The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-25


 That provision of the bill should be eliminated. But the Amendment was tabled.
 Senator Reynolds offered a second amendment proposing that only eleven of the high schools be located by the first of next July. and that by the first of the following July eleven more schools be located. He did this, he said. because of the many appropria- tions which have been made.
 Will the Governor sign the bill If Senator Reynolds. but the Bibb County Senator said he was unable to answer the question. Then his amendment was tabled.
 An amendment by Senator Reid pro- posed that the property on which the school was to be located should be decded to either the county or State. But the amendment went the way of the others.
 public school money apportioned to the schools of the County should be used by the school. And the amendment was tabled.
 The Successful Amendment.
 Senator Miller then proposed his suc- cessful, amendment. Under 1t when the schools are located in the country at least five acres shall be deeded to the State. but when they are located in shall be a site which shall satisfy the locating board.
 Senator Strother proposed an amend ment changing the system of control of the schools. But the Senate would not have 1t. And immediately after wards Senator Spragins offered an amendment which provided that the schools which already had State insti- tutions could have County high schools. other counties in the State had secured their schools. This. too. was tabled Then the Senate passed the bill.
 The Senate met for the morning ses- sion a few minutes after g o'clock. The opening prayer was offered by Rev. Brooks Lawrence of the Anti-Saloon League.
 A message was brought over from the House informing the Senate of the amendments to the municipal bill which had been made in the House. Senator Strother moved a non-concur- renee fin the amendments. At his re- quest a committee on conference was named, composed of Senators Strother Gum and Lowe.
 The Rules Committee brought in a resolution arranging the program fo. CdSH udy D wOfA Dy tHc CcHdtc. ocH ator Thomas proposed a substitute which declared that the morning and afternoon sessions should be devoted tc the regular calendar and that the eve ming session should be devoted to To- cal bills. The substitute was intended to eliminate the possibility of favorit- ism in the fixing of special orders The substitute of Senator Thomas was adopted.
 Senator Mcwhorter ofYered reso- lution setting aside the hour from 2 o'clock to 1 o'clock for the meeting o1 committees. The resolution was adop- ted.
 Senator Hinson proposed a joint res olution memorializing the Alabama members in Congress to assist in the repeal of the bankruptcy law. The resolution pronounced the law a detri- ment to the commerce of Alabama. The resolution went to the Committee on Rules.
 At the beginning of the afternoon session the House message, notifying the Senate of the amendment made IT the saloon closing bill, was read The amendment provided that the closing hour classification of Alabama cities 1 should depend not upon the last Fed, eral census but upon the last lega census The amendment was accepted on motion of Senator Lusk. The resolution providing for an ad- l iournment until Friday also came over from the House and was adopted py | the Senate. Each Senator under the rule adopted was entitled to call up a local bill and | general bill. Senator Blackmon in | inc first fifteen minutes called up his hill amending the anti-pass law ana | inc Senate was on this bill till ad- journment.
 | BlackmOn Talks for Btll.
 The Blackmon bill can came bsls as as nnenea sooh support of the measure. He admired | the spirit which could stoop to heip a fallen foe. He could never r, under, a man to run up and strike a fallen l foe-to strike him again He submit 1 ted that during his whole service ne had never indulged in hlibustering to ed He could not appreciate that spirit ] which would move majority 10 ni- ibuster and banish measure to which | it was opposed.
 T want to say here ana now, saao tion that had improper motives in m troducing Senate bill GOA is as false ! as false can be-"
 He resented any intimatioh that ths | sheriffs of the Alabama counties coulo | be corrupted by the use of a pass.
 Senator McWhorter asked if a sherifi 1 went to a railroad and was refused a | pass. would lis future action nor In some way be affected by the refusal.
 If some fellow with a hickory nut head should be refused a pass. he might go off saving III hx em. & a1 saad Senator BIackmon. But | have never l known such a man to be elected to the | office of sheriff. The men who are elected to the office of sheriff, as l have | known them. have been among the very best citizens of their. counties: dc not know the Sheriff of Marshall Coun- | ty, but I do not believe that if he was given a pass to go to Georgia 10 get | prisoner. he would be innuenced py | that pass I know that the Sheriff | from the grand old county or Calhouh | would never do it."
 'I'n ask the Senator from Calhoun if he has not gone around and tried to get Senators pledged to vote for this bilI?" asked Senator Lusk. T did, and I have enough prom ises to pass this bill.' said Senator Blackmon. But I have not and | new CT will corruptly or wrongly solicit a vote I have done what l could prop erly do I have done what mas been done since the State was organized Senator Blackmon took up the ar, ar, gument that the passage of the bill would be a step backward. He recall ed the incident of the morning ses- sion in which step backward was made in the passage of three or four bills which sought to correct errors made at the winter session. and very properly.
 He reminded the Senator that he and his fellow Senators of the minority had warned the majority of the dange. of the bill which had been amended while the bill was on its passage. He declared that if the Senate had list