The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-22

corporated into the bill by an overwhel- ming vote.
 Convened at 9 O'clock.
 The House met for Its morning session at o'clock.
 Prayer was offered by Rev. J. w. Shores of the Alabama Methodist Con- efrence.
 The roll call showed that seventy-nine members were present.
 The House immediately resolved itself Into the Committe of the Whole for the consideration of the general revenue bill. Speaker Tunstall retired and Mr. Lyons Of Mobile, assumed the chair. The pending question, 1t was announced, was the consideration of the Bankhead amendment to the dispensary section of the bill. Under the terms of the substi tute each dispensary in the State was re- quired to pay twice the license paid by a retail liquor dealer in the same locality. Mir. Bankhead's amendment provided that instead of this general provision there should be graduated license for dis pensaries which provided that in towns of 1000 inhabitants a dispensary should further provided that the license should be increased for every 250 additional in- habitants
 As to Dispensary License. Mir. Bankhead of Walker said that the justice of his amendment would appeal to all. He argued the injustice of making town or small city pay as much as city of 10000 or 15,0oo inhabitants. The amendment he continued would increase | on corporations. It provided that the $1oO licence tax on the revenue of the State from dispen- saries.
 The amendment was adopted. Mir. London of Jefferson proposed an amendment to the section relating to tax electric light, gas and water works com | pany should be increased to $500. He further moved to amend the section by making 1t apply to street railroads.
 MT. Lyons of Mobile left the chair to | oppose the amendment. There were he | said two stret car companies in Mobile and they both paid ample tax on their | property.
 A compromise was agreed upon whereby | the tax was raised to $200 and the sec l ton was made to include street car com | panies.
 On motion of Mir. Reynolds>of Chiffon | the license for feather renovators was | raised from $20 to $50.
 Dealers in Futures.
 Mir. London of Jefferson proposed an | amendment to tax the dealers in futures and representatives of cotton exchanges S1, 500 instead of $500 as named in the bill l MT. Benners opposed the amendment. It might, he said. kill the goose that laid | the golden eggs" In raising the price, he said. 1t might put the dealers out of | business.
 MT. London said that he would like to | only one-third remained in business. he said. the State would receive the same | revenue.
 MT. Starr of Dallas. opposed the amend %sn t%ssn bScAet 5S arG% Shops and Ssn'n legitimate dealers, the representatives Of firms on the New Orleans or New York stock ex- change. The business of the latter. he | said was as legitimate as practicing law.
 MT. DuBose of Jefferson, said that he | was not here to defend bucket shops, V but he did think that the license was too high.
 the remarks of MT. Starr. The business of the legitimate dealers, he said, was a great convenience. He would later. he said, offer an amendment drawing the dis
 Mir. Rich of Mobile opposed the in- | crease. He recognized, he said. the evil | of bucket shops" The legitimate deal CTS, he said, were of great convenience in cities for the delivery of futures. It was best, he said, to let the matter rest where 1t was.
 MT. Simpson of Lauderdale spoke for the amendment. It was however, de- feated.
 License of Money Lenders.
 Mir. Hickman of Jefferson proposed an amendment to increase the license of money lenders from $1OO to $150. His amendn ent, he explained, was aimed at the little sharks who call themselves I victims, making them pay 800 per cent | month.
 MT. strother ofITallapoosa thought the amendment too sweeping It might, he l said, shut out some legitimate and honest l lenders of money.
 MT. McCrary of Lee said he was for the amendment: It would: he said. shut out some sharks in Opelika." Mir. Hall of Montgomery opposed the amendment. It was known, he said, that banks charged one per cent a month for l lending money No class should have monopoly, he said but every man should | borrow money where he pleased. The | best way to cheapen money, he said, was ] to make license tax light. This would | give competition in the business of money | lending.
 The amendment was lost.
 An amendment by MT. Rushton. to make the section apply only to those whose principal business in the lending of money was also.
 Pawnbrokers Had No Friends.
 By an amendment offered by MT. Black burn of Jefferson. the tax on pawn brok- CTS was raised from $50 to $50. The pawn brokers appeared to have no friends on the floor
 Mir. Fletcher of Madison proposed an amerdment increasing the license on medicine pcddlers to $50 in the State and $oo for each county in which they did | business.
 The committee adopted the amendment Mir. Elliott of Hale submitted an amend ment increasing the license on portrait solicitors in each county from 8 to $l0, and to make the section include fruit tree | sellers.
 MT. Simpson of Lauderdale was of the 1 opinion that the amendment violated the l provisions of the Interstate Commerce 1 law.
 1 Mir Deloney of Colbert wanted to know what effect the amendment would have on Alabama nurseries. There were some | nurseries, ne said. in his county. | MT. Thomas of Chambers protested l against assoCiating fruit tree agents with | portrait solicitors The amendment was lost. To Exempt Confederate Veterans Mir Blackburn of Jefferson, offered an