The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-05
YESTERDAY QUIET
 IN THE SENATE Bill Stopping Automatic Guns Turned Down THE ROUTINE WORK Senator Fite's Pension Bill Aroused Spirited Discussion-Will Be
 Taken up Again
 Today
By BERRYMAN q. BETTY

day, when a number of bills were passed, but none of great state interest. Final vote was taken by the senate on the At kins measure to prevent the use of auto matic shotguns in hunting, but he..third consideration of the measure left it on the adverse calendar.
 Governor ONeal returned to the two houses the commission government bills for the cities of Montgomery and Mo bile. both of which were amended as suggested by the chief executive. The maintenance bill for the Boys Indus trial school at East Lake was also passed by the senate.
 Owing to the few days that now re- main prior to adjournment, the senate at today's session gave notice of de- sire to push through all of the senate bills now on the calendar, in order that the house may reach them before ad- journment if possible.
 Automatic Shotgun
 Senate was called to order prompt ly at noon with prayer by Rev. Bris- of the Camp Hill Baptist church President Walter D. Seed was in the chair and 26 senators in their seats. Reading of the journal was dispensed with.
 Senator N. D. Godbold of Wilcox county was granted an inde1nfte leave of absence on account of birth in his family
 Senator Atkins 6f Dallas county started the first discussion of the day by. making a motion to take his bill which prohibits the use of automatic shotguns from. the adverse calendar The senator made an eloquent speech in behalf of his measure, arguing that it would protect the farming interests of the state.
 Senator Allen stated that the bill against the measure, stating that the bill would result in the confscation of S500,000 worth of property.
 Senator Alen stated that the bill had on three occasions been adversed. He referred to it as a "nonselsical" measure.
 Go Back to Popgun
 Senator Allen declared that the bill ought to have a companion measure which would compel the hunting of birds with pop guns or bow and arrow. He derided the idea of patrridges ca tching boil weevils.
 Senator Frazer stated that the law which was proposed by the Dallas coun- ty senator was a wise one. He paid tribute to the measure as a savior of game. He said that whether or not the quail was an eXterminator of poll wevil the belief was prevalent that the insect was so destroyed. This Is ] serious matter" he declared. ''The | automatic shotgun ought to be abol- | shed"
 Senator Screws then insisted upon his | motion to table. which prevailed by a | vote of IA to 9.
 Calendar Called
 The calendar was taken up at 12:45 n rIpck the first qnaoial fnr bcl day being the bill by MT. Hollis of Choctaw county to prescribe the du- | ties and powers and to fix the com | oensation of the county superintendents | of education. The measure by a vote of | 20 to o, after a slight amendment by | Senator Morrow |
 Representa- tive Bush's bill to make | an appropriation for the maintenance of the Alabama Industrial school for | white boys at East Lake was passed | by vote of 20 to o. The Bush bill | provides for per capita appropra- ion of s1.5o, though a similar bill in | the senate cut this maintenance down | to s1.37.
 President Walter D. Seed attached his signature to the house measure which | provides for the establishment of | state board of arbitration. Numerous | other measures were signed by the | president.
 Afternoon Session
 Twenty-four senators were present | when the senate was called to order at | 3 80 o'clock Governor O'Neals message | to the two houses asking the legisla- ture to pass the bill authorizing the erec- | ton of a new wing to the capitol was | read.
 Another message from the governor amendments to the Mobile | commission read. Two amendments were suggested: | First, divorcing the health board from | the municipal commissions: and, second | providing for the examination of the | looks of the city These amendments l were concurred in
 Senator Morrow's bill to amend sections | ,99 and 1905 of the code. in which pro- visions are made for the increasing of he mining inspectors from to 6, was passed without a dissenting vote.
 message at this time was received | rom the governor recommending an | to the old soldiers pension | pill in which a fund of $500, 900 Is set | aside. The governor recommended that | the s15o.0oo increase be contingent upon | he condition of the state treasury. The | amendment was adopted
 Age of Pensioners
 Senator Fite's bill to provide that the Confederate soldiers, sailors and their widows who are now drawing a pension and who are over the age of 70 years shall be entitled to and receive a pension of the first class, was the cause of one of the warmest debates of the day Sem ator Tunstall led the opposition to the measure He said that passage of the nesause would be a mistake.
 After a short history of the pension system in the state, the senator offered a motion to have the measure made special order for tomorrow at 12 :15 o'clock, at which time its merits will be threshed out.
 Senator Knby's bill to prohibit the playing of baseball on Sundays in the ported favorably. The exception was written in the bill by the committee.
 Representative Helm's bill to prevent the killing of squirrels between Sep tember and February was made spe- cial order for Wednesday.
 The senate concurred in the amend ments to the Montgomery commission government bill.
 Bills Passed
 Further bills passed at the afternoon session of the senate were as follows:
 By MT. Cranford (notice and proof To- cal legisation), H. 65S: To appropriate the sum of $43. 10 for the year of 1910 to Mary Snow, the widow of James Snow. an ex-Confederate soldier. as Confed- crate pensioner for said year. her name having been erroneously omitted from the list of pensioners for that year.
 By MT. Martin (revision of laws), H. sl0: To amend section 895 of the code uf Alabama, relating to assessment of taxes on land.
 By MT Plowman (inance and taxation). & 333: To amend sections 234O 2341 2343