The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
DEFEATS
 BILL TO ABOLISH
 GAME DEPARTMENT
Lusk Leads Fight Against Measure, But Its Friends Put Up More Brilliant Fight
By l.. S. BETTY

Montgomery, August 16.-(Special) The senate. this afternoon. by a vote Of 5 to 12, defeated the Sorrell bill abolishins the department of game and fish. The bill passed the house sev- eral weeks ago by an overwhelming majority.
 The fight on the game and fish de- partment was spirited. Senator John Lusk of Marshall led the opposition and he was aided in his efforts by Senator Hall of Houston and others.
 Put the friends of the department put up the more brilliant fight Senators Bulgcr of Tallapoosa, Lewis of Macon, Lee of Etowah and other conservation ists of the senate made strong appeals for the retention of the department whose abolition, they claimed, was sought purely on personal grounds.
 Senator Bulger, who led the fight for The preservation of the department. charged that the opponents of the de- partment were animated purely by a dislike for John H. Wallace Jr., head of the office, and that they were seek ing to vent their personal animosity by removing him from office.
 Enthusiastic applause was heard throughout the senate hall when the vote was announced
 The principal feature of the day was fight on a bill by Representative John of Dallas providing additional regulation for the Bryce Insane hospital at Tusca- loosa. The bill provides for the abolish . ment of the office of treasurer: makes the governor ex-offico chairman of the board of trustees and provides that lands belonging to the institution can be sold only with the consent of majority of the trustees.
 The fight was precipitated on an amend ment offered by Representative Green of Dallas providing that the funds appro- priated fo rthe maintenance of the in stitution shall not be held in Tuscaloosa banks. It was brought out in the argu- ment that the Tuscaloosa bank through which the hospital has been accustomed to transact it's business last year had an average balance of state funds at the end of each month of $29,0O0. The amend ment of MT. Green provides that the funds of the institution shall be turned over to the bank as they are needed, thereby prohibiting that institution car rying on hand large deposits of the state s money.
 Welch Contends for Amendment Representative Welch of Jefferson con tended vigorously for the Green amend ment. and during tn. course of his ar gument indulged in a rather heated col loquy with Colonel John. Representative Green also made an earnest fight for the adoption of the amendment
 After more than an hours debate the amendment was adopted by a large vote, after which the bill was passed. The house spent the greater part of the morning session in the passage of bills. The woman suffrage measure was not called. up today, as had been pre- dicted. Absence of large number of members probably prevented the consd- eraton of this bill.
 Among the more important of the bills which passed the house was a measure of Representative Hubbard of Pike, pro viding additional laws for the state mili- tary department. This bill does not carry any specific appropriation, but simply provides for the salaries of the mem bers of the adjutant generals office, and provides for the payment of salaries of officers and men when engaged in quel- ling insurrections or strikes when engaged in the performance of other necessary military duties.
 In explaining the purpose of the bill Representative Hubbard, who is acting adjutant general, declared that the pas sage of the bill was necessary, In order that Alabama might share in the fed eral appropriation of funds for military purposes. He stated to the house that the government has appropriated $GO,- 600 for military purposes in Alabama this year
 State Banks Members Federal System
 Another important bill passed by the house was measure by Representative Johnston of Madison permitting state hanks to become members Of the federal reserve system. This bill places state banks on the same basis with refer ence to the federal institutions as na- tional banks
 The house passed Representative Blackwells bill appropriating s6s4917 to Marshall & Bruce company of Nashville in payment of stationery and supplies purchased for the state. Another bill carrying a small appropriation passed to- day was one providing $52635 with which to pay rent on the premises occupied by the State Pasteur institute.
 Among other important bills passed by the house was a measure by Represent tative Fite of Marion, appropriating the ? and per cent funds now in the treas ury to the Alabama and Northern rail- road. The moneys thus appropriated are federal funds
 The motion of Representative Davis of Walker that the general antifee bill be taken from the adverse calendar precipitated debate on the part of several of the members. MT. Fite of Marion opposed the bill on the grounds that it allows the legislature to regu- late salaries either by the passage of general or local bills. The motion of MT. Davis finally prevailed, however, and the bill was taken from the adverse calendar by vote of 43 to 21. Among the bills introduced was one by Representative Copeland allowing Jefferson county board of revenue to make appropriations for charitable in- stitutions.
 IPHIFER CANDIDATE