The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06
bers. The bill was passed by a vote 76 to 9.
Anti Shipping Law

bers. The bill was passed by vote of 76 to 9.
 Anti-Shipping Law
 Mr. Waddell called up his bill to repeal the old anti-shipping law enacted under the Conner administration. In speaking for the bill Mr. Waddell said that the measure provided that all persons who wished to purchase liquor from other cities of the state might do so without the necessity of ordering from Pensa- cola or Kentucky. The Russell represen- tative thought the bill should be passed and made strong plea in favor of his measure.
 MT. Arnold of Calhoun opposed the bill He said he did not believe it was right to allow whisky to be shipped into pro- hibition counties. He declared that If any sections of the state did not want whisky 1t was unjust to force 1t upon them.
 MT. Arnold thought the house should not attempt to legislate in the interest of A local concern against a foreign cor noration. He declared he considered 1t the duty of the house to protect the dry territory of the state from all local dealers.
 Unjust Law
 Mir Pegram said he considered the anti-shipping law as largely responsible for the recent amendment fight. He de- clared that the law was unjust and in iouitous. and that those sections of the F'uller act which related to the shipping of liouor in the state be repealed MT Sanders also spoke in favor of the bill.
 Mir Rice moved to table the bill, and his motion prevailel by a vote of 60 to 36
 Governors Message
 The governor returned to the house
 
 the suggestion that he be empowered to as the state treasury may warrant.
 Judge Almon said he believed the schools of the state should receive S500,- GOO if it were necessary for the state to borrow this money. He declared that in many cases it was well to leave the expenditure of funds in the hands of the governor but that there were cases when the legislature should determine the mat ter The bill was laid temporarily on the table.
 The governor referred in his mess sage to the various other school appropriation measures, in all of which he wished to be given discretionary powers in refer ence to the school appropriations. Joint Resolution
 The house concurred in the senate joint resolution to recess from tonight when the house adjourns until Friday, April at o'clock.
 MT. Cranford called I'D his bill to con stitute the Corona Normal and Industrial Institute for colored students near Co., roma, and to appropriate 5000 annually to the agricultural department of the school. The bill was passed.
 House Night Session
 Montgomery. April 5.-tSpecial.)- Working under high pressure, the house of representatives was tonight compelled to descend to levity in order to preserve a quorum in that body un- til midnight. The representatives for while went back to their school hood days by flinging bugs and paper balls about the hall, but the interest in the session at no time waned.
 Among the measures disposed of at the night session were the bills in- oreasing the salary of the governors secretary from S2400 to S3000, and the salary of the governors stenographer from $90O to $500. Consideration of the Spragins bill to prolong the term of judges of the court of appeals brought forth hot discussion without final action being taken.
 Speaker E. B. Almon led the oppo- sition.
 The first bill taken up at the night
  by MT Wilhite to repeal the Morgan county law and equity court. MT. Will hite said he had made the abolition of this court an issue in his campaign, and had advocated 1t in every speech he had made in his county.
 MT. Walden of Morgan opposed tho bill, maintaining that the people of his county did not want the court abol- ished.
 He was followed by MT. Horton of Limestone, who presented to the house a petition of the members of the Nor gan county bar in which they protested against the abolition of the court.
 The bill passed by a vote of 52 to 2e.
 MT. Johnson's bill to appropria te s750O for the erection of a dormitory to be used by students of the Fifth Congressional District Agricultural school, located at Wetumpka, and $100 for each public school In the county was next called up. MT Huddleston of Elmore explained the provisions of the hill and urged that the measure be passed.
 Mir. Letson said he did not object to the appropriation to the agricultural school, but that he saw TO reason why S100 should be appropriated to each public school district in the county.
 This view was also taken by MT. Mill ner. who moved to table the substitute making a special appropriation to the public schools. The motion prevailed. The bill then passed by a vote of 42 to 27.
 MT. Horton called up his bill appro- priatng $7500 per aunum to each agri- cultural school In the state to be used for the purpose of furthering the tea eh- ing of agriculture. MT. Fuquay opposed the bill, thinking it was wrong to n- crease the annual appropriation to the agricultural schools.
 MT. Huddleston made another of his characteristic speeches, winning enthu- siastic applause from the house by bis reference to the school lobbyists. He then moved to table the bill, his motion prevailing
 The bill by MT. Arnold increasing the salary of the governors stenographer to $l5c0 per annum, was next called up, and was passed.
 A message from the governor was read in the house in which the chief ex- ecutive called attention to the senate bill on the house calendar providing for changes in the department of inspector of jails and alms-houses The governor declared that he considered this bill of great importance. ard urged the house to give consideration to the measure as carly as possible. The bill enlarges the scope of the department and increases it's facilities. Mr. Fletcher called up the bill increas- ing the salary of the governors private secretary from $2400 to S3o00 per annum. The bill passed by vote of 49 to IS. The bill referred to by the governor in his message was next called up. This bill increases the powers of the state prison inspector and gives him addition al authority in relation to the inspection