The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-03
HOPE TO ADJOURN
END OF NEXT WEEK
Carmichael Says Work Should
Be Concluded In That Time
TOO MANY BASEBALL FANS
Liquor Men Profess To Be Alarmed
At the New Prohibition Bill-WilI
Let Topper and Steady Drinker
Demand More Llberaity.
TOO MANY BASEBALL FANS

Montgomery, August 2.-(Special.)-
There is hope, fond hope. in the hearts
OF members of the present extra ses-
sion of the legislature that all can be
done and all can go home by the end
of next week, which will be August IA.
Speaker Carmichael says that he sees
no reason why this cannot be done,
the only thing being a disposition of
a number of the solons to attend the
baseball games.
1t is anticipated that the prohibit
ton bills can all be passed by the mid
die of the week with out specially hard
work. There are two yet to be in
troduced which will be In by Tuesday
night and all can be reported favor
ably, as they will be, by the end of
the present week. 1t Is thought that
one or two will not pass, especially
that which prohibits the sale of any
paper or ma gazine that carries liquor
advertisement. Conservative men on
both sides of the house think this is
a dead letter.
The Railroad Bills.
There is nothing in the blasting bill
presented by Col. s. w. John to hurt
the railroads. 1t is thought. 1t simply
provides that blasting shall not be
done in any excavations in such way
as to injure persons near the work The
colonel says that within the year five
women have been MANNED in and about
Birmingham, that persons were hurt
on Twentieth street, Birmingham, and
that besides almost killing a negro
woman in his yard, one of them blew
debris with such force as to tear off
a part of his house. The railroad bills
are repeating the penalty acts of the
last session as directed by the courts,
and will be of no value one way or the
other as they now stand. The most
important asked to be repealed is that
which provides that when a rail line
removes a suit from a state to fed
era1 court 1t loses its right to do bust
ness in the state.
Liquor Men Scored.
Liquor men agree that the bill
known as the Carmichael act of the
present session will close them up. Re-
port is to the effect that they will
close up. There are said to be two
reasons, one because of fear that the
law will wreck their places and the
other with a view to making the effect
SO annoying to the old topper and the
steady drinker that he will make a big
racket and get a change in the law.
Be this as it may, the word has gone
out in this neck of the woods that the
liquor men think they are going to be
closed up by this new act.
Busy on Bills.
Commissioner Of Agriculture J. A. wiki
inson and the assistants in his office are
busy getting in shape for passage the
many pure food and feed laws that are
sought to be passed at the present seq
sion- Few have the machinery for en-
forcement and this must be provided In
amendments.
Talk of Frank Julian.
The events of the session have given
new talk along the line of running Frank
N. Julian, secretary of state, for railroad
commissioner. Mr. Julian Is busy with
a number of insurance laws which he Is
getting along in the two houses, but his
friends are keeping the question hot and
will likely see that he is not forgotten In
good time.
Jim Powell Gets Respite.
Because an appeal has been taken in the
case of a supposed companion in crime,
the governor respited Jim Powell, under
death sentence, from August to Novem-
Der Ia. In the meantime the court will
have acted no doubt on the case Of the
other man. Powell is under sentence at
Birmingham.
New stenographer.
Miss Lillian Lpscomb has been ap-
pointed stenographer for the railroad COM
mission, succeeding Mrs. Ruth Belser
Quigley who has joined her husband in
Colorado Miss Lipscomb comes to one
of the most difficult places In the capitol to
fill, but seems to be fully equal to the
task.
Civil Rights.
Gov. B. q. Conner has restored the civil
rights of j. 8. johnson of Chambers coun-
ty convicted of manslaughter, but re-
Gently paroled.
Attended Funeral.
E. w. Hauseman and w. B. Griffin, Of
the auditors department, attended the
funeral Of Rev. F. T. J. Brandon at Bir-
mingham yesterday. These young men
are In the office with State Auditor w.
w. Brandon, son Of the dead minister.