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and reported favorably by the COM
mittee, occasioned considerable discus
sion. but was finally passed.
Time Limit for Appeals.
The bill sought to amend section
2S6S of the Code. relating to the time
limit for appeals. II was explained
that the bill sought to have the time
limit for appeals extended to twelve
months as the present Code made thu
limit six months. and many lawye,
found the time entirely too shol :.
Prior to 1907 the limit of appeals =
been fxed at one yer, but the { $e
Revision Committee further shortened
the time by six months. The amend
ment to the section, 1t was explained,
prior to the change in 1907.
Senator Ried attacked the bill. say
ing that six months was ample time
for litigant to make an appeal, as
all lawyers knew as soon as the judg-
ment was rendered whether an appeal
would be taken.
Senator Miller thought that the Code
Commission had undertaken to legis-
late too much. and strongly advocated
that the time limit be again made
twelve months. Senator Lowe offered
an amendment that the time limit be
made eight months, but on Senator
Strother's motion that Senator loves
amendment be laid on the table. the
amendment was lost. On the call for
the question the bill was passed.
Senator Hinson Of Lowndes I then
started the ball rolling by moving that
the vote ON Senator Reese's bill. Sem
ate n, whereby Justices of the Paaces
were given concurrent Jurisdiction with
the Judges OF the Circuit Courts In the
matter Of game and fish violations, be
reconsidered.
Senator Merritt stated that he feared
that the bill would become the incent-
I've to more litigation. and that he
favored reconsideration OF the vote
taken on the day previous.
Several Senators INDUCED in q talk
upon the matter, and Senator Horton
was sarcastic in the extreme In his
denunciation of the Justices of the
Peace. He said: I'VE have q few Of
those animals in my section of the
country called Justices of the Peace
and am not In favor of giving them
any more power. We have Justices OF
the Peace in my section OF the coun-
try. where negroes are twice as nu-
merous as the whites. who are dis
turbers of the peace and not preserv-
ers OF the peace. agree with the
Senator that the vote should be recon-
sidered.
Senator Hayes in support Of the bill
moved that the motion TO reconsider
the vote on the final passage of the
bill be laid upon the table. but the mo-
tion was lost Senator Hinson then
moved that the vote of the day prevt-
Gus be reconsidered. The motion was
carried. He then moved that the re-
considered bill be laid upon the table,
The ayes won easily ana the bill was
ordered laid, upon the table.
The Joint resolution from the House
xrn OF mr. 81 nj uAn
o'clock the Senate adjourned to mees
again at o'clock.
Afternoon sessicm.
The Senate was called to orders at
o'clock by Senator Perry. Thomas
Of Barbour county. President Gray be-
Ing absent since the, early part Of the
morning session.
gavei had raped for order. stated that
the Senate was well up with its
calendar, and that committee work was
OF the. utmost Importance He there-
fore moved that the Senate stand adj
iourned. until 1890 o'clock Thursday
morning.
Before the motion could be put by
the chair. Senator Reese of Dallas
stated that a quorum had not voted
upon bill s6 relating to chancery prac-
tice during the morning sessions, and
although 1t had been declared passed
by the president, he would not like
to have the biz voted upon by q
quorum that there might be no dis
putes.
Senator Miller said that he did not
mind the Senate voting upon the bill
Immediately, but he was afraid that
the Senate would then take up other
business. He suggested that Senator
Reese put his motion In writing. and
have his bill voted again az first nrt3er
of business Thursday morning.
Senator Reese accepted the sugges-
ton, AID the Senate adjourned.