The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
LAUGH-AWAY
 ALL DANGER The Capitol Not to Be
 Removed. THE WILSON BILL IS LOST As Was First Stated It Was Con sidered as a Joke. BtrIs Were Rushed Through the Senate with . Vengeance Last NiEht-
 Mobile Oysters Were
 Lauded.

Senators. in jovial mood. made up the gathering at the first night ses- sion of the Senate last night. They laughed from first 10 last. and laughed away the danger In which Senator Wilson had placed Montgomery by his bill to remove the Capitol to Birmins- ham.
 The idea appealed to them as a great joke; even Senator wilson hfm- self smiled at the avalanche of ayes" which were elfcited by the question tp table the bill. And the Capitol, thus. fs-safe in Montgomery.
 Bills were rushed through with vengeance last night, and the Senate Is due it's share of praise for speeding the date of adjournment. A good- Ahatured crowd. they eliminated the ds- bate which accompanies legislative de- liberation usually, and rushed mat ters.
 Senator Hamburger signalized the evening in his laudation anent the oysters of Mobile Bay, in a speech which had its effect in the unanimous passage of the Oyster Commission piii directly afterward. ,
 The Senate cleared the calendar or Senate bills last night. and VIII take up House bills only today.
 Frequent interruptions by messen- gers from the House with iengtny re. norts prevented rapid consideration or measures. but by the dinner hour, there remained 6 scarce sixteen otlls 10 pass during the night session.
 Immediately after the roll call or districts and the call of committee re- ports. Senator Blackmon moved that his bill be taken from the table ana put upon its third reading. The bill seeks to appropriate additional Iunos A2.> a% n1A CnnfaA ara fA soldier of Alabama, and for two hours Senators expressed their opinion as to the real object of the bill. and the condition of the State treasury. The bill was finally indeapitely postponed.
 A deal of fun was also introduced in the morning session, principally through the introduction of resolu- tions by Senators Hamburger. of Mo- bile, and Senator White. Senator Hamburger's resolution had to do with e ftting memorial to the birthday of Senator Barbour. of Dekalb county. and Senator Whites upon the service rendered by the street car company from Court Square to the Capitol Grounds.
 During the afternoon. however, the real work of the Senate was under taken when 1t was determined to clear the calendar Of Senate bills before adjournment for the night. There were approximately twenty bills to be considered, but by persistent effort. the calendar was cleared of all but sixteen by the dinner hour at p. m.
 Morning Session.
 prayer at fl o'clock although it had been announced that the session would convene promptly at 10:so o'clock.
 Immediately after the call of dis tricts for the introduction of bills and the reports of the committees Sena- tor Blackmon moved that Senate bill for needy Confederate soldiers be taken from the table and considered.
 Senator Miller of Jefferson objected to the motion to take the bill from the table, saying that If the senators were really in favor of appropriating money for the needy soldiers they should be informed that there was no money in the state treasury to liquidate any Appropriation which might be made.
 'You are not going to add dollar to his pension" said Senator Miller but you will create in the minds oi the old soldiers the impression that somebody Is against him and Is with holding hls rightful dues. In fact the creation of such an impression is the sole purpose of the bill. You simply take away from him his happiness and his peace of mind.
 'The total amount of money appro- priated to the old soldiers by the last legislature has been paid out to them The pensions have been raised. and there have been a greater number oi applicants, but every cent of the mo- ney has been paid out. The Senators should quit playing politics with the old soldiers"
 Senator Blackmon stated that he did
 Atak Ghn dictate what he should. do. and though it came with very poor grace from the Senator from Jefferson the statement that the Senate was wasting its time
 '"The Senator Is back here reversing himself." said Senator BIackmon, Ion these certain questions which sup ported here last session. He is here taking up the time of the people oi Alabama and of the Senate repeating laws that were passed at that las ses- sion, passed against my will.
 "As to playing politics. think there