The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-05

~> country has been running series of pictures recently under the caption, What does a six months old baby think about?" and others of similar import
 A few days ago while the house of rep- resentatlves at Montgomery was engaged m the consideration of rather uninterest- ing local bill the legislative reporters, hay ing nothing in particular to do, began a study of the members of the house for the purpose of ascertaining, if possible. what they were thinking about And the result was something like this.
 One of the members, apparently intent upon the solution of some weighty sub- Ject, was seen to write few words on the back of his calendar. At recess one of the reporters picked this up and found the fol- lowing, in very legble hand:
 Suppose some member should propose 2 bill compelling every single man 70 years of age or older to marry woman of not over 40? Would it pass, and if it did pass both houses, would the governor sign it?"
 The member who wrote this is past the meridian of life and has a family Com- ment is unnecessary.
 Another member who, however, did not commit his thoughts to paper, suggested to his neighbor that shady spot on the banks of deep creek with hook and line and keg of ice would be an ideal form of recreation. The thermometer at that time registered close to the 100 mark, and nLYC | oxr oo0x ing in the gallery.
 Another member, man with aspira- tions to serve his state in higher office than that of legislator, busted himself with drawings and figures. A later in- spection of these which he carelessly left on his desk at the noon recess, disclosed that he had been calculating the expense of campaign and the number of voters he would have to see and the probable cost per vote if he got majority. It was rather big job and two or three sheets of paper were necessary to com plete the computation Evidently he was satis- fled with the result, however as a smile wreathed his face as he made the last notation.
 Others with more or less serious intent put their thoughts into the form of bills which they hope to make into laws. Such, for instance, as one for bidding the solicitation of orders from tenants or laborers plantations; to abolish registrars, so- licitOrs, boards of various kinds, town charters in the laILer lOcal peILy JeaOuSleS ana personal an1 mosities said to be back of the measures, at least in some instances; to prohibit hotel and inn keepers from advancing room prices when the de- mand is great because of large gatherings; to pre- scribe the length of bed sheets and to enforce san- itary conditions to fix salaries; to make it unlaw- full for jurors to board with or be entertained by the sheriff during the term for which they are se- lected to serve; to make divorce easy; to make it unlawful for candidates to fail or refuse to carry out prediction pledges; to prevent the sale or solicitation of sales of oil and gas corporation shares; to regulate the moving picture industry.
 Some things which few of the members ex- press desire to see enacted into law, but for which they have not so far mustered up courage enough to offer bils relate to the publication of the names of persons infected with certain tenn porary physical disabilities, said to be con- municable by personal contact; to prescribe the length of women's skirts, variable according to circumstances; authorize surgical operations for the removal of unquenchable thirsts in arid lands.
 One member disturbed in the midst of serious meditation, with the question as to his thoughts, after moments reflection replied that he had been to burlesque show the night before and what he saw there suggested to him the idea of bill describing certain rules regulating such ex- %Io%, ko,,o