The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17

l whom . leave of absence was asked,
 the request being prsfsrred by Senator Senator Reese. from . place in the
 chamber, laughingly objected to the request being granted.
 ask the gentleman's pardon for being here and apologize to the Sem ate for not going home" said Senator Reese.
 House BirIs Reported. | The Commerce. and Common Carriers Committee handed in bulky report. I The report embraced all the railroad bills which had been passed by the i House. In each instance the report | was. of course favorable These bills
 joined the railroad measures which were already upon the e>Senafe calendar
 and which had begun their legislative
 life in the Senate.
 The Senate thereupon settled down and went to work, passing bills. Be- | fore the noon hour struck, 1t had ac-
 complished more work in bills passed
 than at any previous session. The Mobile Chancelior's bill, meas ure of considerable importance to the legal profession in South Alabama. was the first bill passed. The bill increases the salary of the Chancellor of the Mobile Division to sa,500 annually. part of which Is to come out of the treasury of Mobile County. From the State treasury Chancellor Smith of that Division. will receive only the same salary as the other Chancellors of the State. and he will receive from Mobile County sufficient amount to make his salary $4.500 a year. The Mobile dele gation is unanimous for the bill. which passed the Senate without objection. Senator Reid's bill to allow munich palities to convey property to the State in order to secufe the establishment of county high schools was passed with out objection.
 Antf-JuvenfIe Court Bill.
 Senator Merritt asked the immediate consideration of the bill repeating the John Juvenile DeIinauent Bill. This was in general the same bill which passed the House Friday after fight. Senator Merritt's attention was drawn to the fact that such a repeal had aI- ready been passed by the House.
 a know that replied Senator Afer- ritt but that blil has amendments to 1t which I do not want. In my County Iaqge portion of the burgiaries are committed by negro boys under II years of age and under this bill they so absolutely unwhipped of justice"
 The bill went through the Senate without the shadow Of an objection.
 Two local bills were next passed. The first was passed at the request of Sem
 
 bill a new Board of Education for Huntsville is established andea hot io- sal fight is settled.
 The second bill put in force dog tax in Russell County. The Russell Coun- ty dog owner in the future must pay the sum of sl for the privilege of keep
 Some of the Senators were afraid of dog tax and the roll had to be called three times before a quorum voted and the bill was passed
 The Madison County road bill was next called up and passed. The fine and forfeiture bill of Sena- tor Bayies, q general bill, was passed without debate or opposition. The bill provides that the Court of County Com msssioners can by resolution entered on the minutes direct the County Treas urer to transfer to the general or any
 nther fund of the County. any surplus which may remaintin the fine and for- feiture fund of the County.
 At this juncture the Senate went in- dustriousiy to work to passing the rail- road bills.
 Senator Lowe's Position. The published accounts Of the debate over the Senate resolution limiting leg
 islation at the extra session. left Sem ator Lowe in a paradoxical position. in ] that part of his remarks were pub- iished and his position was not made
 clear without the accompanying con- | text.
 Senator sI4owe was not opposed to | new legislation and especially not cp~ I posed to prohibition bill. He insisted, l however, that the Senate should first pass the bills on the subject named in
 the call. When this work was done, he believed that the Senate should take up whatever it saw fit to do. After the work indicated in the call had been accomplished. he believed that the Senate should then go into what ever legislation 1t felt should be con- sidered.
 But he did not think that the Sem ate should allow a flood of new legis- lation to interfere with the specific pur- pose of the call. He announced fur ther that he was for prohibition.