The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-22
SENATE PASSES
 PERCY FEE BILL Provides for Fixing Jeffer-
 son Salaries MORROW DEFENDS TT Morrow Also Introduces Measure to Prevent Option Elections in Coun- ties Dry By Local Legisla-
 tion January 1, 1907
MORROW DEFENDS TT
By BERRyMAN G. BETTY

By BERRyMAN G. BETTY
 Montgomery. February 21.-(Special) The Alabama senate today passed by unanimous vote the measure of Rep resentative Walker Percy of Birming ham to submit to the people of Ala bama the question of such an amend ment to the constitution as will get rid of the fee system in Jefferson coun- ty. The attack is primarily against the shrievalty fee system, which has been alleged in both of the houses to be excessive in that county. No opposition whatever was offered to the bill When it was reached on the calendar Senator Morrow explained | the purpose of the measure, after which it was put to immediate vote and passed with out a dissenting murmur.
 During todays session of the senate Senator T. s. Frazer of Bullock coun- ty explained his vote of Friday aft ernoon. when he balloted against ths Parks local option bill on its third reading. The senator stated that he was in thorough sympathy with the Moody dispensary measure, but that he had stated to several of the legis- lators that if that measure was de- feated he would then lend his strength to the local option bill.
 q was not aware of having voted against the Parks measure until my attention was called to 1t several hours after the vote had been taken" he said. His explanation was made out of justification to his original position.
 Senator Kilby moved that the ex- planation be placed on the records of the senate. which was ordered.
 Morrow's Bill
 A feature of today's session of the senate was the introduction by Sen ator Morrow of bill which seeks to prohibit any election being held to determine whether liquor shall be man ufactured or sold in any county of the state of Alabama in which the manu- facture and sale was prohibited throughout such county by any local law in effect January 1, 1907. In view of the recent passage in both houses of the Parks local option bill the measure of the Jefferson county senator will, If passed. avoid the ne- cessity of election in many of the counties of the commonwealth.
 Peddling Restrictions
 State Senator Morrows measure to pro- hibit peddling on private roads and lands was the cause of small debate. The Jefferson county representative ad- vocated the measure as tending to re- lieve land owners of nuisance. The original bill called for the prohibition Tn counties of 4O,000, but it was amended by Senator Atkins to include counties with a population of 50.000.
 Senator Merrill proposed an amendment to exempt peddling ex-Confederate sol diers from the provisions of the measure, but upon representation that such an ex- emption would probably make the bill unconstitutional. the amendment was withdrawn.
 Tine measure, according to the speakers, Is calculated to be of great benefit in the rural districts, where peddling is much ndulged in. The measure was passed by vote of 20 to 5, the opponents to the measure being Crumpton, Curry, Justice, Nance and Sloan.
 Session in Detail
 The senate was called to order at II 40 o'clock with prayer by the Rev. w. R. Avery of the house and President Wal ter D. Seed in the chair. Twenty-six sen- dlOT5 TcSpOnueu tO tnelT names upon roll call, Reading of the journal was dis pensed with.
 A resolution was offered by Senator Stevens putting the legislature on record as inviting Congress and United States department heads to participate in the bi-centennial exercises on the founding of the city of Mobile in TIP. The resolu- tion was adopted.
 resolution was also introduced by C | dent Taft to resent the indignities to which American citizens are put by the Russian government. The resolution sets l forth that such treatment is violative of | the treaty of 1892 The resolution was | referred to the committee on rules. | Word was received from the house urg- l ing the president of the senate and the | speaker of the house to erase their sig natures from house bills T and 1s9 in or | der that the acts might be correctly | enrolled. Resolution to that effect was l immediately passed.
 Senator Stevens reported that the sne | cial committee appointed to draft court | of appeals measure had not finished it's l work. He asked that the committee he 1 allowed until tomorrow to submit ;ts measure. The time was granted.
 Bills Signed President Seed attached his sipna+uro to the following measures: House hills I39 and 132, and senate bills 3S Ao ee and 87.
 l Message was received from tbe house announcing that that body had failed to concur in the senate amend ment to the house bill which seeks to regulate the building of good roads in St. Clair county. committee from the senate consisting of Senators w IT Brown and Fite was appointed to rep resent the upper body at a joint con l ference.
 Senator Kilby's measure to provide a commission form of government for cities whose population ranges be- tween 20O0 and 25,000 was made a spe- cial order for 12:30 o'clock tomorrow. | a special order for noon tomorrow; the Moulthrop bill for the employment of felony convicts upon the public roads a special order for 9 p. m. Wednesday, and the senate bill to provide for state prison inspector a special order for 1 o'clock on the same day l Bills were introduced in the senate today as follows:
 Bills Introduced | By MT. Allen: In relation to pan dering, to define and prohibit the white slave traffic. to provide for the punishment thereof, and for the com. potency of certain evidence at the trial thereof.
 By Mir Kilby: To amend section 1233 of the code of Alabama of 1907. 1 By MT Morrow: To prohibit any election being held to determine wheth- CT the manufacture or sale of spiritu-