The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-05

fury went 20 thsir support
Tho House adtourned ct I o'clock un-
I'll ESQ o'clock this morning.
| Tavssah1y nsDsxtsA Bills.
Among he favorAbiy reported bills
were the following:
To repeal the act providing for jury
commissioners IN choctav county
| To repeal Section 6517 Of the Code
TO regulate the Coftee county court
criminal division.
To amend Sections s4sT. s4s4 e7ss.
Article 80. Section -. s4s7. sols. ss74
and 1904.
TO repeal Sections 1870 and 1742 OF
the Code. amend Sections 17o1. 1722.
1870. 1929. amend Sections 1868. ssb
and s2e.
There were many new bills, import
ant among which was measure 10
afford extraordinary process OF service
on non-incorporated clubs and associa-
tions Of individuals.
Other new bills were.
| BY Mr.. Fuller, of Bibb. to provide
| for commitment and release fees for
| sheriffs in regard to prisoners.
| Several bills by Mr.. McCurdy, OF
Lowndes, to provide changes In exist
| ing methods Of road building In Greene,
Lowndes and other counties. !
Bry Mr.. Vann to regulate sales OF
1 drugs anu tuchf kiNthe away
To repeal Sections 3654-6-e-7 Of the
| Code.
To amend Section 7155 OF the Code.
BY Mr.. Pitts, of Dallas, to erect q
permanent monument In Selma to per-
| petuate the memory of once United
States Senators Morgan and Pettus.
late residents Of Dallas county.
A resolution OF Mr.. Bulger to recon-
| mend to Congress the submission to
90 fau Of N ndu1anf IN
the Federal Constitution calling for
election of u. s. Senators by the peo-
pie evoked orations by Mr.. jenkins.
of Baldwin, against the resolution. and
Mr.. Bulger in support of 1t.
Mr.. Jenkins took the position that
the forethought and wisdom of Madi-
son and Jefferson In drafting the Fed
eral Constitution should not be strick-
en- down in the essential section under
discussion. He says the House Of Rep
resentatives Is a sufficient check on
the Senate and the latter, selected by
the Legislatures, Is q stay on all pas
sionate outbursts Of the people.
Mr.. Bulger said the moneyed men
| and corporations were buying United
States Senators in the North ana
North west, and hence o change should
be made SO as to get government by
the people in reality.
The resolution was passed though
some dissenting voices were noted.
The resolution recited that twenty-sev-
| en- states had so resolved.
New County Amendment.
A resolution OF Mr.. Ragsdaie, of JEFF
ferson. to submit to the people an
amendment Of Sec. 80, Art. of the
Constitution, was introduced. This per-
mits the formation of new counties.
Under a special order, the dog tax
bill will come UP for consideration to-
day.
By motion of Mr.. Hoffman, of Mo-
bile, the House took up and passed the
Mobile county school tax bill This
provides that the Board Of Revenue
and Road Commissioners of Mobile
county, shall levy a tax OF one-fifth of
one per cent. on the assessable prop
erty of Mobile county for the addition
al support of the public schools. Mr.,
Hoffman explained that all the Mobile
delegation were in favor OF the bill,
Notwithstanding he knew of the un-
popularity of the levy among certain
of their constituents.
The bill Is occasioned by the loss OF
revenue In the form Of liquor licenses
the schools but were knocked out by
prohibition. 1t was a substitute to the
original bill OF Mr.. Hoffman which left
the rate Of taxation discretionary with
the County Board up to a maximum OF
| la of one per cent.
Consideration of the other tax bills
Of Mobile county was postponed indef-
initely.
/ Broadsides by Messrs. Glover and
Haley OF Jefferson, sent one Of the in.
| surance bills back to the Committed
i on Banking and Insurance. This pro-
l posed to prevent the payment OF any
fire loss over 5000 by insurance com.
panies within fifteen days after the
fire. Within this time the report OF
loss must have been filed with the In.
| gurance Commissioner. The main OBJ
lection to the bill was on the ground
that It might deter payment of losses
| which would have been in good faith
| paid promptly by companies.
There was no opposition, however, tc
the insurance bill to amend Section
l55s of the Code, which was passed
Its purpose is to change the law so q.
to allow foreign companies to deposit
with the State Treasury securities mo-
alone OF the United States. of Alabams
and the home state of the company
but approved securities Of any othe,
state. These are to secure paymen'
of policy claims IN this State.
The third insurance bill of the daJ
also had easy sailing. providing NOR,
restraining methods of organizing mis-
CelldneOuS INSURANCE companies eXC0D
mutual aid associations. These are al
the companies except fire and life. Tn,
act would reuire that such companie
have on deposit at all times at leas
100000 of approved securities an,
otherwise comply with the general IN
gurance laws of Alabama.
With as much speed the bill wa
passed. defining who are insuranc
agents and the punishment OF such de
seribed agents. This act Is calculate
TO stop indiscriminate and unauthoriz
ed soliciting of insurance, and to pun
ish the same.
On arguing his bill to appropriate
$4,000 out of the State Treasury or a
much thereof as Is necessary to pa
costs of pending litigation between tn
State and railroads, Mr.. Long. of But
Ter. explained that for substantial pur
poses the appropriation was NOT nee
essary but that IN the procedure pend
ing 1t may be necessary to put up cost
in cash in advance that there wal
not an available fund for this purpoS
they might institute cases to embar
ass the State.
cause there Is already approximate
a like purpose.
An amendment by Mr.. Tunstan, o
Hale, was adopted providing that tn
appropriation should not interfere wit
the old soldiers and school fund.
The bill was passed without furthe
discussion by a vote OF 50 to IT.
The local bill OF Mr.. Pitts. Of Dial
las, was passed, Ievyine a dog tax O
q Z A he In nal