The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-19
Measure Only Awaits the Sig- nature of Governor JGIks
 to Become a Law
STATUE OF DR. CURRY WILL
 ADORN THE HALL OF FAME
House Puts to Quick Death the Pro- posed Bill to LegaIize Pool Sell Ing on Horse Racing
 In Alabama.

Montgomery, September 1S.-(SpeciaL)- With the smoothness of movement of well-oiled cog the senate bill permitting the members of the Alabama Railroad commission to serve out the terms for which they were appointed went through the house today and now only awaits the governors signature to become law As matter of course, there was oppo- sition to the bill but it was not sufficient ly strong to retard action and it gained a clear majority of the entire house upon its passage.
 The argument that the measure simply proposed the spirit of constitutional right in refusing to legislate any person out of office was too strong to be over- come. And right here it might be well to tell the true history of the matter both upon it's original passage and action upon it by the two houses at this ses- sion. It is this:
 How 1t Happened.
 How the bill came up for consideration at the last session a day for recess had been fixed, and fearing that the measure could not get through if amended in any way, Representatives Benners, Starr and others who managed it in the house, in d caucus agreed to vote down any and all amendments whether meritorious or dila- tory. In this shape the bill went under the hammer. But close canvass of the senate showed that it was to have a close shave and possibly meet defeat in that body unless amended in certain particu- 
 to fix the time at which the terms of members should expire. It was necessary for conference to be held between the house managers and those in the senate. MT. Benners and his main supporters went to Senator Rogers and others who were standing out for these amendments and agreed that in case the senate would stand up to the house in passing the Jill without amendment and thus secure ts success at the early session the house leaders would agree to any reasonable and just amendment to be offered after the recess With this pledge the bill went through, but 1t was necessary then for Lieutenant Governor Cunningham to cast the deciding vote.
 Senate is Sustained.
 So after all, the action of the house today in overwhelmingly sustaining the senate. was but carrying into effect an agreement which alone made the sue cess of the bill originally presented q success In the house today as in the senate the champions of the extension bill were the leaders of the fight to pass the elective bill at the first session. MT. Starr of Dallas, who was the author of the elective bill. was in charge of the bill today to amend his measure and he la1 fttI fight He made his position clear and how convincing 1t was is best told in the vote of confidence which the house gave him-55 to 26.
 The railroad commission bill was not the only one that the house reversed itself upon today. At last nights ses- sion when only local bills should have been considered and with bare major ity present, the house passed senate joint resolution declaring the late Dr. J. L. M. Curry as one of the two Ala bamians entitled to a place in the stat uary hall at the capitol at Washington.
 The Hall of Fame.
 Tonight Mir Bankhead of Walker ask ed for and obtained reconsideration of this action. He said it was not one that should be acted on in such a manner is it was last night. He called the names 
 Morgan as just claimants to the position in the Hall of Fame. It developed in the argument by MT. Arnold of Gal houn against the motion to reconsider. that Mrs. Curry. the widow of Dr. Curry. had provided munficently in her will for the erection of the statue of her husband as provided in the resolution, and he thought that since the state had made no appropriations for a statue 1t
 -.T.y.- 4I.t place the statue of Dr. Curry He lauded the greatness of the distinguished educator, as did the other speakers. Judge Walker of Madison concurred in the stand taken by MT. Bankhead and he maintained that the state should not suffer statue to be placed in it's allotted corner in the Hall of Fame until the peo- ple did so as voluntary offering of love.
 The house by vote of 4S to II sustained Messrs. Bankhead and Walker.
 Pool Selling Bill Dead.
 The house put to quick death the pro- posed bill to legalze pool selling on horse racing at state fairs The bill was only effective in counties of more than sixty thousand population and only then after notification by majority of the qualified electors There was a big lobby from Birmingham and Montgomery to urge the massage of the bill and they seemed to think that they had things fixed but they misiudged the house. If they ever had support the supporters went to the cloak room for an unlucky thirteen was all that they could muster and the lobbyists were soon as scarce as Jay birds on Friday.
 The house passed the Lusk bill 10 re- district the judicial circuits of the state. creating three new circuits. The num- bered ballot won out in the senate today bv the decisive vote of 22 to 8.
 The fight had been stubborn one both in the senate committee and upon the foor but the clamor from different sec tions for the numbered ballot as the best means to obtain honest elections won out handily. The Bankhead election bill thus becomes a law with very slight amend ,nent and its success is conceded splendid achievement for it's author. John H. Bankhead, Jr., of Walker. Br Bank head has drawn an equally fair and