The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-05
Another Administration Meas ure is Passed By
 the Senate
MAXIMUM RATE BILL
 IS PASSED BY HOUSE
Mir. Long's Amendment Making Jan- uary 1, 1907, Rates the Maximum Rates Is Adopted-Senate
 Accepts Amendment.

Montgomery, February 4.--(Speclal)- The senate passed today the bill pre- Jared at the instance of the administra- ton and introduced by Mir. Gardner, which has for it's purpose the control of the common carriers of the state by the railroad commission. It is known as the bill to enlarge the powers of the railroad commission and gives control over tha rail and carrier lines, sleeping cars and express companies.
 The bill was set down for Il o'clock but the members did not get to it until noon, al which time it was read and put on it's passage MT. Gardner waived his right as the author of the bill to make a speech MT. Reese objected to that fea ture, which. under certain cireumstanees, a railroad might be made to pay the costs even if it won the case in litigation, but said as that was left to the courts he had confidence in the judges to make it right
 Mir. MeWhorter did not like this fea- ture of the measure and said so, but was silenced, if not convinced, by the logic of MT. Lusk. who said that the bill was | carefully drawn and would work no hardship to any interests. Mir. Blackmon wanted to know if Mr. McWhorter did not think it wise to prohibit any large shipper from being a member of the com- mission on the same ground, but looking at it from the other side, that kept a man off who owned any part of any rail- road securities or was connected with any rail lines. MT. McWhorter hardly Ithought so
 l Had Easy Sailing
 It was soon seen that the bill was easy f saifng, and there no more talk. On the roll call there were 25 for 1t and 0 on the other side. that being the entire mem- | bership of the body in attendance. Even Mir Blackmon, who has not been voting | with the others on these bills, cast his | vote aye.
 | Mr. Miller introduced the bill to pre- vent sale of miners oil in Jefferson | county without the stencil of the inspec- tor He also called up and had passed the bill providing for the expenses of the chief examiner of public accounts.
 The maximum rate bill came over from the house with q substitute. which was adopted. that the time be set down as January l. from which to date the high | rates. The substitute was understood and taken in without contest. The general appropriations bill was also passed as it came from the house.
 In the House.
 The house took up the maximum rate | bill with an announcement from Chair man Lee Long of the committee on com merce and common carriers to the effect that the railroads had been sending word around to raise all rates in anticipation of the law which stipulates that the present rates shall be the maximum rates for all time. Mir Long, therefore, secured an amendment that the word present be left out and the date January l, 19O7'' be inserted. This was done and the bill passed and was so accepted in the senate.
 The house also passed the bill of the | senate providing for the collection of claims from common carriers for loss damage to goods. It provides that claims may be filed in sixty days and that the carriers have sixty days to make returns. It Is the bill as passed by the senate last week. The anti-pass bill went over to tomorrow at which time it is special order
 Mr. Sherrod will present an amendment to the anti-pass bill to provide that news papers may make contracts for exchange of space for advertising until the first if next January. This is hoped to be pu. through and Is in line with the wishes of President R. E. l.. Neil of the Alabama Press association.
 Against Mobile Trip.
 Speaker Martin, talking of the invita- tion to Mardi Gras at Mobile, said the members would not be able to go. It would be taking up too much time now when everybody Is working hard to get up the duties to be done. The rules committee had reported the invitation with advice to decline.
 MT. Goodwin moved to amend by mak- ing the word decline" accept" Ths was lost. The report of the committee was then voted down and the situation left as 1t at the beginning Mi. Lyons will move a reconsideration to- morrow.
 committee is to be named by the two houses to take up the question of ad- journing for recess. The house passsd the resolution to provide the committee, but the senate did not get to 1t.
 The senate devoted the whole afternoon session to the Wallace game law whitn was fought by Senator Lusk The salary Of the warden was reduced from 5000 [, s2500 a year. and 1t was provided that the warden is to be elected at the next gen eral election The provision allowing search of property also cut out.
 As amended the bill passed on vote of 19 to ,.
 Passed By House. These bills were passed by the house:
 II. B. 321-To prohibit the sale, barter, exchange or other disposition of spiritu- ous, vinous or malt liquors or intoxicat- ing beverages toncs or decoctions with in the limits of Faunsdale precinct. in Marengo county. Ala, except at the dis pensary in the town of Faunsdae
 II. B. 15o-To amend an act to amend section 909 of the code of 1896, approved February 2s, 1903. so far as the same re- , lates to the times of holding the cir cult court in Marion county. Ala s. B. 19l-To prohibit and punish the selling. bartering or exchanging of spir- ituous vinous or malt liquors in the county of Madison after the first day of March, 1907. except in the dspensary for said county. located in the city of Hunts vile.
 H. 52l-To abolish the county court of Cleburne county, Ala. to take effect on the first day of May, 19O1; to provide for the transfer and disposition of the