The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19

s"s s~AehueE iVok4n8 70 tno feueI uk needy Confederate soldiers be made . special consideration for 12:3o o'clock. The resolution was referred to the committee on rules. and Senator Biackmon moved within a few minutes that the committee oh rules be re- oufred to make their report on the resolution as soon as possible. calling attention to the fact that the commit tee on rules had once before prevented the calling of the bills.
 The resolution requiring the rtles committee to make report caused small tempest on the floor, Senators Reynolds. Reese, Strother. Hammer, Gamble, Thomas and McWhorter mak- ing short statements. Senators con- tended that the rules committee was throttling the will of a majority on mittee should be required to make re- port.
 Senator Blackmon called for the aye and no vote on the resolution. the Senators standing IS to s13. President Grey cast the deciding vote against the Blackmon resolution.
 The regular order of the calendar was then resumed, Senator Hammer explaining Senate bill IT. seeking to amend section 4sb7 of the code The bill was passed.
 The next bill on the calendar by Senator Hamburger sought to em- power the cities of the state having not less than 25.00o inhabitants. to regulate and control their amusements. Senator Gum stated that he was of the opinion that the bill had been de- feated on a previous day by vote of 19 to 3, but Senator Hamburger an- nounced that the bill had not been up for consideration. the bill referred to being one to permit Sunday base ball.
 Senator Leith said: 'If that bill passes it simply means that the three big cities of the state can run amuse- ments as they want, despite any state regulations to the contrary. It means that you can have any amusement under the sun on Sundays. In my opinion it is @ dangerous bill. and should not be passed"
 Point Finger of Scorn.
 Senator Hamburger in replying said: The bill means and Is intended to regulate the moving picture shows, and other rag time amusements to be found in all large cities. Perhaps cities can also witness base ball game, a clean athletic exhibition on Sundays. What of 1t? I am tired of seeing certain Senators here getting on the. floor and shaking their fists at us for being an immoral place. Those persons should regulate some of the things in their own towns before pointing the finger of scorn at the larger cities"
 Senator Leith disclaimed any desire to point the finger of scorn at either Mobile, Montgomery or Birmingham for the reason that all the senators present were proud of the three large cities. We are not going to take away any of the rights of these cities. but we don't want to give them any privileges denied the country cities and towns"
 Senator Gum moved that the bill be laid upon the table. and the motion prevailed.
 The rules committee at this point announced on the Blackmon resolution seeking to make the bill providing for Confederate soldiers special order for 12:30 o'clock. The committee re- ported the resolution unfavorably. Senator Blackmon then wanted the resolution passed notwithstanding the report of the committee. fixing the time for consideration at l o'clock.
 Senator Reese was of the opinion that the adoption of the resolution and the consideration of the bills in question would bring on endless dis cussion on the floor of the Senate, and it would be impossible to accomplish much business. He further stated that he was anxious to get through with the special session. and thought that the other senators on the floor felt that way about 1t.
 The treasury is now three quarters of a million dollars behind. The state is in the worse financial condition that has obtained for years. There is no money to pay this half a million dollars. no matter how much merit there might be to the bills In ques-
 
 stepped his authority in not providing the appropriation made at the last session for a tuberculosis sanitarium, in face of the fact that he did set aside the high school appropriation. The sanitarium bill provided for the appropriation of $40.000 without condi- tions, while the school allotment was to be available only when the condition of the treasury justified it,"
 The motion of Senator Blackmon was then tabled.
 Senator McWhorter offered report of his committee on the Fuller bill The bill was reported faVorably with amendment. It was then moved that the consideration of the bill be made a special order for IF o'clock Thurs day. This was amended to read Fri day at 12 o'clock, and the consideration of the bill was ordered for that time. A resolution requesting the senators and representatives in Congress from l the state to bring to the plans for the celebration in 1911 of the two hundredth anniversary of the founding | of the city of Mobile to the attention of Congress, the1 executive branches of government. and to the foreign | powers. The resolution was passed. The consideration of a bill seeking | to create the office of assistant solici- tor for Mobile county. define his duties and fix his compensation. was ] next on the calendar. The question was brought up as to whether the state should pay his salary or the county. and the consideration of the bill was passed over to the afternoon 1 session.
 1 Senator Merritt requested that Senate bill 103 be passed over without losing It's place on the regular calen- | dar, and consent was given. l The consideration of Senate bill to regulate the right to carry a pistol | in the state was then taken up by Senator Blackmon. It was explained that the bill permitted sheriffs. police l officers, and constables to carry re- volvers, and although there was ob- lection on the part of several Sena- tors to the passage of the bill, the final vote was IT to in It's favor Senator Horton then moved adjourn ment. but his motion was lost and the consideration of a bill to further regulate the pleading and practice In actions ex-delicto was undertaken Senator Gum, in the absence of Sena- tor White, explained the bill, and it was passed.
 Senator Reynolds then moved ad- | Iournnent until 3:3O o'clock and the