The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-25

John was looking over his bill The report said 1t had made only limited examination; that the task as- signed would take more time in justice to the State, and asked more time
 MT. John asks that it be referred to committee on rul, 5 in that the joint committee on rules had already ar- ranged to take up the report of the joint committee with the Governor later in the day.
 The question on tho adoption of MT. Johns substitute to the text book com mission was then taken up and adopted yeas 60 nays 1.
 The substitute was then passed in place of the original bill.
 There was a lively argument started in the House by g. resolution intrO- duced by MT. Pitts of Perry which had for it's object the free considera- tion of general bills at the night ses- sion. Speaker Carmichael took the floor against the resolution. Mir. Bulger spoke for it.
 A question raised by Mir. Bulger that the rules had not been suspended, was sustained by the chair. and on a vote the House declined to suspend them MT. Pitts resolution was sent to the committee on rules.
 Conference On Municipal Code. At the request of the Senate the House appointed a conference commit tee on the amendment made by the House to the unicipal Code bill. and in which the Senate had not concurred. The speaker appointed MT. Gunter. Mir. Sherrod and MT. Cranford. Under suspension of the rules MT. John called a bill to provide for sta | tionery and office expense of the Jail | Inspector. It was passed. Da,apna hill No was called m | It required that shares of banking stock shall be assessed for taxation. and compels the President ito make | return of the bank property shares Of l stock and real estate, to the tax asses sor. It means taking the book value 1 of the bank rather than the market | value.
 The speaker instructed the mem | bers that Revenue bills could not now pass in this session of the Legisla- ture. as the law requires that no revenue bill can be passed in the last | five da of the session. and that 1t would be impossible to get it through the Senate in time. although the | House passed 1t
 The bill was withdrawn by the chairman of the committee l The House tabled MT. Maner's bill regulating the sale of food in the State.
  | bill introduced by MT. Goodwin. or Montgomery, providing for the appoint | ment of official stenographers in the | several circuit courts of the state The bill provides that the salary or these stenographers shall be Sl,aoo year, and that thoy shall hold office for the same length of time as does | the Judge of the court To WHICH 'he' are appointed.
 hIn mo the afternoon by discussion as to the method of procedure in the calling of bills It was thought by some that bills of a general character ought 10 be called and considered at the night sessions but there were others who in- sisted that the only reason Tor the night sessions had always been con- sidered to be for the calling, of local bills, and they did not want this order changed.
 It was finally decided to continue the order for the night sessions as here tofore, but at those of the afternoon to call the roll and let each member call a general bill as his name was reached on the list.
 Anti-GambIIng Hill Passes.
 Under this ruling there was passed a bill that has for its object the preven- ton of gambling in any place, not ex- cepting a mans home. The House also amended the bill that gave to corpor- ations the right of eminent domain to
 the extent that 1t could tear down a
 mans house the amendment eliminat- ing this feature of the bill. .1 The first bill called was on the spe- cial calendar and was introduced by MT. Glover It is intended to regulate the Jurisdiction of suits against non- resident corporations upon causes of action arising outside the State. The bill is intended to give the courts of Alabama Jurisdiction in commercial cases where goods are lost by rail- road. and permits such suits to be brought In the courts of this State. in- stead of being obliged to go to another State. It was passed. yeas v, nays o.
 MT. Altman of Sumter, by special consent, called House hall 390. to ere ate "The Alabama Monument Commits sion' There was objection but sev- eral of the members championed MT. Altman's cause and the rules were sus- pended only one member voting nega- lively.
 MT John said the bill created no salaried offices but 1t arranged for a commission which should decide where monuments should be placed and what should apear thereon. The need of this commission had long been felt because of the incorrect markings of regiments on battlc fields where they did not be- long and vice versa,
 The bill was drafted by Dr. Thomas M Owen of the Department of Archives and History. It was passed without objection.
 | MT Johns bil to amend an act to limit the powers of eminent domain was called by Mir. Afford.
 | The amendment, MT. John said. was simply to protect a mans home and prevent any corporation from taking 1t and tearing it down. The corporations already had the right of eminent do- main under a law passed four years ago. The amendment curtails the pow CT given them under the law.
 MT Long thought they ought not to have that power of eminent domain. MT John agreed with him. but could not help the fact they did have but he wanted to protect a mans home and that was what he was after Rail- roads and others had recently taken mems homes indiscriminately They have caused people to open their win 1 dows while they run survey through them. Such a thing had not been pos sible up to four years ago. he said,