The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-10
WANTS PENSIONS PAID
 WHEN MONEY IS COLLECTED.
Influence of Senator Teasley Is Still Felt in the Legislature-com- pulsory Education Prospects
 Are Not Very Bright.
BY HERvEY w. LAIRD.

Montgomery, August 9.-(Special.) J. Though dead, senatorially, Senator Charles Teasley is not sleeping, as the introduce ton of a resolution and bills having to do with the funds in the state treasury to- day will testify. Shortly after MT. Teas ley, who resigned last week as the sen- ator from Montgomery, reached the chamber on a short visit Monday, Senator Spragins of Madison presented a resolu- tion looking to a statement from Gov. B. B. Conner of the exact status of the three . funds in the strong box on August last. The resolution recited that charges had for the schools and the old soldiers had been itsed to defray expenses of the state; that bill to make one fund is pending, having passed the house, and that it Is necessary that the conditions be known and the whole situation taken up. The resolution was put on immediate passage and the clerk has sent the request to the Hofice of the Governor. It is supposed that gthsre will be no delay in getting the in formation.
 BIackmon Bills.
 The bills, which were presented by Mir. Blackmon, seek to have all funds for the old soldiers paid out as it comes in. not to hold it for several months, as under the present law. One of them holds that $510,ss2 73 was collected for this purpose lin l90, but, because of change of sys- Item, was not paid. The amounts for 1868 Pnd 1909 have been paid The acts pro- Ali I, Dc paid quarterly. beginning January 10, end that the money be paid out in this Way as fast as 1t comes in almost. It is held that the first two payments may be fp&id with the returns from the one mill ftex anc the others from the si0u.Doo ap.. xpropriation.
 The influence of Mir. Teasley was felt, though he did not introduce the bills. He worked on this feature of the school and pension funds last time the solons were in session and has all along contended that the Governor had no right to use the fmoney of the old soldiers or the schools to pay the running expenses. He con- lends that if the law is kept there would De deficit right now and the state would zhave to borrow money. Governor Conner Hoes not deny that there will be a deficit but holds that by usage he has right gto use the money in the treasury to pay 1.-the expenses of the state.
 Compulsory Education. 1 The outlook for the adoption of a con- pulsory education bill at the present extra session is not very bright, even Enough the women, the governor and a very large per cent of the members are for it. Some of the most enthusiastic school men are lukewarm, however, fear ful that it is just now too big load ito carry. Most of the school men who are fearful think that 1t should follow l the adoption of the local tax and bet ter system of county superintendence. However, there is going to be big fight ! fn1Pde for it in some form.
 z Fight in Senate.
 ~ The outlook is good for a fight in the senate on the bill to provide for consti- FtuQonal prohibition, but men who keep their ears close to the ground think that twill pass all right. It is rather hard for those who oppose it to pick out less tfasl 2l men who will cast their vote for the measure. One or two men who were weak have been looked after by the forces b&hind prohibition and the report has E gone out that it is all right Brooks I&wrence, the head and front of the pro- Mbition hobby, says that the bill is safe ahd he keeps fine tag
 |g Mallory May Help. | Hit is not at all certain that H. s. D. lallory, candidate for governor. did not dbme over from Selma Monday to brace l Jp a few fellows along the line of the |&pnstitutional bill. He came out Saturday &kt his home for the bill and Monday f6und him about the lobby and going in 4nd out the legislative halls in an evil dent desire to impress matters upon mem- bers here and there It is also fact that Inen from here and yon about the state, rot in the city before. have dropped in 8 have word with the voters who are 8 the upper house organization E% Fuller Bill Outlook. {iThe big bill. the Fuller bill. about which |1here is as much talk as about the one '6eeking to work over the organic law, i n not going to have as good time in {fhe senate as 1t will in the house. There l gre several provisions that may be |changed, and it looks as if that to pro- )aibt newspapers advertising liquors will hot pass. The friends of the measure tre looking for trouble just here and at tt@,er points and it may be that it will K{ amended even in the house. IA Senate Session.
 After prayer by Rev. pr. N. M.
 Woods of Montgomery MT. Strother
 rave notice that he would move to
 ake senate bill No. 96 from the ad-
 erse calendar. It relates to chancery
 practice.
 Bills introduced. By MT. Blackmon.
 O furnish government survey figures
 n lands: by MT. Miller. to amend 34SS
 nd Mir Thomas to amend 1889.
 Committee reports: Favorably frog
 peal legislation to abolish Shelby
 ounty court. to establish new Shelby
 ourt
 From military, favorably, to provide
 tsnographer for city court of Annis-
 bn; also to amend 7S1S.
 MT. Thomas bill looks to an ad-
 stnent of the licenses of insurance
 mpanies in towns and cities. The
 ca Is to protect this class of business
 pm burden by allowing graded
 arges based upon the business done.
 rhe president signed house bill pro-