The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-07
FAST WORK
In THE HOUSE
A Day Of Little Rests
lance.
SEVENTEEN BILLS PASSED
Special Fupd Bill Met With OPP
position.
At Times on Account of Interest in the
Senate Debate II Was Dimcult
TO Keep q Quorum I'm
the House.


While the prohibition pyrotechnics
were on display across the hall in the
Senate and many of the House mem
bers were there as spectators. local
and general bills to the number of sew
enteen were being passed in the House
of Representatives. It was day OF
little resistance and but one measure
ran into serious opposition. this be-
ing the proposition Of Mr.. Urquhart
of Jefferson to consolidate the special
funds of the State Treasury into q gen.
eral fund for disbursement for all pur-
poses Of whatever nature when they
arise.
At times, on account of the excite
ment of the Senate over the Carmichael
prohibition bill, 1t was difficult to get
quorum and authors of bills, even
after they were called up for q third
reading, solicitous about a quorum be-
ing present, asked to withdraw the
measure for special order at some fu-
ture date. But with the diminished
House a good deal of local legislation
was disposed of and great progress
was made not alone with the calendar,
but with receiving committee reports
and new bills.
It was thought that the temperance
series-the heaviest in the legislative
history Of Alabama-had about ended.
But not so. A bill of Mr.. Ballard Of
Autauga, originator of many bills of
the sort In the past, was introduced
providing stringent methods of i'm
peaching officers charged with the en-
forcement of the law. And there was
reported-all opposition in
the Temperance Committee being
crushed as absurd-the Fuller bin, pro-
hibtting the advertisement of LIQUORS in
newspapers In this State, making the
possession of liquor outside of ones
own home misdemenor making de-
livery of whiskey at any other than
ones home an, offense. and containing
many other of the most radical fea-
lures known to all prohibition Leg
islatures.
BIZ to Regulate Beverages.
Nor was that all. The bill to SO
regulate the sale of beverages as to
prevent violation or evasion of the pro-
hibitfon law was reported favorably,
There was lively tilt between Mr..
John, the administration leader. and
Mr.. Sherrod of Lawrence, on the ques-
ton of the amendment to the bill of
Mr.. Bulger's. empowering county
boards of commissioners to appropri-
ate from the county general fund for
the maintenance of the State high
schools. This measure was introduced
to conform to recent decision of the
Supreme Court, which held that such
appropriations could not be made un-
der existing law, inasmuch as the title
to the property of the high school was
held In the name of the State ana not
in the name Of the county which was
being generally taxed for its support.
There appeared to be little opposi-
ton to the bill itself. but Mr.. John
differed strenuously with the amend!
ment and insinuated that 1t was the
work Of a single man for a single pur-
pose. The amendment simply provid-
ed that the law should not apply in
those counties where the community
securing the site of the school had
failed TO pay the full subscription Of
fered in the competitive bid for Sthe
Of the school
Mr.. John said that he thought the
a bad one. because it
might be impossible or a community
to comply with 1t.
1T may be that in some places a GER
tain citizen has subscribed to a sum
as contribution and has since died"
said Mr.. John. How Is that town GO
ing to comply with this amendment?
1t will tie the hand of such a commu-
nifty and they will not be able for this
reason to get the money justly due
them for supporting a school for the
whole county. Already there is too
much delay in Alabama to furnish that
stepping stone between
the elementary schools to the colleges
of this great State"
SherOd Resents Charge,
Mr.. Sherrod arose to resent the
charge, as he took 1t, that the amend
ment was for a local purpose. He ev-
identity interpreted his opponents
speech to have been an attack on the
Lawrence County Representative. and
indeed Mr.. John had referred to the
contest between CORTLAND and Moulton
for the High School of Lawrence Coun-
ty.
ct would like to inform the gentle
man from Jefferson who has consti-
tuted himself the guardian OF the peo-
pie Of Lawrence County" said Mr..
Sherrod. that this is general bill.
1t did not emanate from me nor did
1t emanate from any one man for a
local purpose. 1t came from some one
else and coincided with the Views of
the author ~-of~~the bill Now, / see
hardly a quorum in this House, and as
long as the gentleman has seen fit to
attack the amendment l don't care to
carry 1t any further. I prefer to have
a full House to hear this amendment
and vote on it," Therefore he moved
to make 1t a special order for Mon
day and 1t will be taken up for con-
sideration Monday.
Many Local Bills Passed.
The House plunged into the passage
of bills a few minutes after converting
There was a bunch of local bills passed
by unanimous consent TO make special
orders.
The local bills passed were:
To make the Judge and solicitor OF
the Talladega City Court elective in
stead of appointive.
To create the office of county solicit
tor of Conecuh County and provide for
his election by the people.
To provide regulations for the Cot
fee County Court and make the same
an inferior court of record with civil
jurisdiction.
To allow all cities and towns more
time in which to sell bonds issued I'M
der the municipal code act.
The House passed the bill to exempt
trustees of public schools from pay
ment of poll tax and road duty.
There was but little opposition TO
the bill to create two more offces OF
assistant examiners of public accounts