The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-13

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 House bill aos was also re- ported favorably., This bill relates to the protection of minor children. All these bills were placed on the calen- dar. A large number of bills were added to the calendar for second reading Tuesday coming from the Committee on Temperance. They will come up for passage probably some time next week l Several bills were reported by the Committee on Roads providing for the improvements of roads and highways in Jackson. Mobile, Morgan. Wilcox and Escambia Counties.
 These were followed by bills report ed by the Committee on County and County Boundaries These included bills for the changes of boundary lines between Caihounand Cleburne. and Et- owah and Calhoun counties. The Committee on Mining and Man. ufacturing reported favorably House bill 547. changing the mining laws of the State.
 motion was made by MT Fuller of Bibb that the bill be printed. Mir. Bloch of Wilcox. chairman of the com mittee, objected on account of the de- lay it would occasion He said he was having typewritten copies made and l that the bill would occupy the attention Of the House for a whole day It was finally ordered that 300 copies of the bill be printed.
 The Committee on Education added some more approved bills to the list. Most of them were of a minor and local character.
 The Committee of Rules through, it's chairman asked permission to present resolution to establish a fish hatchery in Alabama It requests the members Of Alabama's delegation in Congress to support the project. bill was introduced to provide for the expense occurred bv legislation over the existing railroad bills. bill to amend the code relating to criminal cases and the reversal there- of was introduced by MT. Arnold of Calhoun.
 MT Smith of Franklin introduced a Dill for the prevention of killing deer in this State: also the keeping in cap tivity of any deer.
 A bill to provide for the removal of Geneva to Hartford. was introduced by Mir. Afford.
 Mir. Lovelady presented a bill to au- thorize cities and towns to sell and dis pose of their water works. To provide a system of quarantine in the State a bill was introduced and sent to the Committee on Health. A bill to compel cities and towns of over $500 inhabitants to build and keep in repair bridges over railroads was introduced by MT. Haley
 Governor Conner. through Secretary Fort. returned House Bill 692 with sev- eral amendments. The amendments give to the Governor the right to ap- prove appointments made by county superintendents. which appointments are made under the terms of the bill tn fill vacancies caused by death or other causes. The amendment was ap- proved by a vote of 65 to 5. bill authorizing municipalities to borrow money in anticipation of taxes was introduced by MT. Haley. MT. Coleman. of Marshall, introduc- ed bill for the repeai of last winters act esta blishing an immigration board.
 MT. Vann. of Henry. introduced a hill calling for the establishment of proper sanitary conditions in the hotels of the State.
 The municipal code bill. reported by the special committee. provides for the organization, incorporation, govern ment and regulation of cities and towns. It was reported by Chairman tsunter and was made a special order for Wednesday next
 A bill providing for guards for the montgomery County jail and for the payment of same. was introduced by MT. Maner
 MT. Sanders. of Pike. wants all auto mobiles prohibited from using the highways of the State and introduced bill to that effect It was referred 70 the Committee on Public Roads and Highways.
 bill to define the crime of burglary was introduced by MT. Moore, of St. Clair County.
 MT. BulEer introduced a bill asking that the House memoria1ize Congress TOT an appropriation for the celebra- tion of the one hundredth anniversary or the battle of Horse Shoe Bend; also to erect a monument to General Mont gomery. Referred to the Committee on Federal Relations
 Bulk Sales Bill Tabled,
 Under unfinished business the hill to regulate sales of stock of merchandise Tn bulk or portions thereof otherwise than In the ordinary course of trade and to punish violations of the same was taken up.
 MT. Stegall. who has been heretofore incorrectly quoted as being in favor of the Dill, offered an amendment which takes from the bill the words under oath" wherever they appear. This amendment was adopted.
 Some amendments of the committee were also adopted.
 MT. Lee of Houston said he believed the commercial men of the State al- ready had ample protection. If this Dill is made law. he said. the solvent men will have to satisfy his creditors and cannot make deal for his stock without tremendous delay He there fore moved to table the bill He was asked to withdraw the motion, but de- clined
 several attempts were made to offer substitute motions but the chair sus 'ained his ruling that the question was not debatable and therefore the roll was called.
 The bill was tabled by a vote of 47 to A.
 The Committee on Rules recommend ed special orders as follows:
 H. B. No. 592. To prohibit more than ten hours work in cotton mills. following the bills already on the Cal endar
 H. B. No 674. Regulating the prac tice of medicine. next following
 H. B. 260. Devoting revenue from convicts to counties for public roads.
 H. B. 26. Regulating introduction of bills.
 Fl. B. 5s9. Regulating apeals to su- preme Court.
 H. B. ss For a State sanatarium for the study of tuberculosis.
 H, B. 2s. Regulating practice in the courts
 Asylum Investigation.
 The rules committee also approved a resolution of MT. King of Jefferson. calling for a committee to investigate the Insane Hospital It was amended fo have ba committee oDrojntoa ;y,