The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-21

sub1ect of forestry and the new txl- portanco it was assuming in the mod ern life of the. nations. He alluded to the growth of the study and practice of forestry in Europe. where # was made necessary by the, destruction of the forests. It was pursued there in an intelligent and systernatitc manner and much good had already been sc- compiished
 He alluded to his own experience with a forest expert from Washington. Senator Moody said that he owned . number of acres ef forest lands and ip the hope that the forests could De helped and preserved. he had had an expert to visit the forests with the rec suit that his. forests had been greatly benefited by that single visit.
 The bill was passed and the Senate immediately adjourned until 1o:3o o'clock tnis morning.
 The opening prayer was offered by Rev, A. J. Dickinson. of Birmingham.
 The Senate Chamber bore e marked contrast to its appearance on Tuesday when the gallery and floor were thronged with visitors, mRnifesting an ardent interest in the finai disposition of the statutory prohibition bill. The Senate yesterday wore quiet almost depressed air in keeping with the dull November weather on the out. side. iThe ccnhtors hau Sci1iis toiNSo themselves to the Senate. work as a matter Of duty.
 The House. so the Senate was notified refused to concur In the Senate amend ment which limited the term In which suits might be brought for damages against common carriers for refusal to sell passenger tickets at the statu- |tory rate. The Senate refused to re- cede from it's amendment andsa conrer' a rrSad
 No yail on First Conviction. The Senate maintained It's reputation for killing bills hy.defeating the Lowe bills. which made It mandatory upon courts to innict iail or penitentiary sentence upon any defendant upon ms first conviction for violating pronipi' ton laws.
 Senator Lowe explained his bill as measure which would go far towards enforcins the new prohibition laws
 Senator Teasley differed widely Iron senAtor Low eas to te effect ot the
 afn Montgomery County 1t will cer, tainly have an opposite effect, saio Senator Teasley. If jury knoWs that it's verdict of guilty VIII conosnl a defendant to jail or to the psmi'en, tfary. for selling whiskey' U "ii ho' bring in such verdict . "a.
 .TJnder the law q man is sent te iaiI or to the penitentiary, if he IS con victed of keeping gaming taoie. VI .cco,,rt of the excessive penalty w have not been able to secure in Moh,' romery County a single conviction' .. though convictions for gaming are ite' quentiy had. ...rorad h, The bill was irdehniteiy pos'poe1 VI voee asher Measure KiIIed. ma. Ssnrafe fhareupon put still an ..,,.r hiII ont of business. This was Ssii as Senator Reese which sought te sn.na the code so that defenoah' convicted of carrying conceaisu Mep si., on ar for selling whiskey nloss.s yvo,,Id not be exempt rom p.s s, ,,cra as under the present law. put Ds uvns .sa to further prosecution in the st1.e Mr Rssse spoke earnestly for his x,,s 1rha Legislature. he satds nao ss,nnx ard talked of ths evils os IHs a,sto, carrytfx habit. but 1t had done ,oththe whatever to remedy that es
 But the bill was nevertheiess definitely postponed. ,, v,,.h
 StsIi fine Senate was not through Wtln .. sssns and defeating. The next bill nrcvided for the exemption from tax st,nn If Alabama fire insurance com rsriea for a period of five years. Sem stnr Hammer took the floor for the hsii and explained its provisions.
 Tsut the Senate wanted no exemp- tion b.II and the measure was speed' " The % biii of Speaker Carmichael to nav tha expenses of the extra session rS the I.ewislattlwe was called up and nsaead. it 10 estimated @that the ex- Ira aewsion will cost between szO.- GOO and s3s.00o.
 Last Railroad Measure.
 The last of the Governors anti-rall- --,~a hlIla was passed without discus sior or opposition. The measure, now 4var was not of special importance. If w@s the House bill regulating the couraA of appeals in actions over the new railroad laws.
 The last of the Juvenile Court acts x,aa heard when the Senate passed the Tunstall bill repeating the act. The act was passed at the previous session ----@
 It was made the subject of consid- avabIs criticism and the assertion was Sreauentfy made that it prevented any ,e,svtabuaent Being meted out to any criminal under 14 years of age.
 The bill passed by the Senate yester- day had already been passed by the
 The House bill making an additional arnroprtatior, to the Girls Industrial school at Montevallo was given a Ia vorabIe report. It will come up today for final action.
 The Senate became so interested in the Forestry bip that 1t devoted near ly all the afternoon to a discussion of the measure.