The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-22

amendment providing that no Confeder- ate veteran should he charged with a license. This smaH tribute, he said, was as little as the State could do for the men who had so braveiy defended the State in time of need.
 The amendment was also supported by Representative Walden of Morgan. Messrs. Simpson of Lauderdale and Mo Clusky of Lamar. both Confederate vet erans. were opposed to the discrimina- ton.
 The section was finally amended SC that license should not be charged against any disabled or infirm person. MT. Starr of Dallas proposed an amend ment to the peddlers section providing that all agents of patent medicines should submit the formula of their medicines to the County Medical Board for examina- ton before they would be allowed to do business in the County.
 MT. DuBose of Jefferson opposed the amendment and 1t was voted down.
 MT. Newman of Winston proposed an amendment to strike out the section $500. His amendment fixed the license at $10o. The bill under consideration, he said. was to raise revenue and not to drive out any business. The license, he said. was entirely too large.
 The amendment was lost.
 Mir. McCluskey of Lamar desired the license on bowie knives and pistol dealers increased. The amendment increased the license rom $lU0 10 $0UU.
 The amendment was lost
 The Tax on Plumbers.
 Mir. Lyons of Mobile made an earnest plea for the repeal of the privilege tax of $1O on plumbers. This, he said, was the only privilege tax placed on artisans in Alabama. It was an unjust discrimina- tion he argued
 His amendment was voted down.
 MT. Blackburn of Jefferson offered an amendment declaring that the provision should not apply to individual workmen. and raising the tax to $50.
 This amendment was adopted.
 Mir. Benners of Jefferson moved that the Committee of the Whole rise and re- port the bill to the House.
 Mir. Hall of Montgomery protested against the motion. declaring that 1t would be unfair and unjust to report the bill in its present condition.
 MT. London also opposed the proposed action of the Committee.
 The Benners motion to rise was adopt ed. ayes A. nays 29.
 MT. Lyons reported to the Speaker the action of the Committee to the House. He moved concurrence in the report of the Committee and on that he called for the previous question.
 Lusks Says It's Gag Rule."
 Mir. Lusk of Marshall protested against the action which he termed gag rule."
 He was assured by Speaker Tunstall.
  made to enforce gag rule"
 Mir. Lusk moved to indefinitely post pone the pending bill and amendments.
 After some discussion. MT. Lusk with and MT. Lyons asked leave to withdraw his motion for the previous question.
 On MT. Lusks motion the House again resolved itself into the committee of the whole. the vote being: Ayes, 39; nays, S.
 Mir. London offered an amendment abol- fshing the State Back Tax Commission He made a prolonged fight for the adop- tion of his amendment. The House was against him, however. and his amend ment was almost unanimously tabled. MT Hickman of Jefferson proposed an amendment on the stock and bond dealers license. raising it from $2o to $35. The amendment was adopted.
 To Raise Telephone Companies. MT. Lusk proposed an amendment rais- ing the license on telephone companies from s25 to s25O. accompanied by a graded license tax for cities.
 MT. Lyons opposed the amendment as did MT. Killen of Lauderdale both claim ing that 1t would give a monopoly to the 1 put local lines out of business. Mir. Simpson agreed that 1t would re move all competition, and he was opposed | to the amendment.
 The amendment was lost. MT. Walden of Morgan proposed ar amendment raising the license on dealers in court script from &10 to $Z5. MT. Goldsmith of Lowndes wanted tht | license raised as high as possible. Tn, | business, he declared, was "a skir | game" from start to finish. The amendment was adopted. | MT. Maner of Montgomery offered ai amendment providing for a new section It placed a special tax on mortgages O 15 cents on the hundred dollars, in lieu o all other taxes.
 The amendment was. after some dis cussion, adopted.
 High License on Oil. Speaker Tunstall also submitted a nev section. It provided that any firm, cor | poration or person selling Illuminating o lubricating oils in Alabama should pa! a State license of $10.000 a license of $l0 in each county and $50 in each city o town. To provide that the bill should no drive out Alabama companies 1t declared that 1t should not operate against the sal, | of oil in it's original state. | The amendment. after 1t had been dis cussed, was adopted-ayes, 37; nays, 30. | The committee then rose and reported | the bill to the House.
 l The bill was passed-ayes, 53; nays 22
 On motion of Mir. Benners, it was sen | to the Senate without engrossment. l The House adjourned at 5:45 o'clock, tt I AGWA AH1A oA