The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-25

through the House yesterday morning. practically without opposition. It has already passed the Senate and now only awaits the Governors signature to become a law.
 The bill provides that in all cities and towns of the State, the population of which Is less than 10000, the sa- looms shall be closed at o'clock m the evening; in all cities where the pop ulation is 1000 and not more than 15.000 they shall be closed at p. m.. and in al cities where the population exceeds Is 900 they shall close at 9 p. m.
 Mir. Long, of Butler. tried to have a section added to the bill requiring that all drug stores where whiskey is sold be prohibited from selling whis- key after the closing hours as pro- vided for the saloon, but the House re- fused to agree toNhis.
 MT. Lovelady explained that anoth- CT billIwas pending that would sufh- ciently regulate the sale of whtskey at drug stores, the law referred 10 making in a violation of the law for drug stores to sel more than four ounces of whiskey on physicians pre- scription
 Objecton was made by MT Pits, of Dallas. to that section of the bill that provided that the population of town or city should be based on the last census taken by the Federal authori- ties He thought that it ought To De based on any authorized census, and offered an amendment to this effect which was adopted by the House
 Direct Election of Senators.
 When the session convened yesterday morning there was read to the House and sent to the rules committee copy of a resolution that had been adopteo by the Senate and House of Wisco 1sln memoralizing congress to amend the Constitution of the United states so as to admit of the direct election By the people of United States senators. It was transmitted through the Secre- tary of S;Ste of Wisconsin to Hon. Frank Julian, Secretary of State for Alabama The Legislature of this State is asked to take similar action.
 The Committee on Public Roads ma Highways reported formally a Go"u roads bill for Perry county and another for. Henry county.
 From the Rules Committee came list of bills put down for special order. These included the bills for regulating pools, trBts, monopolies, etc, ma d bill to repeal the two years ciause |i the local option bill.
 By special permission House Bill No 192 was called. It is intended te amend Section 5OO1 of the criminal cod. and to provide for the organization oi a grand jury at adjourned term of the Circuit Court.
 MT. Pitts, of Dallas. said he couif see no necessity for such a, bill. h' believe it would tend td mischief rather than good
 The bill was passed.
 MT. Lovelady, of Jefferson, calico Senate bill 334. to further regulate tht sale of liquor under State licenses This is the bill commonly known a! the early closing bill, requiring saloons to close at 2, 8 and o'clock. accord ing to the population of the town o' city.
 The bill provided that the population shall be determined by the last Dnlte' States census Mir. Pitts, Of Dallas wanted the bill to read and any othe' authorized census" and offered al amendment to this end
 Mr. John and MT. Foster botf thought the amendment would caus confusion.
 MT. Bulger suggested it should reat the last legally authorized census which it was thought would cover boti a Federal census or a munlclpai cen sus taken under the new code bill.
 MT. Lee. of Et0wah. thought 1t would give an opportunity to pad the census and he therefore moved to table MT Pitts's amendment. The House on division vote declined to table it.
 Mir. Foster, of Tuscaloosa, then tool the floor against the amendment. H believed there would be under Una amendment an effort made time ant again to show growth Of population since the last taking of the Un1te' States census.
 Wrong Classification.
 Mir. Pitts objected to the implication that there might be padding of thu census. There had been no padding