The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-09
CONFER MAY
CALL Halt
Extra Session Is Heavy
Expense.
MAY ADJOURN IN TEN DAYS
Constitutional Prohibition u
Senate.
After Fight In UpDer House Resffne
Work VIII ne Rushed No
Limit BIZ state
seiens.

Since one House OF the Legislature
has declared for an election on consti-
tutionaI prohibition about November
next. and the temperance faction Of the
Senate will try to push the measure
through the Senate. with the prospecf
OF spending an extra $4,000 OF the
peoples money. II 10 said that Govern-
or Conner has decided to call the limit.
some say the whip has been Cracked
and the business has got to stop ~
the end OF this week or. In an extrem-
ky. by ten days hence. Because %
the cost of tsv.u00---if the amendment
IL submitted to.~the peopie--there are
added thousands OF dollars with the
continuous sitting Of the solons
The words of Representative HON.
man. OF Mobile. What do we care for
spending the peoples money!" uttereo
In whitening facetiousness. keep ring
ing through the state. The Governor
has already acknowledged dehcft In
the treasury. and that he will have 70
borrow money before the admintstr&-
ton In ended. But this ts founded %
the natural ebb and flow Of the nscal
tide without taking Into account this
extra session expenses.
Nor did the reckoning take Into ac-
count the expense consequent directly
upon the session. There was appro-
priated $50, 900 for more attoraeY'a
foes for fghting the railroads; TO this
is added by conservative estimate sEu,-
a0v for the possible holding OF an eicc-
ton on constitutional prohibttfons
there are likely TO be created several
new offices (already provision FOR two
additional examiners OF public ac-
counts have been made In the HQussys
and when to this added probably xs0s-
900 and $4,000 as the cost OF the sas-
sion itself. Il gives prospects Of big
ger expense bill than might be sxpect~
ed.
The House clerks are now wrestling
with the biggest bill that win probably
ind itself In that body. This 10 the
i negotiable instruments law. II - $t4x
tuaiiy d re-enactments OF the present
commercial law % Alabama II eav>
ers more than 40 typewriter paSes
It Is not eQnailed even by the yotuhii-
nous bill OF Mr.. Fuller 70 stop prohi~
bitiou violations which would run over
solid page OF the ordinary news
paper.
1t seems that the week win be one
of great routine achievement IN the
House and nervous one for the senate
Ia week fraught with a tremendous
struggle on constitutional prohibition.
The friends OF the measure have noe
ceased their efforts TO get it's passage
through the Upper Mouse as they eot
lit through the Lower House. and the
opponents are said to be making the
stand OF their lives against H. TO-
day II has been arranged by the w. G.
T. u. the Anti-Saioon League and SUN
day Schools TO lombard the Senators
with kilograms OF an urgent nature TO
vote for constitutional prohibition. But
not all OF them will be sent today Tho
pressure win be divided. On the doubt
full men the day for the vote will be
elected forN the best IN stock when
there win be bombardment sara
enough.
81 expect to get no less than 100 tel
egrams on the day we consider cons
stitutional prohibition" said a Senator
yesterday. cit In cut and dried and
viii not surprise me. I have enough
confidence In my constituents TO know
that the great majority of them are
not stirred over this thing. They are
too busy. And I understand. too. that
those who send these wires are urged
and begged to prod me on the subject
There IL q constituency to which I am
accountable which Is not showing any
activity In this matter. and II Is to
them I am attending as well as those
who are making the noise. I believe
rest Is what is needed and am for
It,"
After the constitutional prohibition
battle is disposed OF one way or an
other, routine may come in with d
rush and adjournment may come with
In week or ten days. II there IL 70
be a deficit, the Governor is OF thu
opinion that the smaller the better.
So. rush OF business may be. expected
from now on.