The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-30

 bition platform. leading the race. Sen. ator Sherrod in this connection, how ever, explained to the body that Rep resentative Wilhite. of the same county had been elected on a contrary plat. form.
 Senator Crumpton then went into the merits and demerits of the bill, declar- ing it vicious measure"
 Senator Moody of Tuscaloosa stated that he had reluctance to oppose . local bill, but that In the issue then be- fore the senate his conscience was clear He said that such measures had gone by the "local domain.
 Senator Sherrod replied to the two speakers, explaining the position of the two Decaturs. Regarding MT Walden's election Senator Sherrod stated that the platform on which that representative was elected was chiefly one of more appropriations for old soldiers
 Vote was then taken. and the bill was defeated 15 to 12. Ballots were cast as follows:
 Ayes Gin favor of econsideratio tion)- Senators Morrow, Allen. Atkins, Espy Folmar. Justice, Merrill, Moultroup Sherrod, Sloan. Turnipseed and Walden
 Noes (against )-Sen- ators Beasley, c. w. and w. T. Brown Crumpton, Curry Fite Frazer, Kilby Moody Nance. Norman, Plowman Spragins, Sprott and Stokes.
 School of Technology
 Senator w. T. Browns bill to create and establish a school of industry and technology for boys and young men for the purpose of an industrial training was passed at the afternoon session of the senate, after a lengthy argument in be- half of the measure. The bill provides for an appropriation of $3O,0O0 for im- provement and $5000 year for mainten- ance. The school Is to be erected at Rag land in St. Clair county. The institution Is to be under the control of a board of five members.
 Senator c. M. Sherrod opposed the measure in casting his ballot Announce ment at the time of the voting was also made by Senator Crumpton that Senatuor Spragins, who was against the measure was paired with him.
 Representative Jenkins bill to detach Washington county from the Thirteenth judicial circuit and to attach it to the first judicial circuit was passed by a vote of p to o.
 Senator C.. W. Browns education bill to appropriate $1O,OOO for the purpose of building dormitores for the Southeast Alabama Agricultural school in Henry county, at Abbeville, was passed by a vote of 19 to o.
 Justice Medical Bill
 Message was received from the house announcing the passage in that body oi the Justice medical bill with an amend which sought to broaden the scope of the board of examiners in the revocation of licenses.
 Senator Justice stated that the action of the house was on a substitute bill to the measure written by him, in which the right of appeal to the circuit and supreme courts is granted to physicians who have been expelled from the pro- fession by unbecoming practice The sen ator explained that all opposition to his original measure was due to the pro- vision which denied this appeal.
 The senate concurred in the substitute bill as amended by a unanimous vote.
 Inferior Court Bill
 Senator Hugh Morrow's bill to es.ab- fish an inferior court in precincts q and 37 of Birmingham, in lieu of all justices of peace in those precincts, was passed by vote of 23 to 0. The measure was ordered sent to the house without en- grossment
 Prior to the further consideration oi bills on third readings, Senator w. C. Crumpton secured the consent of the senate to recall senate bill 414, which was passed some time ago. The meas ure is the one which creates and estabs lishes 8 board of revenue of the state and was withdrawn in order to cleal the paths for introduction of the Spragns tax commission bill.
 The bill was ordered withdrawn and was referred to the judiciary com nittee.
 School at Lineville
 Senator Merrill secured the consent of the upper house to give third read ing to the act which seeks to establish a state school for agriculture and domestic economy at Lineville, Clay county. The act provides for an an nual appropriation of 5000 after suita- ble buildings are erected and conveyed to the state.
 "In advoea ting this measure,' stated Senator Merrill, "I adopt all of the speeches that have been made on edu cation, and leave the measure to the good care of the senate" The adopted speeches were effective, the bill passing unanimously.
 Senator Fite's bill, No. 406, to regu- late contests in will cases, was passed by a vote of 22 to O, as was the Sher- rod measure which seeks to authorize the court of revenue of Lawrence coun- ty to borrow a sum of money not eX- ceeding s12,000 to be used in the con- struction of a jail for that county.
 Florence Normal School
 Senator Aliens measure to provide for the construction of another girls dormitory at the Florence Normal col lege, authorizing an appropriation of $50,O00 for that purpose contingent upon the city of Florence giving $15,- 900, was passed without a dissenting vote.
 Senator Morrow's bill to extend the term of the senior judge of the Jeffer son county criminal court from 1912 to 1916 was passed unanimously.
 The measure of Senator Atkins to appropriate the sum of $2000 to the Ladies' Memorial association of Selma for the purpose of aiding in the erec- ton of a memorial to the late United States Senators J. T. Morgan and E. w. Pettus, was passed by vote of 22 to O.. The bill provides that this sum is to be contingent upon an additional fund of $30O0 to be raised by the association.
 Other Bills Passed
 Other bills were passed in the senate as follows
 By MT. Sherrod (Notice and prooD