The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18

vided that druggists could have shipped
 10 them unbroken packages of whiskey l of five gallons
 The Senate was opened with prayer
 by Rev. MT. Malone of the House. AS
 soon as the Senators assembled the fight. pro and con. on the Sunday freight trains bill was begun. It was fought out for over an hour. Senator McWhorter endeavored to get
 local bill passed affecting Circuit Clerk Simpson of Colbert County. The bill | sought to collect from the Treasury
 fees to which Mfr. Simpson had been
 entitled. but which he had failed to collect Members oi the Finance and cred the bill opposed the motion on
 the grounds of the unconstitutio nality of the bill.
 school BiIl is Killed. As the hands of the clock touched | one, the hour of adjournment. the Sem
 ate killed a school bill favored by the school leaders and by the State Educa-
 tional Department. The bill classifed the common schools of the State into
 elementary and secondary schools and prescribed a course of study for each such class. The purpose of the bill was
 to make more efficient the rural schools of Alabama and to introduce into them some of the characteristic features of the work of the graded schools. The Senators whose constituency was largely rural feared the bill. There
 seemed to be a fear among them that the .bill was going too far and that they would prescribe course to be followed under the law, but which would be too dificult- for some of the teachers. The bill had been up before and had its discussion pro and con. It was under consideration when the Senate adjourned at noon on Tuesday. As unfinished business Senator Rey- holds put the bill before the Senate yesterday. He made strong fight for the measure and Senator Barbour, the school teacher Senator, came to his help. But their fight was unavailing. A considerable portion of the Senate ap peared to be carrying knives for the measure.
 Several amendments were offered, of
 which two were adopted. But the Sen-
 ate was not satisfied with this and
 somebody finally moved the indefinite postponement of the bill and amend- ments. The motion carried, ayes 14, nays II.
 ,~The Senate then adjourned for din- ner.
 Raled by . King. When the hour for convening had | come neither Lieutenant Governor | Gray nor President Pro Tem Thomas | had arrived. The Senate was called to order by Senator King. The situation | moved Senator Hamburger to say: "Tve heard talk of monarchy, but | l never thought I'd live to be ruled by | King"
 Senator Thomas arrived before the
 Senate had actually gotten to work. He
 moved that Senator King preside over | the Senate during the afternoon ses- sion and the motion was unanimously | carried. but Senator King firmly re- fused the honor. A few minutes later l President Gray arrived.
 The Finance and Taxation Committee | sent in with favorable report the l bill providing for a soil survey. Du- | ring the dinner recess Dr. J. A. Bon l steel of the Agricultural Department. | and an expert in soil survey work. ap- peared before the Committee and ad- vocated the bill. which had the en- | dorsement of the State Department of | Agriculture. The Committee was prac- | tically unanimous for the hill. The | bill provides that the State shall send | out experts to make the survey and | their expenses will be paid by the | State. They will be accompanied by | soil survey experts, sent out by the l national government.
 | Senator Teasley, under unanimous l | from taxation any patent or plant for
 the manufacture of appliances to save | human life.
 | Senator Hayes. in view of his i'm | pending service on the Committee to 1 investigate the charges against the | management of the State Hospital for
 the Insane, secured permission to call
 up a number of bills in which he was | interested. One of these was a bill in-
 creasing the pay of the Secretary of | the Senate and the Clerks of the House
 for preparing the journals after the
 Legislature adjourns. Senator Hayes | pointed out that the work of the Clerk l of the House and the Secretary of the 1 Senate was three times as large as 1t
 was a few years ago. The bill only in- | creased the compensation of these off,
 ficers for this particular work from
 $45O to $500. The bill was passed
 without opposition.
 Anti-Script Bill Passes.
 Senator Teasley of Montgomery
 County passed his anti-script" bill
 with no opposition. The bill provides
 for the payment of State witnesses in
 cash for court service, as soon as the
 service is rendered. The bill becomes
 effective as soon as it is approved.
 The fine and forfeiture fund of Mont
 gomery County is at present making
 money. It can pay all costs and wit
 ness fees and have a surplus remain
 ing. The surplus to the fund will go | to pay all outstanding obligations Under his call Senator Hamburger 1 cleared the calendar of the Mobile To-
 cal bills. There was no opposition to | these three local measures anecting
 Mobile. The Mobile Court of Law and
 Equity bill. remains on the calendar,
 because the House bill to the same ef-
 feet has been passed and sent over to ] tho Sanate The House bill will super