The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-06
MEASURE INTRODUCED
BYMR REYNOLDS
Anti-Pass Bill Is Passed BY the House
With Slight Amendment to Ex-
empt Secretaries of
Y. w. c. A.

Montgomery, February 5.-(Speeial.)-
The Senate had up the compulsory edit
cation feature today and right lively
question It proved to be, with the pas
sage of the bill by the small majority
of one, thirteen voting for 1t and twelve
against It, The bill was introduced by
Mr.. Reynolds of Bibb and provides that
all children over s and under IA must
attend school at least two months con-
tinuousIy every year. Provision is made
to punish parents who do not meet the
requirements of the measure and to pro-
vide for excuses when such are neces-
sary.
1t Is provided in the bill that 1t does
not become effective In any county which
does not have at least four months of
free school every year in every school
district; also that the negroes are not
10 be included save in counties where
there are schools for the negroes at
least four mouths In the year In every
school district. In this way the negroes
will certainly be excluded in sixty coun-
ties, probably MORE
Mr.. Reynolds Speaks.
Mr.. Reynolds spoke for his bill and
argued that with the Increased funds
to be provided after October l. next, at
which tine the measure will become eff
fecsive, there will be schools In every
district in the state for every white child
OF more than four months duration He
said that the provisions noted above
practically eliminated the negroes.
Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Hammer were dead
against the measure. MIR. Jones feared
for the race irritation possible and Mr..
Hammer said he was not in favor of the
old Spartan doctrine of state ownership
of children. Mr.. Jones said that people
did not like this encroachment upon the
liberties of the families and he was go
ing to vote against It,
Mr.. Barbour made an earnest address
in favor of the bill. He said the time
had come when Alabama should step up
in the line of education and this bill is
one of the ways to do it. The parents
needed some way to make them send
their children to school and they ought
TO he made TO do so. Several other SEN
ators talked for the measure and 1t took
most of the morning session.
II came 10 u vote after llldiiy amend
ments had been made and adopted, and it
is regarded by the author and others
as safely over the breakers of the race
situation.
Anti-Pass Bill.
The house passed the anti-pass bill to-
day with the slight amendment to ex-
empt secretaries of young women's
Christian associations. Otherwise it is
as it went over from the house. There
was little opposition from any source, as
it was understood that the bill was to
have the right of way and was to go
through as quickly as possible. 1t is one
of the senate administration measures
and is regarded as one of the general
railroad bills
Mr. Bulger got some glory out of his
proposition to amend by eXempting con-
federate soldiers while going TO or from
an encampment or reunion but he lost.
the vote being the close one of 46 to as.
Mr.. Sherrod tried to have an amendment
put in to exclude newspaper contracts for
the balance of this year. but he lost. The
fact is. there was do doing anything to
stop the onslaught of the popularity of
the bill, though the tender appeal for
the old soldier came near breaking down
the wall.
An Incident.
An incident of the discussion that
shows the temper of some of the men,
bers of the house was a question by one
of the members propounded to Mr.. Bull
ger While the latter was speaking for
the old soldier amendment this man rose
up and asked: rs it not a fact that
you are railroad lawyer Mr. Bulger
replied that he did represent a railroad.
With a look over the house, the man
who had asked the question sat down
without more ado. He seemed to think
that the establishment of this connection
on the part of the speaker settled the
question against MIN.
The maximum rate bill and the two and
a half-cent fare bill were signed by the
speaker and the president Of the senate
today.
The senate passed the Reese anti
bucketshop bill and the Leith bill to
create the Fourteenth circuit out of the
counties of Fayette. Lamar. Walker and
Winston. This takes two counties
Walker and Wlnston-out Of the Tenth.
or Birmingham, circuit.
A Live Wire.
The live wire of both sides of the legis-
lative house today was the question of
going to Mobile in response to the invita-
ton to that city for the Mardi Gras
festivities Mr.. John and Mr.. Lee de-
veloped their little tilt In the house out
of It, and Mr.. Hamburger in the senate
made it text to put few Goals OF fire
on the back of the senate leader Mr..
Lusk. of Marshall However, both sides
agreed to go and committees will DE
named to arrange the details.
The tilt in the senate came at the
afternoon session. Just before adjourn-
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