The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-10
SENATE REMOVES BAN FROM
 COTTON MILL CORPORATIONS

of the State, think we might at least throw them this crumb."
 Senator spragins explained to the Senators they might consider in ad- rance he was an interested party. for he was stockholder in one of the cot ton mills at Huntsville. He argued the benefits that would come from the bill would be conferred upon the people of Alabama, for local capital was largely interested in the Alabama mills. He pointed out that other Southern States had adopted the policy of exemption, and that if Alabama did not fall into line. its mills would be handicapped in competition with the mills of other Southern States.
 Senator McWhorter. as a member of the committee. was outspoken against the bill. He hoped the industry would continue to grow in Alabama. It had helped in the upbuilding of the States prosperity. But the Dill contained dis elimination. It gave to cotton mills Advantages that no other class of in- dustry possessed. The tax rate of Ala bama was low and not unjust to any class of corporations. and the proposed bill was filled with unjust discrimina- tion.
 Cotton Mill Bil Passes.
 The vote was then taken on the mo- ton to take from the adverse calendar It was as follows:
 Ayes--Davis, Doster. Gardner, Glenn. Gum. Hamburger. Hammer, Hayes, Hinson. Jones, King. Lusk, Miller, Rcy- holds, Spragins, Wiison-16.
 Nays--Bayles. Blackmon, Horton, Lowe, Merritt. Moody, Mcwhorter, overton. Reid. strother. Teasley, Thom- as-12. ;.
 Senator Reese again asked to be ex- cused from any further service on the Committee on Revision of the Journal, but objection was interposed by Sem ator Lusk and the permission refused.
 The ladies of the Dexter Avenue Methodist Church desired permission to open lunch stand in the rotunda of the Capitol, and a resolution was passed by the Senate giving them that permission so far is lay in the power of the Senate.
 The Senate then went into finishing the consideration of the bill which in- creases the salary of the Supreme Court judges from $3,5oo annually to $5,000. It was evident the Senate in- tended to pass the bill. but the prin- cipal fight was as to whether the amendment proposed by Senator Lus<, should or should not be adopted. The Lusk amendment provided the salaries of chancellors and circuit judges should be raised from $2.400 to $3,000. The friends of the original bill admitted the merit of the contents of the amend ment but they objected to 1t being tackled on the bills as a rider"
 Judges Salaries Raised.
 Tn the rather informal discussion of the bill, the constitutionality of the measure in raising salaries during the term of an officer was raised. Sena- tor Reese and Senator Spragins dis cussed the point, both having been members of the Constitutional Con- ventlon Both contended the act was within the Constitution, and both de- clared they would do nothing offensive to the Constitution. Senator Spragins made the point the objection was cov- cred by q special section of tho Con- stitution.
 7 The Lusk amendment was passed by a vote of IS to 6. The bill was then passed with votes to spare, although Senator Lusk had filed on the Journal a statement giving his reasons for vot- ing against the measure.
 The Senate meant to reconvene for an afternoon session. The senators ad- journed with that purpose in mind. but 1t was impossible to get quorum Sat urday afternoon. When the time for the assembling arrived, there were on- ly sixteen senators present. and the proposed session was abandoned.