The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-03

"a bill By Mr.. Crawford. OF walker,
was introduced proposing to lot the
people vote on an amendment 70 the
constitution allowing all cities to levy
q tax Of 1 per cent on the taxable
property as levied on for State pur-
poses, for the operation OF the cities.
The amendment would be submitted at
the November, 1910. election.
tn Protect witness.
Mr.. Fuller had easy sailing also with
his bin to amend Section 1858 Of the
code so as to give Immunity to persons
buying q drink Illegally or procuring
an illegal sale provided the party 80
buying or procuring the sale. testifes
to the guilt Of the seller. The author
explained that solicitors had told him
the section as II stands Is unenforce-
able at times. because the witness
feared he would be incriminated II he
gave testimony.
The vote for the bill stood 81 to 10.
The bill OF Mr.. Peete to educate the
children Of Alabama the evils Of In
temperance was strenuous1y opposed
by Mr.. Stollenwerck, OF Montgomery.
who charged that the legislators are
too prone to pass the temperance meas
ures that he recognised a spirit of In
tolerance among the prohibitionists
who are ready to readily place their
opponents by the Gde Of tho vicious.
But he declared, he would not be de-
TERED by unjust censure from his pur-
pose to vote against the bill proposed
Voice Against Temperance.
1t was here that the first voice Of this
session was raised against the list Of
temperance regulations OF the House.
In spite OF Mr.. Stollenwerck's eloquent
appeal the bill was passed by vote Of
so to IL
The bill provides that the State Su-
perintendent OF Education shall be re-
quired to have printed placards with
temperance proverbs, ETC., to be sent to
all the public schools Of the State and
posted in conspicuous places.
There was no spoken opposition to
the next OF the temperance series which
seeks to prohibit the display Of nude
pictures of a man, woman or girl in
any public place except art galleries"
The bin was passed by vote OF 50
to 9.
A bill of Mr. Rushton's to authorize
certain warrants to be paid out of the
Crenshaw County treasury amounting
to s136. was passed.
BY a motion of Mr.. John the dog tax
bill was postponed for consideration
until Wednesday.
The bill Of Mr.. Benners to repeal an
act to provide for the working Of the
public roads of Hale County Tor levy
ing a tax for the same and how same
shall be expended was passed unani-.
mously.
Mr.. Hoffman, of Mobile, arose to OBJ
ject to the next bill on the calendar
which provides for the REIMBURSEMENT
of business by mutual aid or Industrial
associations and corporations. The
measure provides, in brief, that when
one OF such organizations makes applil
cation on oath and the Insurance Com
missioner is satisfied from an exami-
nation of the company's officials and
books that all debts and liabilities then
existingeor which may arise under con-
tracts with policy holders. the Commits
sioner may deliver up the securities
Held by the State belonging to the COM
pany and the latter may withdraw.
Mr.. Hoffman said he was not con-
WINGED that the policy holders, under
the bill, were sufficiently protected in
the bill. The bill was passed by a
vote OF So to 6.
A bill by Mr.. williams of Barbour,
to amend Section 1891 OF the code, pro-
viding for examinations by the Insu-
rance Commissioner of the books of
companies suspected of violating the
laws of Alabama and to pay the ex-
penses IL no violation has taken place,
out of the State treasury. was lost. the
vote being SO to 26 in favor OF the bill,
but not a two-thirds vote.
Further consideration Of the bill of
Mr.. williams to amend Section 20Ss
of the code relating to gross premium
taxes by insurance companies. will
come up today.
The bill of the same author slightly
amending Section 7424 of the code. re-
Iating to reports of mutual aid asso-
Citations to the Commissioner and the
punishment OF the officer for falling TO
report, was passed by vote OF IS to 1.
The bill of Mr.. Rushton to amend
Sections 1881 and 1892 SO as to permit
persons, etc, to place insurance in any
foreign company, etc. not authorized
to do business in this State, provided
such person. etc, pay to the Insurance
Department q tax of per cent. was
next considered. The bill also allows
a legal adjustment of losses by the
company.
Adjournment was taken until $3.50
o'clock this morning.