The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-25
With Little Debate Measure Is Accepted by IS to
 10 Vote SOME CHANGES MADE FROM THE ORIGINAL State Is Given More Revenue-Bill Goes Back to the House
 on Wednesday For
 Concurrence

Montgomery, March 24.-(Special J. Accomplishing in a half night what the house of representatives wrangled over a solid day, the state senate tonight by overwhelming odds of IS to 10 passed the regulation measure of Representa- tive Smith, which is designed to be a companion bill for the Parks local op tion measure.
 The two measures, travelling hand in hand, finally established local option as the policy of the state. thus wiping out, when the last named measure as amended is concurred in by the house and signed by the governor, the state wide prohibition laws now on the statues of Alabama.
 Contrary to general expectations, the measure was barely resisted in the upper house of the legislature, the lineup being perfect, and the sailing for the local option forces being as smooth as the deadest calm on a tram quil lake. Before being passed, how ever, the measure was so amended by committee and by the senate as to make many changes in the measure Ofti lHt oiC pdoSSu III tiiS iiOdoC oON eral weeks ago.
 Chief of the changes is a redivision of the moneys which are to accrue to the state, city and county from the li- censing of saloons. Under the old bill the division was 10 per centum for the state and 45 per centum each for the city and county. Under bill as amend ed tonight, however, the division is as follows. State. 20 per cent; city and county, 40 per cent, each.
 Another change of especial concern to the city of Mobile is one which per mits eight saloons more than would be allowed under the basis of one saloon for every 1000 population.
 A change that was desired for the city of Birmingham, such as would per init the sale of liquors in social clubs not exceeding IA in number. should Bir- mingham vote in favor of the dispen- sary provisions of the bill, was strenu- ously urged by Senator Morrow, but without avail. His amendment was defeated by vote of IA to IS, but be- fore the verdict was announced the Jefferson county senator changed his
 
 ment and 12 for it in order that he might at the next legislative day move for a reconsideration of the question. Save for these general amendments and for number of other amendments of more or less prominence, the gen eral tenor of the bill as passed in the lower house is without change. The bill as 1t is now amended will on Wednesday, the next legislative day, go to the house of representatives to be concurred in, after which 1t will be sent to the governor for the signature of that official No further delay in passage of the measure is, expected Smith Bill Called Twentv-two senators answered to their names when the senate was called to order at S:a9 o'clock. A number Of blils were reported from the. house. after which the Smith regulation bill, which was the feature for the night, was called | from the calendar. sl sr t. se | Senator Moody, as chairman of the tem- l rerance committee, presented committee amendments to the regulation bill, chief of which were: nr
 | First, a basis of one saloon for every 1 1000 population; second, making the couh- ty the direct unit; thi d. ,duction in the salary of the excise commissioners in smaller citi IS of the state
 Senator Moody stated, in explaining the amendments, that tine general nature of
 the original measure had not been | changed.
 | All of the emndments vera passed with out any floor opposition. Senator kilby proposed an amendment to that section of the bill which refers to salaries nf the excise commissioners. He said the original bill fer Birmingham provided n i total salary of S95o0 Tor work that woul, take only about 30 days per year. The senator ds ssired to so amend the bill as
 10 make the salary about one-fourfh Of the salary originally intended
 Senate Stevens defended the original salaries. declaring that the type of com missioners desired would demDnd an adequate salary. He moved to table the | CONTINUED ON PAGE s)