The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-21

none he ever saw was = school on
wheeIs.. OF q balloon" institution go
ing around dispensing knowledge
Mr.. John had twitted Mr.. Jenkins
of Baldwin for getting aid from the
state and objecting to help for other
schools"
Mr.. Jenkins replied at length IN
which he said emphatically that Bald
win had given $4,000 for the Daphne
Normal School and received s2.5oo from
the State.
Mr.. Lee Of Houston spoke feelingly
on the Justice OF a community prom
Using a certain sum and measuring up
10 their word. He did not think the
county ought to be made to pay what
a community should In all honesty
pay.
II represent citizenship" said Mr..
Lee, which would be bound to do what
1t undertook Columbia In Houston
County was under bond and we make
good what we pledge"
Speaker Carmichael spoke in favor of
the Bulger amendment, declaring that
in a spirit Of generosity and love for
education the county boards ought to
be allowed to appropriate to the com
munities even II they do not come up
to their bids. He declared that the
outside communities In his county were
willing to help out Leighton, where
the school Is located.
The Bulger amendment was adopted
and the bill was passed, the latter by
vote of IS to 81.
Mr.. McDufie Of Monroe was given
unanimo IL consent of the House 70
withdraw II. B. 1Ss, regarding pistol
toting.
The House then ADJOURNED until 8
o'clock p. M,
Afternoon Session.
The House concurred in the Senate's
amendment to the Peete bill to prohlo-
1t the exhibition OF nude pictures. the
amendment affected the fine for VIOLA
tions of the bill.
Mr.. Hoffman. of Mobile. insisted that
there was NO quorum as had been as
certained, and demanded call of the
House, He cited Rule s, and declared
the cail should be made. The Speaker
refused, holding that there was quo
rum.
Mr.. Hoffman's insistence became
heated. He stated that, without call,
1t could not be known whether a quo
rum or not was present. nor whether
1t was the purpose of the Legislature
to force through legislation without
quorum present.
Endeavor was made to reconsider
the vote by. which the High School
bill. to provide for appropriations by
County Commissioners. was passed.
Mr.. Sherrod, of Lawrence, asked for
the reconsideration of the vote. that
an amendment could be established. to
the effect that pending litigation would
not be affected. The vote was recon-
sidered.
The amended bill was adopted, with
out the debate as accompanied the
original bill on it's passage during the
morning. la
Senate bill 10. to repeal Sections 1920
and 1742, and to amend Sections 1921.
1872, 1928, 1928. 1927 and 1741 of the
Code. was called. The Code sections
refer to the teachers examinations and
the granting of certificates. 1t places
stead of the IS fee per examination.
Mr.. Lacy, of walker, proposed an
providing that the examin-
er's salary be reduced fr"m
$1,000. He defended the amendment n
a lengthy speech, in which he pleaded
for the elimination OF every possible
ity of graft in the educational depart
ment.
He read the report of Mr.. Brooke,
Examiner of Public Accounts. The re-
port detailed the amounts drawn by
the examiners. Mr.. Lacy declared 1t
too much for services rendered.
Mr. Arnold defended the examiners
and the system of remuneration. He
read from a letter of Examiner Brooke
to Governor Conner, in which the ex-
aminer asked that the portion of his
report in which he criticised the de-
partment as to expenses and methods.
and which was the portion read by Mr..
Lacy, be stricken out as erroneous.
He declared the salary fixed to be
none too large and told of the ardu-
GUS duties OF the examiners. and OF
their own offer to relinquish the fee
system, for the salary.
The amendment of Mr.. Lacy was
tabled.
The bill at length was carried.
It provides for an elimination of spe-
cial teachers examinations; for three
examinations each year instead of two
as at present; for life certificates I'M
der certain provisions for temporary
certificates to be issued by county ex-
aminers.
The House received the Senate mes
sage telling Of the passage of the
amended Fuller bill The amendment
eliminating the section prohibiting adj
vertisement OF liquor. was read. and
Mr.. Ballard moved that 1t be adopted.
1t was carried, 81 to 2.
A tilt between Speaker Carmichael
and Mr.. Hoffman of Mobile occurred at
this juncture. Mr.. Hoffman had filed
protest to the passage of the Fuller
bill, House Bill 267. and asked that it
be spread on the minutes of the House,
The Speaker, upon receipt of the pro-
test, held that 1t could not be placed
on the minutes. inasmuch as it was IL
legally drawn.
At his refusal. Mr.. Hoffman's wrath
exploded. He cited the Speaker to
constitutional section providing for the
Il appreciate the fact that the
Speaker Of this House Is one of the
best lawyers of the state" he declared.
That he may be superior to the SUI
preme Court, but here Is the section
of the constitution authorizing my ac-
ton. and 1 must insist upon the rec
ognition of my protest."
The Speaker, however, still adhered
to the opinion that the protest was not
in accordance with Section 55 OF the
and could not be re-
ceived.
Senate Bill 80. to reconcile non-con-
current school districts in the State,
placing all under the state law in
stead of local laws. was passed.
Mr. Hoffman again introduced his
protest rising to a point of personal
privilege. His protest. being In form.
was accepted by the Speaker.
Nouarpor Conner returned a local hill