The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-25
ROUTINE WORK IN
 SENATE YESTERDAY

montgomery, MdTCI 1f-NopecldlJ- Encomiums which ascended to the high dome of the capitol and fioated over the city,-speaking like the poets-got in their effective work today and re- suited in defeat of the Mastin dog tax law, which sought to place a tax upon the animals for the privilege of living. The question was brought to the attention Of the senate on a mo- ton offered by Senator Atkins of Dal- las county, to call the bill from the adverse calendar. where it was sent after having passed the house of rep representatives. By a vote of IT to 16 the majority of the senators present showed that they were in favor of having such a law passed, but the fail ure of the eighteenth man to vote in favor of the motion brought about its defeat
 Senate rules require 8 vote of the majority of the members before a bill can be recalled from the adverse cal endar.
 Discussion of this measure took up house, the reports of committees con suming the rest of the time.
 Routine Business
 Twenty-two senators were present when the upper house was called to order at 9:30 o'clock by President Walter D. Seed. The Rev. w. R. Carruthers of Marion led in prayer. Reading of the journal was dispensed with. half hour was taken up in the rendering of committee reports and in general routine business.
 A feature of the committee reports of the day was the great number of bills which were adversed. Chief of these was the measure introduced in the senate several weeks ago by President pro tenn Hugh Morrow, which bill sought to pro- hibit the sale of liquors in those coun- ties where the sale was prohibited prior to 1907.
 Senator Atkins offered a motion to take house bill A, the Mastin dog tax law, from the adverse calendar. The sen ator stated that he desired the bill recalled in order that he might introduca a substitute measure.
 Senator Sherrod stated that he came to the legislature opposed to a dog law, but that he had since found out that such statute was in popular favor. He said he was in favor of the full protection of all live stock.
 Senator Moody called attention to sec ton 6236 of the code. which infiicts fine upon owners of dogs which run nt large, to the detriment of live stock. The senator stated that he was opposed to the extermination of the canine tribe. Dogs, he said, are ideal company. The whole question, he said, was one of per sonal preferment.
 "Iet us not make a law he said, that will infringe upon the rights of the poorer class. I have known some of these noble animals which we are now seeking to legislate out of the state to improve not only the morals of children, but the morals of older men as we'll"
 Special Order Postponed
 In the midst of Senator Moody's speech, which was unique and notable tribute to the dog, Senator Atkins moved that the state revenue bill-a special order for 10 80 o'clock-be postponed until final &C., ton should be taken on the dog measure. The motion prevailed, and senator Moody continued his tribute.
 The senator read several encomiums written by the master writers ending his speech with a plea that the motion Of Senator Atkins be defeated.
 Senator c. w. Brown of Jackson coun- ty said that he desired the attention of the senators in order that he might COZ rect an erroneous impression. Some of the senators in this hall accuse us of undue sentiment" he said. He then stat ed that the friends of the dogs wanted to get down to the business proposition in the measure as well as the sentimental side.
 The speaker plead eloquently for the residents of Sand mountain, who, he said. not only loved dogs, out protected them as well. He said that in Jack son county you can't send sheriff cut to kill dog without the wrong dog getting killed"
 Senator Allen in replying to the pre- yious addresses inquired, like Cicero, How long shall we. endure all this?' He said that he was in favor of law which would protect the dog. He said that too much hearsay evidence was being brought into the debate. The law, he insisted, fully protected the animal
 Motion Defeated
 Senator Atkins took the position that the law was a protection to the farm, to the home and to health. He was of the opinion that the further regula- ton of canines would tend to rid the state> of hydrophobia. The law. he stated, would be of help to the raisers of chickens and various other farm products.
 Upon vote, 16 favored taking the measure from the adverse calendar as opposed to Is who were against the proposition. Rules of the senate re- quiring a majority of the body before bill can be recalled were responsible for the defeat
 Senator Screws immediately upon de- feat of tho measure moved that the Ist A}.I N1A-