The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-19
JEFFERSON WILL
 GET DISPENSARY
 BY MORROW BILL
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 or the Parks bill depends. They are certain that they can pass the bill. Representative Long contends that the house majority in favor of the bill will be greater than was the ma ajority in favor of the Parks bill. There is scarce ly doubt as concerns the senate. The vote on the final passage of the Parks bill yesterday afternoon was 21 to 12. But for mistake the vote would have been 22 to IL Senator Frazer, who in tended to vote for the bill on its final passage In the confusion voted nay" whereas he had planned to vote aye.
 On account of the fact that there is now no doubt but that prohibition is, to all practical purposes. discarded as a state wide policy, the representatives are preparing to take care of their counties by local bills. It is believed that there will be a perfect swarm of these bills. There will be no formal opposition to local bills. and, as a suit, it is expected that under the Parks bill, there will occur very few local option elections in the state.
 It is thought that the bill of regula- tions will be presented early next week, possibly on Tuesday. It will probably be enacted into law before the conclusion of the week.
 Commission Is Settled
 To all practical purposes the Birming- ham commission bill is settled. It has passed the house and will pass the sen ate early next week. It will be unop- posed It will then go to the desk of the governor and will be signed imme- diately. Following this action 1t will fe effective within 30 days
 The commissioners have been agreed upon. Judge Lane, Harry Jones and Mayor Exum. While it is reasonably cer- tain that these gentlemen will be named by the governor, the chief executive has made it plain that he is not bound to name any certain men. He states that he entered into no formal, irrevocable agreement. But the plea of the united delegation will carry weight with Cover nor O'Neal, and he states as much.
 Other Jefferson Matters
 Inasmucb as Jefferson county pay ing a third of the taxes of the state, is always before the public eye, there will naturally be other matters in which the people of that county will be inter- ested, even after the local option bills and the commission government bills are definitely disposed of
 At the present time there are two bills before the house and senate in which Birmingham and Jefferson are primarily and deeply interested. The first is the bill which tends to settle the viaduct problem in Birmingham. There are two measures bearing upon this subject. One was introduced in the senate by Mr. Morrow and provides for the recovery of damage of abutting property. and for the closing of certain streets when such action is considered necessary for the ma terial welfare and bettermen of the com- munity. The other was introduced in the house by Representative O'Neill, and provides for the recovery of damages for abutting andadjace property which is damaged either by the construction of viaducts or the closing of streets.
 The Mining Bill
 The second matter in which the people of Jefferson are chiefly interested is the new mining bill. The bill is favored by the corporations owning coal mines, and the miners have but few objections. At the present time the bill is under consideration by the mining committee of the house Capt. J. V. Allen, Sen ator Jones Moore, Mine Inspector Ed Flynn and others are here in the in terest of the bill. The miners are repre- sented by Capt. Frank s. White, Frank S. White, Jr., Ben Davis and Robert