The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-03
Resolution Intfoduusd to Appoint
 Joint Committee.
Recess VIII Be Taixen as soon as Bis Measures New Pending Have
 sesn Dispessa of.

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 While nothing definite has been set- tied as yet, there seems 8 strong like lihood that the two houses of the Deg isiature will reach adjournment be- tween February 10 and 16.
 That is the concensus of opinion among the lawmakers who discuss the subject In the corridors of the Capitol Building, and in the iobbies of the ho- tels these days There are opponents to the split session" program. of couSse. but the majority of the law more of q necessity than luxury.
 Representative Bulger, of 1~llapoosa County, introduced a resolution in the House Friday, providing for the ap- two houses, to be composed of three Representatives and two Senators, to inquire into the adxisabiiity of dtvid- ing the session, and to consider when the Iegislature should adjourn, if 1t be deemed advisable, and when It should reconvene. The resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules
 The important work of the session Is drawing we'll to close at the present tinne, though there are many bills of great importance still to be considered The sentiment among the members seems to be that the railroad meas ures, the educational bills and the pen before adjournment.
 The more important of the railroad measures have already gone through the Senate. and are now on the caien- dar as special orders In the House. The present week should see all of these measures in the hands of the Governor, with his signature attached to most of them.
 The two great educational bills, also, have passed the House. These are the measures to appropriate SS00,0oo annu- ally for the common schools Of the State. and to appropriate $5O,0O0 annu- ally for the erection and repair of rural school houses, the amount car ried by the latter bill having been in- creased by the House to s67Ooo. or These measures ought to be disposed of bv the Senate and become the law of the State within a few days. :.
 With the railroad and educational could be disposed of quickly. Per haps a day would be required in each branch of the Legislature for oratory, after which the desired measure could easily be voted through In double
 By rushing things through, the Leg islature ought to have the decks clear ed by next Saturday evening ready for adjonrnment' but .onn,,sbsd 1t IS naEe,y saY. eral days next week, perhaps the en- tire week, wilt be required to hnish things up and shape things for the lawmakers 10 safely leave the dHdirS of State in the hands of the executive department of the State government;
 Then there is another reason why adjournment likely will not be reach ed this week. There is not member of either House with sufficient hardi- hood to return to his constituents and tell them he has permitted an adjourn ment for a period of months without having first pushed through both houses that particular local Dill mat Is designed to prohibit the sale of In. toxicating liquors within 2 distsnce sts of of from the northwest corner of the foun- dation of the neighborhood church.
 Rushing Local LegislatiOn.
 The House, by it's afternoon local legislation'' sessions. has been rushing things through in rapid manner, and there are not only some forty five local and special bills on the House Calen- dar, but the other local bills that have been passed by the House afternoons during the past week have not yet gone through the Senate, and the Rep resentatives will probably insist the great bulk of local bills be passed completely through the Legislature and become laws before they will consent