The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-15
Senate IndOrS8s Bills for Regu-
 Iaii0n of Railroads 
PROHIBITION BILL REFERRED
Public Hearing Will Be Given On Carmichael Temperance Measure
 By Senate Committee Early This Morning.
BY HERvEY w. LAIRD.

Montgomery, November 14.-(Special)- The house and senate were slow in get ting to work and passed few bills. The former indorsed the bills for regulation of railroads, fixing powers of the rail- road commission and providing for in- spection of books of corporations on contests
 The senate passed measure for state ments of standards in cotton seed meal and spent the rest of the day in speaking on the maximum rate bill
 The state prohibition measure, passed by the house, was referred in the sen ate and public hearing will be had on it by the committee on temperance early in the morning. It will very likely pass. There is very grave doubt that the bill for constitutional prohibition will get through.
 S.nate Session.
 After half day for attention to the old soldiers the senate got back to work at 2;10, with 30 present
 The act to amend the city court of Anniston was reported favorably.
 Efforts of Senator Leith to get up the fertilizer bill and Mr Merritt the repeal of the juvenile court act. failed and de- bate was opened by MT. Leith on the maximum rate bill under discussion We'd nesday The speaker paid his respects to Milton H. Smith, who, he said, had called the Alabama officers populists. He supposed he had as much respect for Smith as Smith for him. He said tho Enforcement of state laws in state courts would deprive the Louisville and Nash vile from going before an ex-attorney of tho road.
 On motion of Senator Blackmon Judge Harry N. Toulmin Of tho federal court of the Southern district, was g;yen the pripifeges of the housee~s. Ths rules committee adversed the reso- lution of MT. Teasley for consideration of bills in the call and local bills only. Notice was given that a motion to take 1t from such report will be made tomor- row.
 The passage of the prohibition bill was reported to the senate and referred to the committee on temperance.
 MT. Leith said Senator Blackmon had prayed for the railroads and asked the Almighty to protect them.
 Mir. Blackmon protested. He had done nothing of the kind. He hoped the sen ator would not connect him with such sacreligious assertion.
 MT. Lelth disclamed intention of being sacrelglous or to offend Mir Blackmon At o'clock the cotton seed meal bill was called up. It provides three grades for use as fertilizers. as follows: Stand ard, 71a per cent; medium, [ per cent, and low grade. less than this of ann monia. All must be tagged with the analysis
 Mir Leith favored the bill as necessary for the cotton industry.
 Mir Merritt opposed the bill because he had been told it was not just to all interests.
 Mr. Reese favored the measure in an intelligent speech, having given much study to the question.
 Mir. Reese asserted that the bill as now fixed gives every advantage to the fertilizer men, forcing the sale of the output through a middle man instead of direct to the user. with the extra ex- pense of the middle man.
 After a talk by Senator Thomas the bill passed, 24 to 2. As amended the bill allows sale of any class of meal, if not for fertilizer.
 Mir. Teasley moved an amendment to the maximum rate bill to provide for contest in courts of the state of rates thus fixed, making the railroad com mission defendant of the suits. Action might be brought in any state court or oth CT tribunal of concurrent jurisdic- 
 legal machinery A feature Is that no railroad shall be granted an injunc- tion except after five days notice. This is practically the same legal procedure of the old bill for testing in the courts.
 MT. Lusk, sighting long drawn dis cuseion. suggested that a time limit be put on the speeches.
 At this point the senate adjourned.
 House Session,
 The house passed the bill to increase the salary of the chancellor of the southwestern division, this being q local measure, and for correction of an error.
 MT. Fuller presented a bill to amend the wareh ouse act, and Bir. Pitts of Dallas on for permission of towns to raise the tax rates.
 Telegrams were read congratulating the house on the passage of the prohi- bition act, and others urging compul- sorry education.
 bill to further regulate railroads and increase the power of the com mission was called up and passed.
 The Maner bill to provide for in- spection of books of corporations caused much talk.
 Mr. Rice wanted it to apply only to books about question at issue. Mr. Goodwin supported MT. Rice. Mir. Ma ner and Mir. Long opposed him.
 The bill was passed after a number of efforts to amend 1t.
 MT. Glover Misguoted.
 Representative Glover said today: "In