The age-herald., 1901-02-14
Took | from Adverse CaIeR- d2r and Placed + lfOr
 Third Reading THE VOTE WAS 45 10 28
Governor Sanford Sends in His Veto on the Birmingham Country Club Dill, and it is Sustained
 Jy Large Vote

The Agc- Herald Bureau, Clancey's Ho- tel, Montgomery, February 13.-(Special) Tine friends of textbook uniformity won great victory in the. lower house of the General Assembly this afternoon, when by q vote of 45 to 2S they took the uniform fly bill from the adverse calendar and placed it upon the calendar for third reading.
 Friends of the measure have felt very sure of their success since yesterday, when the first preliminary vote was talk en Today the opponents of the measure have fought with untiring energy to se- cure the defeat of the bill, but they now realize that they have lost the fight so far as the House is concerned, and their attention is being turned to the Senate, where the bill is being debated
 MT. Brandon brought the bill before the House just after Chairman Pettus had made report from the educational com mittee MT. Brandon moved that the bill be placed upon the calendar, it hay ing been adversely reported by the com mittee. The opposition immediately be- gan to fire points of order to Speaker Pettus but they were ineffective, the speaker holding that the motion to place the bill upon the calendar was in order. It required a three-hfths vote to carry the motion. The vote stood: Ayes 45, nays 2S.
 Txet Book Bill Debate.
 The uniform text book bill was taken up for debate in the Senate today at a2 o'clock and Senator Powell addressed the members in support of the measure. He made a strong argument for the measure.
 There is every indication that the fight will be a stubborn one in the Senate. The bill will be taken up after the routine calls tomorrow morning and vote may be reached during the day.
 Governors First Veto.
 Governor Sanford sent his first veto message to the General Assembly today. II was a bill incorporating the Country Club of Birmingham
 The message was read in the House at the afternoon session, and the veto was sustained by vote of 63 to 1.
 The bill creating the history commits sion, which passed the Senate yesterday, was reported favorably by the House committee and made a special order for Friday. The bill appears to have no op- position.
 The House.
 The House consumed the entire of the morning session in the discussion of the Pettus antitrust bill which had come p as the unfinished business. Speaker Pettus was still too unwel to be out to- day, and MT Tunstall of Hale was desg- mated as the presiding officer for the day, When MT. Pettus demanded the regu- lar order, MT. Arnold of Calhoun took tht floor in opposition to the amendment of fered by MT. Wallace, providing that nothing in the act should be construed as to prevent farmers from organizing fo, the purpose of fixing the prices to bC paid for cotton picking and to raise thI price of cotton. MT. Arnold maintained that the effect of the amendment would be to kill the bill MT. Henry of Russell said that the fight against the bill should be made in the open, and he was opposed to the amendment
 MT. Jones of Conecuh moved to recom- init the bill to the judiciary committee anl then the fight was on in earnest. MT Tettus of Limestone took the floor in op- position to this motion, for the reason that unless the measure have immediate consideration, it could not be acted upon at this session. He reminded the legisla- tors of the declaration in the Democratic platform against the trusts and read considerable antitrust literature He read from letters of officials in Texas and Arkansas to show the working of the law in those states.
 Clarke Opposed 1t.
 Mr. Clarke of Mobile opposed the bill ,xpon the ground that the Staes could not enact an antitrust law that would prove efrectual. The Texas and Arkansas laws had only reached the insurance oompan- ies and the Standard oil Company, and other similar big trusts had been left unmolested.
 Messrs. Anderson of Lauderdale, John son of Jackson and Long of Walker, made speeches against recommittal.
 A motion to table the motion to recom- init failed by vote of fl to 40, and the House then reversed itself and refused to 1ecomuit by a vote of 43 to F.
 l'he question recurred upon the amend 1nent of MT. Wallace, and MT. Leath oi Jefferson offered to amend the amend .1ent providing that nothing in the aci shal! otfeot .he organization of labor foI shs purpose of maintaining prices CT fix if,g tns azDou1. of production Of anJr oom- nnodisy. This vas accepted by &r. Wal i.oe. and NY. IsatE addsessaa the House sso-as.ax, he Said in oehAif O. tho wage e-9rpsrs si khs atase. He psotestcl oaaiast any lssisiation which wcu,s, pre- vert me org anlzau0n sf laoor
 Ward of Henry spoke against the
 d,ent and Mir Wallaca of Madison
 is adoption Mr. Whitson had
 the floor when the hour of
 arrived and the Honee adjourned [. ni
 ., hil will como up again to:nOErox 4s t;isEisheG business.
 The Senate.
 The bill to require dispsns2rtes 10 pay saloon license was taken up as unfinished busiHess. 1t was pit upon Its ti;sr3 rssd- ing and sasse
 The i;ill Of Senator 1soseick to Drover,. probate judges from assisting in prepar- ing papers upon which they afterwards had to pass, was passed.
 The bill to make Robert E. Lees birtb- day Ia holiday was passed.
 The uniform text book bill cahpe up at IF noon as special order. Mr PQwell ar gued for the bill. It was still under con federation when the Senate adjounpsd.