The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-10


premiums collected on the business
written therein.
In the passage Of the Greater Bir-'
mingham bill. which Mr.. King. author.
had called for special order. there was
but one dissenting vote. This was
from Mr.. Tarrant Of Jefferson. who
presented an amendment intending to
guarantee to the people Of the pro-
posed annexed territory the exclusive
right OF voting on the ratification OF
the Legislative action. 1t Is MT. Tar
rants position that he was elected on
q forced issue of this kind. and he
felt II his duty to secure such rights
to the outlying territory affected by
the bill. But the amendment was ta-
bled. He also had spread on the
Journal long protest against the bill
as being unconstitutional and unfair.
Morning Session.
The House went first into the con-
sideration OF the amendment to the
in the Senate last Friday. This was a
technical revision of the title to the
bill and did not disturb the provisions
thereof and there was practically no
opposition to the amendment In, the
House. The bill went to the Cover
nor yesterday about ! o'clock. II is un-
derstooJ.
1H6Et WcIG y h0LhpSA VI hCW tfha@
introduced at the morning session.
One by Mr.. Jenkins. of Baldwin, pro-
vides for the encouragement of the
fruit trucking industry of Alabama.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Fuller.
Of Bib, for the further regulation of
constables' fees while the temperance
programme was further Increased by
bills of Speaker Carmichael introduce
ed for the purpose OF preventing yio-
Io@ for. 90 IA rrohthfffax, fawa and the
amendment of Sections 572 and 1889 of
the Code.
The former section is proposed to be
amended SO as to provide an increase
In the contingent fund of the Cover
nor This Is all for the purpose of
giving the Governor more money to
enforce prohibition laws.
A bill by Mr.. Henley, of Escambia.
would alter and rearrange the boun-
dairy lines of the city Of Pollard while
one by Mr.. Tarrant. of Jefferson, pro-
poses additional difficulties in the way
OF gambling.
Mr. Glover. Of Jefferson would lay
down a positive set of rules for the
regulation of automobiles, motor-cy-
cles ami other vehicles In the State.
MT. John, of Jefferson. added to his
long list Of new measures by intro
ducing one providing for an increase
in the strength of credit of towns and
cities and one also to license mer-
chants that use trading stamps.
Fighting for CaxaIss.
Mr. HOFFMAN Is wearing a smile for
having had favorably reported his bill
to remit the more than $1,000 state
costs in the Cazalas impeachment case
At first It IL understood that the Gov
ernor disapprovei the bill and 1t is
still believed he disapproves 1t, having
pledged that he would veto 1t. Frank
Cazalas, of Mobile county. the deposed
sheriff for the alleged negligence In
allowing a lynching of the negro Rob-
ertson In January last seeks remit
tai of the State end of the costs.
pleading that he has been suficiently
punished by being deprived OF his Of
flee ami that he had spent about So
600 for his own witnesses and law
yers' fees. 1t is expected that
stout fight will be waged on the bill
The House adjourned for the morn
ing during consideration of the Gun
ter amendments to the Municipal Code
act of the 1907 session. There was an
amendment to the amendments by the
committee and the amendment was
under discussion when adjournment
was taken, the amendment proposing
to give absolute power to city councils
to regulate the schedules of street car
companies.
Afternoon Session.
The call of committees opened the
afternoon session of the House. The
bill for the regulation of writing life
insurance and providing for punish
ment Of the unlicensed agents was
reported favorably as was also the
measure to fix the amount of depos-
its of securities with the State Treas
ury by miscellaneous insurance COM
panies.
Other favorably reported bills were
as follows:
The anti-rebate insurance bill
To amend Sections 1853, 1889 and
7424.
To regulate the sale and giving
away of drugs. poison. etc.
The amendment of the committee on
municipal organization to the bill
changing the municipal code act of
1907 so as to give absolute power to
the City Councils TO regulate street
car schedules was voted down by the
close vote Of "a to SO.
Mr. Gunter, the champion CO the new
amendments. said that the powers
thus proposed were not too great AZ
had been stated by Messrs. Glover. Of
JEFFERSON ami Long, of Butler, and
tho afhar dav IN Manu.