The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
STATE TEDEPARTMENT
 OF GAME AND FISH
 IS NOW NO MORE
By Vote of 65 to 20 House Passes Bill Abolishing Office Held by John
 H. Wallace, Jr.
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Montgomery, July 17.-(specinI.) By a vote of 6 to 20. the house to- day passed the biII of Representative sorrelI of Tnllnpoosa nbolishinE the state department of game and fish of which John H. Wallace, Jr.. is the head. The fight for the abolishment of the department wns led by the TalIa- poosa representative, who, it will he on the office at the last session of the IegisInture, his untiring and bitter ef- forts resulting in taking the bill from the adverse calendar for consideration after the recess.
 Representative Sorrell today renewed his activities against the game and fish shortly after the house con- vened, and, in a lengthy argument, urged It's abolishment on the grounds that 1t useless expenditure of the peoples monty. His speech today was the most bitter he had delivered against the department, and was characterized by opponents of the measure as having been inspired by 'factionalism, partisan ship and rancor."
 He made several references to Commis- sioner Wallace's activity in behalf of the retention of his department. his telegrams. which were charged to the state. furnish ing the basis for much sharp and bitter criticism on the part of the Tallapoosa He also criticized Com missioner Wallace for his activity in be- half of the administration since last March.
 Johnston Opposes Bill
 Representative Johnston of Madison. local option leader of the house. cham pioned the cause of the game and fish department.
 Tt is our sworn duty impartially to W eigh all the benefits. services and possi- Utilities of service that this department may confer on our people before we vote for it's abolishment," said MT. Johnston. In stead 1t is manifest from the venom dis played by the mover of this bill that he is aiming not at the destruction of the de- partment of whose merits he knows noth- ing, but at John Wallace, the nead or the department"
 Others who championed the cause of the department were Representatives Grayson of Mobile, Wilson of Mobile and Brown of Jackson. Representatives Judge of Shelby and Harvey of Marshall aided Representative Sorrell in the fight against the department.
 Should the bill pass the senate. in which a fight has also been waged against the department, the laws for the preservation of game and fish will be enforced by the law officers of the state, the bill abolish ing the office not providing that 1t be placed under the supervision of any other department of state.
 Many Bills Introduced
 Fighty-three bills were introduced in the house this morning on the call of coun- ties, a large number of the measures be- ing general in their nature and of state- wide importance As forecasted in today s Age-Herald, Representative Smith of Crensiaw offered bill to remove and stsblish in Birmingham the entire med ical department of the University of Ala hama. The bill further provides that the transfer shall become effective with the beginning of the 1915-16 scholastic term. and requires all appropriations heretofore and hereafter made in aid of the medical department to be expended in maintaining and conducting the medical school in Birmingham.
 This Dill promises to precipitate the most vigorous fight of the present session, and the advocates of the two sides-Mo- bile and Birmingham-are preparing to un-
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