The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-22
OispeOSaries Shall Not Be
Disturbed for Two
Years
ORIGINAL BILL NOT
MATERIALLY CHANGED
Recess Resolution Is Amended ProVid-
ing for Adjournment March and
Reassembling July e-Jef-
ferson County Bills.

Montgomery. February 2i.-(Special)-
The senate passed the local option bill
with amendments providing that dispen-
saries shall not be disturbed for two years
and that counties that desire may vote
on the subject again after prohibition is
established
The bill was not materially changed.
Mr.. Miller tried to have towns of over
10000 made separate units and Mr. Reese,
after Mr.. Miller had failed, offered to
have the same kind of provision for places
of over 1900. Neither received much
support, and the bill passed by the large
vote of 20 to l. Mr.. Bayles being the
only man to vote against it.
Mr.. Reese made some remarks about
men who had been aiding in the passage
of the bill and resented some of the
things that had been said about those who
did not agree with its provisions in every
particular 1nasmuch as the bill was
made much more to his liking by the
amendments Mr.. Spragins withdrew his
motion to recommit. made Wednesday.
AS passed the bill provides that one
fourth of the voters of county may have
an election called for open saloon, prohi-
bition or dispensaries. The whole county
votes on 1t. After trying any of the plans
1t may take am IN apte after two years
Dispensarfes established at this time and
by the present Legislature are exempted
from disturbance for two years.
Other Work of Senate,
Mr.. Hinson called up his bill to provide
for the carrying of firearms, and succeed
ed in getting it from the adverse calen-
dar. 1t provides that only men of known
good character can carry guns and pis-
tolls and that all must pay license and
wear a badge to show that they are en-
titled to do so.
In the course of his speech Mr.. Hinson
read extensively from the writings of
Judge William II. Thomas of Montgom-
cry, showing that while the United States
is the highest in number of homicdes to
population Alabama is the worst in the
nation in many respects In lack of regard
for human life.
In the senate Mr.. Wimberly presented
bill to do away with the county medi-
cal boards and have applicants for license
TO practice medicine come before the state
pOiip' "A Diil was IcPOIltu ldNOIdDly TO
provide for the election of the Judge of
the city court of Admission by the people,
February Is set down as a day for
joint session for the election of an asso-
ciate judge Of the Gadsden city court
Wallace Elected.
The two houses held joint session to-
day and elected John II. Wallace of
Huntsville game commissioner, in line
with the law Just adopted for the protec-
ton of game and fish. There was no
other candidate for the position. Mr..
Wallace worked up sentiment in favor of
the law and has long been a worker In
this service of the state II. l.. Taylor
of Guntersville has filed application for
warden of Marshall county, .he first to
get in for this account.
The recess resolution was amended in
the house to make the day of adjourn
ment March 2, and the time of reassem-
bling July 0. 1t was agreed to in the
senate. This will give more time for
the work to be done, 1t being the opin-
ion of many that the code could not be
read and reported in that time.
An incident of the discussion OF the
school bills In the house Wednesday was
a resolution by Lee Long of Butler, that
the heads of the state institutions who
had been here several days be instructed
to return to their places of business, leav-
ing the legislators to provide for them. as
they were sure to do. The resolution
created some little comment. but the incl
dent passed over without action.
House Work.
The house passed the bill providing for
improvements my municipalities and CIV
Ing authority for work that is needed In
many places at this time.
The time OF the house was taken up
mostly with the revenue bills that were
reported from the committee on ways
and means. The changes are radical In
some respects and there was much oppo-
sition to It, though the bill as whole had
pretty easy sailing. Among other things
1t re-enacts the Is cents mortgage tax,
about which there was so much talk last
year.
In this bill dealers in futures are hit
mighty hard In towns of 10000 or over
they will have to pay s5000 10000 and
over $1,000; 5000. $3.50; 250O, $1,000; below
that $1,000 All classes of stocks and
bonds are taken in. as well as gross
sales of auctioneers and gross business
of brokers and others of this kind OF
business.
There was an attempt made to go into
committee Of the whole for the revenue
bill, but it was defeated.
Local Bills.
The following bills of interest to Bir-
mingham and Jefferson county were re-
ported favorably in the house today:
III. b. 3SI, by Mr.. Glover-To amend an
act entitled IAN act to establish an in
ferjor court In precincts Il and 81, in
Jefferson county, Alabama, in lieu of ali
Justices of the peace and notaries public.
with powers of justices of the peace in
said precincts, and to define the jurisdic-
ton and powers OF said court and the
judges thereof"
ii. B. 75O, by Mr.. Glover-To amend an
act entitled ian act to amend an act,
approved February 10, 1899, entitled an act
10 amend section sos of the Code of 1896,
and to fix the time of holding the circuit
court in the Tenth circuit or Alabama.
composed of the counties of Winston,
Walker and Jefferson" Approved De-
cember 13 1900 in so far as said act re-