The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-17

Mir. Lee of Etowah charged in re- turn that all the gentleman from Dal- las and the gentleman from Perry
 wanted to do was to save the heads or
 the supervisors of their own counties.
 He declared that the State of Alabama
 was away behind all other States in
 the Union in the matter of it's educa-
 tional system and asked the House If
 it was going to allow this sort of thing
 to continue.
 ' The country boy. he said, should have
 an equally good education as the city
 boy, and the only way to insure this
 was to have proper system of super
 equipped for the work by reason of
 their previous training as teachers,
 The bill was finally tabled. Aside from this measure the house
 did little that was of general import
 ance yesterday. devoting most of It's
 time to local issues.
 A State prohibition bill was intro
 duced by MT. Henley of Escambia
 County, but 1t is generally regarded as
 q club to keep the liquor men from
 causing any trouble in the passing of
 the early closing law. Many regard it
 as a guerilla measure. and one not fathered by the men who have been engineering the anti saloon fight in the Legislature.
 At the morning session. the House formally voted for Colonel John H. Bankhead for United States Senator. When the yea and nay vote was called Mir Long of Butler said he bowed to the wishes of his colleagues and voted for Bankhead, thereby making 1t a unanimous vote of those who were present, There were eighty-nine in all.
 During the afternoon session the House took up forty-four local bills all of which were passed. Insane Hospital Committee. The Committee which Is to investi- xate the affairs of the insane hospital has been appointed and has been given power to summon and swear in wit nesses. The Committee will go at once to work and will take testimony | in Montgomery. in Birmingham. and in | Tuscaloosa as well as other places, if 1t be found necessary. It will report to the House not later than the forty fifth session of the Leg l islature.
 A bill was passed at the afternoon | session that provides for the purchase l of bloodhounds. for the purpose of | catching criminals, in every County In | the State; several bills that related to l tho changing of streets in Birmingham and a prohibition bill for Dale County | bill to punish people who sent chil- | dren with a taint of negro blood to | white schools was introduced. When the roll of the committees had been called and the bills approved by l them all passed in and ordered placed upon the calendar, the House took up | the new business to be brought before | it. Before the taking up of bills sev- eral resolutions were offered which largely pertained to the order in which | the business of the session should be proceeded with.
 resolution was offered providing that the chairman of committees shall meet and decide on the most impor- | tant bills favorable reported by them and to refer them to the committee on rules, which committee shall arrange them in such order as they will prove of most benefit to the State. It was explained this resolution
 would not affect local bills nor would 1t prevent any member of the House | calling for a special order in any bill | on the calander.
 On a division vote, the resolution
 was lost.
 Mir. Mastin asked that the bill re- lating to the tax on dogs be made special order for Thursday. July 2s. Child Labor Bill. MT. John asked to have House bill DDS, to Tekulule cipioS ol SiiAi-
 dren in manufacturing establishments.
 referred to committee without losing l its place on the ca1andey. | MT. Steagal1 moved that rule "A be
 suspended for the purpose of allowing l MT. King to go on the Investigating
 committee of the Insane Hospital | which was done.
 MT. Hoffman asked that the bill granting land patents be made spe- for ha Forty- daxy nf
 the session. Referred to the commit | tee on rules.
 The municipal code bill was report
 ed formally by the Committee on Nun | icipal Organizations.
 MT. Ballard of Pike, presented Speak
 CT Carmichael with a gavel made of na-
 tive sweet gum wood in behalf of the
 State Normal College of Troy, where
 it was made In accerting 1t. the l Speaker paid a tribute to the school
 and It's instructors. He hoped he said,
 to be able to use the gavel in assist
 ing you to discharge the duties you
 owe yourselves. your Stata. and your
 county"
 Mir King. of Butler, introduced a
 resolution asking the Superintendent | of Education to establish bird day
 which should be devoted to the edu-
 cation of children on the usefulness of | birds.
 | MT. Smith. of Elmore. jocously nov ed that the "jay-brd" bill be made a l special order for Wednesday. | The speaker announced he oppoint-
 ment of the following members of the | House on the Conference Committee on
 the lobby bill: Messrs. John. Fuller | and Foster
 The bill to exempt water power plants from taxation was favorably reported