The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-12
CRANFORD'S BILL
 MEETS DEFEAT Senate DisapprOyes Negro School at Corona MEET AGAIN FRIDAY Work Last Night Dispatched Rapidly and Little Remains Before the
 Upper House For Fri
 days Session

Montgomery. April 11.-(Special.)- Fololwing upon a warm and prolonged debate in tie state senate tonight on a bill by Representative Jack Cranford of Jasper to establish normal and in dustrial school for negroes at Corona, in Walker county, the measure was de- feated by a vote of 12 to 7. The bill carried with it an appropriation of 5000 on which ground the instrument was vigorously resisted by Senator Spragins. Senator Beasley ardently ad- vocated the bill, declaring that It would tend to elevate the negro race but the decided opposition to laying the state open to have to continue such an appropriation won out in the 1ght'
 General dispatch characterized the senate In the passage of measures al the night session, the days work leaV- ing the solons of the upper house with little work to push through on Friday, the final day.
 Resolution was introduced in the sen- ate tonight and adopted providing for a recess on the part of the upper house from adjournment tonight until Friday morning when the last days work or the present session will be entered upon. It was the sense of the senators that no caucus would be necessary for the com pletion of the work now before that body.
 Effort of Senator Hugh Morrow to have house bill III, pertaining to legitimate money loans, taken from the adverse calendar and placed on the favorable cal endar, was unsuccessful. Senator Nor row explained that the bill gave such protection to legitimate money lenders as should be be allowed by the state but the required number of voters were not found to sustain the measure.
 Lively discussion was precipitated in the scenate on consideration of the meas ure of Representative Chamberlain of Mobile to prescribe the qualifications Of jurors and to regulate the selection, drawing and summoning of jurors. Amendment was offered by Senator Val den to exempt from jury service mem bers of the Alabama National Guard, which was agreed to, as was also an amendment of Senator Sherrod to ex- empt railroad conductors and trainmen. Further amendment was proposed by Senator Atkins to exempt as well pre- scription clerks and pharmacists, after which the bill was passed.
 Other bills passed at the night ses- sion of the senate were as follows:
 By MT. Almon To provide for the pay ment of expenses incurred by the door keeper of the house and the doorkeeper of the senate.
 By Mir Martin. To amend sections S2S and S25 of the political code of 1907
 By MT. Quinn. To amend sections 704s 7o50, 7052, 705S and 7O54 of the code of 1907, making effective its justice medical bill
 By MT. Dennis. To fix the time and places of holding the county court of Russell county
 By MT. Dennis. To fix times and piaces of holding regular terms of the court of county commissioners of Russell county.
 By MT. Dennis. To require the board county commissioners of Russell county ty to prepare two boxes of names of jurors in accordance with section 7240 of the code of Alabama, one to be used in drawing jurors for the circuit court of Russell county at Seal and the oth- CT to be used in drawing the juries of the circuit court of said county at Grard.
 By Mir. Rice: To regulate the consoli dation of it's companies.
 By MT. Helms: To provide when the members of the court of county com missioners of Crenshaw county shall be elected, and prescribe their terms of of flee Following upon the passage of this measure the senate adjourned at Il 10 o'clock to meet again on Friday.