The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-07
Mastin's Measure Turn
 cd Down by House.
WILL NOT CONFER WITH SENATE
Solons Pass Law for Sanitarium
 for Censumptives.
Colony to Be Established, But Ap- propriations is Cut to s2o,o0O-- Salary of M, asgomery Judges
 Raised.

When the House adjcurns sine die today, it will be with the calendar we'll cleared up and In this one point at least the members will go to their homes with the knowledge that they have done all that is possible. Yes terday a number of bills were pushed through and most of the local meas ures were acted on at the night session
 Of the general bills that were called up for discussion two went down to defeat. although in the case of one it Is believed that the decision of the House can be revedst1 l today.
 The bill to tax dogs in the State was killed It came back to the House amended by the Senate and after some argument the members of the House declined to concur in the amend ment. A motion to ask the Senate for joint conference committee wcs turned down. which has the same effect as vote against the bill.
 Among the most important measures that were disposed of favorably was the billl to establish in the State Sanatorium for the care Of consump- tives It was also decided to pass the bill that provides for establishing a colony for epileptics, although the original appropriation of s10O.ooo was cut to 10000.
 The power of the Railroad Commits Sion has been increased by giving to it jurisdiction over telephone and tele- graph companies, provided the Senate concurs in a House amendment to Senate measure to that effect.
 High School Bill Up.
 Educational matters occupied much of the time of the House at its mcrn- ing session. the particular bill under discussion being that introduced by Senator Barbour, and which has pass ed the Senate, providing for the es- tablishment of high schools in every county in the State at a cost of not more than $5.000 a school.
 According to the bill as 1t passed the Senate those counties that already have normal schools or industrial institutions for white children were to wait until all the other counties of the State had been supplied with high schools before they had any chance of getting one.
 The bill also provides for commits sion to carry out the provisions of the measure. composed of the Cover nor, the State Auditor and the Super intendent of Education.
 There was much discussion over that part of the bill relating to counties where there is already established school above the grade of the ordinary school.
 Mir. Foster of Tuscaloosa started the discussion and stated that there would be seventeen counties affected TRy thls section of the bill and that he was op- posed to any such principle. He was of the opinion that those seventeen counties were equally entitled to high schools with the other fifty counties of the State, and he offered an amend ment to this end, which amendment was defeated.
 MT. Lee, of Houston thought the section of the bill requiring that these schools be established in the center of the white population of the county ought to be stricken out. It would mean. he said that the county seats would be assured of the schools. even though there might be a strong sent lrnent in favor of having 1t elsewhere. He was of the opinion that the best place to locate a high school would be in the country districts. He offered an amendment to this effect, but 1t was defeated.
 Many Amendments Offered.
 Many more amendments were of- Tered before the bill was finally taken up for passage, and for while 1t looked as though the House was going To repeat its dilatory tactics of the last session, although no one appeared to understand what good such course could accomplish at this late day.
 bill so that in so far as 1t affected he county of Hale the town of Mound vile should be selected. This imme- aiately started a lot of private talk among the members and Mir. Tunstalfs Smendment was defeated because it was thought by the House that if it was allowed to go through, the House would be kept all day voting on sim