The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-07

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 ate had concurred in ii. and the House | then agreed to 1t by vote of fifty | eight to nothing. The conference re- port provided that the Senate receds | from it's amendment giving committing magistrates direction to turning delir- | quent children over to the Juvenile court, and that all children except boys accused of assault on women and girls l be tried in that court. The Senate resolution providing that all members of committees, or com missions of legislators authorized to sit during the legislative recess should 1 draw the same per diem as during the legislative session, urfsn order by the chairman. was referred to the Com mittee on Rules.
 The Senate Greater Birmingham bill providing for the extension of the corporate limits of cities and towns having 1000 inhabitants or more. was called up by Mir. Urquhart of Jefferson and passed by a vote of sixty to one MT Long of Butler voting no.
 Mir. Pitts of Perry presented a resolu- tion, which was referred to the Conn mittee on Rules, providing that the committee investigate the fertilizer trust. should also inquire as to wheth- CT there was a combination of the cot- ton seed oil mills.
 Montgomery Biu sidetrncked. Mir. Gunter of Montgomery sought ufianimous consent to take up Senate bill No. 190, making the two judges of 1 the City Court of Montgomery elective, but Mir. John of Jefferson objected, in- sisting on the regular order of bus.- ness, the Birmingham Police Commis- sion hfll. MT. Gunter then moved the suspension of the rules. that the bill ] might be immediately considered.
 MT. Long of Butler objected to this, saying the bill, while applying only to the Montgomery City Court, was in reality general in that the Legisla- ture had arranged for certain appeals to be taken to this court It would be easy. he said, for any person to in- ftuenee the election to get some man on the bench favorable to some partic- ular interest.
 The vote was then taken on the mo- tion to suspend the rules and place the Montgomery City Court bill on it's pas sage, and 1t failed of the required four fffths majority. the vote being 29 to 26.
 Mir. John then called up the Senate measure to change the form of the police commission of Birmingham. The measure proposes to establish commits sioners in cities of 35, 1000 population or more in counties of 125.000. or more, population. The Mayors of such cities are to be chairmen of such c0mmis- sions, which are to include two other members, to be elected for four years, one every two years.
 MT. Urquhart of Jefferson offered an amendment providing the bill should not be effective until majority of the electors voting at any municipal elec- tion should ratify it.
 Advocates New Commission
 Mir. John strongly upheld the bill. declaring 1t was favored by the great majority of the people of Birmingham, as necessary correction of a condition of great evil that existed in that city.
 Mir. Urquhart of Jefferson declared the bill in question sought only to change the form of the police com- mission, not to abolish it. as demanded by the people there, and the petitions that had been filed.
 Mir. Glover of Jefferson also opposed the bill. unless the amendment provid- ing for the election were included in the measure. He thought no harm could come, If all the people of Bir- mingham wanted this bill. from sub hitting it to a vote of the people at the May election.
 Mir. King of Jefferson favored the measure as one that was demanded by by the people. Mr. Haley of Jefferson also favored the bill, which should be- come effective at once, without wait ing for an election. because the people there were anxious for a change.
 MT. John again took the floor SUD- porting the bill. The demand of the ministers and of the people was for the abolition of the present Police Commis- sion, rather than of the commission form of police control.
 MT. John referred to a scandal in the Police Commission of Birmingham. when member of the commission was exposed as tho keeper of low dive, known as the Rabbit Foot" for which he secured protection. insisting that honest policemen should be kept off that beat. Upon his exposure, he sim ply asked the people what they were going to do about it. and refused to resign his position.
 MT. Urquhart closed the debate in favor of his amendment and the votes were then taken.
 Mir. Glover's motion to postpone &C., tion until July was lost by big chorus of 'noes," and the Urquhart amend ment was then lost by a vote of 13 to 56. Those voting aff1rmatively were Messrs. Arlington, Coleman of LOwndes, Glover, Goodwin, Johnson, Lacy of Walker Pitts of Perry, Pow ell of Bullock, Scale. Tunstall, Urqu- hart and Vann.
 Birmingham Bill is Passed.
 Upon final passage there were 65 ayes and nays, and the bill was passed. Those voting no were Messrs Glover, Pitts of Perry, Scale, Tunstall and Urqu- hart.
 Senate bill No. 3, which was set for a special order for February 21, and has been at the head of the calendar for some time, was next taken up and passed without debate by a vote of 54 to 0. The measure provides that the valuation for assessment purposes of the property of railroads, tele- graph and telephone lines shall be fix ed in the same manner as other prop erty, at the ordinary price of fee sim pie of the property. as commonly sold. | Senate bill No. 4, to prevent and punish the unlawful use of money, funds or property of corporations and | associations, was next taken up and passed without opposition.
 MT. Rushton of Crenshaw secured consideration of the vagrancy bill. MT. | Tunstall of Hale offered an amendment providing that vagrants. upon convic- | tion, might either be fined or put to work the provision for Imprisonment | being stricken out. The amendment was subjected to some discussion, Messrs Tunstall of Hale and John of Jefferson favoring 1t, and Messrs Jen- kins of Baldwin and Long of Butler | oposing 1t. The amendment was adopted by a vote of 42 to 14, those voting no being Messrs Burney, Car michael of Clay, Edwards, Haley, Jen- | kins, Long of Butler Lyons, Mitchell,