The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-01
TWO MORE
 BILLS PASS Senate Approves Conner
 Measures. PRESIDENT IS CRITICISED Rattray Resolution Turned Down
 by Upper Branch. Senator Moody Takes Occasion to score Roosevelt for stand in Panama
 Anair-Calendar Nearly

l or discussion The Senate also refused
 to pass the resolution of Representa- | tive Rattray, and while the resolution | was not beaten outright, the action oi | the Senate was regarded as equivalen | to it's disposal.
 l The Senate sent the resolution baci l to the Committee on Rules by vote | of 22 to s. This was done over tht l protest of the Rules Committee, which had sent 1t into the Senate with ia. | vorable report. It is believed when the resolution went out of the Senate | yesterday 1t went to its grave. The | Senators who took part in the briei | discussion of yesterday, and the Sem ators who took part in the longer dis cussion of Wednesday expressed theil personal endorsement of the action the | President had taken in the discharge of the Brownsville rioters, although one or two of them doubted he had the constitutional right to discharge the negro troops without trial.
 The attitude of the majority of the Senators was that the resolution raised an issue, and that its adoption would mean giving the States endorsement to the Presidents action, which they believed should not be done under the circumstances
 Moody Attacks President. The resolution was called from the calendar by Senator Hammer who want ed it passed. The Senate. he said. knew what was in the resolution, and a protracted discussion of it was un- necessary. The resolution was either just and right orait was wrong. He asked that 1t be either passed or de- feated.
 Senator Moody of Tuscaloosa took fY, hi rlro Ia, tion to criticise the action of the Pres ident in his recognition of the seces- sion of Panama. He declared the Pres ident in this had acted without the scope of his authority. He intimated the Washington government had insti- gated the revolution, had backed it UT with the strength and power of the United States government for the sin. gle advantage the unconstitutional act would give the United States in build ing the Panama Canal.
 ''The President of the United States | recognized by telegraph the republic oi Panama, several minutes before the ac- tual secession of the State of Panama | from the United States of Colombia l had taken place." said Senator Moody We go too far in endorsing the acts | of such an official. Besides, the pas | sage of this resolution is beyond the scope of the Senate's powers" As one way out of the difficulty, the Senate washed its hands of the matter by sending it back to the committee.
 Principal Measures Passed. After the Senate yesterday had com pleted its work, only a few ot the ad- ministration measures remained on the calendar. One of these provides a way in which the railroads may make ap- peal from the law made and commits sion made rates, and the other is the bill which extends the powers of the Alabama Railroad Commission, and which has been carefully gone over by Henry C. Selheimer. the constitutional adviser to the administration. The Senate Committee on Commerce and Common Carriers has, however, two or three railroad measures of considerable importance upon which 1t Is yet to de- eide.
 The principal administration meas ures, however. have gone through the Senate and are now with the House.
 The railroad bills passed yesterday. had been set down as special orders because the majority had made up its mind to get the bills out of the way, and to pass the other measures at the earliest possible moment.
 The first railroad measure called m yesterday was the measure forbidding any railroad officer from charging a higher rate for transporting any article than the rate fixed by statute, or from refusing to receive any article at the legal rate. F,a
 The bill is a part of the general scheme of the administration in ths establishment of MT. Comer's view on rate legislation.
 There was no talk about the bill One or two of the Senators asked oues- tions and then voted solidly for it. Railroads to Get Ahead of Lawmakers,
 The second bill was the measure which authorizes the Alabama Railroad Commission to compel the railroads and common carriers in Alabama 10 Issue Interchangeable mileage books The Dill was introduced by Senator Lusk, and it was known to meet the views of the administration.
 It is something of a coincidence that two days ago the Alabama railroads announced an interchangeable mileage book had heen agreed upon. The agreement provided that the thousand mile books should he sold for $25. The bill passed yesterday authorizes the Railroad Commission to compel the railroads to put these books on sale at S25 for the thousand miles. The bill encountered no opposition In the Sem ate.
 The Senate held an afternoon ses- sion an hour long. but the hour was spent to good purpose. The Senate ev- identity tried to see how industrious 1t could he. The whole hour was spent In the rapid passing of bills of a gen eral nature.
 The introduced bills yesterday in- cluded one from Senator Heacock of Talladega, which means much to the Confederate Soldiers Home at Noun tain Creek. Senator Heacock is him self a Confederate soldier. The bill, if passed. will be assurance that the Home will no longer be run as poor house."
 Bill for Soldiers Home.
 The bill carries an appropriation of S23,000. Twelve thousand dollars of this is for the maintenance of the Home. The remainder is to pay the debt hanging owe" the institution. and to pay for the construction of a new building as well Is to repair some of the other structures.
 Senator Reynolds of Bibb also intro duced bill for rne aid of the Home. The Legislature in all probability will llft the Home to a place where 1t will not have 10 depend upon the charity or the people of Alabama.
 Prayer was offered by Rev Stewart Mcqueen, At roll call, thirty-t two Sen ators responded to their names.
 The Judiciary Committee, through its chairman. Senator Lusk, reported ia vorably the Senate bill which creates a committee of five to read and revise the report of the State Codtfer, Judge J. J. Mayfeld. The bill provides that