The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
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 Senate bfii No a. regulating the railroads and prescribing the manner of establiBhing new rates by them, was pext1taxen up, and was read me third time without explanation or ae- bate. The vote on final passage was 60 It was followed immediately by sen- ate bill No. A. the Railroad Commis- sion .bill.s which was read without dis cussion and passed by vote or ID To U.
 Scn&te bill No. IS. the bill prohibiting the charKing of any greater rate py railroads than that fixed by statute or the refusal to receive freight at such rate, vas next taken up. IL was pass ed bx as vote of T4 to 1. without dis- cussi6n or explanation MT. Pitts of Dallas voted no.
 The interchangeable mileage bill, Senate bill No. 1os. was next taken up, and again, without debate, was passed by Q vote of 74 to Q.
 The reciprocal demurrags bill House bill No. S65, was next called up. and some amendments proposed by the Committee on Commerce and Common Carriars were read MT. Long moved the ffreSious question on the amend nentA and 5tiie bill, but MT. Tunstall indud1d hini to withdraw the motion, as hs said he wished to oner an amendment.
 Speaker, Martin. who had been ab- sent for some time. returned at this stage Of proceedings, and resumed tne chair, which had been occupied during the consideration of the various rali. road measures, by MT. Ballard of Au- tauga.
 After the amendments propesea ey the committee to perfect the Dill, and an amendment suggested by Mir. John had been read, they were adopted oy unanimous votes. A grsst deal of con. fusion followed the endeAvor to Set the members straight on the amend ments desired by the committee, ale, according to Mir. John, to the sincoin- potency of the clerk of the commit tee.9
 Mr Pitts of Dallas submitted an amendment providing that the penalty for ordering cars without intending to use them might be imposed on any person ordering cars without a bona fide sintentfon of using them. regard less of his intention in doing so. Mr. Pitts explained his amendment and the danger of fraud 1t sought to avoid
 House Sits on Amendments.
 Mr. Fuller asked the House to vote down the amendment, as 1t might ina. pairsthe bill, which had been carefully gotten up, and was in legal form with. out the amendment.
 Mf. Long of Butler. also opposed the RFOpQSGu QHACuQtEtCnL G9 tEthC aAtaSS- essary and on his motion, after some running discussion between himself and Mir Pitts. the amendment was tabled.
 Mir. TunstalI proposed an amendment providing that written applications must be made for cars, no verbal ap- piications being recognized by the law, and also providing that, in order to prevent any question arising, receipt should be given for such application.
 MrsssfanstaH explained it was de- signed 10 prevent questions arising through the failure of the agent to send in verbal applications for cars. through carelessness or neglect.
 Mir. John opposed It on the ground that 1t would prevent any orders for cars being given by telephone, as is usually done in this age.
 Mir. Steagali also objected that na penalty was attached to a refusal by an agent to give a receipt, but Mir. Tunstall included a penalty in his amendment, meeting the objection.
 Mr, Long of Butler thought the amendment was unnecessary, as being covered by other features of the meas ure. 1t was also open to many objec- tions, anon which was the prevention of telephone orders. He thought there was a 'nigger" in the amend
 Mr. Tunstall declared the telephone order feature. to which objection was made, was a great safeguard against fraud. To his mind that was one of the strong fetures of his amend ment.
 Mir. Kornegay, amid laughter and applause, expressed the hope that MT. Tunstall would withdraw his amend ment. ',as there is not the slightest chance of its being adopted" He indulged In a brief speech on She bur- dens Imposed by the railroads and the need of such bill. but without direct reference to the amendment, and clos ed with a motion to lay the TunstalI amendment on the table.
 Amendment Is Tabled.
 An aye and nay vote was demanded on the tabIing motion, which carried by vote of forty-fve to sixteen, kill ing the amendment. Those voting no on the motion to table were Messrs. Arnold, Bennsrs, Coleman of Lowndes, of Etowah, McDuhie, Pitts of Dallas, Pratt, Rice. Scale, Tunstall, Urquhart and Woolt.
 At the conclusion of this vote at 1885 o'clock the House took a, recess until 3Oclock.
 Long of Butler, the previous question was ordered, shutting off further de- bafe and the, bill, Nas amended was read at length for the third. time. The vote on final passage was then taken, the measure being passed and sent to the Senate by a vote of 6S to 3. Those voting no one final passage were Messrs Pitts of. Perry. Tunstall of Hale, and Woolf of Marengo.
 A numlAr of bills were introduced under susH&asion of the rules, among them one by MT. Maner of Montgom- cry, providing for a franchise tax against all common carriers, whether operating street cars, sleeping cars, tank cars, or any other kind of cars.
 The Senate amendments to the fish protection bill, which had been trans mitted from the Senate during the mornings consideration of the railroad bills, were }concurred fin by the House, on motion of Mr, SteagaIl of Dale, the author of the measure, with only Me. Tunstall voting no.
 MT. John called up Senate bill No. i57, providing for the payment of the salaries of judges of city, law and equity and other similar courts having jurisdiction over a single county with more than 10000 population, and tax able property of over $3.600,000 out of the State treasury. slight amend ment proposed by Mir Gunter of Mont gomeryj was adopted, after which the bill was passed by a vote of 56 to 13. A friendly. motion to reconsider was promptly tabled
 Aboats eighty reports were. received from committees. the results of the strenuous work of the members Friday, when there was no session of the House Some of the most important measures of the session We're included .$