The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-25

of anything in Alabama since the time the State was padded with boys in Grey. He thought a city having a population of 10000 should not be obliged to come in under the law for cities Of 5000 because some years ago a United States census said 1t had only 5000. Speaker Carmichael relinquished the chair to speak against the amendment. He said he thought both systems of census taking should be provided for. He thought the word Federal should be taken out. This was satisfactory to MT. Pitts, and the amendment made to read according to the last legally authorized census" This was adopted. Mir. Long offered an amendment add ing a section that any drug store sell ing whiskey should come under the | ruling of this bill. Mir. Long. in support of the amend | ment said he knew of cases where | druggists get rich doing whiskey bus l mess during the closed hours. MT. Ballard of Autauga, thought | the amendment unnecessary and that 1t | might work a great deal of harm. It was dangerous to the bill. he said. The laws already regulated the drug store trade.
 MT. -.ovelady said there was a bill pending which would limit the sale Of whisky to drug stores to one fourth of pint.
 The amendment was then tabled. The House then passed on the com mittee's amendment as amended by MT. Pitts. and finally passed the bill by a vote of ayes 67, nays 9.
 en Hour Bill Up.
 MT. Smith of Elmore asked for con- sideration of House b.: 59z. prohibit | ing the employment or anyone in a | cotton mill more than ten hours a day An amendment offered by MT. Smith changed the wHxing hours to sixty hours a week. which he explain ed was done to give them chance to work eleven hours for five days and on Saturday only five hours. MT. Maner said he cidn't see the necessity fo rthe :nea, ure and moved to lay bill and pending amendment on the table.
 Mr. Smith called for a yea and nay vote and as the vote on this was talk en he called to the members that he expected to put them on record as to how they stood with the Iaboring man
 When the vote had been taken sev- erai members who voted to table the bill quickly changed the:r vote to nc and the motion was lost. yeas Is. nays 57.
 Mir. John took the floor in support of the bill. Yesterday" ne said. i've regulated the hours of work for chil- dren and cant see how any man can reasonably vote against Dill which regulates the hours of work for wo- men,
 It was law against greed anG co -etousness and suffering of women He hoped no man would vote mo- Ii the hide bound republican State o1 | Massachusetts can have such a law he does not see why Alabama. a State always ready to protec, women, coult not have 1t.
 The amendment was adopted yea. 47. nays 1.
 MT. Haley said he was opposed t putting any law on the statdte book that would prohibit any grown ma from working as long as he pleases He was opposed to starting any sue legislation. This, he said, he wante to explain because MT. Smith of Fl more had called him on his vote
 MT. Smith said he had no objection to his registering himself against tn laboring man.
 The bill as amended went to a vot and was passed, yeas. 54. nays, 13.
 Text Book Commission.
 The rules were suspended and Hous blli, No. 949 called by Mir. Lee ( Etowah. The bill provides for the ere dtlon Ol u tS&t DOOh III it lation to public schools. MT. Lee eS plained that 1t was necessary to ge this bill through at this session of tn Legislature, else the State would | without a text book commission October. 1908.
 MT. John offered an amendmer which was a substitute, providing fc the Governor to appoint nine peopl who have studied educational method one from each Congressional distric who with himself and the superinten dent of education, should constitute text book commission, to be appointe by March l next
 The substitute also provided for tn class of books to be selected. and pro hibited the use of sectarian books.
 Speaking for the original bill. MT Lee said it had been endorsed unani mously by the entire committee on edu cation and also by the educational au | thorities of the State. The object O the bill is to relieve the commissio of a lot of cumbersome details an and have the decision as to text book submitted that such a provision ough I to be there, so as to keep the tex | book question entirely free even 1rof the suspicion of wrong.
 | MT Hughston of Lauderdale, wante i a specific law governing the deposi tories and thought the books and sta tionery ought to go direct to the couh ty depositories instead of just throug those of the State.
 MT. Lee of Etowah moved to Ia! the substitute offered by MT. John ol the table The House on a yea and na! vote declined to do so, yeas 22. nay 52.
 Hospital Report Made.
 MT. k4ng of Jefferson. handed In report of the Committee on Investlga tion into the officers of the lnsan'