The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-18
MUCH SPECULATION
 RELATIVE ID FATE
 0F BOND ISSUE BILL
Friends of Administration Predict Measure Will Carry by One Vote.
 May Be Postponed
By l.. s. BETTY

1 Montgomery. February 17.-(Special.) There has been more or less speculation in legislative circles today relative tc
 the fate of the Davis bond issue meas ure which is scheduled to come up for passage in the senate tomorrow The bill,
 which is sponsored by the adminstra- 1 ton, is a companion one to the meas
 ure introduced in the senate by Mir. Bull ger of Dadevile.
 Just what action the senate will take l in regard to the bill is not known though | friends of the measure declare it will carry, perhaps by the margin of one vote. It Is known that careful tabu- lation of the members of the senate has | been taken relative to their attitude on the bill. with the result, it is said, that at least 2 members favor it's passage. However, there seems to be some doubt as to the exact number who favor pass ing the bill at this session, for several senators today declared that they had
 not made up their minds.
 Principal opposition to the bill on the part of the senate is based on the ground that there is no need to pass it at this time. Certain members, who may not be unfriendly to its passage in July. now oppose it because they deem it inad- visable to vote for a measure of so much importance before it has been ascertained that there is no other remedy for the financial relief of the state. May Postpone Bill Although the bill has been set down as a special order on the calendar, it is certain that an effort will be made to postpone the consideration of the question until after the recess. There are several important bills to be taken up in the &l, ~f certain senators succeed 1t is possible that the bond issue bill may not be reached at the days session.
 Under a resolution adopted by the sen- ate several days ago, no general bills will be considered tomorrow after clock
 in the afternoon. Of course. this rule may be suspended but it is not likely that such will be the case.
 The senate will probably give much time tomorrow to the consideration of the Weakley child labor bill, another special order on the calendar. At first it was thought that this measure would be postponed until after the recess, but il now seems assured that notwithstand- ing certain opposition to the passage of the bill at this session, it will receive a favorable vote on tomorrow.
 Medical College Bill
 Another important bill to come up for passage tomorrow is the bill of Repre- sentative Fite, of Tuscaloosa, to give the university trustees authority to move the state medical college from Mobile to Tuscaloosa, or elsewhere" in the event the city of Mobile does not maintain the institution up to the class A standard.
 This bill passed the house several days ago, and has been up for passage in the senate. but the efforts of Mir. Hart we'll of Mobile, has so far succeeded in defeating it's passage. As is we'll known, this measure furnished lively debate in the senate yesterday afternoon, but be- fore vote was taken on the bill the hour of adjournment arrived and the measure was passed over until the fol- lowing day.
 There is no way of telling what will be the fate of the bill when it is called up tomorrow, but it is certain that a vigorous fight will be made against the passage of the measure. Although it seems now the bill will pass, it is not unlikely that it will be postponed until after the recess.
 The general appropriation bill is an- other measure which the senate must pass before adjourning. This bill has also passed the house, and is prac- tically the same as the appropriation measure in 1911. with the exception that no provision has been made for those departments that have been abol- ished.
 Under the provisions of this bill. all appropriations made by the legislature of 1911 will terminate on March 1, next It is. therefore, necessary for the sen ate to pass this bill tomorrow, other wise there will be no funds in the treas ury after the present month with which to run the state government House Calendar Clear Principal interest in the legislature tomorrow will center in the senate for the house has practically completed it's labors. having already passed all the local senate measures on. it's calendar Hence, the house will have little to do tomorrow, while the senate will find itself engaged in several heated con tests.
 Both houses will hold night sessions