The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-17

tUdI Wnlle every nenlDeT or tnS AiA- bama Senate differed widely from the President in politics, the Senate as a body, could pay tribute to his bravery and fairness in this instance.
 The resolution went to the Commit tee on Rules
 When President Gray had called the Senate together, prayer was offered by Rev. c. w. Young of the Anti-Saloon League. The roll call showed the presence of thirty-five members.
 The privileges of the floor were ex. tended to Messrs. J. N. Miller or Camden. L.. H. Brassell of Florala, J. B.. Ward of Abbeville and J. H. John son of Talladega.
 The call for the introduction of hills, brought out a smaller number than marked the roll call Tuesday.
 A House message came In, notifying the upper body that the Senate joint resolution providing for an examina- ton of the books of the State Auditor and State Treasurer had been so amended in the House that the report to be submitted to the Legislature should contain detailed information as to the condition of the school tax fund. the old soldier fund and other infor- nation which would be valuable to the legislators In their deliberations. The Senate promptly accepted the House amendment.
 Judiciary Committee Reports.
 The call for the standing committees to report brought out brief report from the Judiciary Committee. through It's Chairman, Senator John A. Lusk. The Committee requested that 1000 copies of Senate Bill No. 16 should be printed for distribution among the members of the Legislature. The re- port was adopted.
 Senator T.tfalx for hta nn1noiftaA submitted the Senate bill to equalize taxation on railroad, telegraph and tell ephone companies to the Senate, and asked for an amendment. His Com mittee had discovered that the bill omitted all mention of long distance. The Committee wanted the bill so amended that the words Tong distance" should be inserted in the bill to come in front of the word telephone. making 1t apply to all classes of telephone companies. The request was granted and the Committee took the bill to give 1t further consideration.
 The Committee on Rules through its Chairman, Senator Gardner, presented to the Senate the completed Senate had been suggested and agreed upon by the Senate in its session Tuesday. The report was promptly adopted.
 Senator Reese of Dallas arose with an amendment to Rule 50. It provided that the Senate should not hold any executive session except for the con sideration of an executive message from the Governor.
 An executive session is farce: its deliberations are discussed and are as much a part of public knowledge as any part of the proceedings of the Senate" said Senator Reese. I'm sure every Senator appreciates the fact that he Is a public servant, and I'm sure all of us would be willing for our people to sit in the gallery and watch our proceedings"
 The amendment of Senator Reese was adopted by q unanimous vote.
 The adjournment of the Legislature next Saturday. January d9, was provid ed for in a joint resolution presented by Senator F. P. Thomas of Barbour. The resolution recited the fact that the birthday of General Robert B. Lee is legal holiday in Alabama, and that the two Houses of the Legislature, in recognition of the day, should adjourn Friday until Monday The joint reso- iution was passed. and sent over to the House.
 A brief memorial of the Eufauia Con- fefence of the Methodist Episcopal church to the hegislataEs. pTstsst,ng mills, was in the Senate. It denounced "child labor as child slavery.v and prayed that the Legislature take some action to abolish this great evil. The memorial went to the Committee on Mining and Manufactures.
 An invitation was also read from Captain l.. A. Odom of the Salvation Army asking the Legislatures to attend the lecture of Major Berriman at the First Presbyterian Church In the even- ing.
 resolutions for a clerk to be allowed the Committees on Mining and Manu- featuring and the Committee on Peni- tentiary and Prison Punishment and the on Temperance were offered and referred to the Rules Committee.
 The Senate then adjourned to meet this morning at 1o:S0 o'clock.