The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
High Lights in Yesterdays
Session of the Legislature

, meet in committee Of the whole at
o'clock tomorrow morning. 1t Is one OF
the most important bills on the admins
tration programme and for that reason
alone, if for no other. 1t would come
in for first consideration. Following the
school bill will come the health code, the
highway and other measures being urged
| by large elements Of the states popuia
| ton With the adoption of the resoiu-
| ton adiourning over tomorrow uled the
| last hope Mobile had of entering Ala
bama legislators this year. There was
considerable objection to the resolution,
| but a majority voted for 1t when they
understood for what purpose it had been
offered.
The Holmes bill, regulat ting the sale OF
insecticides and fungicides was amehoeu
and passed by the house OF representa-
| tives late in the afternoon by the vote
| of IS to TO- The amendment modines tne
| original bill and in it's present shape Is
understood to meet the approval of deal
| ers in these articles. AS amended,
REQUIRES no license of retail dealers whose
sales do not exceed $4,000 year
The oliver bill, creating the Alabama
horticultural society, was adopted, %
yeas to nays. 1t is intended to oeVelop
/ and promote fruit growers in Alabama.
substitute for the Mcleod bill, re-
curing hotel restaurant and cafe keepers
! to keep their premises in sanitary condi-
| ton and free of vermin, was passed, 81
avs. IL nays. A state hotel inspector
under the control of the state health de-
| partment is provided.
| The house passed the Jones bill, author-
izing Woodmen of the World to use guns
| in drilling. Under the law no unautnor
lied military organizations are aio"eu
n bear arms except Knight Templars anc
knights of Pythias, and Woodmen OF the
World are now added TO the ISL
! Az the night session the house aboi.
ished the office Of supernumery circuit
nudge and assigns Judge TATE the N
c,mbent. to one of the circuits until th0
end of his term.
By joint resolution introduced by
| Senator Carmichael of Colpert anu
ro..a6 NV both houses of the legisla-
| ture TODAY the name of the department
| of mine engineering of the university
| ~ Alabama was changed to the school
| ~ mines of Alabama and the scope OF
its work enlarged. This actlon was
taken to comply with the federal ara
act which appropriates certain 1uhos
for the advancement and promotlon OIL
mining. The same resolution au.hol
ICES the university to receive the 1ederai
| ga money and to direct its expenditure.
| Anti-suffragists of Alabama MONDAY
sent out an call to those represen-
tatives who are opposed to the susan
y. Anthony suffrage amendment. Let
ters addressed to the opposition rep
resentatives by the Montgomery Anti
Ratification league ask the legislature
ND RI
on next Wednesday when Represents
tive Alfred Tunstal1. The ants rIoor
leader. brings up the Evins resolution
which places the legislature on RECORD
as opposing the federal amendment
The house Monday made the resolution
a special order for IL o'clock nex'
Wednesday. At this time Representative
Tunstall, who has been so active WIFI
Senator Evins against ratification Of
the federal amendment, will bring ur
the resolution. The house Is known to
he nearly equally divided SO far as
ants and ratificationists are concerned
The senate has twice Killed the feoera
amendment, and then it adopted tne
Eyins resolution which places the two
houses on record as being opposed te
ratification.
Representative Long of Stunt corr
|, ltx.. who has followed the .adr''i slstr.
! ton all through the present leg ure
. Monday gave notice that On she neE
legislative day he will give notice e
take his bill. relating to TIE saio g
certain cereal beverages, FROM .he ID
verse calendar This bill was eaTaTse'
, by the temperance committee. i Ffout'
> bring approximately 100000 annuaAN
J to the state treasury. Prohibition stafe
5 permit the sale Of the so-called cerea
beverages.
By vote Of 81 to Z the senate Won
day enacted the Cowan bill. which ss
! tablishes a home for mental infe 5r
of Alabama and appropriates s2s Vo
for the maintenance of such Aenae
Z The bill defines who are ment;l ~
y feriors and provides for their ears
: treatment and training.
Senator Vests bill, which woul5 h%N
submitted to voters OF Alaban@ ii
{ question Of amending the const satio
= so that the states credit could he Ter
: for certain internal improvement :, "
, defeated by a vote Of 10 to s. ~
> one of the bills which would ava @9s
; mitted improvements OF tht war"
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