The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-19
Birmingham Women Appear In ] Capital to Influence
 s Passage
TWO HOUSES DISAGREE
 ON PENALTY MEASURE
Compulsory Education Bill Goes Over In Senate Until This Morning. Insurance Tax Exemption
 Bill May Die.
BY HERVEY w. LAIRD.

BY HERVEY w. LAIRD.
 Montgomery, November 1S.-(Special)- Late tonight it is conceded that the state prohibition bill will be passed in the senate tomorrow. Half a dozen women from Birmingham, experienced workers for prohibition, joined the other anti liquor forces tonight and others will be here tomorrow. Only few have come out for liquor and those that are for 1t are fewer than those against it tonight Among the workers who came in to- night is Mrs Sibley of Birmingham, who headed the women's committee in the Jeff ferson county fight; Mrs. Jeffries, erst- while president of the Womens Christian Temperance union, will be here tomor- row and Mrs. l. D. Steele and Mrs. R. D. Johnston, both of Birmingham, are On the ground. Waiter Sessions, who was chairman of the Birmingham campaign committee, is also here.
 The two houses have disagreed on the bill to provide penalties for ejectment from trains after ouering the lawful rate. The senate made the limit of time in which notice must be given one year and the final time in which action can be brought six years. The house wanted it at 10 years for the whole time, and a conference is trying to get them to- gether.
 After am all day of talk the compulsory education bill went over in the senate until in the morning. It is going to have hard time to get through. Black belt men are fighting it.
 It is doped out tonight that the bill to exempt life insurance companies with the principal place of business in the state from taxes is going to die It went over in the house and members say tonight that it will be defeated.
 Prohibition To Front.
 The senate had prohibition to the front today. passing acts for elections in Pike and Bullock and setting down Tuesday at Il o'clock for consideration of the Car michael bill for state prohibition. The senate also agreed to the raise of the weekly allowance for insane patients from $3 to s3.5O a week, and passed the bill to provide for penalties in cases where persons offering statutory rates are elected from trains. Notice of suit must be filed within a year and no suit can be brought after six years.
 The lobby was filled much of the day with ladies of Mobile, who come to lobby for and against the prohibition measure. These created much excitement and in- terest. As soon as the ladies against the bill turned a senator loose those for 1t, gaily bedecked with white ribbons, took him in hand. It was an entirely new thing to the senators. A large number of Montgomery and Birmingham ladies later in the day joined forces for the bill.
 The house passed the cotton seed meal bill, but refused to amend the warehouse act so as to exempt farmers unions.
 The senate spent the entire afternoon in discussing the compulsory education bill, there being strong opposition from the black belt counties, where it was feared the law would apply to the negro
 In the Senate.
 The senate did not get to work until noon, at which time there were 30 pres- ent No bills were introduced, the fol- lowing being favorably reported: To fix time for holding circuit court in Chil- ton.
 The prohibition bill was set for Il o'clock Tuesday.
 ,rh. senate committee on finance and taxation adversed the bill of Mir. Teas ley to give $100,000 to old soldiers .n lieu of what they might have had but for d flaw in a bill of the last session. It was argued that at present the treasury will not stand the drain. Mir. Teasley will endeavor to have the bill taken up anyway.
 These bills were passed: To regulate fine fund in Barbour; prohibit sale of liq- uor in Bollouck. provide for prohibition election in Pike, for payment of stare witnesses in Tallapoosa. Also to fix time O. court in the Twelfth circuit.
 The house amendments to .he cotton seed meal law were approved.
 The bill to fix the time of holding court in the Third judicial circuit was passed, also.
 The bill to increase the appropriation to s4 d week for patients at the insane hospital created much talk. Mir. Reynolds offered an amendment to put i. at s3.5O. Senator Rese, who served on the invse- tipating committee, found that the lack of money was one of the troubles at inc hospital. A letter from Superin- tendent Searcy showed the needs at this time It was read by Senator Moody. The bill then passed.
 Senate Afternoon.
 At the afternoon session the bill to nrovide for damages for those elected from trains was passed. An amendment bv MT. Reynolds to make time of fil- ing notice of suits 90 days was lost; one b. MT. Miller for one year, carried An effort bv Mr. Jones to make it impos- sible to bring suits. even with notice, after six years, was carried, though Mr Lusk fought it. An amendment by MT Teasley to require 90 days notice be- fore filing suit was lost.
 Compulsory Education.
 The compulsory education bill, part of tbe call of the Governor for an extra session. was next called.s The bill was introduced at the regular session by MT. Reynolds and passed. It went to the house and received favorable report, but died on the calendar.
 The bill provides for attendance upon
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