The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-27

The Houe wrangled nearly two hours as to the compensation the members of the commission should receive. The Sio per day. that sum to include their
 in the end the House amended the bill 90 2: to make the per dism Of Of the rate of 10 cents per mile.
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 When the bill was called 1t was stat. the hospital were in favor of the bi.i known. The biii provides for a com mission to be appointed by n,;;tos the Soyse- sr- pointed by the Legislature Will cease to exist with the final adjournment of the present session.
 In explaining thefneed for the com mission Mir. John said already wo- man had testified that another wo- man had been killed at the hospital. while the board, of managers were m man claimed to- have been killed was still in the hospital. A.
 MT. Hsiey said he understood the she tee would be appointed a commission
 MT Lee of Etowah offered an amendment reducing the per oam dlem mittee from slo to s4.
 Eir. Long moved to lay the amend ment on the table and Ar. Lee called for a yea and nay vote which result
 Mr. Haley said Notwithstanding the house had failed to table the amend ment, he was satisfied the members of the House did not want to concnr in MT. Lees suggestion that the mem bers of the commission ought to be paid only S4 per day. These men are going to act in the capacity of judges. he said. yet the amendment prrooppSSsed to pay them at the rate O. $l00
 If the same commission is appointed as was on the committee; and if the commission M sat in Birm,mgaam, mnn;d hav a to pay their hotel bills in Birmingham and the amendment asked them to be patriotic service. lose the time from their business and pay their ho-
 In his opinion.. this was one of the most important questions that had come before the Legislature. This was q case where most session charges tuition. It was a case where the in vestigations should be absolutely thorough and he considered the men men who are to be on the commission ought to be properly paid for it. .uo
 MT Bugler spoke in favor of allow ing the members of the commission proper pay for their services and the expenses attached thereto. Ten nn doi, to cover this. He hoped the House would not create a situation in which member might be obliged to de- cline to serve on the commission oe- cause of the compensation.
 Wouldn't Cover Expenses.
 MT. Pitt. of Perry. said he was on the Fertilizer Committee and $i per day would not begin to pay his ex, penses. The Legislature was ,hG1imea ini,sa tee. He knew from actual experience that men could not serve on sucn . commission unless they received
 Mir. Kirby argued for the amendment He He called i; a Maniac Committee" and thought it ought not & to ecnare secelve of the Municipal Code To'. "nittee.
 MT. Goodwin said he thought the House would not question the proprie- day. This committee would be special ly and peculiarly a working committee It would be a court. one which was to perform an Sins nnpsasans hn said dd'f fhe mem bers of the Commission would be away from their homes, and their expenses above would be at least $5 or $6 per day. ,,
 The previous question was call ga: and on the question of the adoption of the amendment, and hr Lee closed the of his argument was that the House should not give to the Commission mittess which met in the recess.
 The amendment was adopted; yeas 49 nays 36,
 Mir. Lancaster offered an amendment to make the compensation $6 per day.
 MT williams. of Barbour. moved to table the amendment, which on di- vision vote was done.
 The House refused to table Gn amendment to make the mileage for the Commission 10 cents instead of cents ard subsequently, adopted 1t.
 The bill. as amended. was finally passed almost unanimously.