The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-18

ing speech, urged the necessity of tht | appropriation, declaring that the schoo
 was an especially meritorious one in thai 1t supplied a splendid institution for the
 mountainous district of Alabama. The | senator referred to the people as of the
 good neighborhood' variety, and com | ,nended them for their thrift and indus. l try. He said that he believed in economy | but not in false economy. He said that
 he felt assured that the bill would pass.
 Senator c. w. Brown of Jackson county
 thanked Senator Moody for his consid ! eration of the states mountainous dis | trict. He said that he would not only
 favor the bill, but that he would do SC enthusiastically.
 Senator Atkins also spoke in favor O the measure, declaring that, as a rep resentative from the black belt, ht l felt it his duty to compliment the ex- cellent institution in Marion county. Vote was then taken and the meas | ure was passed unanimously.
 Sunday Baseball Bill l Mobiles Sunday baseball bill was called from the calendar under tht head of local bills. Senator Stevens asked consent of the senators to pass
 the measure.
 Senator Kilby immediately objected l to passage of the bill He says tha
 the legislature should not take tn, negative out of the Fourth Command
 ment. He deplored the fact that Mo
 bile should at all times be viewed il | the light of a Sodom or Gomorrah.
 q protest against the passage of sucl
 a special measure for any city, h.
 cried. If we pass this bill we vii go down in history as the wicked leg l islature.'"
 | Senator Norman joined with Senator l Crumpton in deploring the measure This bill virtually asks us to repeal the Ten Commandments,' he said. "Thl: is a matter in which senatorial courtesy i should not figure, but in which regard for God should take precedence"
 The senator spoke ardently agains | legalization of such a sport.
 1 Senator Stevens in advocating pass. l age of the measure called attention tc the fact that liberty was trait which should be permitted at all times. He | said that Mobile did possess certain pc culiarities which might be little strange to the outside world. | T am proud of those peculiarities, 1 he stated, "and in saying so I would like for my voice to reach as far as the gulf"
 l The senator stated that he did not believe in keeping eyes on the stars l anu WduluS luTOuBu llo illuu. l1c Sdlt l that he believed in people keeping theil I eyes on the earth, so that they car strew the pathway of their friends with roses. He made an eloquent pie. for the workingman who labors six days every week, and who should bt allowed relaxation on the seventh day 1 Senator Kilby in replying to the Mo l bile senator, stated that 1t appeared tc I him that Mobile was more peculiar r | Wicbinc tn n1nla moral laws in fhf ground than in any other way, if sucl l laws as the Sunday baseball measure | are really desired.
 Senator Norman stressed his objections | to the bill in a second speech on the subject. "If this legislature passes this law" he cried, "I want Mobile to blocI itself off from the rest of the state ant
 put up pacard saying This Is Mo | bile.
 Senator Stevens in a few closing re- I marks, stated that the question was al | together point of view. He said that iit preferred having the community judge | for itself, and the community of Mobile he insisted, wanted the sport. MT. President he declared, there is nothing moralIS wrong in this measure. Vote was then taken and the measure l was passed 12 to II. Senators Screws I aye, and Frazer, no. were paired. Other votes were as follows:
 Ayes-Allen, Atkins, C. w. Brown, Fite | Folmar. Godbold, Justice. Lovelace, Mer- | Till. Moulthrop. Sloan and Stevens-12. 1 Noes-Crumpton, Kilby, Miller, Moody Nance, Norman. Renfro, Pegram, Spra- gins, Sprott and Stokes-11.
 Bills Passed
 | Bills were passed at the afternoon ses- l sion of the senate as follows:
 | By MT. Ffte (educatiOn), s. 19 "TG 1 appropriate the sum of $25,000 for the erection of modern school building fol l the Sixth Congressional District Agricul. | tural school, located at Hamilton, the present building having become made quate for the necessities of the school. 1 Passed "A to O.
 l By MT. Crumpton Gudiciary), s. IA
 ITO create a board to be known as the | state board of revenue, to prescribe it. powers, duties and authority, to fix the compensation of it's members, to name 1 it's members for the first term of the ex | istence of such board, to provide fol 1 the appointment of persons to fill va. | cancies on such board, and for the ap
 pointment of members to said board te succeed ttose herein named, and to make | appropriation for the expenses of sucS
 board" Passed, 23 to 4.
 | By Mir Chamberlain (notice and proof l Judicary), H. 6O2: ITO permit the play. | ing of baseball on Sunday in the city o1 | Mobile" Passed, 12 to ii.
 By MT. O'Neil (revision of laws. Notice
 and proof, H. 420: "To establish an in
 ferior court in precincts 1O 34 and 4
 in Jefferson county, Alabama, in lieu o!
 all Justices of the peace and notaries
 public with power of justice of the peace
 in said precincts and to define the juris-
 diction and powers of said court and the 1 judge thereof" Passed, 12 to Il.
 By Mir. Merritt (notice and proof; fees and salaries). H. 501: ITO regulate the fine and forfeiture fund of Fayette county, Alabama; to require registered claims against said fund to be pre- sented by the 18th day of October. 1911