The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05
HOUSE DELAYS
 SPLIT SESSION

Montgomery March 4.-tSpecial)- Consideration of the split session reso- lution has been again postponed. Tho report of the rules committee favor ing adjournment on the thirty ninth day of the session was debated in the house this morning for nearly an hour when, on motion of Mir. Mulkey, of Ge- neva, all further debate was postponed until next Tuesday morning at Il o'clock
 | An effort was made to have the house pass on the resolution today, both Speaker Almon and Fleetwood Rice urging the adoption of the reso- lution. The speaker, however, said he was willing to leave the matter to the members. as he was confident they would act in the best interest of the state.
 MT. Rice declared that the matter should not be deferred. as the time was pressing. and delay might mean that the resolution would be defeated.
 The house seemed very much divided, and after the debate had been in prog ress for some time the resolution, on motion of MT. Mulkey, was postponed.
 Debate on Resolution | Shortly after the house convened | Speaker Almon called attention to the split session resolution. which had been made special order for Il o'clock this morning. The speaker of the house declared that he thought it was the part of wisdom for the legislature to | hold a split session. He declared that he sincerely hoped it would not be necessary for the governor to call a special session.
 | Speaker Almon said that while 1t might not be possible to pass all the important measures on the calendar within the next six days, he felt sure that the house could pass all the need ful measures. Judge Almon was warmly applauded on the conclusion of his speech.
 Mr. Pitts of Dallas said that he did not think the members should consider the question of split session at the present time. He said that the revenue bill was of paramount importance, that 1t should be disposed of before the leg islature adjourned and that there were many other bills which should be pass ed before adjournment was taken. He then moved that the further consider ation of the resolution be deferred till next Tuesday.
 MT. Rice of Tuscaloosa said If the legislature wished to have a split ses- sion 1t was now tune to decide. We have ample time between now and the thirtyninth day of the session to dis pose of all the urgent matters on the | calendar.
 "A split session is absolutely imper- ative," said MT. Rice otherwise we may have to come back here in the summer in an extraordinary session. ? | Endorsement to the split session reso- lution came from MT. Jack xson of Lee. who said the farmers wanted to get 1 home to look after til cir crops MT. Thomas of Chambers and Mir Brewer of Jackson also took this attitude, each maintaining that the farmers wanted | to get home.
 Representative Fuquay said that a number of the members of the house did not understand what would become of all the pending bills should the leg | islature adjourn, and asked the chair to explain that point for the benefit of the house.
 Representative Sullivan. who was in the chair, said that all bills that were not disposed of by the time the legis- lature adjourned for a split session, l should it do so. would continue on the | calendar until next summer.
 His Mind Not Changed MT Mulkey said he went on record yesterday as being opposed to the split session, and that he had not changed hic ind Ia | however, need not be considered at this | time, and that he believed 1t would be | well to defer the further consideration | Of the resolution till next Tuesday at noon. MT. Mulkey then moved the pre- | vious question, when Speaker Almon said that the rules committee had no obiec- tion to postponing the further consdera- tion of the resolution till next Tuesday | at noon.
 Mr. Pitts motion was put and more than two-thirds of the members voted to have the resolution postponed MT Rylance Of Tallapoosa county called up MT Roberson's school bill, which was debated in the house yesterday morn | ing. MT. Rylance made an earnest speech for the passage of the bill, stating that 1t was meritorious measure, and that it should be passed. The bill was passed by a vote of 52 to 13
 After the passage of the Roberson bili MT. Arnold called up the bill by Mir. Hollis of Choctaw, to provide for kc office of county treasurer of public school funds in the several counties of the state. MT. Arnold explained the provi- sions of the bill, stating that the meas ure did not take any money out of the treasury and that 1t was merely another step forward in the educational progress of the state. The bill passed by a vote of 5S to 0.
 Speaker Almon announced, after tho passage of the county school treasurer l bill, the appointment of Representative Thomas of Chambers county as chairman l of the committee appropriations to | succeed J. Lee Long, resigned MT. Nich- olson was named to take MT Long's place on the temperance committee, and MT. Martin of Jackson was appointed on the appropriation committed
 MT. Thomas accepted his appointment with the statement that he felt that he had been honored by the speaker. and with the expression that he would en- deavor to the best of his ability to dls- charge the duties that devolved upon him as chairman of the committee.
 Local Bills
 The house decided, on motion of MT Waddill of Russell, to continue in ses sion from 1 o'clock until o'clock in order to take up local bills, and to ad- journ at 2 o'clock until Tuesday morn ing.
 MT. Stollenwerck of Montgomery called up for passage MT. Morrow's bill to amend section 1894 of the code of 1907 relating to conditional sales and leases of personal property. The bill was dis cussed for short time, after which # was passed by a vote of 51 to 6.