The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-07

Constitution for the creation of new counties under certain conditions the Mastin dog tax bill and the Hinson firearms bill were ali passed.
 The new county bill was urged by a considerable and influential delega- ton from in and around Bessemcr. The members of this delegation were hanging over the railing In the gallery when the vote was taken and the an- nouncement was made that the bill had received twenty-t three votes, two more than the constitutional require- ment. The Bessemer enthusiasts im- mdiately applauded loudly. showing that Greater Birmingham was not the only proposition in which the people of Jefferson are interested.
 It developed during the discussion that if the constitutional amendment is adopted by a vote of the people, only three sections of Alabama can furnish territory and people for new county. The first will be the lower edge of J sf- ferson County, with Bessemer as a county seat. The second could be made out of portions of Jackson and Madi- son, and the third could be formed from a section of Dallas, Marengo snd Perry.
 The bill being a constitutional amendment, does not go to the Gov ernOT IOT HIS SlB II eSCS So stso Secretary of State, who will issue the proper proclamation for 1t for vote in 1908. The measure has already passed the House.
 The Mastin dog bill went handiiay through the Senate and then over fe the House for concurrence in one or two -amendments Pretty soon there came back the disquieting information that the House had gotten afraii of E.sf sa haA oIHoa6u nQaQAd and was about to tie it up for a beating. But the friends of the measure are still hopeful.
 Lively Debate on Dog Tax.
 They had a nice lively fight on the bill over in the Senate. There was Q considerable minority who thougat or the man on the hill side who had both a dog and a vote. Senator Merritt hm- pressively told his hearers.
 Mark my word, there's going to be trouble in Alabama when they tie string around Fido's neck and lead nm off to slaughter"
 Senator Gardner, as part of his re. marks, read the eloquent tribute or Senator George c. Vest to the ahsction and loyalty of the dog. l..
 Senator Forester wanted to know IT Una dog tax bill was a platform meas are D And Senator Thomas asked 1T t was in the constitution to pass sueh bill. p,, ..u twn reasons. He thought first that the bill would be an injustice 10 the poor man who had no luxury excep. dor. He was opposed to the bill De- oaIsa dogs had shown themselves to ha tha natural protectors of women.
 The bill would serva Co prevent the mad dog, declared senator HOT ton and for that reason he was for it. The dogs that went mad were the ill-kept starved CUTS, ana not tns t5gs that had good homes ana sooo masters. +o save the life of one child in Ala lama the Senate would have done good deed in passing 1t, was the opin- ion of Senator Teasley, in a speech sup- porting the measure.
 Senator Lowe, of Morgan, declared that he had neither political aspira- lions or a dog" He was nevertheless opposed to the b.li and argued as'-inss 1t. ,,..
 Senator Reese said Ee had no politi- cal aspirations. but he had always had A dog and he would always continue to have one. He was strong advocate of the measure,
 The bill was finally passed, ayes 1s; nays, 14. shall be paid on every male dog and a tax of 33 on every female dog. Failure on the part of the owner to pay the tax is a rnisdemeanor, under the biI-
 Hinson Rl1I Resurected.
 The Hinson firearms bill, rejected by the Senate Friday night. was resur- rected -,y the efforts of the author and substituted for the Rushron firearms bill. after a short fight. The Black Belt Senators declared that the Rush.