The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-09
ALI COUNTIES MAY HAVE THE SCHOOLS Matter Is Now Up to the
 Governor ACTION OF SENATE Atkins Asks for Three Sessions Daily But Resolution Is Sent to Rules Committee-The Session
 in Detail
By BERRyMAN G. BETTY

By BERRYMAN G. BETTY
 Montgomery, March s. Special )-Those
 counties of Alabama which have been de-
 sirous of having state high schools as
 well as their present agricultural or nor
 nal colleges, will be allowed that privi-
 lege if Gov. Emmet ONeal takes kindly.
 to bill to that effect which today passed the Alabama senate. More than a week ago the measure sailed successfully through the house of representatives, tho
 only remaining step now necessary. being the guberratorial signature. The bill is the one known as the Ar
 hold measure, and was written to permit the erection of state high schools in all the counties of the state. Heretofore l there has been a prohibition in the act establishing state high schools, the pro- hibiton applying to those counties which already have agricultural or normal col- leges which are supported by the state. Representative Arnolds bill strikes out the prohibition, permitting the establish ment in every county which comes up to l the requirements of the commonwealth. Another school measure which was con II | which seeks to increase the normal col l lege appropriation. was discussed at length, but action was postponed until the financial condition of the state treas ury could be ascertained. A distinct fea- | ture of the senate's session. however, was the passage of the Jones bill to establish | the Monroe county law and equity court. 1 Five voted against the measure. though there was no outspoken opposition to the | bill.
 Atkins Resolution l Senator Atkins caused ripple of un- | easiness in the upper body by offering a resolution providing for three sessions of the senate per day. His resolution 8 sked for morning session from 10 o'clock to p. m: afternoon session from 3:30 o'clock to D. m; night session, 8 D.
 m to 10 D. m.
 The senator asked for suspension of the rules, but this was denied him. The resolution was then referred to the com mittee on rules.
 A resolution was introduced by Senator Sherrod providing that no bill shall be called from the calendar out of it's regu- lar order without first stating the pur- poses of the measure Rules were sus-
 pended and the resolution was passed. Several of the senators spoke in favor of such ruling.
 
 The days calendar was reached early, the first measure to be considered being
 Senator Fite's bill which seeks to in- crease the appropriations of the Daphne
 and Moundville normal schools to $5000. and the appropriations to the other nor nal schools to s20.000. The object of the bin as explained by the author, was to provide better facilities for the training of teachers.
 Tue taac cro nf the normal school measure at the pres ent time, stating that the common l schools should first be provided for. l Senator Norman was of the same opin- ion, offering motion that the bill be | re-committed to the committee on finance and taxation.
 | Senators Beasley Sherrod and w. A. Brown urged immediate passage of the
 measure. saying that the senate was too | long in disposing of important meas ures
 Senator Spragins sided with the op- ponents of the mea sure. declaring that | the finance and taxation committee should first consider the bill. Senator | S. H. Sprott took the opposite view, volunteering the information that the senate was merely killing time. Senator Moody said that he was com | pelled to vote with those in favor of having the bill re-committed.. He said that the committee which had been ap- pointed to investigate the condition of
 the treasury was now ready and willing to report. He wanted the bill to be con- sidered in light of that report before final action sh ould be taken. Senator Sprott moved to table Senator Norman's motion to re-commit the bill. but withdrew the motion upon request of Senator Fite, who stated that an agreement was being reached. Before | the matter was finally decided, however, the hour of 12 o'clock arrived which
 brought with 1t consideration of MT. Arnold's nigh school bill--a special order for that hour. Later however. it was announced that agreement had been reached to | temporarily postpone consideration of the measure.
 Provisions of Bill Senator Kilby of Calhoun explained the purposes of the Arnold bill, declar- ing that 1t sought to permit the erec- ton of state high schools in all the counties of Alabama, regardless sot whether or not such counties now have agricultural or normal schools. Under
 the old law no state high school can be
 erected in such counties as now have other state institutions.
 There was no discussion of the meas ure. its passage being unanimous. The bill was passed in the house sev- eral days ago after a long debate. A hitch had been suggested in the senate consideration of the measure, but this opposition did not materialize Session in Detail Senate was called to order at 11:O5 o'clock with prayer by Rev. J. l.. Pros- ser of Selma. President Walter D. Seed was in his chair and 83 senators were in their seats. Reading of the journal was