The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-31
THROUGH WITH GENERAL BILLS Very Few Measures to
 Be Passed. HOUSE CONSIDERS LOCAL LAWS Attempt to Be Made to Rash Through Some State Measures. Constitutional Amendment to Permit School Districts to Vote Extra Taxes to be Urged for Passage.
 By House.

Tired from their trip to Selma yes terday. the members of the Legislature were in anything but a mood to discuss the matters that are yet to be disposed of when they returned to Montgomery last evening. Instead they stood around the Exchange Hotel, and most of the conversation was upon matters that have already occupied the atten- tion of the House.
 Governor Conner was in the lobby of the hotel, and several of the mem- bers of the House who were anxious to know the fate of many of the local laws that have been passed. approached him on this subject. The Governor has about forty of thes bills on his desk ready for his signature this morning ~ Among the members of the House there was some discussion as to the bills that are likely to occupy the atten- tion of the House on Thursday. A number of the members were of the opinion that there had already been passed a sufficient number of bills of a general character to cover ali emer- gencies. and that what time there is left to consider House bills should be devoted solely to local measures.
 There was, however. some general bills left on the calendar, which an at tempt will be made to rush through.
  House still has before 1t bill to change the primary election law. but as nearly as could be ascertained last evening, this bill Is likely to suffer de- feat.
 Mir. Pitts. of Perry. and his bill in the interest of good roads, is down on the unfinished business list for the af- ternoon's session and .. will probably cause much discussion.
 ~l.N~ acter that the House will try to find time to consider is MT. Bulgers bin requiring that all candidates for elec- tion as supervisors of school districts must hold first grade certificate.
 This bill Is similar to one that has already been turned down by the House, but MT Bulger's bill is said to be less cumbersome. and 1t Is also said that the State educational department has succeeded in convincing some of the members who voted against the previous bill that the remedy sought for present conditions in school super vision Is a good one.
 Another bill on the calendar that is view with favor by the House provides that the people of a school district may vote to tax themselves for school purposes. This will require @ change in the constitution. as the present
 
 privilege to counties but not to school districts.
 There is a senate bill that is on the House calendar that is giving the mem bers of that branch' of the legislature much thought, and an effort will De made to pass 1t. This Is Senator Reese's bill to establish sanitariun for tubercular patients who are af- flicted with pulmonary. troubles. There are among the House members those who are of the opinion that tbis Is a measure that cannot be acted on toe quickly, and that 1t is for the good oi the health of the State that 1t should be disposed of favorabiy during the present session.
 Probably the only people who are connected with the Legislature whc did not go to Selma yesterday to at- tend the funeral of Senator Pettus was the clerk of the House. c. B. Brown and the secretary of the Senate, J. A Kyle and those who are assisting In the work of keeping up the journals Much as these would have liked te go. 1t was imperative that they re-