The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-15
STIRRED ID QUICK BY PARKS MOTION Revenue Bill Causes Feel
 ing in House WIDENS THE BREACH Fireworks Was Started By Mo- ti0n to Recall the Brindley Bill
 to the House for Immedi-
 ate Consideration
WIDENs THE BREACH
Fly BERRyMAN G. BETTY


 Covington county, which called upon the house to demand return to that body tomorrow of the Brindley revenue bill in order that 1t might be given immediate consideration, representa- lives from all sections of the hall fe2- l tured the afternoon session of the low CT house today by one of the live Hest debates yet had on that floor. At 1 the end of the discussion, as an indi- cation of the tense situation, friends of the motion appropriated for them- selves all the laurels of the occasion, while opponents of the motion declared themselves the victors.
 l Judge Parks friends found solace in the declaration that they had expe- dited the introduction of substitute revenue bill. which was read immedi- ately after the debate and which was announced before the motion was dis posed of.
 l Opponents of the measure alleged themselves the victors in that the mo- ton of the Covington representative was not carried, but withdrawn as a useless instrument in view of the com mittees action.
 The two proceedings dovetailed so l thoroughly as to render the debate naught but a time-killer, though they served the purpose of further widen 1 ing the breach that has been gradual ly growing in the legislature as the l time for consideration of the revenue | bill has been drawing near.
 Introduction of Judge Parks motion was prompted by desire on the part of number of the representatives 10 have the bill considered at this session of the legislature, the friends of the measure stressing the fact that only seven days remain in which the meas ure can be passed and submitted to the governor for amendments Opposition to the measure was offered on the ground that recall of the bill was an unwarranted reflection on the ways and means committee and not just nor | fair. Several tense situations existed during the proceedings. but none more so than the last, when Representative i Brindley, chairman of the committee, announced a substitute bill was ther. ready to be reported, Judge Parks promptly offered, in view of this, to withdraw his motion. to which objec- ton was at first found. but which was
 
 Brindley..
 For a while it look ed as If tho house was going to be forced to go on record on the motion, but the attempt was abandoned as ''horse play and un- plea santry passed off.
 Discussion of this motion and pass age of the Stollenwerck automobile bill were the chief features of the l afternoon session, though a report of the committee on appropriations was read early in the session. In addition to these, however. the house passed the general appropriation bill which last week passed the Alabama senate and which provides for the expenditure of more than $3,000,000 in running the l government
 Morning Session
 Rabbi Alfred G. Moses of Mobile opened the session in the house with prayer at 12:15 o'clock. and on roll call 59 members 1 answered to their names.
 | The Beasley substitute to the Almon l highway commission measure was one of the first senate messages received. Speak l CT Almon said he had conferred with Senator Beasley in reference to the bill, and that he was willing to accept the | substitute. The speaker said the bill did not differ in any great extent from his bill, and he declared that he hoped the house would adopt the substitute.
 MT. Rice of Tuscaloosa moved that the further consideration of the substitute be postponed until tomorrow at F o'clock | in order that the members of the house might familiarize themselves with the measure.
 The Tuscaloosa representative said he l opposed the bill on the grounds that it l took too much authority from the coun- l ty officials, as he believed they should have more to say about the roads in | f,as. l commission.
 | MT. Rice's motion then prevailed with l out opposition, and the substitute meas ure was postponed until Wednesday.
 Resolution By Thomas 1 MT. Thomas of Chambers introduced 8 resolution inviting Miss Jane Addams of l Chicago, who is visiting in Birmingham, 1 to address the legislature. The resolution set forth the fact that as Miss Addams | is a woman of such wide distinction the legislature should take cognizance of her visit to Alabama. The resolution was re- l ferred to the rules committee. Stollenwerck Bill 1 The first bill taken up by the house was the StoIlenwerck automobile meas ure, which had been made a special or der for today. The bill was called up l shortly before o'clock, hence nothing
 
 | ing session.
 Bills Introduced
 The bill will be the first in order to | come up for consderatio after the re- | cess.
 The following bills were introduced n the house at the morning session: By Mr., Jackson. To fix and provide for the payment of salaries of judges of lay and equity courts. city courts and other courts of record of general common law, equity and criminal jur- 1 isdiction heretofore established in counties not included in any judicial circuit or chancery division, so far as the same are paid out of the state 1 treasury.
 By MT. Bell of Autauga. (Notice and proof) To require the board of revenue or court of county commis- sioners of Autauga county to publish reports of it's proceedings quarterly in some newspaper published in said county
 By MT. Jenkins of Baldwin. (Notice and proof) To provide for the further protection of fish and to prevent the taking or catching of fish except with hook and line or with spear, cast net or l gig in any lake, river. creek. stream. lagoon or bayou in Baldwin county, Alabama, except that portion of said county which lies south of the north ern boundary line of township g.. south and west of the western boundary line of range east and Weeks Bay, and that portion of streams emptying into Weeks Bay one mile from the mouth thereof, and except Bon Secour Bay and the streams emptying into Bon Ss-