The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-18
Freight VIII Continue to Move
 on Sunday
HOUSE PASSES THE NEW CODE
Ant-Shipping Bill Passes Senate. Liquors Cannot be Transported Into Prohibition Counties. Le-
 gal Appropriation Passes.
BY 1ERVEY w. LAIRD.

Montgomery, July 11-(Special) )-Repre- sentatiVes from the Birmingham district were victorious fighters in the halls of the legislature today. Miller saw his fight against the Sunday freight train bill win out in the senate and carried the con test Of the administration for an ap- propriation of $50,0O0 for fighting the rail- road cases in the same body. There was plenty of opposition to both Haley fought against the Sunday freight bill in the horse and was one of the forty-sx to lay it on the table. However, MT. Long said he was going to try to get it up again tomorrcw.
 MT. John had the pleasure of seeing the new code slide into house favor with an ease that no doubt Surprised him. couple of spasmodic efforts by Tunstan and Lee of Houston to get in amend ments were headed off. with the adop- ton ot one by MT. Tunstall that seemed all right Mir John was chairman or the recess code committee and he thinks naturally that the bill is one that VIII appeal to all. It is held by the members of both houses that the code Will De one of the best that has ever been had by the state. It is very large and has all the parts under one cover. It Will be or dered printed as soon as the senate IS through.
 Changes in Charter Bill.
 The assertion is made by members or the municipal code committee that sec ton 97, about which objection mas come from Birmingham is a practical repro duction of a section of the city charter
 lar Nrh is now operating. Not having copy of the charter the writer could not look it up. ,,,
 Jere Kings Greater Birmingham bill will be called up in the house Frlday' All that part of North Birmingham north of the trunk sewer has been lelt out. MT. King said tonight that he had had assurances of support for his bill from Lieutenant-Governor Gray. He is hopeful of passage in the house. though Glover and Lovelady will op- pose it.
 l. M Donelson, Lee White, Robert Daniels are here urging the establish ment of an inferior court for Ensley. A meeting was held with the delegation, but nothing has been determined upon as vet The school bill defeated in the senate was known as the Lee bill, not for Senator Reynolds, as reported. It came over from the house.
 Senator Miller has been unjustly re- ported with regard to his attitude on The Smyer bill. He announced last snrine that after the passage of his hin he would vote for the Smyer meas are as they gave the people the op- tion of taking one or the other. The hearing on the Smyer bill before the committee has been postponed to D. m. tomorrow
 bill to make the trustees Of the deaf and dumb asylum appointiVe IS snecial order for Friday. Senator Reid has presented a child labor bill which he will urge for passage. The Love lady pharmacy bill Is up for passage on Friday. The anti-shipping bill is up to the governor and he will probably slgn 1t this week.
 c. A. L. Sanford has been appointed solicitor for the law and equity court of Lee county
 Chairman King said tonight that the programme of the insane hospital irs- vestigation had been changed. The first session of the committee will be held here tomorrow and the second Tn Birmingham Saturday.
 Sunday Freiehts.
 ne bill to prevent the running of freight trains on Sunday in Alabama, lust like they do in Georgia had it's final black-eye presented to 1t in the senate today when that body voted not to take it from the adverse calendar where it was put last week. In the kill ing of the measure Senator N. L. Mill Ter of Birmingham, had much hand. stat ing, while talking of it. that Ensley had more tonnage than the whole state of Georgia, and the Birmingham district more than the entire cotton crop.
 MT White has been very active in his fight for the bill and to get at the sen timent of the members of the doorkeepers were sent out to round up all the fellows who had ducked to keep from being re- corded There was sentiment with good backing for the bill from the tenn nerance people and a number of repre- z.entatives of church organizations. On thle other hand the business interests of IejrRningham, Anniston and Gadsden,
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