The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-10
ORGANIZATION OF CITY GOVERNMENTS IS AN
 IMPORTANT FEATURE
Revision of Fertilizer Act-Compuls- ory Education-Regulatio of Goods in Buk-CrimnaI
 Court Procedure,

Montgomery, October 9.-(Special.)- Governor Conner issued a call for special session of the legislature to- day. The special session will convene Thursday November T.
 The call provides for consideration of the following subjects:
 Regulation of railroads, securing reasonable rates and adequate service, preventing discrimination, and prepara- tion of the proper means of securing obedience to enactments.
 To amend the act to regulate rail- roads so as to give the state more power, and furth define the duties of the commission; prohibit receiving more for service of any kind by com mon carriers than is allowed by law. and fix time in which overcharges may be recovered.
 Authorize action for damages for charge of any amount over that al- lowed by state act. Also to prohibit transportation companies from refus- ing admittance to trains of those who have tried to buy tickets at the re- duced rates and have been denied them. Also providing maximum charge.
 To amend the maximum and other
 
 be enforced. Also to provide for test ing reasona bleness of any rate.
 To provide a rule of procedure in cases where injunctions may be issued against any state officer.
 Provision is also to be discussed for handling baggage taking care of causes arising in other states, free transportation on street cars of city officers and school children, amend de- murrage laws, bulleting of trains. amending any law that may seem best with regard to the railroad control.
 The only questions in the call that do not have to do with railroads are the following:
 Revision of the fertilizer act the idea being to make it possible to sell cotton seed meal with less than per cent ammonia.
 Compulsory education.
 Regulation of stocks of goods in bulk.
 Provision for organization of gov erning bodies of cities including the control of police.
 Plan to prevent reversals in trials of criminal cases by the elimination of technicalities in the reasons for re- versals.
 Proclamation By the Governor.
 Whereas, in the opiinon of the gover- nor, an extraordinary occasion exists, which renders it necessary to have the action of the legislature of Alabama, concerning the subjects and matters hereinafter specifically stated:
 Now, therefore, I, B. B. Conner. gover- nor of the state of Alabama do hereby issue this, my proclamation, convening the said legislature to meet, In special session. at the capitol, in the senate chamber and in the hall of the house of representatives, on Thursday the 7th day of November, 190l at F o'clock, noon; and I do hereby designate the following subjects and matters of legislation, as those concerning which the action of that body is deemed necessary, namely: l. The further regulation of railroads and other common carriers in this state, the scoring of reasonable rates and ade- quate service, the prevention of unjust discrimination. and of the granting of special concessions or privileges in their public service, and the prescribing of proper penalties to secure obedience to the enactment upon said subjects.
 .. The amendment. revision or repeal of an act entitled: An act to regulate rail- roads, or other common carriers in this state, to secure reasonable rates and ade- Quate service, and prevent unjust dis crimination in their public service. and prescribe penalties for violation there- of," approved February g, 1907, or of such parts, portions or sections thereof as the legislature may wish to amend, revise or repeal
 3. The further defining of the duties and powers of the railroad commission of Alabama the prescribing of it's modes of procedure, and the fixing of penalties for violation of its orders.
 1. The amendment, revision or repeal of an act. entitled: An act to create railroad commission, to be known as the railroad commission of Alabama to de- fine it's duties and powers and provide for its mode of procedure, and prescribe penalties for violation of it's orders" ap- proved February 2S, 1907, or of such parts. portions or sections thereof as the leg islature may wish to amend, revise or repeal.
 3. The prohibiting, under suitable pen alties or forfeitures, of the charging demanding or receiving, by any com mon carrier. it's agents. officers or em- ployes, of a greater or higher rate of compensation for the transportation of property or passengers. petween points within this state, than that prescribed or fixed by statute, or by a modification of a statutory rate by the railroad com mission, and the fixing of the period within which may be commenced prose- cutions or actions to recover money. based upon violations of statutes enacted upon said subject.
 (. The authorizing of actions for dam ages by passengers or intending passen- gers. who are refused transportation, by common carriers. between points within this state at the rate prescribed by stat ute the defining of the measure and rule of damages and the declaring of the period of limitation for the institu- ton of such actions.
 :. The prevention under suitable penal ties or forfeitures of the exclusion from it's passenger trains, by common car riers. their officers. agents or employees. by the use of gates. fences. bars or in