The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-07

party to bring trouble to those who were
irving to enforce the laws against liquors.
Mr.. Merritt quoted from William j.
BRYAN. and was interrupted by Mr.
Hamburger, who said that the peerless
one would never stand for failure to keep
party pledges as had been done in Ala
bama.
Merritt denied that Bryan had ever
given comfort to the sale of liquor.
Leth Aims Guns.
Mr.. Leith said the bad people wanted to
kill this bill. They were against 1t.
Mr. Leith was sure liquors are being
sold, and had found that those who
argued that the law could not be en-
forced were against it.
Bills Presented.
To regulate motor car operations, to
amend 1895, to amend $685. to amend act
for organization of cities and towns. to
appropriate $500 year to Daphne Nor
NAL school.
Mr.. strother's bill provides for en-
largement of cities and towns by annex
ing outside property. the vote to be
by the whole people interested.
Mr.. Reese spoke of the attitude of the
church people They are good peo-
a
for the good Of the state. denying them
selves those things which the general
run of people indulge in Ought not they
be allowed a say In what we should DO
in the matter of morals? These are not
church and state matters, and have not
the people as much right to agree to
what they want at a meeting in church
as in barroom or other place!
According to information no man had
bod 70
day school as has been reported. 'They
need not be bothered about the church
but the church people" he said.
Mr.. Reese recalled that a prominent cit
izen of his county had been In a churcn
meeting and that when tbe time came ne
He was speaking of Col. H. 3. ID. NAL
lory, candidate for governor
House Session.
Nv agreement the foreign corporation
I,ouor bill and the bill for amending civil
code were made special orders for today.
pills were. favorably reported today to
nrovide expense of returning fugitives,
holding court in new counties, these pelng
associate to the Pettus county measure;
to provide COURT stenographers for an
nua1 report of county officers; to regulate
go drine stands: to authorize purchase
30 school lands with excluded mineral
rights. the Fuller bill to provide temper
ance. also the Greater Birmingham b'll.
and authority to Graymont to issue $1,000
bonds; also to allow Albertville branch
court. -,
Rill were passed as follows: For solicit
| tor of Coneouh county, exempting school
| trustees from poll tax, re-enact Conee
| county court allowing Gadsden to sell
| new bonds, also to provide for four In
| stead of two assistant examiners or PUB
| liz accounts, 1t being stated by Mr.. Pitts
| that the governor desired such meas
| ure.
| ricultural department to offer prizes Tor
| crops. Mr. Sherrod opposed the bill and
| gave notice of motion to reconsider.
| Pills were introduced as follows: To
| nrovide impeachment for officers who do
| not enforce laws. to provide rewards for
| killing hawks, to protect rent organiza-
| tiors to abolish the county court OF smell
| NV county and establish another court IN
| its place.
| Mr.. Woolf introduced bill for MAXIM
| Ixinp county out of Marengo, Hale, Perry
ana Sumter counties. 1t must be reacht
| nv constitutional amendment
Mr.. Lyons presented the oyster proteo-
| ton bill Mr. Urouhart calied up Din
| ia consolidate funds in the treasury. Mr..
John spoke for 1t, and Mr.. Bulger sought
to exclude the fund for old soldiers. Mr..
| Rice was for 1t.
The bill passed the house 30 to ~. 1t
raised great deal of talk as 1t is feared
NV some that it would be bad thing
to do.