The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-02

onies to collect de- 1 pei tl s.o oHl oHl ct for a longer ~ ~1,'" IS the shipper 1 if he so u,t5o, eIe 3 i5 1ber sup l pot 'eu ti9 vas one 'i'"e ,"'' Ha 'g that "o "oui' "'p9ii' was Railrt
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 l bill to authorize the l of Alabama to modify | or regulation preseribet | ing to demurrage of | charges therefor and the r l duties and obligations of co
 by rail and shippers and col | respect to furnishing empty c. l transportation and delivery | and delay in the loading and
 of cars and receiving of fregl 1 charges therefor.
 Mr Pitts of Dallas said he dlo 1 think the legislature had the right to l gate legislative powers to another boa. l and he therefore opposed the bill. MT. I John of Jefferson said the section of the 1 Alabama constitution on this point Is
 identical with that of Georgia. which has 1 been upheld by the United States supreme | court The bill was passed 1t is intended | to assist short line railroads.
 School Supervision. Mr. McDnifie of Monroe obtained unani nous consent and called up the Kirby bill l to prescribe the qualifications and addi | tional duties of county superintendents l and to provide a more efficient super vision for the public schools of Alabama. MT. McDuffie said the bill was not so letr rsft hot 1of taI in tha a few days ago, as it did not require that superintendents hold first grade certif- cates, but does require that supernten- dents shall devote all of their time to the supervision of the county schools. MT. Pitts of Dallas opposed the bill as | one "almost as obnoxious as the one | voted down a few days ago" A super l intendent not holding q first grade certd-
 cate is not fit to supervise the schools.
 It developed through questions that the 1 superintendent in Dallas county is q 1 teacher in private school, and cannot devote all of his time to the supervision l of schools Haley Was for 1t. Mir. Haley of Jefferson supported the | bill, and Mir. Lee of Houston offered To i amend so as to provide that the superin- | tendents shall hold either first, second or | third grade certificates. He urged the l adoption of the amendment as necessary | to secure proper supervision for the coun- try schools
 MT. McDuhie was afraid that the amendment would cause the defeat of | the bill, and he would rather that it be | tabled. The house refused to table by a | vote of IS to go, Mesrs. Hoffman and Nor | vile of Mobile voting against tabling. | Alr, Tunstall of Hale offered an amend 1 ment to the amendment that the uuall- 1 tcations shall not apply to superintend- | l ents now in office. Upon motion of Mr. | l Hoffman the previous question was ol- 1 dered on the bill and amendments The | l Tunstall amendment was adopted by d | vote of l2 to 70, and the Lee amendment | as amended was then passed by vote of | 50 to 20. The bill was read a third time | and passed by vote of 56 to 29. The bill of MT. John amending the code | With reference to providing support for | the insane hospital was passed. It pro | Nides S4 per week for each patient instead | of $3 as at present. The bill was passed. | 1 The Nann bill to regulate the practice | of midwifery was defeated. For lnebriates. Mr John called his bill to establish re- formatories for inebriates, under the gov ernment of the trustees of "the Alabama insane hospitals;a to regulate the admis- sion of inebrate persons thereto, their treatment and discipline therein, and their discharge therefrom; and to appropriate s25 GOO to erect furnish and equip the necessary additional buildings therefor
 With but q few words of commendation by MT. John and Mir. Pitts of Dallas, the bill was passed by a vote of GO to l.
 Pure Food Bill.
 The first bill considered at the after noon session of the house was that of MT john to provide for the care and preserya tion of the lands of the Alabama insan hospitals. The bill was passed.
 A bill giving the state chemist the righ to deputize an assistant in cases of neces sity was passed.
 The regular order was c%led and th house took up the Pitts bill amending lh general road law so as to permit quail
 fled electors to hold elections by district to determine upon the levy of a speca tax for the support of roads.
 MT. Tunstal offered a substitute fo the bill permitting boards of comms sioners to levy the tax as at present. bu permitting an election if the court 0 commissioners desire to order same. Ther was considerable discussion and the Tur stall substitute was adopte dand the bi passed.
 MT. Peters bill was passed to educat the children of Alabama on the evils o intemperance by setting aside one day O each school year when the school chil dren shall make temperance addresses write essays. etc. Cards containing sta tistics upon the evils of ntemperanc' shall be exhibited In the school budin these cards to Def furnished at the ex'
 of the state.
 The Cooper pure food bill, whic
 tical with the national law,
 up and MT. Cooper spoke
 the measure Dr. Lovelad
 Cooper bill as containing m
 that would work hardships
 gists. He favored the Maj
 was before the house as tn
 School llbrar
 By virtue of a bill signed