The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-29
JOURNAL TOO MUCH
SENATE FEELS KEENLY THE mis-
TAKES OF LAST SESSION.
Started Ont Yesterday with idea Of
Reading Everything, But Re-
scinded order when Cover
nor's Message Was
Reached.

In q short session, of less than an
hours duration, the Senate launched
It's work of Legislation. yesterday
morning. with the presentation OF
forty-six bills, and with the final ar
rangement of all preliminaries. The
bills and resolutions as introduced. In
ciude the proposed income tax amend
ment TO the Federal constitution. the
compulsory education law of Senator
Reynolds. and a score of bills affect
ing banking ami Insurance laws OF
Alabama.
The Senate. with the opening OF Its
session Wednesday decided to move
g carefully. The Senators take very
much to heart the errors of their jour
nal. which have been productive of so
much trouble during last year. and
they vote upon the motion of Senator
Moody. to read every word Of the
Journal. as a part of the morning.
proceedings.
But the precaution proved a little
fnconvenient. and 1t was found that
the journal is complicated affair.
The clerk had gone half through the
Governors proclamation. which Is a
part of the Journal and threatened q
-
the next step. when some decided that
It was too much.
Senator Reese broke into the
proclamation with a motion to dis
-pense with the reading. II was lost.
but another interrupting motion. by
Senator Reynolds. a little later, was
successful, and there will be no more
Journal reading.
II was a short session of routine
presentation of bills that occupied the
Senate yesterday morning. Twenty
eight Senators were In their seats at
the roll call. and stood, for the OPEN
/ Ing prayer by Rev. H. T. johnson, of
the Dexter Avenue Methodist Church.
The death of Senator Bayles, of
Monroe, was recalled in resolutions Of
fered by Senator Reynolds. and adopt
ed. which told of the sympathy of the
Senate and provided that, when the
body adjourned Friday. 1t would be to
continue, in recess, out of respect to
his memory until Monday. at noon.
Indefinite leave of absence was
granted Senator Spragins. of Hunts
Vile, who wrote that. because of III
ness in his family. he cannot attend
the session.
The final organization came yester-
day with the announcement Of Senate
attaches, and the few committee
changes.
The presentation OF Lhe LoIty-stA
bills made up the most of the morn
ing's business, and the Senate adjourn
ed at 1870 o'clock.
Chief among the presentations was
that of the compulsory education bill
of Senator Reynolds, of Bibb county.
which provides two months continuous
attendance on schools by all white
children, between the ages Of eight
and fourteen, who live In district
in which a public is operated. The
bill as proposed, is In operative as re-
CARDS the negro race.
Twenty of the bills offered affected
the banking and insurance laws OF the
state, and went to the committee on
Banking and Insurance. The most
were introduced by Senator Hayes and
Senator Hammer. and provides for
many technical changes: to prevent re-
batting in insurance transactions, to
control fraternal insurance companies
by the state. to require accurate re-
ports from the companies. for better
regulation of the foreign unauthorized
companies
The banking legislation provides for
assistant examiners and for more
freauent examinations. ~-l. 4ss..
4 More local bills than had been
anticipated. were developed in the
senate today, with several affecting
county courts, a fishing law from Mo