The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13
SENATOR'S
 MAKE MERRY Strain of Administration Work Over. WORK ON LOCAL BILLS Senator's Urge Necessity of Getting
 Them Through. Ehe senate Passes the Bin Calling for the Esuc.tion of Children Upon
 the Evils of In-
 temperance.

working over time in their effort to pass measures which were not includ- ed in Governor Corners call The statement was made that administra- ton measures were certain of passage, whenever brought up, and local meas ures and those bills not included in the call should be given precedapce.
 Toward the late afternoon resolution and counter-resolution, substitutes for resolution. and objection to all resoiu- tions. making 1t necessary to refer them all to the Committee on Rules. reports from the Committee on Rules. and objection to the report of the com mfttee made the Senate a rollicking air. The tense moments of passing constitutional prohibition were past. and the Senators made merry. Pres fdent Gray finally adjourned the body, although resolutions and calls of MT. President" MT. President" were coming thick and fast.
 During the passage of those acts, seven in number. repeating certain rail- road rate legislation passed by the former special session. Senator King convulsed the Senate with his motion: "Mr. President, I move that while the Senate is passing these bills repeating those railroad bills passed at the first special session. the minority of this body gather under the central electric
 
 While the lamp holds out to burn, the vilest sinner may return
 The motion of Senator King was 2 passed with much laughter. and Pres tdent Gray So ordered the minority.
 But following upon the constitutional bill passed Wednesday night Senator Hayes called up MT. Peete's bill to educate the children of Alabama on the evils of intemperance. The bill provides that ulumined placards bear ing notices shall be placed about the school room. and that the children shall be instructed upon them. There was no discussion upon the bill what ever, and it was passed.
 Senator Moody's bill to regulate the sale of drugs. medicines. or poisons in the State and to provide for the cre- atfon of Board of Pharmacy. was brought up, and passed with an amendment making certain changes in various lines of the several sections The amendment was offered by the committed. and was acceptable to the originator of the b1ll.
 1EorninG' Session.
 Meeting at Il o'clock the Senate was led in prayer by Dr. Fainser of Lafayette.
 On the roll call of districts Senator Reynolds of Bibb introduced two bills, ithe one seeking to prevent to owning --y operation <of cotton congresses by fe railroads in the state, and the ,ther to prevent members of the q Board of Revenue. Court of County Commissioners from dealing with or holding contracts of the county of which they are officers. v
 Senator Spragins of Madison then Introduced resolution setting forth fhat the figures furnished by Cover nor Conner on a former resolution lwere not satisfactory. and further in formation as to the credit on hand for the school fund, for the soldiers fund lAnd for the general fund together with fthe actual amount of cash on hand on last Saturday night, was requested.
 Senator Miller stated that on the sreading of the resolution by the clerk Eof the Senate, very little attention had lbeen paid to the wording, and that he would therefore read it again. He anoved to strike out the whereas in the words were not complimentary to the Governor
 Senator Spragins was of the opinion that Senator Miller was unduly sensi- tive, that no discourtesy had been of fered or was intended to be offered to chief executive of the state, but that the Governor had not furnishej the information requested. by the first resolution.
 Not DiscOurteous.
 Senator Moody argued that the Sena- tor from Madison. Senator Spragins was correct in his statements in that the terms of the resolution were moi uncomplimentary and discourteous to the Governor. T wish" said Senator Moody, ito be extremely courteous to the man with whom l have differed think that the resolution Is perfectly proper. I therefore move to table the amendment of Senator Miller, striking ssrxzh aoGg appear"
 Senator Miller's amendment was however, passed, and the resolution was passed as amended.
 Senator Doster then moved the con eideration of two local bills, House bill 2Sl and House bill 2S0. the one seek. ing to establish a county court for the county of Shelby and the other tc abolish the county court of Shelby oi which the Judge of Probate is ex- pfficio judge, and to transfer the cases pending in said abolished court to the county court of Shelby as established by the special session. Both bills were passed.
 Senator Hammer then called ur House bill 1O2, to permit cities and towns additional time in which to sel bonds to pay outstanding debts not secured by bonds under provisions oi an act of the Legislature approved August l4, lSUt, and 10 validate ana lconflrm issues of bonds made under said act.
 Senator Hammer explained that the bill was a local one although 1t seemed to partake of a general nature. He explained that there were but two cities of the state who would feel the operation of the bill. and they did SC for the reason that the recent panic Hell upon them at a time when 1t wa1 impossible to dispose of bonds.
 The bill was passed.
 It was moved that House bill IS by MT. Long to appropriate the sum oi S50.00 to defray the expenses incurred and to be incurred In connection with the railroad rate litigation now pend ing in the Federal court. or any litlga tion which may hereafter be instituted between the various railroads of Ala bama and the Railroad Commission oi Alabama.
 Senator Miller championed the ad- ministration measure He said: "It is manifest that the records in this railroad litigation will be very volumi- nous. They will have to be printed and under the rules of the court the estimate of the clerk of the court on this printing will have to be deposited with the clerk to cover the costs If \ the decision is against the state. think that little of this money will be used. II simply puts the state in the fore-handed position to prosecute its cases"
 state is Due s4O,OOO.
 "I am against this bill" said Sena-