The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-10
GREATER BIRMINGHAM IS "H00DO0ED" BY THE
 ALABAMA LEGISLATURE
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 Macon, without taking out license there for. was the subject of lively debate in the senate.
 The Wood bill was called up by Sena- tor Frazer. There seemed to be no ob- jection to the passage of the bill as 1t originally stood but when Senator Black mon introduced an amendment changing the bill to a general law, a hornets nest was stirred
 Before the Blackmon amendment could be discussed Senator Bostick moved to table the amendment. The motion to table was lost. When the amendment came up for passage, technicality was discov- cred in the amendment which made 1t il- legal for person to give friend glass of wine if the wine was not made by the giver.
 Senator Castleberry then offered an amendment, which he thought would set tie the matter. At this point Senator Frazer said that he would like to in- formally pass the bill. He had not con suited MT. Wood as to the several amend ments, and on account of the absence of Mir. Wood could not say whether or not the amendments would meet with his fa- vor The request of Senator Frazer was granted by the senators.
 The senate met at 10:30 o'clock. Lieu tenant Governor Cunningham presiding Tho devotional exercises were conducted by Senator Norman Twenty-seven sena- tors answered the roll call.
 Knights of Pythias.
 Senator Spraggns asked the attention of the senate to the bill passed at Tues days session giving the Knights of Pyth- ias of Alabama the authority to loan the surplus moneys in their treasury. The Madison county senator was of the opln- ion that the bill was unconstitutional He cited a section of the constitution which prevented the legislature from con- fering additional powers on corporations and he was under the impression that the Knights of Pythias bill came under this head. Senator Castleberry, who in- troduced the bill said that he, too, since his attention had been called to the mat ter doubted the constitutionality of the bill, but moved that the senators be given time to look more closely into the law and that the motion of Senator Spraggins to reconsider be set down as a special order for Monday after roll call. The motion of Senator Castleberry pre- vailed
 Senator Craig moved that the consider ation of the municipal code bill, which was reported favorably by the committee
 
 special order for today immediately after the disposal of tbe Harrison va grancy bill. which is the special order for today noon.
 Causes Long Debate.
 The first bill called in the senate, the measure of Senator Rogers to extend the terms of office of the tax assessors. tax collectors, county superintendents of edu- ,aff mix frnoc ha subject of a lively debate.
 Senator Rogers in ealing up the bill said that a substitute had been offered to the original bill. The substitute con- formed with his bill to the crossing of the cts" and the dottlng of the 'Ts', but as the senator who offered the resolu- ton wrote a better hand than he, the substitute had been accepted
 Senator Rogers explained that the bill provided that the terms of office of the officials be extended until August l, 1907, in order that the elections for these offices might be held at the same time as the elections for sheriff. He said that the only objection that could be raised to the bill was that it legislated men into office. The bill however, does not have this eff feet. It extends the terms of men who are in office and who were the choice of a majority of the voters of their counties.
 Extension of Office Provided.
 The constitutional convention to secure the adoption of of the constitution had provided for an extension of office for the sheriffs. This would cause frequently the election for sheriff being at time separate from all other elections. His bill would avoid this condition.
 Senator Spraggins said that the bill was in many respects good one but 1t served | to keep politicians in office two years longer and the keeping out of office for two years aspirants to the offices. 1 Senator Jones of Wilcox wanted to go | on record as against any such bill. The | people, he said, have a right to choose l their own officers and they would look on an extension of office by the legislature as an imposition. He said that the argu-