The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17

carrier corporations on the same baets
 with other corporations of tho state.
 Senator Biackmon also had series of
 questions to ask the chairman of the
 Committee on Commerce. and Common
 Carriers.
 senator BIackmon.s questions were
 framed to ascertain the effect the bill
 would have on interstate commerce.
 Taking the position that one of the re-
 plies was unsatisfactory, Senator Black
 mon said the bill had in 1t clements
 of danger to the people of the State.
 He declared 1t was possible under
 some conditions 6 railroad night be
 compelled to take case from the State court to the Federal court In [ that event. the railroad would be de- i prived of its right to do any local bus Z mess in the State. Under such cir cumstance the railroad in question
 might continue to do an interstate bus mess under tte prote stion of the Fcd-
 eral Constitution, but 1t would be coni- pelled to suspend its business between | local points in the State. Ignorant of Measure. E l Senator Thomas declared he was In ! ignorance of the provisions of the bill. !, He doubted that any man in the Sen ate had sufficient intelligence to real | ize the full significance of q bill on hearing it read one time from the desk ' of the clerk. It was his oDinion, from what he had heard of the bill in Its reading. it might Jeopardize the busf- ness done between Alabama towns. for a railroad might continue It's interstate business. and at the same tsnies aban- ! don It's intra-State business. He subv 1 mitted that the Senate should know he provisions and the effects of the bill before voting on it. H {. | T have carefully read the platform adopted by the Democratic Party of Alabama at it's convention held in this | city, but I have seen no demand in ! that platform for such legislation as Is contained in this bill" said Senator | Thomas. T shall therefore wish to understand fully the contents of this 1 measure before cast my vote on 1t :. I move the bill be postponed until
 Tuesday and that 300 copies of the 1 measure be printed for the inforana- ! ton of the members. Senator Gardner immediately moved the tabling of the motion of Senator Thomas. He said 1t was important that i all the administration measures should be passed as quickly as possible. and he was opposed to any delay But the Senate refused to table tho Barbour County Senator's motion. Senator Thomas again asked the bill De gwen IuTtHGT rODSiu6EatAOIt tAc Senate. He was sure the Senators did not wish to vote blindiy on the bill. He submitted that the Senate should be informed of the measure before 1t was called to pass upon it.
 Senator Lusk took the floor in op- position to- the motion of Senator Thomas.
 Declares People Want tt. Tt is part of the legislation de- manded by the people" said Senator Lusk. The bill does not deprive a
 railroad company of the right of ap- pealing from the Supreme Court of Alabama to the Supreme Court of the United States. But it does seek to pre-. vent the railroads from carrying eases
 to a Federal jury in order that they may get the advantage of the crowded and congested dockets of those courts and have delay of from one to two years. I hope the motion of the Sem ator from Barbour will be defeated. !" But the Senate adopted the motion of Senator Thomas by vote of IA to
 12. and the bill went over until Tues- day. The Senators yesterday displayed 6 restive spirit over their local meas ures. Senator Blackmon introduced a
 resolution which provided that begin
 ming with Monday the afternoon ses- sions should be devoted to local bills
 He wanted immediate consideration of the resolution. but on motion of Sena-
 tor Lusk the resolution went to the Committee on Rules.
 Tn the meanwhile several Senators were anxious during the days session | to call ID local bills, but Senator | Blackmon always objected On three separate occasions he objected to fotaf l bills which Senators Hammer and Me 1 Whorter wanted passed. After the | third objection. Senator McWhorter
 bided his time. At last he was recog- nized to say:
 T see the Senator from Calhoun is absent from the chambers and I there
 fore ask unanimous permission to call up local bill."
 At the same moment Senator Black mon moved from behind one of the pill lars, saying:
 'grhe Senator is mistaken. The Cal houn Senator Is in the chamber and he still objects to local measures being considered"
 The Senate, incuding Senator Me- Whorter, smiled at this.
 The Finance and Taxation Commit
 tee yesterday favorably reported in the Senate the bills of Senator Heacock
 for the better care of the Home for Confederate Soldiers at Mountain Creek. and for the extension of pensions to Confederate soldiers.
 SpraSins on Recess.
 The question of the legislative re-
 cess came up immediately after the
 roll had been called, and only eigh-
 teen Senators were found to be pres ent.
 MT Spragins brought it up, but his remarks were in the nature of an eX- planation. MT. Spragins had. on Thursday. made a fight to have the re- cess day named as the thirtieth legis-
 lative day. He arose yesterday to a
 question of personal privilege. because
 he had been informed reports had been
 circulated that his motion for the be- ginning of the recess was an effort ,o defeat railroad legislation. He de-
 clared he had no such intention. He pointed out too. that the vote showed there were a number of Senators who
 had thought as he did, that the Legis- lature should know at this time when the recess was to begin.
 He would not renew his resolution. He had seen the Governor who assured him ample time would be given the
 Legislature for the passage of all local bills. The Governor had told him there were many important administra- ton bills which were yet to be passed Ha b1d agreed with tho GOVernOr th1f