The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

is no one in the Senate who plays poli- ties less than do: I am not afraid to get up on the floor of this Senate and vote against constitutional prohibition. | have perfect right to ask that this bill be taken from the table and again placed upon the calendar for third reading and passage offered the hill, in good faith, and am insisting upon 1t in good faith"
 Senator Reynolds of Bibb stated that he felt just as liberal toward the old soldiers as any Senator on the floor. But I'm not demogogue to say that everything should be given to the old soldier"
 No Apology for Love.
 None of us need offer an apology for his love of the old Confederate Soldier" said Senator Hamburger of Mobile. T love them as well as any man in this Senate. have been to their reunions for the past ten years. and was fnstrumertal in bringing the Sons to Mobile TOT the coming year. But agree with the Senator from Bibb that enough has been done for the old soldier, and submit the folio wing figures. Before the last appropria tion there we're 14s pensioners of the first class drawing a pension of 3e0, and after the last appropriation there were 1.7s1 pensioners of the first class draw. ing a pension of sso. The total num- Der of pensioners was increased from 15,000. to l6.000 In round numbers."
 Senator Reynolds moved the tablins of Senator Blackmon's motion to take the bill from the table, and the mo. tion carried the bill remaining on the table.
 A bit of fun was injected into the Senate. at this point through the in. troduction of resolution by Senator Hamburger upon the occasion of the attainment of his 31st birthday by Senator Barbour of DeKalb county
 The resolution. follows:
 A Resolution. by the Committee ou
 Piety and Morality.v
 Whereas. this the 18th day of Au. gust Is the 31st anniversary of the birth of Hon. w. O. Barbour, the beau. ttfui and accomplished Senator frou, DeKalb,--therefore be it.
 Resolved that the Senate, remem. bering the old axiom that the 'good die young" congratulates the Senator on his brilliant prospects for livins many. many years.
 That we commend to his earnest and prayerful consideration the following thoughts:
 That Honesty is the best policy" That Virtue hath its own reward That The way o fthe transgressol is hard"
 That "A lie is an abominatiou in tn. sight of the Lord"
 That What maintains one vics would bring up two children" That Fond pride of dress Is sure (
 very curse.
 Ere fancy you'd consult. consult youl
 That "women and wine. gain ans deceit.
 Make the wealth small and the wan great.
 The resolution was referred to |, committee. of all the bachelors of tht Senate with orders to report as soor as possible.
 Senator Moody then stated that ai he was to be out of town on the fol lowing day and most probably for thu rest of the session. he would move unanimous consent for the considera tion of his two bills. after whose pas sage he would not bother the Sena tors again during the session.
 The first bill sought to regulate ths vacation of parts of streets by citiel and towns for the purpose of allowing the erection of structures for the puh lie convenience on such vacated DOT IlOu6 oI tue 1LEOOts. Lu0 bAAA WSa passed by a vote of IT to (.
 The second bill was that seeking t' refund Go the municipal corporation of Alabama the tax paid by such cor porations for recording mortgages ant deeds of trust securing the bonds issu ed by such municipal corporation. Tn bill passed:
 Senator King then gained unani R0rs Nhaa d0 0rot z, three house bills, the first to creat the Mrriengo law and equity court tn second to authorize the tax collector of the State to pay over funds collect ed by them under special. general o local laws which have bsen repealed or the levy declared null and void. ant the third to repeal an act entitled aI act ito provide q road law for th' county of Mrrengo and to enforce th' same"
 All the bills were passed Senator Horton of Greene offered ; bill seeking to offer prizes to the var ious counties of the State for the bes crops mentioned in the bill. The Sena tor was earnest in advocating the bill and explaining his fine points, and [ few of the Senators impatient to ad journ, made merry by the introduction of ludicrous amendments. Ino DllI WAS pdSocus AOWONOE, oy vote of 20 to s. and the Senate wal adjourned until 3:30 o'clock for an af ternoon session. On motion of Senator Thomas however. all the pages of thu Senate were given liberty to so to th' baseball game.
 Afternoon Session. ' Senator Merritt of Macon, rap ped, the Senate to order al 3:3e o'clock for the afternoon session, Senator McWhorter nov ing that he be made the presiding ofn cer of the Senate until the arrival oi the Lieutenant Governor or the Presi' dent Pro-tem. Clerk Kyle had just an nounced the unanimous vote on the mo tion when Senator Thomas. Presiden Pro-tem. entered the chamber. and tool the Ravel.
 Senator McWhorter immediately moved the consideration of the Ballard bill to secure the enforcement of th' laws of the State. to prescribe the du ties of aheriffs and solicitors in the on forcement of laws. and to authorize fheir impeachment for wilful neglect o duty, the measure having been mad' a special paramount order for 3:3I o'clock Thursday afternoon.
 It was stated that the printed copy of the bill had been placed upon th'