The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21
ReeOn.Ider Today.

MT. UrQuhart at once moved to recon" slider the vote by which the bill was de- feated. This motion. will come up to- | day.
 Three special orders were set for hearing, on recommendation of the com-
 mit.ee on Rules, as follows: House Bills Nos. 610. 611, SIP, SIS,
 6l4, 615. 741 and 76s the general reve-
 nue bills for Thursday following the reports of standing Committees. House Bill No. 6sS, the Jamestown
 Exposition bill. for Thursday, following l the last of the revenue bills. House Bill No. 421, for the examina- tion of the soil of the State, for Satur-
 day. following the reports of standing Committees.
 Chairman BuIger of the joint conn mittee on recess submitted the re-
 port that was agreed upon by the | committee Tuesday evening. providing for adjournment of the Legislature
 from Saturday. March 2, until Tues l day. June IS.
 Mir. John of Jefferson moved to re- fer the report to the committee on | Rules. Mir. Long of Butler could sec no reason for referring the report of | one committee to another. Mir. Pitts of Dallas moved the report be adopted.
 Mir Johns motion to refer the report, however. prevailed.
 The first of the educational bills the 1 one making an appropriation for the l equipment and maintenance of the State University was called up, and the House agreed to remain in session 1 until S" were diEpcced of. MT. Lee of Etowah made a set | speech in favor of the appropriation. ] telling of the need of the appropria- 1 ton and of the duty of the State to | provide the means for thorough edu- cation.
 Amendments Knocked Out. Three amendments were proposed. One by Mir. Long of Butler. requiring the heads of various educational in- stitutions to return home. was ruled out of order as frivolous; one hy MT. Bal lard of Autauga was withdrawn. and one by MT Fuller of Bibb, cutting the appropriation in half. was promptly
 tabled.
 The Ballard amendment provided that the appropriation should be ap-
 piled to the debt claimed tn be owing
 from the State to the University. MT.
 Long of Butler denied there was any
 such debt existing. 1t having been
 compromised many years ago. Several
 members also. conferred personally
 Nuh Mir. Pollard, and 1t WIS the re-
 suit of these representations that he
 withdrew the proffered amendment.
 Upon final roll call, the bill was
 pAESGQ DY a vote OI StNNHIJ-hN0 tO
 five those voting no being Messrs.
 Coleman, of Lowndes; Crum, Fuller,
 kil:en and Sample. rhe bill was or
 q. ed sent to the Senate forthwith
 without engrossment.
 The next of the educational bills.
 that for the erection of buildings and
 better equipment for the Alabama
 Polytechnic Institute at Auburn was
 taken up and passed by vote of sev-
 cnty-two to two those voting no
 being Coleman of Lowndes, and Rat tray.
 The companion bill, approprtatlng
 $32.o annually to the Auburn school
 from the treasury, in lieu of the share
 of the fertilizer tag tax 1t has here
 tofore received. was then passed by a
 vote of sixty-seven to nothing. Both billR were sent 10 the senate without enSrossment
 The bill for the maintenance and ! aauinrnant of the Girls Industrial Sthool at Montevallo received the lar, | rSst vote of any passed during the