The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-25
correct some errors that had bee made" replied Senator Reynolds.
 King Speaks Right Out.

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 Senator King came into the discus sion at this point.
 The Senator from Blob seems to think that all this Legislature has done has been done right and has been done better than any previ- ous Legislature has done. believe, and l honestly believe, that the people are now convinced that this Legisla- ture has done more harm to the State of Alabama than any other LeEisla- ture that ever sat In the Capitol. The Senator will find this out if he has trav- eled among the people as much as have" said Senator King.
 Senator Reid differed from Senator King. He believed that the Legisla- ture had wrought well For the interest of the State and that It's work would be approved. He knew no Legislature had ever assembled that started at its work with better intentions. He fa- vored tbe bill because 1t gave the sher- i6s Q fairer and better chance to do their work.
 motion by Senator Lusk to indefin- itely postpone the bill and the amend ment. which provided that the Sherifr should only use his pass to travel cn official business, was tabled by the Senate by vote of Is to 12. At this tuncture the Senate recessed, with the consideration of the bill uncompieted
 The Senate at the morning sA .ion passed the bill repeating the tIx or companies lending money m Alabama This bill passed without any sort of discussion. The Senate was of one mind. A mistake in legtsla.ioa had been made and 1t should be corrected
 High School Bill Passes.
 The county high school took the larger part of the morning for its con- s!deration. It seemed that every arn- ator had an amendment to the bill and some of them mad two amendments
 But only one of the amendments stuck. The Senate positively and firm ly refused all other amendments. The enc successful amendment was sent up by Senator Miller and 1t changed the provision of the bill. which required the place in which the high scnool Is to be located to deed five acres of land for school house. The amendment so changed this provision that in towns or cities five acres would not be re- quired. but a suitable site would be satisfactory.
 The bill establishes a county high school in counties in which none of the agricultural schools nor any of ths State institutions for higher learning are now located. This eliminates sev- enteen counties in Alabama. The oill carries for each of the other fifty coun- ties an annual appropriation of 5000 for the support Of the high schools
 The community in which the school Is to be located is to provide a guilt able building and equipment for the high school.
 The principal fight around the bill was on the proposition of eliminating the seventeen counties which have edu, cational institutions from, the provision of the bill.
 The fight on the bill was to get majority of the Senators to put a hlgh school in every county whether there was or was not a State Institu- ton in that particular. But the major fty was obdurate on that question. It was committed to the policy of estab- fishing the high schools only in those counties which now have no State in- stitutions. The proposition of elimi- nating this provision came before the Senate in various disguiaes. but the Senate pushed 1t back every time. The bill was by Senator Barbour. of Dekalb. and 1t came up under a spe- cial order at II o'clock. From then until the adjournment hour the Senate was engaged in discussing and tablins amendments.
 The first amendment commended it. self to the Senate. but 1t was one that was apart from the main issue of the bill and different from the questions raised by other issues. Senator Leith
 proposed 1t. and 1t was to the effect that the State could accept a deed which allowed the seller of the land for the school house to retain the min- eral rights to the land. It was adopted by the Senate.
 Ask High school in Each County, Senator Wilson first proposed inc amendment which would allow coun- ties which have already State institu- tions to secure advantages from the bill. Senator Moody. of Tuscaloosa, spoke earnestly in favor of the amend ment. He cited his own county of Tuscaloosa which had the State Uni versity and which would be deprived of the benefits of the bill. although the University did no high school work, an dwould in no sense be a connection of county high school
 Senator Merritt stood for the bill as originally drawn. He declared that he wished to see the time come when each county in the State would have a county high school. but that time had not yet come. He opposed the Wilson amendment.
 Senator Wilson supported his amend ment. He was surprised that any man should fear that there would be too many schools in the State. The same view of the question was taken by Senator Lusk. He wanted to know what senator 1t was who feared a congestion of education in Alabama.
 The amendment was opposed by Sem ator Reid. who took the county of Pike as an Illustrations county which already had State Normal School, and which, If the amendment prevail ed, would have two schools doing the same work.
 Senator Gardner resented the illus tration made at the expense of his county. His school was not doing high school work, but normal school work of the highest grade. He fa- vored the amendment. but an aye and nay vote was called for and the amendment was killed.
 An amendment offered by Senator Spragins provided that no high school l>should be located in county in which an agricultural school had been estab- lished, but the Senate put the amend ment on the table.
 To POpuIarixe Bibb Senator Thomas offered an amend ment declaring that the new schools should be located in the sections of county winch wiere most in need of high school facilities. It was further provided that no high school should be located in a town or city In which there was a railroad, or in which whis- key was sold.
 The amendment in the last sentence expressed the idea of the House mem ber who had declared the only way to get bill through the Legislature was to tack on something against the