The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-13
AnH-ShippIng Bill is Off the
 Adverse Calendar
MINING BILL IS EXPLAINED
Engineering Graduates May Become Superintendents and Foren1en at Two Years and Less-En1-
 poyers' Liability.
BY HERVEY W. LAIRD.

BY HEhNEI w. LAihOs
 Montgomery. July 2.-(Special)- The prohibition people won out in the senate today securing recall of the anti-shipping bill from the adverse calendar and the passage of an early closing bill that. while it is not all they sought. is much along the line they are working. It closes saloons at hours from to g. according to the size of the place.
 The members of the house commit tee on mining and manufactures relate with somewhat of feeling that the new mining bill as reported is not what the operators stated to The Age Herald correspondent it is in many re- spects. It provides that graduates of the University and of Auburn may be- come superintendents and foremen at two years, and even less under cir cumstances; does not take the places of the present inspectors until the eN- piration of their terms, and not then II they can be reappointed, and contains many sections put in at the sugges- ton of the operators.
 Chairman Bloch said that the em- ployers' liability feature is not at all severe or burdensome on the employ CTS and that the provision that one member of the board may close a mine when there is gas in it to such extent as to be dangerous to the life of the men. He says that so far as ventila- tion goes no more is required than what experts say is absolutely neces- sary.
 Col Sam Will John a member of the committee, made complaint about the publication, wishing to know where such "a pack of lies came from" He seemed annoyed at the statement and following Chairman Bloch. stated with much emphasis that there were not nearly the trouble in it that the opera tors seemed to find. Neither entertain ed for a moment the idea that it would put the miners out of business.
 The representatives of the operators here say today that the bill is not so bad as they feared, having found that some of the objectionable features had been eliminated. However they say that it is impossible to run with it, as now framed, without great loss and in- convenience.
 Exempt Water Power
 The interests of the movement for developing water power r. the state was evidenced today in the introduc- tion of bills in both houses to exempt such industries from taxes for ten years. MT. Miller, in the senate, and MT. John, in the house, introduced them. Speaker Carmichael is very much interested as the development of the Tennessee river power authorized by Congress depends very much upon the way this works out.
 Ii was also evidenced that the fight against the state laws being made by the railroads is to be resisted to the bitter end, appropriations of S50,OO0 to pay for legal expenses being asked in both houses. MT. Miller also had a bill to increase the incidental expense account of the governor to $2oOO. The immigration bill is to be repealed, in line with the views of the governor, and other bills seek to give the Boys In- dustrial school power to buy lands; protect the oyster beds, provide high schools and reduce the tax rate.
 MT. Afford would have the Geneva county seat moved from Geneva to Hartford Haley had his bill sent along providing for grade crossings, and there is committee approval of a bill to appropriate money to the de- pendent families of convicts.
 Anti-Lobby Bill
 The anti-lobby bill, as emasculated by the senate at the instance of Mr Miller of Jefferson. is not pleasing to the house, where the gSeat father Of the measure, Col sam Will John, is a leader. It has been, therefore, sent back to the other side of the hall with report Of non concurrence. This would seem to ind- cate that the governor has had more in- ir, ba mil wing than with the major and will yet have a chance to get the bill through with the registra- tion features. However, he will not if Senator Miller keeps his voice, and he has not called throat specialist yet.
 Max Hamberger, the first of the hefty solons to go after the governor with his voice-an incident of the early session. would have everybody take half a day off Saturdays, and to that end has pre- sented bill to make the last half of the last day before Sunday a legal holiday. Another fellow, with eye for reforma- tion, seeks in the house to prevent auto- mobiles running on the public roads. though he does not say where they can travel.
 The bureau of labor bill was killed by being tabled in the house while bills to legalze dissection of bodies, prevent removal of gnners' tags and provide ad- ditional examination of teachers were passed.
 Prohibition In Dallas.
 Senator Reese presented a bill looking to prohibition in Dallas county and also 10 provide for waterworks commits sion at Selma.
 The blb to make tax assessments 50 per cent of market value of property came in favorably reported by the committed of the house. The proposition of the commissioner of agriculture to have a soil survey of the state took up much time in the house.
 The soils survey bill passed the house all right. It makes appropriation to work with government experts in soil sur veys and Commissioner of Agriculture Wilkinson thinks with it he can have the entire state surveyed in the next four years.
 With the presentation of the municipal