The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-24
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of examination of county works by
state examiners.
Senate Afternoon.
A bill to vacate the charter of Ems
ley was passed.
Mr.. Hayes presented a resolution to
allow clerks three weeks after adjourn
ment to complete the work of the ses-
sion. Carried.
A report from the house showed fail
ure to concur in the senate amendment
to the locker club bill. Miller, Thorn
as and Spragins We're appointed for
conference.
The bill to provide for examining
county books was returned by the gov
ernor with amendment to provide for
counties paying the expenses. Con-
CURED in.
Mr.. Thomas moved to postpone the
bill to license trading stamps on tn o
ground that it raises revenue and no
bill can be passed constitutionally for
this purpose within five days of the
close of the session. An investigation
was begun at once.
A bill to repeal the fifteenth act
was repealed.
A bill was passed for distributing
acts Also to allow towns to pass
laws to enforce temperance acts.
Bills passed: To amend Walker
county circuit court act for payment
of witnesses. Also to provide for pure
food and drugs. Also to allow sale
of unused street ends in Birmingham.
Also to vacate streets in East Lake.
Also for taking over obligations Of alb
sorbed towns. Also for assistant treas
urer in counties with assessed values
of $4,000, 900. Also for service on
unincorporated organization.
The bill to relieve Confederate SOL
diers from peddlers license was amend
ed on motion of Mr.. Gamble to exempt
also from license to practice medicine.
dentistry or law and from hunting IL
cense. Mr.. McWhorter opposed the
bill and amendments.
House Afternoon.
A bill to require examination for veteri-
nary practice was killed in spirit of
fun in the house. Smith of Gilmore made
an eloquent plea for the country horse
doctor"
Amendments to the civil code bill were
concurred in The proposition to allow
council to control schedules on street
cars was cut out.
The house agreed to the house amend
ment to the bill to prevent corporations
violating the temperance acts, provid-
ing for exceptions for druggists who
observe the pure drugs acts.
Concurrence in the senate amendments
to the Tarrant club bill was denied and
committee of conference named COM
posed of John, Scale and Rushton.
Amendments to the bills to vacate char
ter of small towns taken in by Birming-
ham were concurred in. These amend
ments seek to protect small towns in
case the King bill should fail in the
courts, by holding such cancellation void
under such contingency.
A bill was passed to exempt mutual
truckers associations in Baldwin county.
Bank Bill Restored.
In the house, on motion of Mr.. Stolen
werck, the bill to exempt state banks
from taxes was taken from the table
and restored to the calendar.
The bill to allow cities and towns to
dispose of public utility plants was passed.
This is in the interest of the places taken
in by Greater Birmingham which have
such plants
The bulk sales bill called forth much
discussion, being opposed by Mr.. Tun-
stall. Mr.. John and Mr.. Rushton were
for the measure. 1t was killed.
In the senate bill restricting sale Of