The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-14
FULLER RILl PASSED BY HOUSE AFTER SHORT DEBATE
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 bition in Alabama their chief stock in trade-argument; therefore be 1t
 Resolved, That the legislature of Ala bama does hereby congratulate the people of this state and the Hon. B. B. Conner, Governor of Alabama, on the great achievements of the past three years And we further congratulate the people of the state that they have a governor who has judgment and backbone, and who has come nearer carrying out the pledges of the platform on which he was elected, and taking care of the highest interests of all the people of the state than any governor for years, and we assure the governor that his place in history is se- cure for all time to come, as well as in the hearts of the people for whom he has labored so long and so faithfully and so effectively"
 Bills Come up.
 Bills were introduced as follows:
 By MT. Wilson, to amend section 577S. Provides for racelled exemptions from road duty
 By MT, Overton, to establish a state highway commission with its head an expert engineer with one assistant and a clerk, The appropriation is s10O.0o0 to the next legislative session.
 By MT. Reynolds, to provide for certain lew fees for sheriffs.
 The revision of laws committee reported favorably bill to re-enact tlAc old law for exemptions of new cotton mills for a period of ten years; also for addition to old mills to the extent of $50,000.
 The senate agreed to adjourn today to Monday.
 MT. Doster offered resolution that no local bills or bills seeking to amend the rnpS StitptiOO he nrpCented af August 16 l. went to the rules commit tee.
 Reynolds Protests.
 MT. Reynolds, arising to a question of privilege, made vigorous objection to a story in the Montgomery Advertiser to the effect that he was influenced in his vote on the constitutional prohibition bill by MT. Overton. He was well known in favor of the bill MT. Thomas. of the minority, MT. Miller and MT. Reese, of the majority, and MT. Overton fully sus- tained MT. Reynolds, all showing that Mr Reynolds was well known in favor of the bill.
 MT Hamburger thought Mir. Reynolds too sensitive. He felt that no newspaper man would do any senator intentional in jury, the same view being taken by MT Thomas.
 The bill for placing steamboats under cOnITOl or tIe TullTOdu cOIDHl1SSiOn WdE called up. After explanation by Mir Ham berger the bill was passed.
 After the reading of the Reynolds reso- lution congra tulating Governor Conner or success of his administration there was much confusion and it was sent to the rules committee while Mir Reynolds was making frantic effort to make a state ment which he was not allowed to make
 Mir Overton, on it's call at this time ID 1s;I1 He was supported by MT. Hamburger
 MT. Miller of Jefferson, the Birming- ham county, opposed the measure and af. ter speech moved to indefinitely post pone the measure .I
 Mr. McWhorter was for the bill.
 MT Miller's motion to postpone was voted down 19 to 8.
 Amendments by MT. Miller to exclude parts Of North Birmingham and to post pone operations of bill to January 1, next were voted down by about the same vote The bill was passed 20 to 6.
 MT. Leith wanted to havt no more bills or joint resolutions for amendments tc the constistution after today. His reso- lution went to the rules committee.
 Bills were passed abolishing charter oi Hobson City, near Anniston, a negro town to restore fees to probate judges to provide for compensation of county DOard or reVenue, to aDhenQ Sectlon oSbQ to regulate condemnations of. lands also to provide for two assistant state exam iners more than at present. and to extend duties of examination of county books.
 The senate adjourned to Monday
 House Session. A bill favorably reported provides fol banks handling drafts with bills of ladinf attached It is provided that payor ant payee may be protected from delay II delivering of goods. Loss is laid to tn, bank for failure to carry out instructions Another bill with favorable reports pro vides for sale of parts of streets in Bir mingham, not now of use, and the dona | ton of the proceeds to parks. This bil | is the property, so to speak, of Mayor | O'Brien of Birmingham.
 Other favorable reports include bills tt make purchaser of liquor give name O seller to the solicitor; to provide for as | sumption of securities of any town or city | absorbed by another town; to absolv, l Houston county from any part of tn, | debt of Henry county. The bill to provid, | advisory boards of women for certain schools was indefinitely postponed on mo tion of MT. Lee of Etowah. Mir. Lee saw ! this was in line with the wishes of tn, | an fon oF oJ,,