The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19

rIBures were produced 10 prove that in Des Moines the cost of electric lights and waterworks had been re- duced by the commission plan. MT. Urquhart also twitted the local op- tionists for throwing down this, a most excellent chance. to exercise the doc- Urine of local self f-government. it be- ing emphasized that the law would not go Unto effect without city to ,ote omit
 Mir. Rice of Tuscaloosa opposed the bill on grounds of Democracy. He de- clared it to be an autocratio measure. 7 The House as a committee of the whole adopted a motion of Mir. Gun ter to indefinitely postpone the bill. by vote of 4s to 33. This was a com mittee action and it's effect Is to re- commend to the House itself the in- definite postponement of the bill. Then the House adjourned.
 Afternoon sessfon.
 Mir. Haley of Jefferson called a local bill providing that the Jefferson County Treasurer be allowed s1.500 year when assessments amount to more than $so.ooe.0oo. to pay the expense of an assistant.
 The proposition of a new app-opri- ation called forth some opposition. though the bill was passed, Al to 19.
 Local bills were called. the first be- ing that of Doyle of Marengo. provid- ng that J R. Harper, and ex-Confed- crate soldier, be made first class pen- sioner instead of fourth class. because of infirmities.
 Mir. Mastin.s bill to allow Confeder- ate soldiers to peddle without license in the State.' was called. with InAni- nous consent. Mr. Haley objected. declaring that 1t would throw the gates open to any veteran 10 hire as many peddlers as he desired, without payment of license. Action was post poned 10 awaat amendment.
 Mir. Bulger's bill to pay to editor of Tallapoosa Courier money for coun- ty printing. was passed.
 For the relief of Dr. Philip V. Speir, of Wilcox. who had paid burial ex- penses of Confederate pensloner, and who desired reimbursement, the bill of MT. Bloch of Wilcox, was lost.
 Mir Mastin's bill was recalled. with the amendment of Long of Butler, to the effect that no veteran may hire anyone to peddle for him under the amended was passed, and sent to the Senate for engrossrnent. |
 MT. Arnold introduced a local bill providing stenographer fer the City Court of Anniston, to be- paid out of the County Treasury. It was & bsti- tuted tor a similar House bill already on the calendar. and passed.
 MT. Holman Of Mobile introd Iced a resolution whose specifications were that all connected with the Legislature were growing restless; that the mem bers had never been elected 70 serve time at 14 a day: that all issues in the Governors call. except the biennial ses- sion, were settled, and that adjourn ment be taken, sine die. on midnight of Saturday. The resolution went to the Rules Committee for report today.
 Mir. Haley, chairman of committee of the whole. having in hand the Urqu- hart Commission Government Dill, re- ported that the committee had in6cfin- iteiy postponed the bill. MT. UrQuhart declared the commit tee of the whole acted beyond its au- thority and that the bill was still pend- ing.
 A debate on the parliamentary ques- ton as to whether the committee could report postponement of the bill was raised, the speaker asking for GGvice, and Mir. Bulger, MT. Tunstall Mr. Cr- quhart telling Of their oplnlon3-Mr. Bulger and Mir. Tunsrall that the Lom- mittee acted authoritatively; MT. Ur- | quhart otherwise.
 Speaker Carmichael held that the committee acted without authority but
 
 renee in the report of the committee indefinitely Postponed.
 ovting on the question to indefinite. ly postpone, the vote lay 46 % 35. and the bill was indefinitely postponed. thus buried deep.
 Lieutenant Governor Henry U. Gray stood an interested spectator during the discussion and vote. He had work ed hard against the commission bill, and had labored. in the Capitol halls, during the morning, casting hts infu- ence against the bill
 l House bills 376, IA, Senate bill 72 were reported favorably. | Senate bill 33 was reported favoTably by Committee on Commerce and Com mon Carriers.
 Senate bills passed during the morn ing session and Tuesday afternoon ses- sion, were sent to the House without engrossment. and placed on he calen- dar of the House.
 found correctly enrolled by LlIe com mittee and signed by Speaker Carmi- chael In the presence of the House. Representative Stolenwerck of Mont gomery introduced a bill to allow 1us- tices of the peace of Beats 1, 2, 8, i, 5 and of Montgomery to occupy offices in any of the six districts, and to hold l court In6ISIH
 Amendments to the Tarrant anti l gambling bill were reported, purging | the bill of much of its stringent fea- | ture. One of the amendments reduced | the quality of the offense of gambling ! from a felony to a misdemeanor, as did another likewise reduce the quality of keeping a gambling house. The amend ments were adopted by a vote of 62 | to ?.
 The gambling bill as amended. was then called for final passage. No de- bate ensued after the reading at length of the bill. and the vote stood 67 to ; in favor of the bill. MT. Jenkins rose to explain Senate bill 56, to amend Section ITO of the code, which amendment provides thar the provisions of ITO do not apply tC cattle tick eradication. The bill pass | ed.
 Message From the Governor.
 Governor Conner addressed to tht House a message revealing that he dl( not approve of the Greater Birming ham bill as passed. The message wal read, with the recommendation of Coy ernor Conner to the effect that Ensle! be included in the greater city. as wei as other territory which had been ex cluded.
 The Governor advocated the origina bill before the House attempted t' amend 1t by eliminating EnsleY ant portions of North Birming gham, and SC | stated in his message. He wanted thu | bill to go into effect January 1, 1e1O
 Representative King. the author O