The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-09
Errors We're Only Clerical and
We're Explained
Conner FAVORS SCHOOL BILL
General Dispensary Bill Is Passed BY
the senate-Birmingh Mobile
and Montgomery Are Not Ex-
cuded From Measure.

Montgomery, February s.-(speciaL)-
The finding that changes had been made
in the rate BILL which is senate bill Ii,
today was a cause for much excitement
and for time many thought that crime
of some kind had been committed Both
sides of the house were full of rumors
and 1t was whispered about from one to
another that sensation was to be sprung
that would surprise everybody. That it
settled down into an error of copying
and misunderstanding of one of the lady
clerks seemed TO disappoint some of the
fellows who like excitement.
The story of the incident Is that after
the bill came from the house it was
taken in hand by the engrossing clerk
and a copy hurriedly made, the cause
of haste being the desire of Mr. Sell
heimer. who is looking over all of the
bills for the head of the administration
and the members of the Legislature. to
get 1t quickly for comparison. He took
1t away and went over It with the origi-
nal and pointed out some clerical errors
in copying. Later, Mr. Overton. chair
man of the senate committee on commerce
and common carriers. took the bill and
went over it. he finding a few minor cler-
ical slips. These were corrected.
Sent Back to House.
After that the bill was given its cap
ton and sent along to the house. After
being read there and referred to the COM
mittee on common carriers. it was Sc
cured by Mr. Sherrod of the house for
tho president of the railroad commission,
being duly recelpted for by that officer.
It was the intention of the president of
the commission, Mr.. Henderson, to him
self compare the bill that there could be
no chance of errors creeping in. He did
find, however that some words had been
left out and he sent tho secretary o1 the
commission Mr.. Griffin, to have them
put In.
Mrs. Gesner, the engrossing clerk, with
out knowing that the bill had gone to
the house committee, and not taking time
to look it up, made the corrections point
ed out and Mr. Griffin returned the pa
per to Mr.. Henderson and then 1t went
back to the house committee. Here 1t was
that the correction was discovered py
Mr.. Tunstall who brought 1t to the atten-
tion of the house. When seen alter the
discussion, Mr.. Tunstall said that he did
not know how the change had come about
and he wanted to look into it, fearing
that II these changes had peen mace
others might have been. Mr.. Carmichael
and Mr.. Tunstall, with Chairman Long
of the committee, were named py the
chair to get at the facts, which seem
to be as stated.
School Appropriations.
Rumors that have been in circulation
for several days were confirmed yester
day when Governor Conner gave II out
that he was in favor of the tag tax going
to the building of school houses In the
rural districts and the care for Auburn
and the nine district agricultural schools
from the general school fund In a
statement made to the public he said
that he wanted to give the fund for Au-
burn, $4,000 annually for building and
$50, 900 annually for support oul OF te me
general taxes. and $500 year TO the
minor agricultural schools from the same
source.
This was stated in a general showing
with regard to the position OF the execu-
tive on the question of appropriations for
the institutions of the state. He said that
he favored the following amounts in ad-
dltion to those given above: University,
for building, 100000 annually; mainten-
ance. $4,000 annually. Girls Industrial
school, $4,000 annually Industrial school
for boys at East Lake, $4,000 for one
year. Normal schools, $1,000.
The amount favored for the building of
school houses is $4,000, as passed by the
legislature
incidentally the house committee on ap-
preparations only yesterday reported the
amounts shown in the list as given out
by the governor.
Child Labor Bill.
With regard to the cotton mill labor
situation. 1t Is given out that the gov
ernor will not favor the Pitts bill for
child labor regulation but would give
his approval to the measure presented by
Mr. Kirby. The Pitts bill provides for an
inspector and for a minimum age of il.
Mr.. Kirby's bill would have the minimum
u and no Inspector. However. he points
out that the bill for a commission OF
labor carries with 1t an Inspector for all
sorts of factories and that will meet the
demands along that line.
The bill of Mr.. Kirby has the sanction
of the Alabama Cotton Maufa cturers' as
ISOLATION; that of Mr.. Pitts the Fedora
tion of womens' clubs and the state and
national child labor committee 1t is
thought there will be a compromise as
the friends of the Pitts bill are not ex-
pected to insist upon measure that
could not get the approval Of the execu-
tive. It Is argued that the legislature
would not pass any bill that the governor
refuses to endorse, at this time at least.
Lobby Bill Passed.
The house spent the day passing the
John lobby bill. that has attracted so
much attention from all parts of the
country. II came from the committee on
judiciary very much unlike the original
measure, a subcommittee of that commit
tee having drafted 1t out of the original
production. AS passed, 1t was shorn of
most of its teeth.
The bill provides that any person who
lobbies for any measure before the legis-
lature shall register In a book for that
purpose and shall make known what they
are interested in. They are to make no at
tempt a. evasion and under no circum-
stances to fall to make plain the ways
they are walking with regard to lobby
service. Any person who is paid agent
and fails to make known the facts and
to register will be subject TO heavy fine.
Those who get no pay are subject to no
penalty II they fall to register.
There is to be provided at the capitol a
book where the names of such persons
are to be kept. and they are forced to
make entry IN II. II is regarded that the
bill will make no real trouble for those
who are honestly seeking TO advance
mea sllreg In which they are inter egted.