The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-06

soldiers should be allowed to have fres passes. He did not believe it proper to give any preference over any other class, becauee If one were admitted others would claim the privilege.
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 Mir John ob1ected to the Bulge, amendment on the ground that il sought to permit free transportation te old soldiers going to nationsi reunions subject over which the State could exercise no authority. H: feared the amendment might fnyalidate the bill,
 At. the close of the argument. Mir Long asked Mr. Bulsef. asserting he had no wish to inquire into personal matters, if he were representing raii- road as attorney or in other capacity
 T ann" responded Mir. i3ulger. 'and furthermore, want to say am not ashamed of 1t. It Is rather coniplI- mentary, in fnct, for if you will notice. they never employ scrubs Mir. Long said that was all he want : ed to know. i5a aynianJed ;hs pi d. yious question. and on roll cali, the Bulger amendment was lost on tie vote. iG 10 46. .
 MT. uoodwyn then offered an amend mcnt to include the words surgeons and physicians. attorneys at law" in
  csange of courtesies between roads :, They are included among those enti- tied to transportation on the line of the road to which they are attached but the list of those entitled to inter- change of passes with other lines is limited to ''ofiicers. agents and 'em- plovesr
 Mf. Godwyn's proposed amendment was Satisfactory to Mir. Long. as he thxt.e ert. ho nrxx& fn1a mn oh hoA nnirltentionai but Mir. Steaxall insist ad that the omission really meant some- thing. and that 1t was not necessary for doctors and lawyers to travel on railroad business over other lines.
 Nrwspaper Amendment Dswned.
 Speaker Martin took the floor in op- position to the amendment and mo- tion to lav It on the table nrevailed. on roll call. by a vote of 73 to 20. 3.
 Mir. Sherrod of Lawrence thereupon presented an amendment. to the effect that nothing in the bill should he con strued as referring to the exchange of advertising space In newspa pers at reg Iiiar rates for mileage or transporta- tion with common carriers during the year 1907"
 The amendment was offered In good faith, said Mfr Sherrod. There were out standing contracts which il was neces- nsry. unless serious complications wers to ensue that should be carried out :. In all probability. the State Press As a0ciation, wbich accomplished n gooS deal for the state. could not meet tliis wear unless the amendment was adopt ed.
 Mir. Tunstali proposed as a substitute for the sherrod amendment. section to read as follows:
 ''That the provisions of this act shall not take effect until January 1. 1sos."
 The bilL he said. was practically a copy of the national law in which Con- gress had seen fit to include a provision that 1t should take effect the first Of the following January. This was done to protect existinE contracts, with newspapers and others. and to prevent confusion. He pointed out that the vent free passes from being used to corrupt the body polite, and that ne occasion for a danger of this kin6 could come up during the present year
 Speaker Martin said 1t was of course true this Legislature could not impair existing contracts, if they were actual. valid contracts. There might arise cases that would be hard to settle between newspapers and railroads for past or future services. but all little affairs of that kind could not be anticipated in passing a general law, It was necessary to enact this law for the public good, and to enact 1t at once in operation.
 Mir. John also spoke against de- ferFing the date for the law to take effect The public, he said, always paid for the free ride that was enjoyed by any preferred person or class. He de- manded the previous question, but gave way for Mir. Long to move to lay the amendment on the table. This motion was carried, on roll call, by vote of 67 to IS.
 Mir. Long at once moved to lay the Sherrod amendment on the table. thus cutting of debate,
 Does the gentleman from Butler call this railroad legislation, or 'rah- roading legislationTi demanded Mir. Hofernan of Mobile, the query being greeted with laughter and applause.
 The Sherrod amendment was then laid on the table. on roll call, by a vote of be to 32. The vote on the motion to table the Sherrod amendment to permit editors to ride on advertising transportation the balance of this year follows:
 Ayes---Mr. Speaker, Afford. Altman Avery. Ballard of Autauga. Ballard of Pike, Baitzeil. Barton, Brown, Buiger. Burney. Cannon, Carmichael of Clay, Coleman of Lowndes. Cooper, crun Dudley. Eirod, Fuller Haley. Jenkins John Johnson, Jones. KiIlen. King, Kor- neeay, Lancaster, Lee of Etowah, Lee of Houston, Lindsey. Long of Butler. Malone. Maner. Middleton, Mitchell Me- Crory. Norville, Oliver, Pearson. Pitts of Perry. Powell of Bullock, Power Ragsdaie. Rainer. Rattray. Rushton, Sanders Scale. Smith of Elmere, Smith of Lee, Steagall. Thompson. Turner, Urquhart, WOelf-56.
 Nays-Armstrohg, Arnold. Benners, Benson. Bloch. Carmichael of Colbert. Coleman of Marshall. Cranford. Foster, Goodwin, Gunter, Henley. Hoffman. Hughston. Lacy of Dallas. Lacy of Walker. Long of Morgan, McDuffie, McMillan, Parker, Powell of Covington. Pratt Pugh. Rice. sherrods Smith of Franklin. Tunstall, Yam, Weaver White of Lamar, White of Perry, Will liams-32.
 Mir. Lee of Etowah then presented an amendment to include in the list of those permitted to ride on passes or on reduced fare. travelling secreta- ries of Young Women's Caristian As sooiation.
 Mr Long of Butler raised a laugh by inauiring if the gentleman from Etowah was a married man. No ob- jection was interposed to the amend ment and it carried by vote of 70 to 0.
 MT Sherrod, of Lawrence. secured permission from MT. Long, of Butler. to present an amendment to the meas ure. which constituted an entire new section. as follows:
 "Section .. Be 1t further enacted, that immediately upon the passage and approval of this act. all railroad com panies doing business m tais state shall cause their track to be repaired.