The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-31

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 in thirty days after its approval by' 1 the Governor. The Jones amendment
 proposed to strike out this section and
 the bill should not become operative until after each railroad In Alabama
 was able to pay 1-2 per cent on It's
 common stock. But the amendment stood no chance in the Senate. It went
 down; ayes. 2S; nays. 8.
 Senator Hinson offered an amend ment striking out Section ?, which pro-
 vided that when a railroad of the first
 road of a lower class, the lower class railroad In question should immedi- ately become and be treated as a first class road. Senator Hinson wanted to except those roads which were taken over by first-class road fer the pur- pose of improvement and for It's up- building The Senate promptly voted the amendment down.
 Senator B1ackmon moved to strike out of Section the provision which declared the Alabama Railroad Com. mission should be able to change the classification of any Alabama railroad 10th to believe the committee would defend the proposition that the Legis-t lature could delegate its law making powers to the Railroad Commission. He moved to amend that section. but the amendment was promptly killed. Senator Moody then offered an | amendment which declared the provis- ions of the bill should not apply to dividend of less than per cent The l amendment was promptly tabled. Senator Overton. as chairman of the committee reporting the bill opened
 was but iittk to say on the question on which so much had been said. The people had spoken in thunder tones. he said. For four years the question ho hAfA khn Ia NF al
 and 1t had been discussed on every stump in the State
 Says Papers Oppose Bill.
 'The time has come to act" said Ts manding this iegislationp. p''ss Why should
 1t be delayed? Papers in Alabama which are opposed to this legislation are already trying to defeat this bill"
 ITO what papers in Alabama Is the Senator alluding?"
 ITO The Montgomery Advertiser and some of the Mobile papers," replied Senator Overton. They had an edis torial saving this bill was dangerous; passing it. The people have put this question up to the Senators. The time has come for them to do something. If they, go away without doing some will know them no more"
 Senator Spragins said he was agree ably surprised at the knowledge of the bill displayed by the Senator from Bibb. He never thought there was any one in the Senate who knew so much about it.
 ''The gentleman from Randolph speaks of Senators who will be missing from the places which know them now" said Senator Spragins. That is not the question The question is. IS 1t right, or Is 1t wrongT shall vote for the bill because it contains Section 6. Section 6. in my opinion, is the only section which gives a Senator the right to support the bill"
 Senator Blackmon said:
 "I have been struck with awe at the declaration of the geneltman from Ram dolph that the place which knows me now will know me no more. I am gratif1ed, however, that he has submit- ted bill which allows my constituz ents to ship ice better in barrels or in sacks. My constituents ship good deal of ice in this way, and they will be gratified that he has provided way for them to do this business
 Senator Hammer Speaks.
 Senator Hammer spoke briefly upon the bill. His argument was to show fthe bill prevented discrimination. more than it reduced rates. He pointed out that the bill gave all towns an equal show in the matter of rates. and pre- vented the railroads from establishing discriminating rates. He quoted some of the rates from towns In his own neighborhood to show that In most ln-
  to suffer at the expense of the larger. The bill abolished these discriminations and put the rates upon mileage basis Senator Forester made his hrst speech of the session and the vein of humor that ran through 1t was thor. oughly enjoyed.
 You all may ask me what I know about railroads" said Senator Forres- ter. Well. I'll tell you. I once own ed a railroad. It wasn't as long as some of the railroads in Alabama. but it was just as broad as any of them. I fixed the rates for my road. and I fixed them on a mileage basis. Down our way we produce watermelons, just as you produce pig iron up in the Birm- ingham district. Well, my road was eight miles long. and I charged fel- that far. When a man shipped car of melons five miles from the Junction I charged him $5.
 You see I put the rate on a mile- age basis. That's what this bill does, and that's why I am for it. It puts the big and the little, the rich and the poor. on the same basis. A fellow now can ship cotton from Montgomery to Savannah over the Atlantic Coast Line for less than we can ship it in my town, and we are 126 miles nearer Sa- vannah than Montgomery.
 Forester Tells Why. You all who have been to me ask
 ed "Forrester. how do you stand on this question? How do you stand on that question? You never found out until l got ready to vSte. Now I'll tell you how I voted If you don't remem- Der. I voted for the 1-2 cent passen- ger rate, because the ticket I've got in my pocket is a thousand mile tick ct. I didn't pay but 1-2 cents mile for it. Now why shouldn't everybody be able to ride at the same price? The railroads charge tho fellow who is so poor that he is only able to buy trans portation by retail cents a mile, while the fellows who are able to buy by wholesale get it for 1-2 cents mile. Now that alnt right. "I voted against your anti-pass bill. I didn't think that was any of my
 business. It looks like to me the rail roads ought to do what they want to with their passes"
 Senator Hamburger said he was glad of the opportunity to vote for the Dill, but to refute the statements of dis tinguished citizen of the State. now Governor, who had said in his county of Mobile, not once, but repeatedly he should not be elected Senator from Mobile County because of his environ' ment..
 T want this vote shall cast for the bill to refute the statement that my environment. whatever 1t might pc to the State and to my people" Senator Jones of Wilcox said he had no apologies to make for his vote against the bill. The Senate had plainly shown it had no intention of giving the railroads hearing. They out the right accorded the lowest crim-
 iii''' Going to Punish RaiIrOads.
 The Senate says to the railroads