The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-25
CUNNINGHAM MAKESSTRONG
 SPEECH ON TIE OTHER SIDE
Blackburn Secures Passage of Bir- mineham Consolidated Court Bill, Which Provides That Judges
 Be Paid From Treasury.
BY E. E. kERsH.

Montgomery September 24-(Special)- The great county of Jefferson carried the day in the lower house of the Alabama legislature today The alertness of the delegation and the splendid generalship of Messrs Benners and Blackburn secured the passage of two bills in which their constituents are vitally interested.
 First in interest was the anti-boycott bill for which Mir Benners led one of the most adroit fights that has been made during the session. The other was the Birmingham consolidated court bill for which MT. Blackburn stood sponsor and he secured something that no other mem Der of the legislature has so far been able to obtain. It was the provision in the bill that s25OO of the salary of each of the seven judges provided for in the bill should be paid out of the state treas ury. This relieves the county of a bur den of about $120O0 paid for judges sal ary, but the members were generous with Jefferson. realizing the great amount of taxes paid by the county and the enor- nous work done by the courts there for which all the counties that send convicts into the mines are partly responsible.
 Much Interest In Boycott Bill.
 The Brown bill to prevent boycotts, picketing and the like. aroused a dis cussion that consumed the entire time of the morning session and like previous discussions has occasioned the same de- gree of interest both on the part of the members and spectators. At times the discussion reached the SCI tional, but 1t never became pers al nu thele was the utmost good feeling existing after the passage of the measure by large majority vote.
 The bill had the support of all the Jeff ferson delegation except MT. Cunningham and, by the way, MT. Cunningham's calm and unimpassioned plea against the bill was one of the most effective that was made. Most of the other members who talked against the measure had a ring of intimidation about them that has not since the beginning of the session worked we'll with the present house. The bill has gone to the senate where 1t is said that 1t will command the support of three-fifths of the membership.
 Summer School for Teachers.
 There was but one other important bill passed by the house, the establishment of summer school for teachers at the University of Alabama.
 The senate had a rather eventful day, and as a result it's calendar is rid of sew eral important bills.
 With but one dissenting vote 1t passed the bill providing for state control of the Jeff Falkner Soldiers home at Mountain Creek, appropriating s25,000 to complete the buildings and one hundred and twen- ty-five dollars each for the support of the inmates. The general stock law bill passed by the house went through the senate without amendment
 There was a fight over the municipal corporation bill, the house bill, known as the Walker bill, having reached the sem ate. The special senate recess bill was substituted for the house bill. This means that when the amended bill reaches the house tomorrow that this body will nonconeur and a conference will be called upon to settle the differences, which are very wide.
 The primary election bill and the bill regulating the terms of tax assessors and collectors will probably be reached on the house calendar tomorrow
 House.
 lightweight members answered the roll call at the morning after an eloquent prayer by Representative Searcy of Henry county.
 MT. Rich obtained unanimous consent for the consideration of the senate bill to fix the compensation of the state chem ist at $50 for analysing the stomachs of persons poisoned under direction of the probate judges.
 Ant-5oycott Bill
 The standing committees reported and the clerk called the special order, which was house bill 51S by MT Brown of Cle- burne. 10 prohibit boycotting and provide penalty for violation. The opposition immediately set out with dilatory tactics. MT. Hoffman of Mobile made the point of order that the motion before the house was to reconsider the vote by which the bill was made d special order. the hour of 10 o'clock for which hour the bill was set. While the matter was being straight ened the clock struck 10 and MT. Hoffman was overruled
 MT. Benners of Jefferson offered sub stitute which made a slight change in the original bill.
 MT. Starr of Dallas directed the atten- tion of the members to some provisions of
 
 fully considered. The impression had gone abroad that the bill was one to prevent or suppress anarchy, which threatened to break down the organized government of the state This was erroneous. The bill, he said, first contained provision to prevent bovcotting He explained the meaning of bovcottting to be a third right of the la- borer to refuse to trade with firm ab- solutely or contingently. The labor union, therefore. had a legal right to refuse to deal with the employer or persons who deal with such employers. Fragrant cases can now be legally prosecuted. MT Starr at some length argued the legal conclusion that the remedy rested in a civil suit for damages. It was argued that to secure this Judgment really meant nothing since the laborer had no property. s.'Ah, Mr. Sneaker, here is where the trouble arises" declared MT. Starr. "Simflly be- cause he is a laborer and is to poor 10 pay civil damages they ask you to punish, him bv putting him in jail or working him for six months" MT. Starr said this propAosi- ton to put a white man in jail was aston ishing to the world. He thought the Anal analysis of the bill showed to be imAris-