The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-09-17
Aabama'S Veterans viii Receive
$4,000 in Addition to the
Annual Appropriation
STATE BANKS WILL NOW
Be REGULARLY EXAMINED
Opponents of Bill Die Hard, But They
Were Few In Number-Stock
Law Bill Passed BY
the House.

the House.
Montgomery, Sept 16.-(Special) )-After
various periods of consideration anu
flows of eloquence to burn, the senate
finally disposed of the old soldiers ap-
preparation bill tonight. The bill has
caused by far the liveliest fight of the
session and on four different days it
has been up for consideration. On as
many days double the number of sena-
tors have selected the most eloquent of
all of them for display of their ora
torial powers
There has been manifested the most
earnest desire to render all the help pos
sible for the INDECENT veterans who are
so fast passing into the great beyond and
there was regret akin to pain when 1t
was made necessary for the governor to
veto a measure carrying 100000 ad-
ditional appropriation In order that he
might protect the treasury. The COVER
nor offered to amend by making the adj
-ditional appropriation fifty thousand dol
lars and the house accepted the amend
ment, but in the senate the fight to nom
concur in the governors amendment
was becoming furious when defect in
the bill was discovered rendering 1t un-
constitutional
Governor Jelks Sustained.
Another bill was introduced and today
it was taken up for passage. There was
still a strong sentiment to force the
original appropriation, but the final vote
sustained the position of Governor Jelks.
The bill as passed today carries an an
nual appropriation of fifty thousand dol
lars for four yesrs, but after two years
it is to be made one hundred thousand
If 1t is found that the money is in the
| treasury. With one mill tax provided
in the constitution the pension fund will
reach about three hundred thousand
| dollars.
The senate passed the bill providing
| for examination tf state banks after a
lengthy debate. The opponents of the
bill died hard, but there were not many
of them only seven members opposing the
| bill on final passage. The house COM
mittee has adversely reported the bill,
but an effort will be made on tomorrow
to take the measure from the adverse
calendar. 1t only requires a majority
vote to secure this action.
At Last the Stock Law.
After all the house got through a gem
| eral stock law bill. After defeating the
| special senate recess bill yesterday mo-
ton was made this morning to reconsider
and it carried. A carefully drawn sub
stitute by Mr.. Lusk and Mr.. Shafer was
then offered and for a wonder the sub
stitute went through without argument.
The bill leaves the matter of the con-
struction of the line fence to the dis
cretion of the county commissioners ex-
cept in cases where a small territory
elects to discontinue the stock law and
in such case the parties cutting off must
build the line fence. The matter OF es-
| tablishing stock law districts is to be
1 determined by an election by the quali-
| fed voters resident of the section affect
ed, when a majority of the freehoders
petition for such election. Elections
can only be held between December and
March and not more than once a year.
Ample notice and replevy of property is
given. When by election a stock law
| district is abrogated it only becomes
effective in six months and the cominis-
soners may suspend for five months.
Corporation Bill Passed.
The house passed an important gen.
eral corporation bill, but would not vote
| an appropriation for an exhibit at the
st. Louis exposition There was a
| pretty fight before the house temperance
| committee to permit vote in Colbert
county on the establishment of a dis
pensary. Representative Delany intro
duced a bill to leave it to vote of the
people as to whether they would estab-
| lish dispensaries at Sheffield, Tuscum-
bia. Leighton and Cherokee. He heartily
supported the bill and was greatly dis
| appointed when Lawyer Joe Nathan, who
headed the lobby against the BILL dis
| covered an error in the printed notice
that such a bill was to be presented. 1t
was shown that the notice was not
printed for four consecutive weeks as
required by the constitution and owing
to this defect the committee adversed it.
There was a warm fight before the ju-
dietary committee tonight between the
labor unions and the citizens alliance
of Birmingham. The latter wanted
bill to prohibit boycotts, while the labor
unions fought it through II. N. Randall
and Representative Cunningham.
The House.
The Rev. Mr. Lee of the house offered
prayer and eighty-two members were
present to engage in the renewed scram-
BILE over the stock law bill, which was
| to be taken up first after roll call.
| Mr. Thompson of Bibb was the mover
| to reconsider the vote by which the gen.
| eral stock law bill was on yesterday de-
feated He briefly stated his reasons for
same, that while he had voted against the
| bill yesterday because of imperfections, he
recognized the necessity for the passage
| of some law.
| Mr. Simpson supported the motion to re-
| consider and stated that a substitute for
the bill would be offered which he be-
| lieved would meet all objections to the
| bill defeated yesterday.
| This substitute was drawn by Mr.. Lusk
| of Marshall and Mr.. Shafer of Dallas. and
required the work of an entire night
Mr.. Thomas Opposed.
| Mr.. Thomas of Chambers was opposed
| to any bill that would change the present
| stock law. Mr.. Callahan, who voted
against the bill yesterday. also wanted re-
consideration. recognizing the importance
of the bill to the people of all sections Of