The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-31

vent the use of special funds of the treasury for anything but the depart ment for which they are accumulated, received a black eye in the senate com
 mittee on judiciary, but MT. Teasley gave
 notice that he would move on the next legislative day to take it from the ad-
 verse calendar. This, however, can have
 little effect, 1t appears, for the reason
 that MT. Teasley will be out after this
 week and cannot again serve the senate.
 The only way he can get anything done
 on 1t is to have friend call 1t up. It
 is not thought that this will be done,
 as no one appears that much interested.
 Hit at the Governor.
 This move was a lick at Governor Co.,
 mer. For years the various funds in the
 treasury have been used to meet all the
 expenses. If use were confined to each
 department there would be many times
 when the state would have to borrow
 with lots of cash that could not be used.
 Governors for all time have allowed the
 use of the money of the state as long
 as 1t Is in hand, and the bill suggested
 in the call to make one general fund is
 to legalize what has been done for many
 years. MT. Teasley has been working on
 this deficit matter for some time and had
 in mind a plan that would have put the
 state to borrowing money as soon as
 the bill is put into effect.
 Brandon Busy.
 Gen. William w Brandon Is doing some hard work for the opposition to the new county of Pettus, for the reason that 1t takes off a little slice of Tuscaloosa, his home and his pride He is one of the best posted men in the state and is able to use his large acquaintance to good account at this time. The general Is now at the bedside of his father the Rev. F. T. J. Brandon, in Birmingham, and may be away until next week. The men fight ing the new county are very much heart ened by his work in their behalf. Hamburger the First. Senator Hamberger. who Is joker, likes his fun. He presented a bill for naval stores inspectors the coast, and said that as it had to do with spirits of tur- ] pentine, he thought it might be sent to the committee on temperance. pr. Me- Whorter, chairman of that committee, re- fused, holding that such spirits as the bill carried were persona non grata to the members of the committee.
 But to return to MT. Hamburger. He introduced three bills on Thursday. On Friday they came up and he had them passed In short order. They provide for maintenance of the Mobile schools, two or three ways, and regulation of the fishing privilege in salt water and streams empty ing into salt water. Neither had special opposition.
 Tarrant in LimelIght. Dr. Felix I. Tarrant, the new member from Jefferson. became part of the general movement Friday when he intro duced the bill to prevent use and distri- button of liquors in clubs or other places in evasion of the prohibition laws. This Is one of the most drastic of the enact
 ments that John Barleycorn Is going to have to go up against. Another new one
 came into the running Friday when Frank Stoenwerck made fight against the bill to prevent foreign corporations violating the temperance laws in the temperance committee of the house. He had about l as much effect here as Leon McCord, head | of the safe and sane movement, did | against the general bill. which was mighty | little.
 Thomas in Charge.
 While Henry B. Gray, lieutenant gov- | ernor was in Birmingham. President Pro- ] tempore Perry Thomas of Barbour. held | down the deliberations of the senate. MT. | Thomas is an interesting presiding off | cer, adhering to all of the old-time ideas i of parliamentary expression and verbiage, | calling back the various stages of any | movement before the body until 1t is voted l upon There is much regret that MT l Thomas has decided not to make the race 1 for lieutenant governor next time