The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-30

did not change the character of the securities.
 He was opposed by Mir. Lee of Hous- ton who thought 1t would be a danger ous proposition.
 Mir. Gunter also spoke against the bill He said if the State had a right now to lend money without interest. 1t had the right to lend 1t with interest, and there is nothing in the Constitu- ion to prevent 1t.
 Mir. Steagall said he thought the Legislature ought to give the people chance to vote on the amendment.
 MT. Tunstall said he thought 1t would lead to danger. The banks would combine to raise the taxation in order that there might be a surplus in the treasury which they could use. The passage of the bill would, in his opin- ion, put the banks in charge of the finances Of the State. in order that there might be a treasury surplus
 Mir. Sample moved to table the bill and pending amendments. which was done
 An attempt to call up Mir. Gunter's bonds to refund outstanding indebted ness, failed.
 Mir. Rushtop called for a third read ing On his bill to further regulate pri- mary electionc in the State It was a lengthy bill and sought to make many changes in the primary system. The bill puts all the primaries on the same day for the same offices. An attempt to table the bill failed and 1t went over until Thursday for final consideration.
 Publishlng Local Bills.
 At the afternoon session discussion on the bill to provide that all local bills be printed in newspapers of tho county to which they apply was re- sumed from Fridays session. MT. Glover's amendment providing that it shall not apply to counties over loo. 900 inhabitants, was first consid- cred. MT. Glover said this was done to protect Jefferson County chiefly. He said all the members of the House knew that Jefferson had passed num- Der of bills all of which had been re- ported gratis in the Birmingham pa- pers.
 Mir. Lee of Houston asked him If his amendment was adopted. whether he was in favor of the bill. MT. Glo- yer said he was whereupon MT. LLe immediately moved to lay the amend ment on the table The motion was lost. a quorum failing to vote.
 An amendment was offered by Mir. Sample that laws relating to dispensa- ries be not printed.
 MT. Goodwin moved the previous question on the amendment. stating that he considered enough of the time of the House had been wasted on the bill. The amendments were lost.
 When the vote on the bill was taken the measure was defeated by a vote of ayes IS. nays 54.
 For the second time in one day the House was called upon to consider . bill further regulating elections. The second bill was introduced by Mir. Jenkins of Baldwin. and was called by MT. Benson of Jackson.
 The bill provides that when . man moves from one county to another. he can take . certificate from the Pro- bate Judge with him. It also requires that when a man registers he must nle the exact date of his birth MT. Jen- kins said if this bill passed every qual- filed voter would be properly registered. It would put an end, he said, to irreg- ularities in the poll tax.
 There was a substitute offered for the bill that was practically the same as the original bill, but dwelt at great CT length on the poll tax question. The substitute was adopted. and passed by the House.
 Mining Bill is Killed.
 MT. Bloch then called up Mir. Johns mining bill.
 Mir. John took the floor and said the bill was finally agreed upon. after careful hearing of the friends and op- ponents of the bill. He moved 70 sub stitute the printed bill for tho origi- nal one and all of its amendments.
 MT. Haley explained amendments would be offered to the printed bill and that the final action would be in the amended bfll.
 MT. Long said he had read the bill and it put the owner of the mines ab solutely in the hands of the inspec- tors. He submitted that under the bill a man who owned @ mine would have to get consent of the man he left In charge in order to enter It. He moved to lay the substitute and the bill on the table
 MT. John asked him to withdraw his motion. and MT. Long refused to do 1t. MT. John insisted on the yeas and nays and his call was sustained. The vote was then taken and resulted. ayes 52; nays. 2S. The bill was tabled.
 MT. Goodwyn's bill to provide for the maintenance of the State Normal School for Negro students presided equipment of it's class rooms and work shops and to build and furnish addi, tional buildings. was taken up.
 Defense of Paterson School.
 MT. Gooddwyn in support of the bill. said
 This is a negro school, 1t Is true, but its relation to the white people of Alabama is directly diametrically opposite to that of any other school of like character"
 The management and control of the school. he said. was in the hands of the white people of Alabama. He com pared the school to that at Tuskegee and said the latter was controlled by Northern, Eastern and Western people, who knew nothing of the conditions in Alabama On the other hand. he said the Paterson school was controlled by the white People of the State and owned by the State.
 The school, he said, was in the con- trol of a minister of the gospel. and two others who were Confederate sol diers.
 Will this House pursue a mistaken policy and refuse these people the money they ask to educate the colored people in a way they should be educa-