The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-04
LIVELY WEEK
 IS PROMISED Both Houses of Legis1a-
 ture Busy. ONE RAILROAD BILL COMING Senate Not Through With Adminis-
 tration Measures. Educations Appropriations Will Fol- low Passase of General Revenue Enactment--Adjournm for Split Session Coming Soon.

in both Houses of the Legislature. Railroad measures endorsed by the ad-l will occupy the center of the stage in the House, while educa- tfonal measures will be in the limelight In the Senate.
 The Senate failed in it's expectation of clearing up. all it's railroad legisla- ton last week. Two more measures are yet to be passed by the Senate. to say nothing of the Sunday freight train plii, the fate of which is problemati-
 Chief in importane of the railroad administration work yet undone in the senate is the passage of the Railroad tration measure which is said to embody the powers the Commission should have in the opinion of Governor unmer ths rns osisnai bill Proyiding for powers was Introduced in the Senate by Senator Gather, who represents the district in which lives Hon. Charles Hnenderson, President of the Railroad
 The bill was before the Senate Com mltte on Commerce and Common Car riers for some time. It was carefully adviser of Gov. Conner, and number of changes were made in 1t. The complet- ed Dill is now before the Senate, and consideration today. Tn both the Sem ate and the House, q resttye and iis- ouieted spirit has made itself manifest, and 1t Is probable the railroad meas ures, along with some others, will be the subject of considerable debate.
 Demurrage Act Coming.
 The other railroad measure to be passed by the Senate under the wishes or the administration is not yet on the calendar. Mir. SeIheimer has been at for passage. The blil In question Is
 fish law that @ viii msm smsody seaya the he esssS vs%s of the administration on demurrase
 Tn the House, the Raiiread measures are still before the Committee on Com exception of the two and half cent passenger. rate bill. which has been passed and sent to the Governor. This both the House and the Senate as it has been discovered since it's passage there are a number Of serious errors in tt which will have to be corrected. about temperance legislation in the early part of the week than anything else. The important legislation on this. subject Is the bill to establish Anti-Saloon League. and of which so much has been said. On this bill, two committee reports are before the House. the majority on the original which r favors the the Goodwyh @ ay substi9utss.' ass'
 The second temperance bili of im- portance. which has also been made a special orders forbids the shipping of intoxicating liquors into any prohfbi-
 When this has been disposed of the House will undoubtedly devote itself to the passage of those railroad bills which have been favored by the admin istratfon.
 Esueatfom in Senate.
 Is Is probable the Senate will devote most of the week to the consideration of educational legislation. One of the first things to be taken up today Is the bill which makes education compui- sorry in Alabama with certain restric- tions. The bill was introduced fin the Senate by Senator Herbert Reynolds of Bibb County. and 1t is claimed 1t win make education compulsory in the white counties without making 1t com puisory Tn the black counties. If the bill is passed by the Senate, 1t will be probably the most important eduea- tjonal step taken in many years. The Senate Committee on Education favor ed the bill.
 The game law has also been set down has already been passed by the House, and it's friends claim confidently It will be passed by~the Senate with votes to spare. The interest being taken in the measure throughput the state n of hunters of two classes. those wno own registered dogs, and those who have no registered dogs. Both classes are taking an interest in. the pending measure.
 The Senate has not yet had q chance to get to the educational bills. Two of these important measures nave aI- ready passed tho House, the one to the common schools by $3o0.OoQ. and the other to provide contingent school house fund of $e7.o9o. Neither has yet heeu reported by the senate Committee on Education.
 School Bills Held Back.
 For that matter, outside of the com pulsorv educational measure. no sehoot bill of importance has come out of the Senate Committee on Education. ii would seem as though some agree ment or hidden influence were restrain ing the committee from reporting the various educational bills.
 The bills for the increased appro- priations to Auburn. to the state Unl- versity and to MontevaHo were tn- troduced some time ago. but not one or them has yet come out of the com mittee This Is not taken to indicate the committee is opposed to any sim gle one of the bills. but rather 1t Is Following out the wishes of the ad- inistration that the Legislature should go slow in the matter or appropria- tionS until the general revenue bill has been passed. and the admtnistra- tion can see where all the money was
 In the meanwhile. the lawmakers of the split session time. There seems |, to be an opinion the Legislature win | not have longer than two weeks more | for the first half of the session A great deal of work remains to be ae- comolished in two weeks. It Is safe to say too, no agreement has yet been reached among all the members as to the adjournment for the first half of the session. but soc of the leaders are thinking seriously of an adjournment at the end of the week. Because of this. the members who are interested in particular bills, whether general or