The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-10

The general stock law bili was again placed on the calendar of the House yes- terday and in making it's report the Com rnittee on Local Legislation passed up the knottiest problem 1t has had before it. And in receiving 1t the House catches hold of one of the live wires of the ses- sion of 1908.
 The Local Legislation Committee of which MT. Blackburn of Jefferson Is chairman, 1t will be remembered, had two general stock law bills before 1t.
 The first bill was originally introduced by MT. Thomas of Chambers and amend ed many times. It was a breeder of discord and discussion. The House vast ed during the February session, at least three days in fruitless consideration of the stock law bill.
 When the Legislature reconvened the bill was still on the calendar In the summer recess the Senate Committee had prepared a general stock law bill The original bill was recommended to the Local Legislation Committee to be con- sisered with the Senate bill The com mittee has had several hearings on the two stock law measures and several dele cations of interested parties have ap- peared before 1t.
 The committee decided yesterday after noon that the Senate Recess bill was the better measure. The Recess Committee bill was reported favorably yesterday afternoon.
 The meeting at which the committee decided upon the favorable report was an executive session of the committee held in the Supreme Court room.
 The bill has one novel and important feature. It provides that the fence for stock law district shall be built by the county The question of who shall build the fence has been at the root of all discord and dissension in the Houses s deliberation upon the stock law ques- tion.
 The general machinery for putting the stock law in operation is practically the same in the Recess Committees bill as in the Thomas bill. The electors make petition for stock law election through the Judge of Probate to the Court of County Commissioners.
 The Commissioners upon proper show ing order stock Ia < election. If stock law carries the county builds the fence around the stock law district. This solves the vexed question as to whether the 'insider" or the outsider shall bear the expense of erecting the protecting fence.
 The law further provides that if one county shall have stock law and an ad- joining county shall have none. the stock law county shall put up the fence along the dividing line.
 While the House was engaged in the consideration of the vagrancy bill yes- terday, Representative Kelly of Choctaw sprung a joke that sent a laugh around the hall. The bill was on its passage when MT. Kelly offered an amendment to Paragraph of the bill which gave one of the many definitions of vagrants as those who do not labor and live in idleness.'' The Kelly amendment which was to follow the word 'fdleness" read. Provided this shall not apply to law yers.''
 The Speaker ruled the amendment out of order with MT. Kelly on the floor demanding to be heard.
 An important resolution, in view of the time saving problem which Is facing the legislature. was introduced yesterday by Senator Goldsby of Mobile, providing that no local bills shall be considered during the morning sessions of the Senate after September 10th. The bill was referred to the Committee on Rules.
 If this resolution receives a favorable report and passes the Senate. the morn ing session will be consumed entirely in the passing of laws affecting the State in general, while the afternoon sessions will devoted to the clearing of the calendar of local measures.
 Senator Hipp yesterday introduced 8 bill. which if it meets with the approval of both legislative bodies. will mean the death of the trading stamp business in Alabama.
 The bill provides that any person sell ing trading stamns shall he renuired fo pay a license of 500 and all merchants giving away trading stamps shall be re- ouired to pay an addition license of $1. .000 Senator Hipp Is of the opinion that the trading stamps tend to create a mono