The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

6enatof14l OoAk9 8oyoTAl 0At9 neAoFos and that each Senator should there tor McWhorter. however. summed up in terse sentences tho various paragraphs of the measure.
 Senator Hammer wanted to know the real effect of the clause declaring the possession af . government revenue IL. censs to be prima facie evidence that the possessor was running retail Il. Quor establishment.
 Senator Hamburger stated that he did not like the clause. for it was . settled fact that until a man is proved guilty. he fs held innocent Tt looks to me-" said the Senator. like you were saying, to . man. You're guilty, nov prove you're ,innocent'-
 "This Is not prohibition biii." said Senator Reese. T am surprised that the Senator from Etowah should make the mistake that he has, Since issa, and as far back as one can remember. 1t has been the custom of courts to fix regulations for prirna facie evidence. This Is the aim of the present bill, fp this particular clause"
 The vote was taken and the bill was passed by vote of 2s to !.
 The ish bill. as amended by the on the failure Of that body to concur in the appointment the measure was rs. ferred to . special committee of Sem ators Hamburger and King.
 To Hasten werk.
 At this point House 1oint resolu- ton was brought over whereby inc Senate should consider nothing but House measures during the afternoon and night. On the following mornin | the Senate was to consider nothing but House bills. and the House Senats biiia-
 Senators foresaw that the adoption of the resolution meant . great short ening of the session, with q possibility that the extra session would adjourn Saturday night. as the resolution pro- vfded that no House bills would be con. sidered by the House after last nights : session, and. no Senate bills by the Senate after the night session. The joint resolution was adopted. and the Senators settled down to dis. nal afternoon of passing twenty-odd bills.
 During the later afternoon Senator spragfns' bill to promote the erection of cotton mills and factories in the State by exemption from taxation fos addition tos cost -.ot less than $50,0Oe 10 such mill. to except the addition from taxation. caused some animated discussion.
 Senators spragins and Maner spoke for the bill. while Senators Biackmon and Merritt spoke against it. Senator Merritt finally moved the indefinite tion prevailed by q vote of Is to 10. l. The Senate adjourned to meet in night session at o'clock. Night Session. Senator Gamble. immediately aftel the roll. call, which revealed twenty Senators. g quorum, present. moved that in view of the fact that the night session was held at a great personal sacrifice and inconvenience of each, the | discussion on each bill be limited tc three minutes each. to curtail the ses. sion as much ias possible. It was car. ried.
 Bills passed in the House during the afternoon session were reported to the Senate, and referred to committees. Senate bill 13o, by Mir. Miller, tc | amend Section 1918 of the State code relative to judgments upon appeal from | recorders courts, was passed. It was ordered that, as the bills were passed they would be sent immediate. ly to the House, without Iengrossment | Mir. Heacock's bill providing addi. | tional appropriations for repairs an6 | insurance for the old Soldiers Home | at Mountain Creek, was called. Il amends Section 2o47 of the code. AT ! appropriation of $2.e0o for the erection of servants houses. and of S2,000 fol | hospital and other repairs, is entailed It was passed, 24 to O.
 | The House resolution, to the effec that the Legislature of Alabama asi the national Congress to cooperate il | the establishment of @ Bureau of Mine | and Mining, Hooking sto improvement
 and necessary steps toward salvation of life, was Seceived and read. It wen | to the Committee on Rules. l Senate bill 14s. by Mir. Miller. pro viding for sale. lease or disposition oi
 owned by municipalities, was called and passed.
 I It provides that. in case sale or lease | be desired, a resolution be adopted ts
 that effect, bids be advertised, and ths returns from the advertisements taker as the minimum figure. A referendum to the people is then taken. and if
 popularly, the disposition is desired
 then the bid figures be taken as the ba. | sis of sale.
 Senator Gamble raised the objection
 that if outstanding bonds against tht | plant to be sold were extant, the pur, 1 chaser may have to take over the is
 sue. Senator Miller obviated the prob ability of the incubus by an amend' | ment
 The Wilson bill. to submit to ths
 voters the proposition of moving tho | Capitol to Birmingham was called Senator Hinson moved that the bill bt | tabled, and by viva voce vote, tht
 burial process met the general favor.
 Table Highway BiIi. | Senator Overton'S bill to establishS Ss
 State Highway Commission, was ta.
 bled.
 The bill of MT. strother. relating tt street improvement bonds and pro
 tests to paving, was tabled. | Senator Reese's bill to regulate tho fees of sheriffS for feeding prisoners was called. Senator Reese stated tha | the new schedule would curtail fees 1T larger counties such as the County ol Birmingham, or. beg your pardon
 Greater Jefferson" he said. The bill called for a sliding scale oi
 50 cents per day per prisoner. if not more than ten prisoners are incarce. | rated, 40 cents from ten to twenty
 prisoners, 80 cents when there are from | twenty to thirty. 25. cents from thirty | to 100, 20 cents for each prisoner wher | there are. over 100.
 Two polls were taken on Senator Reynolds's motion to table the bill, anC | the motion was lost.
 | The bill was finally passed. though Senator Reynolds objected on the grounds that 1t was persecution to feed man on twenty cents a day. Sena- tor Reese spoke for the measure.