The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-20
PROHIBITION BILL IS
 PASSED BY THE SENATE
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 corporations, where suit is brought for failure to obey state laws.
 To fix time of court in Chiffon county To amend section 31 of the act to reg ulate railroads, secure reasonable rates, etc.
 The bill to amend the warehouse act was indefinitely postponed.
 A resolution looking to adjournment on Saturday next was introduced.
 MT. Lusk called up the bill to author ize enforcement of law in causes arising in other states. He objected to the house amendment providing that those bringing suit must be bona fide citizen of the state, and he moved to exclude it. The amendment carried, and the bill was re- stored as it was when introduced. The bill was then passed.
 The bill to provide for constructing dams was indefinitely postponed.
 A bill to amend the municipal code with regard to school boards was argued. It Is general in nature, but applicable only to Madison county.
 Mir. Spragins said the result would be to provide a board for life, relieve the situation at Huntsville where, with two boards holding, to neither of which the state money will be paid, the schools are in bad shape.
 Mir. Lusk opposed the idea of making places of life tenure. Mr. McWhorter also opposed it.
 MT. Reese spoke for the bill. be- lieving Madison should be allowed to control it's own affairs. The bill passed.
 The measure to prohibit the railroads from charging higher rate than al- lowed by law passed, providing that notice of suit may be filed and suit filed within ten years. It passed.
 The senate also passed the amend ments to the railroad commission act, this being one of administration meas ures also that depriving the railroad commission and attorney general of the right to enforce rate and regulation laws, also to repeal the old maximum rate bill, also to amend the pass laws so as not to apply to firemen and policemen and allow special rates to scho children.
 The act to further regulate railroads and prevent discrimination was adopted.
 House Passes Pistol Bill.
 The house passed the John pistol carrying bill this morning, which pro- vides that no gun shall be sold within the state with a barrel less than "A inches. The vote was 5S to 5. The bill provides against the sale or bar
  ly weapons, such as small pistols, Bowie knives, dirks, brass knucks, and slung shots, was taken up, with an amendment which provides that no per son can have a pistol in his possession away from his home, the barrel of which Is less than "A inches in length, and making the same misdemeanor. An amendment to change the reading of sentence from must" to may" be sentenced to hard labor The maxi mum penalty was also chahged from $500 fine to 5000
 A bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, giving away, or otherwise dis posing of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, in Lee county, Ala, after the December 31, 1907, was passed unani- mously.
 The house also passed the bill fixing charges on excess baggage.
 Insurance Bill Killed.
 The bill to exempt Alabama insur- ance companies from taxation was killed in the house.
 The King bill to allow cities to own water works was passed in the house, also the epileptic colony measure, also for a prohibition election in Crenshaw county.
 The house took up the bill to ap- propriate $10000O for old soldiers in lieu of what they were deprived of in the operation of recent bills.