The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
REVENUE IS CONSIDERED
Invitation to Mobile Carnival
 is Accepted.
Effort of MT. London to Strike Pig Iron Exemption from Revenue Bill Defeated-Senate Child
 Labor Bill Adopted.
THE HOUSE.

The elective Railroad Commission Dill after its vicissitudes triumphantly passed the House of Representatives yesterday and, so far as the lower law-making body is concerned, it is a closed book.
 The smallness of the minority as de- vsloped on the final vote which so long blocked the passage of the bill was a matter of comment. Only twelve mem bers voted against the measure while sl voted for the bill.
 The passage of the bill was preceded by a sharp and rather acrimonious debate. Perhaps the most telling speech made in opposition to the measure was deiiv- cred by Representative Callahan of Nor gan. MT. Callahan declared that he had no play to make to the gallery nor any interest to further with railroads with which he had never been connected. He attacked the bill as one of the most dangerous pieces of legislation presented to the. Alabama law makers in the past twenty-five years. The measure would undoubtedly drive the railroads with their army of employees and their vast re- sources into Alabama politics.
 The railroads, MT. Callahan said, when they found that their interests were jeopardized, would take an active if not a commanding part in the Democratic primaries and primaries and elections would be. with money and ballot box stuflng, made as corrupt as they were before the adoption of tho Constitution.
 Rankhaad and Lusk TilS.
 The debate was eniivened by a sharp passage between Mr. Lust. of Marshall, and MT. Bankhead, of Walker.
 MT Bankhead accused the majority of unfair tactics in voting down amend nents offered by opponents of the bill before they were even read, and he charged MT. Lusk with posing as one of the leaders of the majority and whisper ing to his followers to vote down an amendment before 1t reached the clerk s desk.
 Mir Lusk, in turn, accused MT. Bank head of posing as friend of the elective Railroad Commission bill and taking the floor to obstruct its passage. Every propo- sition, he charged. that evolved from the fertile brain of MT. Bankhead had for It's purpose the obstruction of the bill.
 It was evident yesterday as soon as the House met, that the minority would sub init to the inevitable and after making their final protest, would allow the bill to pass without further obstruction.
 The House spent some time in the con- sideration of the general revenue bill and some progress was made. The bill was far from completed, however, when the House suspended its consideration.
 The fight started by MT. Aondon, of Jefferson on the clause exen1Dting farm products and pig iron, temporarily held from taxation. proved unavailing. The House refused by decisive vote to cut the clause out of the bill.
 The House made no important change fin the bill, as reported by the commit tee of the whole. The members displayed an inclination to leave the bill as the committee had moulded It.
 Mobile Invitation Accepted.
 Bv a vote of 50 to 35 the House decided to accept the invitation of the Mobile Car nival Association to attend the Mardi Cras festivities at Mobile. The resolu- lion accepting the invitation creates a Joint committee of three from the House and two from the Senate to arrange the details of the trip and Speaker Tunstali named on that committee Messrs. Mo Donald of Barbour, Hoffman, of Mobile end Kelly, of Choctaw.
 The Senate it is confidently expected, will adopt the TeSOluIlOu
 It is proposed that the members of the Legislature shall leave here Sunday night on a special train. spending Monday and Tuesday in Mobile. They will return to Montgomery Wednesday morning. The special train for the occasion will be fur nished by the Carnival Association or Mobile and the Association will also charter a steamer to take the legislators 10 the battleship Alabama upon the oc- casion of the presentation of the silver service given the vessel by the people of Alabama.
 The full program of entertainment has not yet been decided upon.
 Stock Law Not Completed.
 At the afternoon session the House dropped the general stock law bill when 1t was almost completed. All the amend ments had been proposed and either adopted or rejected. The bill had been considered by the committee of the whole and reported favorably to the House and the amendments had been adopted when the House adjourned without taking q dnal vote.
 In spite of the fact that the bill has heen practically endorsed by a majority oF the members of the House, there is some doubt as to it's ultimate passage A Ioree fraction of the House is opposed to the passage of any general stock law There Is a strong sentiment to leave the stock law question alone. The bill however, has strong supporters and they Uil, insist that the House complete its work and pass the bill.
 In its present shape the bill makes the election precinct the unit of stock law district but does not interfere with ex- isting stock law districts. It provides that twenty-five free holders in any pro- posed stock law district shall petition fhe Judge of Probate and the Court of County Commissioners for the creation of q stock law district. The County Com . yn,ssioners may then order an election hv the qualified voters as to whether kheYs shall be a stock law. The bGIl makes no provision as to