The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-27
MEMBERS OF HOUSE RESORT
 TO FILIBUSTERING TACTICS

calling of the roll it shall be done from the end of the list backward. instead of in the regular order.
 If this resolution is adopted 1t will mean that the name of Mir. Block will not be called until all the mem bers proceeding his on the reversed list have had an opportunity to call their btlls-in other words, not until after adjournment.
 There are one or two other bills that the leaders of the House are not anxious to have called. and the same methods may be followed as to these.
 Among other features of the pro- ceedings in the House yesterday was a bill to provide a better jury service in all the counties of the State. which was passed after considerable discus sion.
 Another bill to occupy much of the vides that sheriffs can collect ex-officio fees to the extent of $750. Sherifrs whose regular fees amount to $1O.000 or over are exempted from the provis- ion of the bill
 Amendment to Code.
 MT. Gunter of Montgomery reported to the House the finding of the Joint Committee on Conference on the mu- nicipal code bill. It recommended the House recede from It's amendment to Section 2. which relates to times of election. This amendment was intro duced t- MT. Long of Butler. It also recommended a change in the amend ment which did away with recorders in towns of less than 2.000. and suggested inserting the words There shall be no recorders in towns"
 The third recommendation was that Mir. Johns amendment be changed to read. No Mayor or Alderman shall. af- ter his election. accept employment in O vnv1hl n nVp n of forfeiture of the office of Mayor or Alderman" Mir. Johns amendment provided for a heavy fine in such a case.
 suggestions of the Committee and gave reasons why these should be concurred in by the House.
 'If the people of a city elect Mayor employed by a utility corporation, the punishment Mir. Johns amendment in hicts was entirely out of the question" he said. If. on the other hand, a ed to office should accept such posi- tion he should not hold the office to which he was elected"
 MT. John spoke in favor of maintain ns as ta sMser sss serving two opposing corporations; 1t prevented a city engineer from doing the same thing. Mir. John said he be- lleNe0 IH6 CltlZen SnOulQ DC protected from any such double-dealing as this.
 MT. Pitts of Dallas said he objected to the amendment from the start. He understood that the gentleman from the words entirely within the city" and he was sure the rest of the mem- bers believed so.
 There were Aldermen. Mir Pitts said in the city of Selma who had been and n, way. These men are honest. upright citizens. he said. and he considered 1t was monstrous proposition to say ho that the c'sssPs 0l tomn % or Sts he happened to hold an office in . rail-
 My God. said he, "have railroads of people here that they believe no man can be honest who works for one?"
 He moved to accept the suggestions of the Committee. which motion was
 S5O,OO0 Bill is Passed.
 Senator Miller's bill to appropriate $50,0Oo. or so much thereof as neces- tion pending between the railroads and the State, was called up.
 Mir. John spoke in favor of the bill. The liberties of the people of Ala thing of the kind is not done. the House would have no rights unless 1t was sought through a Federal Judge"
 MT. Pitts of Dallas, in explaining his vote. said he thought the Governor of the State of Alabama ought to have all the money that is necessary in prose- cutting these suits.
 MT. Tunstall said he had looked into the question and knew that much of the appropriation asked for would be necessary. he therefore voted aye.
 The bill was passed. yeas 63, nays 8.
 The bill to provide for keeping the therein in repair was called and Jury Bill Goes Over.
 House Bill 941. to provide for and empanelling of grand and petit juries in all the courts of the State. was or dered to a third reading.
 It was explained by MT. John that the bill was intended to rectify y. some S, ,s juries. The bill would fit every Coun- ty in the State and would put no bur -dens on them.
 in a case shall have two strikes to the States one in all prosecutions.
 It Is desired by the bill to secure a jury commission in every County vides that the Probate Judge shall be Chairman of this commission. except where such Probate Judge Is not learned in the law. The Governor shall appoint a cnalrTIlan Oi the colHtiisSioH in such instances.
 MT Pitts of Dallas said the bill was based on the Dallas County jury law and that this law was the best that could be had.
 MT Sherrod opposed a section of the bill which prohibits man who cannot read or write from serving on the jury. He said there were men who served as soldiers in the Confederate army who were thoroughly competent to seve on the jury who would not be eligible un- der that section.
 MT John spoke of MT. Sherrod's "burst of eloquence," to which Mir. Sherrod retorted that he was sorry he made the mistake of not asking Mir. Johns permission non to tbe speak; k;, eo over until Monday and that 800 copies be printed and this was done. The bill is to occupy the same place on the cal endar.
 The resolution of Mir. Long to set aside a day to be known as bird day was lost.
 Mir. Jenkins called for a discussion of his bill to amend the act to estab- fish a State Live Stock Sanitary Board. which was passed during the winter session of the Legislature. familiarly known as the tick" bill. MT. Jen- kinss amendment affected only Bald win County. which, he said. had been greatly embarrassed by the bill. It cattle dealers out of Baldwin County.
 Argument on this question resolved itself into a question as to whether Baldwin County should be exempted from the provisions of the act or whether the whole act should be re- pealed. - af9orad SuhStitute for Mir len