The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-22
Liquor Men Have Dropped Fight
 Upon the Bill
BIG STICK FOR RAILROADS
Sunday Freight Train Law May Pass Now But If Not 1t Will Be Held as An Effective Menace
 to the Roads.

Montgomery. July 2f.-tspeoial.)- There will be no prohibition bill at the present session of the legislature To prevent such a measure the liquor men have agreed not to fight the bills now on the route to passage As a consequence the books will contain the following laws after the adjournment, two weeks from tomorrow: Provision for early saloon closing, the hours be- Ing D. m. in towns of 10000, 8 D. m. in towns up to 15000 and D. m. in all others. The result will be to close all booze places in Montgomery, Mo- bile and Birmingham at D. m This bill has passed the senate.
 Bill to prevent shipping liquors Into prohibition territory passed both houses. and one to allow closing if dis pensaries heretofore established on vote of the people.
 This will bring about many radical changes in the business. wholesale houses of the leading cities will lose much trade of long standing and tho fear Is that they will be forced to see it taken by out-of -the-state dealers, as they can ship In 1t at will where the
 
 effect of early closing is yet to be figured out proposition. It will. no doubt, greatly disturb things in the larger cities when 1t becomes effective.
 A Loaded Stick.
 What seems to be a loaded proposi- ton Is the bill of Senator John W. Overton to allow the railroad commits sion to establish a. Sunday freight train law when the conditions that seem now out of line for it become propitious. In 1t is seen possibility of a big stick to use on the railroads when they be- 1 come troublesome. It is pointed out that such law would be an effective menace to thA .sroads a.aa ta fit at any time the commission should think them ripe for discipline It is all the more interesting for the sup position that 1t Is an administration measure and will be supported from the floor as we'll as by men of the two houses. While il has a pretty good show 10 be passed. the belief Is that the margin will be small If 1t does go through
 Child Labor Bill.
 The past few days has shown the governor to be yet very strong in the esteem of the solons and If he sees fit to crack his whip 1t will be efAoaclous in large measure. The tip Is now that the child labor bill as reported in the house will be passed as 1t came from the committee. This bill makes the age limit 12 years for boys and II for girls and provides an assistant for the I.g Tst.4 is not satisfactory to the cotton mill men, but 1t looks like they will be. forced to accept it or take one very much less to their liking. It is under stood that the governor Is hands off, ready to indorse whatever the mem- bers put Il pto him
 Senator Lelth says his fertilizer bill is meeting favor with the manufac- turers and will certainly pass
 Day for Adjournment.
 Aug 3. two weeks from tomorrow. Is the day set for adjournment. The plan Is to run about this way: Session Tues day Wedn esday and Friday next week. then first four days of week following. with lay off to Monday for the final wind-up. During that time. the most of the calendar should be cleared
 Bills for inferior courts at Besse- mer and Ensley will have to make aw- fully good showings for citizen indorss- ment before they will be passed by the solons. The house will next week pass the bills -o allow transfer of judge in Birmingh am to criminal cases and give appointment of bailins to the judge.
 The Greater Birmingham fight is problematical, with chances fayoring the passa ge of most of the laws to that end.