The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-06

whether any of the other bills con tained dynamite.
 Immediately dozen members Of the house were on their feet, each desir- ing to speak for or against the mo- tion and it was sometime before or der was restored. Col. Sam Will John of Dallas. the author of the bills, showed the greatest agitation.
 Mir Davis. when allowed to resume his speech, declared that the measures were supported by the strongest CO., terie of Lobbyists he had observed at the capitol since the legislature con- vened.
 Bill Loaded
 "We have discovered that one of their bills is loaded and heavily loaded" he said. We only asked that you give Us an opportunity to see If these other bills have dynamite in them
 The bill to which he referred is the measure which provides for the elec- tion of a state board of education, to have supervision over the county su- perintendents. This bill MT. Davis re- ferred to as an iniquitous measure, inasmuch as it took from the people the right to select their county super intendent of education.
 Representative Weakley of Jeffer- son county followed MT. Davis and spoke in support of the motion. He stated that he had been connected in an official capacity with schools and colleges for 20 years and that hc felt tremendous interest in all matters pertaining to education, but that he thought the members should have time to consider measures of such import hn odl hills calendar.
 "It is time for Alabama to tear down the sign of illiteracy," declared Repre- sentative Shapiro, in speaking against the Davis motion. He ridiculed the sug gestion that the educational depart ment had become political machine. Opposes Postponement Representative John of Dallas, who had introduced companion bills to the senate measures under consideration, was strongly opposed to postponement. and in- dicated that the opposition had taken an unfair advantage. ''I have been a mem- Der of the legislature for 30 years" he said, ''and l never saw such an unfair advantage taken
 The Dallas representative inferred that he had been assured that the bills would be passed at this session, and denied that any of them contained powder and shot"
 Representative Merritt spoke with much earnestness against postponement, and asked Mir. Davis if an amendment to the bill said to be 'loaded' would remove his objection.
 No, sir it will not. replied MT. Davis. We have now won this fight It is evil dent that the house wants the bills post poned. Personally I want to see what s in the rest of them.
 And it was evident that the fight was won, for long before the debate was fin ished the members had made it very plain that they preferred postponement. The debate was brought to close by Colonel John, who, seeing how the vote would be. made the motion which car ries them over to the next session, in- cooperating in his motion that copies of the bills be printed and sent to the mem bers, in order that they might inform themselves of their contents before the legislature reconvenes in July To Divide Jefferson Representative Shapiro introduced a resolution to submit an amendment to the constitution providing for a division of Jefferson county, the new county to be known by the name of "Pettus. The question of dividing Jefferson coun- ty was hotly contested at the legislative session of 1911, and it is expected that another vigorous fight on that subject Will be precipitated Representative Shapiro wants the resolution taken up before ad- journment for the recess The house voted to take from the ad- verse calendar the bill of Representative Griffin of Marengo to make Webster s Blueback Speller standard textbook to be used in the public schools of the state, Representatives Rogers of Sumter and Brown of Jackson supported the motion of the Marengo member.
 Bills Reported
 The house convened at 10 o'clock this morning. the Rev. MT. Carry of Decatur offering the invocation.
 The following are some of the bills re- ported favorably:
 Tc exempt licensed undertakers and em- balmers from jury duty.
 To make uniform law for warehouse receipts
 To fix the time of holding the criminal court of Jefferson county
 To submit . constitutional amendment