend Recess. 1t is confidently believed the Legts- iature will now remain in session un- til the forticth legislative day Yes terday was the twenty y-sixth legisla- tive day. If the Legislature does not adjourn until the fortieth day. there
 will only remain to the lawmakers ten of the fifty days allowed them by the Constitution. The Governor. however has announced that the tine of the last portion of the recess will be ex- tended if such action Is necessary to complete the legislative work The Senate started or it's days work us if 1t were going to4clear tho senate calendar of every administration meas ure. There were only two on the etD-. endar, and both had been set as spe cial orders for last. Wednesday,, but the two special orders were somewhat lost In the days work Of both Wednesday and Thursday, and the bills never came up until yesterday, The first was pass
 cd easily and quickly when 1t was call ed up by Senator oyerton, The, meas ure was~Senate Bill IT, providing the manner in which any common carrier could contest the validity or reason abieness of any law made rate. The bill provided such suits should all be brought in the City Court of Montgou- cry. -
 Senator spragins wanted to know of Senator Overton why such l provision in the bill was necessary. The Ran dolph Senator told him the office and headquarters Of the Railroad comrnfs- sion, which would be. q party to the suit. were located in Montgomery. and that all suits in which tue state was interested were brought in the Mont gomery City Court.
 "A suit against law ma ie rate might arise in my county Of Madison. and I can not understand why all the parties to the suit, including the wit uesses, should be brought all the way to Montgomery" said Senator Spragips. ..| evnA AVAF which will permit these suits to be brought in any chanceFy or cjrcuIt court In the State"
 On motion of Senator Lusk, the amendment of Senator Spragins was tabled by a decisive vote. The bill was then passed without further oppo- sition.
 Administration Strikes Sang.
 Next to come up was the bill of Sen ator Reid. which provided for the re- vocation of the license of any common carrier in the event the common carrier moved suit or action from a State to a Federal Court. Notwithstanding that it was known the administration favored the bill, 1t was seen the measure would encounter opposition before It should be finally passed by the Senate.
 Senator Jones declared he was not familiar with the provision of the bill. He said it occurred to him the measure was one of great importance. and he was not satisfied to pass upon my bill which seemed to contain an injustice. Before he voted on the measure, he would. like to know its contents. He moved the bill be postponed until it could be printed, and copies of it ob utalned. ahs thenmembeEss of the Senate
 Senator Rlaekmen. and Senator T honiay daestfoned Senator overton as to the provisions of the bill. Senator overton said the bill placed common