The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-14
LOBBYISTS BRING VARIOUS REPORTS ABOU! LEGISLATION One Says Biennial Sessions Amendment Will Be h.
 troduced and Passed MOORE SAYS COMMISSION WILL NEVER PASS HOUSE Frank Nelson Thinks Careful Work Will Defeat New County - King
 JubiIant Over Greater Bir-
 mineham Victory.

All the lobbyists returned from Mont gomery last night. bringing various re- ports of the local bllss One of the best authorities in the state declared that the biennial sessions amendment will un- doubtely be introduced and passed. He stated that the bill had increased in favor, and, as an administration measure, would have easy sailing.
 Walter Moore said: The commission bill will never pass the house. much less the senate. It was placed on the calen- dar as a matter of courtesy, but am as- sured by a number of representatives who voted to put it on the calendar that they oppose the bill In the senate 1t has no chance of passing"
 Frank Nelson said: By careful work we should defeat the new county. It will require large delegation to appear be- fore the committee Monday night. If we can hold the matter where we left it today, the victory Is won.
 Greater Birmingham passed the sen- ate even more unanimously than we had expected. There Is no doubt about the bill becoming law
 Jere King said T introduced the eight companion bills and they were passed in the house this afternoon. This annuls the charters of all the suburbs which are taken in. The bill has been carefully ton has been taken to protect it. We will see that 1t is recorded correctly this time, and when the Governor signs 1t there will be no question of its constitu- tionally. It will give us a population of 100000 people," MT. King was very mucn elated over the vote in the senate.
 Hugh Friel mayor of North Birming- ham, said that he accepted the will of the lawmakers gracefully, and would do his best as a citizen of Birmingham to care for the citys interests.
 Ben Perry of Bessemer said: We are saying nothing and doing all the work. There has been an awakening in the state on this proposition and the vote in the senate will cause big surprise as our vote for the new county in the house."
 Tom Mcdonald in discussing the passage of the Greater Birmingham bill called att tention to the fact that his father, w. J. Mcdonald, who bought the second lot in Birmingham. the First National bank corner, way back in the 70's, when the railroads were figuring on the point in the county where the Louisville and Nash vile and the Alabama Great Southern railroads would cross, had said that a city of 100000 people would surely spring up where these roads crossed. This prediction has been realized.
 Among those who returned were Lieut. Gov. Henry Gray. Representatives John Glover, Felix Tarrant and Jere King, Frank Nelson, Judge Carmichael. A. H. Benners. J. W. Mcqueen, Jones Moore. Sterling A. Wood and Hugh Morrow. who were lobbying against the new coun- ty; Max Winkler, J. R. Copeland, Walter Moore, E. D. Smith and Bob Thach, enc mics of the commission; Hugh Friel. against the annexation of North Bir- mingham; Frank P. O'Brien, who was interested in the passage of city bills; the Rev. s. l. Emerson and Walter Ses- sions, prohibition friends; Escar Floyd. for the commission bill: R. F. Smith, T. A. Weller, Tom Huey, Ben c. Perry, George Bumgardner. c. M. Matthews of Bessemer and T. c. Mcdonald, lobbying for the new county; Jack Stallings and john Evans, on the court stenogra phers s law.