The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06
War Record Rehearsed

Senator Sprott in speaking to the meas ure, stated that he was member of the regiment of which Judge Coleman was colonel. He compimented the late jurst highly, saying that the statute of limita- ton never applies to an honest man with an honest debt. He recited the ills which caused the retirement of Colonel Cole man to accept the circuit judgeship.
 Senator Screws, in speaking against the measure, commented upon the long lapse of time which has intervened since the debt was made. He stated that if the debt were g just one, no one would more willingly vote for it than he.
 The Montgomery senator stated that similar bill had been vetoed by Gov ernor Johnston in 1897. He read ex- cerpts from the message of Governor Johnston In which reasons for the action were set forth.
 Judge Screws closed his address by moving an indefinite postponement Of the question.
 Senator Moody called the attention ot the senate to the fact that if interes; were added 10 the original bill the en- tire amount would exceed s40,000. The speaker stated that the lapse of time was not due to lack of interest in the debt, but to refusal of the state ta honor a just debt.
 Vote was taken on the bill at the
 
 Screws motion to postpone the ques. tion prevailing by a vote of IA to 13 Vote on the measure was as fol lows:
 Ayes, In favor of indefinite post. poncment Senators Atkins. Crumpton Curry, Espy, Fite. Folmar, Kilby. Nil. Ter, Nance, Norman, Renfro, Screws Sloan and Stokes.
 Noes: Morrow, Beasley, C. W. Brown Frazer Moody. Moulthrop, Plowman Sherrod. Spragins. Sprott, Stevens Tunstall and Walden.
 Education Bill Senator Folmar's bill to authorize thu superintendent Of education to collect and publish accurate statistics in re- lation to all public schools and edu. cational institutions of the state, ant any and all useful information con- nected herewith. brought forth heat ed discussion substitute bill was of fered requiring the state superintend ent to exact this information of al state school superintendents, whethei such schools are supported in whole | or in part by the state. Senators Stevens led the opposition | to both measures, declaring that suct | q law would be an anamoly. He saio that he believed the legislation was | unwse
 | Senators w. T. Brown and E. B. Fitt supported the substitute. declaring tha | the information should be published l Upon vote on the bill the measure wa, | passed, 2t to 4. Senator Stevens at tn, same time giving notice that he would | on tomorrow. move a reconsideration of the vote, whereby the measure wa, passed.
 Senate then adjourned until s:s, | o'clock.
 VetOes Optometry Measure l In a message containing five typewrit ten pages, Governor O'Neal this after noon returned to the state senate. wit! his veto. the Frazer optometry bill, whicf sought to establish that profession in thi state. In withholding his approval of tn, measure, the chief executive, in an ablt discussion of the bill, brought to tht senates attention the close relation ex fsting between the fields occupied by tht oculist and the optometrist.
 The governor said-that he doubted tn, wisdom of permitting territory belongins Iegitimately to one profession to be in vaded by persons who are not, and dc not claim to he equipped for member ship in that profession
 In further explaining his views for vetoeing the measure. the governor stat ed that "A man who Is familiar with