The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-29
PIsToL To11r BILL
AGAIN ENDORSED
Insurance Bills Are Reported With
Favorable Recommendation.
n BiIls Presented Yesterday Ii One
winch calls For the Co.seli-
.sstiea or the SPECIAL
TaAds OF state.

lives was IN session TOT lesb tnsh 81
hour on the second day Of the extra
ordinary session. the members Witness
ed the introduction of thirty-seven
new bills. with the roll call OF the
counties by clerk Cyrus b. Brown. Nor
was this all In the way OF Legislative
gain for the menacing number of THU
teen bills were reported favorably By
the committees. to whom they were
referred the first day.
The Representatives are showing
Z careful interest in the proceedings OF
the House as evidenced by the large
majority OF them In attendancs every
minute Of elaboration The actual
consideration Of bills on their merits
has not yet taken place. the business
40 far being more or less perfunctory
ana Of q mechanical nature. Yet the
calendar, composed OF thirteen biiis,
will be an order OF business foday
when the House ASSEMBLIES 81 lo:so
o'clock this morning. Not one OF these
measures is likely 20 incur anv for
nnidabis opposition. There - said TO
have been no fight OF material extent
An the committees. The great bills that
are to run into rough and tumbles OF
Debate are yet TO be reported. They
are now--soraes Of theni--on their FIRST
reading and IL may be next week be-
fore the debating tourney begins IN
earnest There Is talk now OF adjourn
Eng the House next Friday until Mon
day morning In order to let an loose
strines catch up, the machinery and
committees 20 adjust themselves for
work and everything 20 set ready Tor
sharp action next week
Though Clerk Brown has virtually .
new force OF help this session. his
work lie progressing rapidly ana he 10
determined 70 keep UP the remarkable
record OF the last sessions which he
has se1ved--tha Of not an error which
has resulted IN the Unconstitutional
nnactrnent Of O lac. - =
i Report Hnsuraaee Bzlis.
No Hess thaa seenntsoe ne favorabis
tpenorted Bins eATI16 from the commit
Zee on banking and aneufafde and for
the most part are revislons OF the
present insurance laws OF the State.
There are d few new enactments reia-
tive 70 insurance and one OF these 10
regarded as Of especial importance "a
Rhe insurance world. This 10 the bin
which would draw the Hire close which
prohibits Misrepresentation. discrim-
nations ana rebates In the sale OF IN
Burance OF any character.
II the law does succeed Of hnaf pas
eaee the rebate Insurance law II
has been virtually dead letter be-
cause under the rulings Of the Attor-
nsy Generals and recently the Supreme
Court itself It was possible for COM
panfes selling what are knowns as spe-
cfal contracts to evade the statute.
The definition Of the word rebate was
badly mixed with the word class In
the Code OF 1907 that IL would not
reach the so-caiied board" contracts
which have been the bane OF the
standard companies. It 10 believed that
the law, which has the approval OF
Hon. Frank N. Julian. State commis-
but little opposition in the House when
q is called today.
Would Collect License.
Another OF the Insurance series re-
ported favorably yesterday, was the
amendment Of Section 7fss OF the Code
OF Alabama. effecting the punishment
OF companies or agents doing an un-
authorized businesses IN Alabama.
Heretofore. there has been much in
surance business carried on In Ala
bama by companies OF other States,
which have not quaiified under the Az
ALBANIA laws. This refers especially to
foreign hre insurance companies. It IL
common knowledge thar for years cer-
tain large nre companies have trans
acted business in the State without IL
cense. 1t is the purpose OF the pending
bill TO make the detection Of thesa vio-
iations easier and to provide for
prompt and signal punishment not only
Df the companies or their agents by
dne and payment OF certain percent
age of gross premiums but also the
purchasers OF such Insurance.
The anti-rebate law Is to be cham
pioned by Mr.. Ballard. OF Pike, the
amendment of Section 7iss, By Mr.. MO-
Erory of Conecuh.
The other insurance laws OF favor
able report. provide more complete
regulation OF the deposit of securities
and the better regulation Of the mfg
ceiianeous insurance corporations, par
eioulariy the livestock companies which
heretofore have practically had no
accountability to the State for their
methods OF organization and business
To protect the insured In Alabama
bill has been favorabIy reported In
the House-introduced by Mr.. Car
michael. Of Colbert---to provide for tAe
deposit In the State Treasury OF seen.
rites OF approved nature, equal TO or
IN excess OF the legal reserve on az
the value OF policies issued by life
insurance companies. organized under
the laws Of this Stats.
The new Johns pistol bin which ma :.
declared unconstitutional by the Sn-
preme Court. because of clerical errbr
In its passage, has been again reported
tavorably and went on the calendar for
today. as did also the Lyons bill call
ing for an appropriation to pay the ex-
penses OF the extra session. Among
the other bills on the calendar for to-
day are the amendment of Section, ss2
of the Code relative to the Collection
and remittance OF fees and commits
sions by deputy solicitors, amendment
OF Section 1921 of the Code extending
chancery Jurisdiction to the sale of
land OF estates as well as probate
courts and other bills.
Speaker Carmichael announced yes
terday the assignments of new mem
hers OF the House to various commit.
tees, which in most instances proved to
be substitution of the new members
in the places held previously by their
predecessors.
To Consolidate Funds.
OF unusual variety were the new
bills introduced yesterday morning.
The Governors wishes for consoilda-
lkion Of all the special funds Of the