The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-26
t Is Now Up to the Senate to Say Whether the City
 Shall Be Larger
SOME WARM WORDS PASS
 BETWEEN FLOOR LEADERS
Mir. Benners Thinks Outsiders Should Not Interfere With Birmingham
 Proper-Anti-Sunda Base-
 ball Bill Goes to Governor.

Montgomery, September 25.-(Speeial)- The Greater Birmingham bill passed the house tonight after a short but rather stormy consideration. and it Is now up to- the senate.
 The Jefferson delegation were agreed upon the bill except a section exempting from city taxation, corporations of cer- tain size that may be taken in under the provisions of the bill MT. Cunningham opposed this provision, and his amend ment to strike it out was the cause of the little breeze that preceded the passage of the bill. MT. DuBose, who stands spon- sor for the bill, opposed the amendment as did MT. Benners. The members Of the house who watch with eagle eye all propositions of taxation and finances with out thorough explanation, seemed ready to jump on the provision and this nettled some of the members of the delegation who seemed to think that outsiders were Interfering in matter purely local, MT. Benners was making the statement that the delegation had agreed upon the meas nre when he was questioned by MT. Lusk as to the property to be exempted.
 Am I to understand. asked MT. Lusk. That these institutions are to have fire protection and not pay taxes.
 Yes, if there is such a thing as having fire protection for a red hot furnace," re- torted MT. Benners.
 And am I to understand that they are to have police protection?" again asked MT. Lusk.
 ''Yes. if there is such a thing as a thief stealing pig iron," Mir. Benners replied in a voice that showed very plainly his irritation. "But I aan't seei3 hc con- tinued. why 1t is that the Jefferson dele gation can't settle its local affairs without medding on the part of outsiders" and :, he buried the bill over on table. and aJok hissseat. 2
 MT. DuBose explained why it was that the large institutions were not to be taxed by the city MT. Handley also insisted that the Jefferson delegation be permitted to settle it's affairs If the city wanted to exempt these enterprises to encourage the investment of capital. let it do 1t. He wanted the bill passed. The amend ment was defeated and the bill was pass ed the only negative vote being that Of MT. Cunningham.
 Is a Compromise Measure.
 The bill is the compromise measure heretofore agreed upon being offered in the house as a substitute for the Com mercial club bill originally introduced. IL provides that an election is to be called upon petition of 25 per cent of the voters in one of the suburban towns to decide whether that territory shall come into the city. Elections can be held annually. Mayor Drennen has been working hard for the passage of the bill and he Is the hanniest man in Montgomery tonight.
 The Greater Birmingham bill is not the only one that caused a fight in the house tonight. fight for an election to deter mine upon the location of a dispensary at Piedmont threw the house mo state of chaos such as has not been experi- enced at the present session, and l. was ended only after Speaker Tunstail had threatened to enforce the fuIl limits CT the house rules.
 Mir. Arnold supported a seaace bill pro- viding for the election anl Mr Williams opposed Both sides had petitions about equal in strength on the passage of the bill. MT. Williams won handily and then the minority set in for all kinds of dila- tory tactics. Subsidiary motion followed subsidiary for almost an hour, and final lv an attempt was made to break quo- rum on the motion to reconsider.
 Doors Ordered Closed.
 The speaker ordered the doors closed. After continuous rapping for order, the sneaker finally obtained it, after this rather harsh language: Gentlemen, the chair will consider any further motions on this matter as an insult to the party and the chair will be forced to rule them out of order as dilatory." The bill was then finally defeated by a large majority.
 Both houses had very busy sessions to- day. and the calenders were relieved of several important measures. The lower house spent most of the morning session on the bill extending the terms of the fax collectors and assessors so as to make them expire on the 1st of August 1895. After a spirited contest the bill was passed by vote of 4S toN47. Mr. Hick- man of Jefferson was most active in op- position to the bill and he fought game lv. coming within one or winning out on what first seemed an impossibility. The Bankhead insurance bill was defeated.
 No More Sunday Baseball.
 The senate put it's stamp of disapproval m Sunday baseball, golf and tennis. pass ing the house bill after a wrangle lasting through the evening session.
 The general corporation bill was de- feated but it will be up again tomorrow and is expected to pass.
 The bills establishing Inferior courts in Ensley and Bessemer In lieu of justice of the peace courts were passed by the house. The Ensley bill has already pass cd the senate. The senate bill providing for elections by counties to levy a spe- cial tax for school purposes was also passed by the house.
 Banking Bill Today.
 The senate banking bill, which was put on the calender as a special order last Monday, with eleven others ahead of it, will be reached almost the first thing to- morrow The bill has had d large major ,ty all the while in the house ready and anxious to vote for it. and they seem now in fair prospect of having their way. The minority has been exceedingly act i've and determined in its opposition and having control of the banking committee of the house has delayed 1t until there are only four more days.
 Their last effort, as in all such cases, is to plead for concession to be put on in the shape of amendments and thus atiu further delay the measure. Indica-