The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
HOUSE NIGHT SESSION.
A Local Pension Bill Was De-
 feated


 sixty-two members were present at the House session at night. The roll call or counties for the passage of either local or general bills was continued.
 For the county of Chambers the bill for the relief of D. H. B. Abernathy and Ed ward McLendon were called. It was ex- plained that they were one-armed Con- federate soldiers who had not been placed on the pension rolls of Chambers County because they owned their homes. It was stated that they had homes heavily mort gagged and were therefore entitled to the benefits of the pension law.
 The bill met with opposition. Messrs. Kelly of Choctaw and Simpson of Lau- derdale Confederate Veterans and MT. Callahan of Morgan. spoke against the bill.
 MT. Simpson said that he would divide his last crust with a Confederate Veteran. but that he could not vote to place men on the pension rolls that the law did not put there.
 "If the author of the bill will start a subscription for these men l will con- tribute s, but I can't vote for the bill, !" said Mir. Simpson.
 MT. Handley of Randolph, earnestly supported the bill. He finally said that as there was opposition the bill would be withdrawn.
 ''Wen take care of them" said Mir. scheussler of Chambers. ''They shall not want for anything"
 The bill authorizing the Secretary Of State to employ a stenographer at $40 a fonth, was indefinitely postponed.
 For Sale of Wines.
 The bill of MT. Bankhead of Walker, allowing the manufacture and sale of wine made from the grape grown within the State without license, aroused the 70 AHA~a ahnh said that it repealed every local prohibf- tion law.
 MT. Killen of Lauderdale, opposed the bill and MT. Thompson of Bibb. said the purpose of the bill was to encourage grape growing.
 II have heard more prohibition preach ed. and seen less of 1t practiced in the Alabama Legislature than any other place in the State" he declared. MT. Wood of Maconfi favored the bill He had secured the passage of a similar bill for his county, he said
 Mir. Preston of Clay, made a strong temperance speech in opposition, to the bill.
 MT. Bankhead said the question of tenn perance was not involved in the question. Some twelve or fifteen counties. he said, had tried this bill. resulting in the en- commencement of a great industry and not one complaint had been maoe against Ine proposition.
 The bill was indefinitely postponed.
 MT. Blackburn of Jefferson. made an unsuccessful attempt to get up the trad ing stamp bill. The bill. if passed. would put the trading stamp companies out ot business The House. however. refused to suspend the rules and the bill failed to get before the House.
 Board of Arbitration.
 MT. Halls arbitration bill was called up, but Speaker Tunstall said that 1t would take all night to consider the bill, and he would object to its consideration. The bill therefore went over.
 The bill fixing a penalty of N.ooO for any lessee of convicts who works con- vict longer than his term or who fails to furnish the convict with suit of clothes and a ticket home, was called up by Mir. Byrne of Baldwin The bill after being amended so as to apply to State ana county conbicts, failed to pass for lack of a quorum, but went over as unfinished business.
 The House adjourned at Il p. m. until Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock.