The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-18

. beloved and honorsd member of this body, therefore be it
 Resolved. by the Senate. that the congratulations of this body be and are hereby extended to our distin- gufshed colleague. Senator William N. Hayes. upon his arrival at the age, of three score years and ten; that the age when. to those who, like him, have lived a life of service to his country and fellow man. the hoary head be- comes indeed a crown of glory; while the mind beneath the locks of gray Is hlled with happy memories of perfect days. and the present enlivened with activities and duties to be performed. counts each hour a separate blessing from above; while the future full of hope and undismayed by doubt shows rays of brighter lights ahead, just be- yond the horizons edge.
 Resolved, That it is the hope and the prayer of the Senate, that many years of usefulness-cheerful, healthy and happy-may be still further allot- ted to our beloved colleague, Senator William N. Hayes. and that he may long remain in public life to act as a guide and an example. in political un- derstanding and probity to those in whose hands the future of our great State must forever rest.
 
 olutions be spread upon the Senate Journal this day."
 The roll of districts was then called, and two bills introduced. Senator Reese of Dallas offered a resolution that the Senate consider no bills other than Senate bills for Tuesday and We'd nesday. or until such. time as all Sem ate bills now pending should have been disposed of. The Senate imme- dta falv aAnntaA resolution
 Another resolution was introduced proposing that the Rules Committee of the Senate meet with the Rules Com mittee of the House and fix some def mite time for the adjournment of the Legislature. The resolution was adopt ed without debate or a dissenting vote.
 Senator Reynolds of Bibb County then precipitated the debate of the morning session by endeavoring to take a bill from the Senate adverse calendar seeking to appropriate and distribute school funds on the basis of attendance and not upon population. Senator Reynolds pointed out the fact that the black belt counties were receiving funds whereby they could spend about $30 upon each white pupil counties could only have s2.6o. or thereabouts.
 Senator Thomas, Senator Barbour, Senator Horton, Senator Reese, Sena- tor Hamburger, Senator Hammer, all spoke shortly against the taking of the bill from the adverse calendar. Senator Reese from Dallas saying that the Senate did not have the moral right to put the temptation to the black counies to send the nigger to l school so as to draw funds from the State Treasury. Senator Hamburger moved that the consideration of the bill be indefinitely postponed. and the motion prevailed by a vote of 22 to s.
 Senator Gum then called up House bill 149. seeking to appropriate the ad- ditional sum of s12.o0o for public print ing for the fiscal year ending Septem- Der 80, 1909. and to appropriate the ad- ditional sum of s10.0o0 for public print ing and binding for the year ending September 30, 1910. The Senator stat ed that it was necessary that these sums Do appropriated that the Ala bama reports might be issued by the printer. The bill was therefore passed President Grey at 1 o'clock consid- cred a motion to adjourn until 4 o'clock. but on account of the strenuous ob- jections of Senators who declared that the Senate should accomplish some real work. the Senate adjourned to meet at 8:S0 o'clock.
 Afternoon Session. Immediately upon reassembling for the afternoon session at 3:30 o'cock, the Senate considered the passage Of a bill seeking to relieve banking insti- tutions conducted by individuals or firms or corporations organized under the laws of the State from the pay ment of any municipal license tax. Senator Moody of Tuscaloosa, was champion for the biil and after his ex- planation, the bill was passed.
 Following Senator Moody's bill. bill by Senator Hamne- seeking to pro- vide two assistant bank examiners for these banks was taken under con- sideration. The bilIl met with objection. Senator Merritt stated that he held letter in his hand in which the band stated that it did not want to pay Tor