The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-08
MANY MEASURES
 ARE INTRODUCED Several Provide fer State Pre-
 hibition SOME RAILROAD BILLS Are Introduced In the Senate on the Opening Day-Strong Fight Is
 Expected on Prohibit
RAILROAD BILLS
BU HERVEY w. LAIRD.

Montgomery November 7.-(Special.)- The first day of the extra session of the legislature was productive of large number of prohibition bills, among them one for constitutional amendment to elimi- nate the right to make and sell liquors from the organic law. This last bill was presented by Chairman Ballard of the temperance committee in the house. Sen ator Busk presented a bill for statutory prohibition in the senate, which was not referred at once because the question was raised of the right of the senate to take up anything not included in the call, except by a vote of two-thirds of the members elected.
 A number of railroad bills were intro duced in the senate. Mr. sayes had one to allow street railways kta issee .jasses to certain city officials. MT. Wilson, one to prevent discrimination on the part of railroad, and MT. Lusk, one to prevent carriers from charging higher rate for traffic than the statutes allow. MT. Key holds had bill to prevent the sale of pistols and cartridge and one of compul- sorry education. He also had a bill to exempt from the provisions of the ware house act-farmers' union warehuses-it having been said that the requirements make it hard for the producers to hold the cotton for higher prices.
 Henley Led Out.
 The first real measure introduced in the legislature on assembling for the extra ai mi raupltItinn hV MT. Henley in the house to provide for taking up the question of a state prohl- btion bill It soon developed that the measure was very popular, many of the members of both houses having bills or being behind bills by other members. Both houses reappointed old commit tees and old officers, save in one or two cases where old clerks did not come back The message of the governor, which he had printed in pamphlet form, was pre- sented at 1 o'clock, being read in the house anu filed as read in the senate Senator John Gamble, who took the place of Lucien Gardner, was sworn in the house and William Garner of Dale, sue ceeding Henry Stegall in the house. There was much delay, and neither house, which was called to meet at noon, was able to do much until after o'clock. Lieutenant Governor Henry B. Gray pre- sided in the senate and Speaker A. H. Carmichael in the house. There is good lobby for and against the sale of liquors, and it looks as If there would be more of a fight against prohibition than was at first thought.
 House Session.
 On the call of the roll of counties house hill No 1. | r'- Ballard, was introduced, to prohib nufacture ana saie ol Iiouors fl of Alabama, except for medj ~
 The 'ously ruled that bills c, mid whether in- cluded
 Mir 8Hn snted a bill to prey, tf ,r in the state, also avs,
 M d bill to abolish ca, Hl. lHt he state.
 sar A bill relating to f Irts in matters in
 other states.
 Colbert: To defray
 tors, also a general
 i'll.
 io bill relating to appeals
 eaurt.
 sfrT To provide for better
 lesses in criminal cases. Ma ~ Elmore: To provide for
 a .trol of county convicts. er of Hale:. A bill to define rta af lquent children, and provide
 formation.
 sg ady of Jefferson: A bill for 1r.a f William Stedman.
 ston: To make railroads and rlers liable for damages by re-
 take or let off passengers.
 nith of Lee: To amend bill to adeuuate rates for carrying pas
 on railroads.
 .e Hoffman of Mobile: To fix salary
 ancellor of the southwestern section
 ie state
 f. Nance: Inspectors to provide for examinations of books and papers oi .lroads and other corporations. Joint resolution by Mir. Goodwin: To void having action of this legislature declared unconstitutional to allow only such bills AS are included in call to be in- troduced except by a two-thirds vote Of the house.
 By MT. Bulger: State prohibition bill. By MT. Wright: A bill to exclude from the railroad commission certain rates and charges.
 Mir. Bloch of Wilcox asked permission to read section 76 of the constitution re-
 
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