The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-14
Was Replete With Praise
 of Governor. IT HAD THE APPROVAL
 OF HIS EXCELLENCY Senator Thomas Drew an Admis. sion from Senator Reynolds. Tho Resolution Makes Assertion That the Governor Has Come Nearer Carrying Out Pledges Than
 Any other.

The Senate of Alabama yesterday laughed at a lengthy resolution full some in its praise of Governor Conner, his laws and his Legislature intro duced by Senator Reynolds. of Bibb.
 It may be Slat the Senators saw irony in the declaration of the reso- llution that oovernor Conner had "coms nearer carrying out the pledges Of the platform on which he-was elected than any Governor it may be real the Senators l thought the resolution was tnexpedi- ent; 1t may be that the Senators feit there was more important business ~ hand. But the Senators laughed. All of them laughed. But Senator Key holds was really very much in earnest. Senator Thomas, of Barbour. drew l from the Bibb Senator the admission that the resolution had been submit ted to Governor Conner and that ne | approved of it." Then the senators laughed some more.
 It was e funny incident. The Sem ate saw 1t was funny and sent the | resolution to the Committee on Ruiess This committee had ample time to re- port the resolution yesterday. It was not reported. May be 1t will be re- ported Monday.
 | l ing Senator Reynolds appeared with his resolution. It was read at full length and was given close attention The resolution was as follows: The Hesolution.
 | whereas. during the former ses- sion of this Legislature whom the rail- road regulation bills were under apn- sideration the stock of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company was selling at s96 per share. and the stock of the Southern Railroad Company was selling at SS per share and the stock of the United States Steel Company was selling at sto per share. | And whereas many persons ana newspapers attributed the extremely low prices of these and other stocks and property to the action of thig Leg isiature and whereas since the T%EEan and enforcement of the railroag@xnfA regulation laws in Alabama, the Atecl&' of the Louisville and Nashvifie RaiI- road Company, hAs advanced to siex per share and the stock Of the south ern Railroad has advanced to about $35 per share and the stock of the United States Steel Company has ad- vanced to nearly $75 per share. ana these and other stocks and property are still advancing.
 | And whereas the saving to the peo- ple of the State has been. under the | l S50OOO0. and still the dividends or these and other companies affected by | the said laws are larger now than when said laws were passed. and the facts, as submitted to the Railroad Commission of Alabama. actually show that some of the railroads In Ala bama are doing better under the new laws\ than they have ever done be- fore, and 1t is published in the daily papers in the Associated Press dis | matches that the Louisville and Nash ville Railroad Company Is preparing to issue a stock dividend of s4o.oo0.- 900 on which they will doubtless ex- pect the people of this State to con- tribute their pro rata to pay interest and dividends. l "And, whereas. it has only cost the State up to this. time out of the State Treasury less 'than s26.ooo to see that the railroads submit to the laws of Alabama,
 | And. whereas there was spent in Alabama by the State for public edu- cation more than s2s6oOooo during the scholastic year ending October l, 1905. and the cause of public education has been fostered as never before in this State,
 And, whereas. when this adminis- tration came into power the money ex- | pended for pensions was only t4S2.o0O per year. and the ofaciai figures show that during the last fiscal year eee2,- l 900 has been paid to the needy old 1 Confederate soldiers of Alabama. and the amount paid for pensions Is stead. | fly increasing,
 "And. whereas, yielding to the in- sistent demands of the people of the State, the Legislature has passed laws driving whiskey from the State. and have also passed a joint resolution sub hitting to the sovereign will Of the | people q constitutional amendment so l that they may say whether or not 1t is their desire to make this benencient change n permanent policy of our
 And, iereas. the prohibition laws | of AlabL.ma arc being enforced almost to the letter. and 1t has fGen amply demonstrated by recent developments that prohibition does prohibit; thus taking away from those who have fought prohibition fin Alabama their | chief stock in trade. argument.
 "Therefore. be it resolved that the Legislature of Alabama does hereby | congratulate the people of the State that they have a Gove1nor who has judgment and backboY and who has come nearer carrying{ put the pledges of the platform on which he was elect ed, and taking care of the highest in- terests of all the people of the State than any Governor and we assure the Governor that his place in history is i secure for all time to come. as well as in tho hearts of the people for whom he has labored long and so faith fully and so effectively"
 Approved By Governor. l Senator Thomas after the reading of the resolution by Senator Reynolds, inquired of the Senator as to the au- | thor of the resolution.
 Upon Senator Reynolds statement that he was the author. Senator Thom- as asked if the Governor had helped him in It's phraseology.
 | Senator Reynolds reply produced more laughter. He said that he had | shown the resolution to Governor Co., mer and that the Governor had approv. ed 1t,
 Senator Reese inquired in a solicit ous tone if the resolution was an | administration measure.
 Senator Reynolds tried to talk upon the resolution. but Senators ohtected on all sides with laughter and inter- ruptions, until Senator Hamburger