The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-23
LEGISLATURE CAN'T POSSIBLY ENACT
 IMPORTANT BILLS
 STILL ON DOCKET
Except for Health Code and Few Minor Bills Not an Appropriation Measure Has Passed House
 During Session
By W. J. ROLES

Montgomery, September 22-(SpeciaL) Coming into the home stretch, to use the sporting phrase. the Alabama legislature is confronted with a calendar contain ing several hundred bills, some of them of the greatest importance to the state. and most of which cannot possibly be passed.
 Except for the health code and a few minor measures that carry small appro- priations, not an appropriation measure has passed the house of representatives Most of the school and general appropria- ticns have been passed in the senate and will go on the house calendar tomor- row.
 Among a large number of important measures on the house calendar which have general application throughout the state, may be mentioned
 Senator Crafts bill to create and pro- vide for the maintenance of stump and clearing districts through which so-called cut-over lands may be reclaimed and put under cultivation. It is estimated that over 1,50o,0O0 acres of such lands in Alabama from which the timber has been removed, are now idle and useless.
 Senator Cowan's bill regulating the practice of dentistry.
 Senator Browns opeometry bill.
 Senator Vests bill providing for the inspection of, private and public hos pitals, schools, seminaries, convents and similar institutions.
 Mr. Deese's bill making it unlawful for the agent of life insurance company doing business in Alabama to sell, dis count, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of for a vauable consideration, or for any person, firm or corporation to pur- chase, any note taken for the first year S premium on a life insurance policy till the policy for which such note was taken has been issued and delivered to the in- sured.
 Mir. Hawkins bill extending the laws relating to common carriers to jitney buss operators. Under the provisions of this bill, had it been passed, operators of jitneys in Birmingham and elsewhere would have been compelled to execute bond to protect their patrons against loss resulting from injuries due to careless operations of the jitneys.
 Mir Huey's steam boiler inspection bill.
 MT. Harrison's bill to prohibit the changing, altering, erasing or obliterat- ing Of factory numbers on motor vehicle tires and to make the possession of such tires with the factory numbers thereon 
 prima facie evidence that such tires were stolen and of the possessors guilty knowledge thereof.
 Mr. Tompkins' bill to prohibit circuit solicitors from practicing law in any of the courts of this state or in United States courts held in Alabama.
 MT. Ross proposal to submit to the voters of the state at an election to be held on the first Monday after the ex- piration of three months after final ad- journment of the legislature an amend ment authorizing Birmingham, Besse- mer, Huntsville, Mobile, Anniston, Flor ence and Selma to levy, an additional one-half of one per cent ad valorem tax.
 MT. Dansby's bill authorizing the gov ernor to appoint commission to con- fer with similar commission from the state of Florida with the view to annex ing that portion of Florida west of the Appalachilcola river to Alabama.
 MT. Stoddard's bill redistricting the state for members of the state legisla- ture. This bill would continue the pres