The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
viii Wait Until the House
Passes All Campaign
Measures
IT IS CLAIMED THAT
HOUSE DELAYS ACTION
ReIieved That the Miners Bill Will
Fail In the End-Fair Bill Is
Formally Reported.
To Close 18th ST.

Montgomery, February 15.-(Speciai.1-
After a session of the recess committee
of the two houses tonight 1t was learned
that the senate will sit steady in the
boat until the house passes the platform
hills and also that there will be no going
home until every bill demanded by the
campaign is enacted into law.
In effect those members of the house
who have been doing more or les fill
clustering are notified that it is a ques-
tion of get busy or lose their vacation.
Among the administration leaders it is
claimed that there is we'll organized
delay force In the house, which has been
able to delay platform measures by tax
fng time with other bills, and the whip
is going to be laid on to force quick ac-
tion on the railroad bills which the SEN
ate has passed without delay
Warm Fight on Miners Bill.
The recess committee has agreed on a
recess and 1t is up to the House to make
it possible to set the day.
The fight on the miners bill before the
house committee on mining and manu-
factures is warm.
Today Walker Percy, Hugh Morrow and
Sidney j. Bowie spoke against the meas
ure. while +. S. White and w. r. Farley
appeared for 1t.
Among the prominent men here against
the bill were j. H. Adams, j. c. Maben,
Jsrskiue Ramsey, G. B. Mccormack, p. ].
Rogers ard lenes Moore. The bill is ike
4y to fail in the end. Even If it passes
the house the senate will hardly pass it,
as 1t is known some of the members are
unfayorable to it.
To Close Fifteenth Street.
The house committee on municipalities
has reported favorably the bill to allow
the Illinois Central to close Fifteenth
street in Birmingham.
The senate committee on banking will
report favorably a bill TO examine all new
banks before allowing them to open, also
for an additional bank examiner
The committee on common carriers of
the senate reported favorably bills to
require railroads TO keep bulletin boards
and toilets at every station, and to pro-
wide that suit may be brought for in
Jury in one state though the accident
happened in another.
This committee reversed the bill to fur
ther control telegraph companies.
The state fair bill of Senator Teasley,
reported favorably provides for $500 for
premiums at Birmingham and Montgom-
cry and $4,000 each at Selma and Hunts
VILE The premiums are to be paid direct
&
disbursed by the fair officers.
Biennial Session.
The house COMMITTEES judiciary has
voted to report faVorably the bill look
ing to biennial sessions of the legisla-
ture. This bill is the one for which Sen
ator Jones fought so hard on the other
side of the house, and which, as a result
of his fight was taken from the adverse
calendar and passed. 1t provides that
fto1 to 10 in
the shape of an amendment to the con-
stitution and that they be allowed to vote
on it next year.
Senator Jones is of the opinion the bill
will pass the house as it has the senate.
He has been doing some quiet work Tor
1t and believes that it will reach success,
even to the signature OF the governor
1t is provided in the bill that the mem-
bers of the senate be elected half every
two years and half every next two, so
that there will be some old fellows there
all the time, also that the members Of
the house be elected as now.
In the senate the bill met strenuous op-
position from the men who had been in
the constitutional convention, and it is
expected that it will find such disfavor in
The house. When the bill came up in
the senate Senator Hayes, chairman of
the committee which adversed 1t. said
that he was In favor of 1t and wanted
to see it become law.
Lusk Redisting Bill.
The senate committee on judiciary
agreed this morning by total vote to re-
mort fayorably the Lusk redistricting bill
which would rearrange all the judicial
circuits of the state, giving in all one
more than has been provided for. 1t is
the hope of the senator from Marshall
that this bill will get through. 1t is a
matter that he has given the closest at
tention for year. and he believes badly
needed in the administration OF Justice
The John lobby bill will also be reported
favorably by this committee put IL mad
rather a close call. the vote for 1t being
only 4 TO the other way. However,
The onponents did not want to kill 1t but
10 amend to make 1t lighter IN some
ways This committee has also Favored
the bill to make the salaries or Judges,
chancelors and supernumerary Judges
Ss5O0 a year and to allow Walker county
10 have an auditor.
The bill to provide for condemnation or
depot property before this committee went
through also 1t provides a way by which
depot sites can be condemned, but they
-nnst he used in year after condemna-
tion or lose the right to the sites so
taken.
Education Bills.
The senate committee on education will
renort fayorably the bill to provide for
better superintendence of the county
schools and the house education commit
tee will report the same way the Rey-
nolds compulsory education measure pro-
viding that children between the ages of
and ii shall be in school at least four
months year. The senate committee
also agreed to the trustees of the uni
versity as returned by the governor
The superintendent bill provides that
the county boards shall elect the. county
superintendents instead of the people, as
now, and that the superintendents shall
give all their time to the work. 1t is
slso provided that the courses of study