The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-30
ORDER GOES OUT U TO CLEAR
 ROAD FOR RAILROAD BILLS


 the provision which declared that on proof being made to 8 common car rier by a shipper of goods damaged or lost, the law could make, the common carrier subject to fourfold penalty for refusing to pay except at the cop mand of the law. Mir. Lusk quo S' several authorities, including a ion of the Alabama Supreme'cn hd lLpdecision of the Supreme CorF the
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 sifrhe bill was passed without change or amendment being suggested. sDnder a,1specia4 order previously provided Senator. Overton called up Senate Bill No. IJ;r ptp mAlte Se pfes- ent railroad rates of sfs'eight aI!a fare for the transportation. Originating and terminating in this SlAte, of freight and passengers the maximum rates" He said the bill had bee2 discussed i, in committee and it's bare title sug- ges.-d all its contents. He thought the bill should be passed immediately. The bill was put upon its third reading and passAd. without a shadow of opposi- tious
 The Senate to, show it's disposition to | clear the caien esao all railroad meas uyes; made the following special con ttnuing paramount orders for today. II Special Calls For Today. usAt 11:15 Senate Bill 16; which, If the general freight bill and which contains the schedule of freight rates prepar- ed by Governor Conner and his friends.
 At 12, senate Bill IS: the bill pre- venting any officer or agent from re- fusing to accept goods for shipment, ssu q higher rate than is charged by saw, and to prevent them from refus-
 ng goods at the lawful rate.
 At 12:30 Senate Bill 1o6; to compel he ds fo issue il,farphan pea hle milage books.
 Senator Reynolds secured special order for Monday at 12 o'clock for his compulsory education bill.
 There were thirty Senators present at 10;30 yesterday morning, the hour for the Senate to begin work. Prayer was offered by Rev. Brooks Lawrence.
 Senator Lusk insisted that that part of Mondays journal relating to the passage of the anti-pass bill be read at length, and this was done.
 Senator Merritt presented a joint res olution creating a joint committee to read and revise the manuscript of the report of the State Codiflers Jtdge J. J. Mayfield. The resolution waS adopt ed
 Acting upon a favorable report from the Rules Committee, the Senate pass ed the joint resolution which origt- mated in the House, and which memo irializes Congress to return p private zasis to the Southern State the illegal cotton tax which was collsffsd imme- diately after the war.
 The resolution providing for joint adjournment of the Senate at 12 o'clock so that the two houses could meet to- gether and hear the address of Cover nor D. C. Hayward of South Carolina was offered by Senator Spragins, and passed by the Senate.
 The emergency appropriation bill was then called up by Senator Miller Taxation Committee. This bill, Senator Miller explained, was simply to pay the salaries of the State officials and State employees and the contingent expenses of the various departments. The pres ent appropriation he said. would be and for the government to move on smoothly 1t was necessary for the ap- propriation to be made at once. The bill was accordingly passed.
 Code Commission Created.
 Senator Merritt. who had been act ing with the committee raised under the resolution, reported a resolution creating Code Commission. The Code Commission is to consist of five members. whose duty it is to examine and publish the report of the State Codifier. The resolution provides for the payment of the members of the Commission and their expenses. It was raised by the Senate.
 The Senate took up but did not com plete the consideration of Senator Thomas's warehouse bill. The bill pro- poses ITO define and regulate public warehouses for the storage of cotton for compensation." The provisions of the bill were explained by its author. It provided that each warehouse in the State which charged compensation for storing cotton, should make d bond of 5000 to indemnity patrons for losses through the disappearance of cot ton stored by them. The bill further provides that each cotton warehouse must file with the Probate Judge a statement showing who owns and are responsible for the warehouses Sem ator Thomas explained the loss that could come to a cotton owner by tho disappearance of his cotton, if the own CTS were dishonest or irresponsible.
 This is merely the skeleton, as it were. of important legislation" said Senator Thomas, "I hope the Legisla- ture will use 1t as the framework for adequate legislation on the control of public warehouses, and by so doing give assistance to farmers who are en- deavoring to raise che price of cotton by various holding orgs nizations."
 Senator Gum was opposed to the measure primarily because 1t would se- rionsiy inJure the cotton landings on the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers. Senator Thomas agreed to accept an amendment which would protect the river landings, but Senator Quinn said he saw other reasons for opposing the bill. He was explaining these when the Senate adjourned to go over and hear Governor Heywards address.