The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
.EJECTMENT BILL
 IS REJECTED BY
 ALABAMA SENATE
Hot Debate Is Staged Prior to Passage By Senate of Craft Measure for Gasoline
 Inspection
Fly FRED n. GORMLEY
 Montgomery Bureau Tho Age- srald
 22i-2 First National Bank guiidj

22i-2 First National Bank Building
 Montgomery, September 29-(Speciai.) Labor had it's day in the senate of Alabama Wednesday, when a bill of Senator R. B. Evans of Hale, which would have amended section of the 1907 code relating to ejectmant of tenants from homes of landlords, was defeated by a vote of P to s, and two others, sad to have been companion measures, were indefinitely postponed. During the de- bate it was charged by Senator Leith of Walker county that the bills were aimed at striking miners in the Alabama coal fields, and arguments continued for about two hours on the merits of the measures, Senator Leith defending the miners and claiming that the coal op- orators have gunrnen in the field whd are opposing the laboring men now on strike.
 The so-called election bills were de- feated and postponed after the friends of county high schools had won vic. tory over other forces who wanted each high school to get $1,oco annually, iii- stead of sl ,500 as proposed in a bill al ready passed in the house and whIci took the place of one passed in 1913, but which was worthless because the sum was left out of the annual budget.
 Another debate resulted in the senate when the Craft measure. providing for the inspection of gasoline. naphtha and other motor fuel oils, was brought up. The bill is similar to the one passed in 1919. but which was held to be unconsti- tutional by the United States supreme court The main difference is that the bill as passed Wednesday requires an inspection fee of one-tw entieth of ceI.' a gallon. Senator Rogers of Sumter county sought to make the fee one-tenta of one cent, claiming that the proposed fee would not baing in enough revenue to pay the expense of the enforcement act. His amendment was defeated.
 EXCHANGE BILL PASSED
 The senate acted favorably on the house bill of MT. Dansby of ChoctaW, which permits state banks to charge eA- change fees on checks passing over the'r counters. This ends bitter fight wage2 between state banks and the federal re- serve bank, because of the order of the latter that all checks be cleared at par The bill, as originally presented, wenl to the governor for his approval or re' jection.
 Depates took up the greater part Of t"1 Senate programme, and many times Gov ernor Kilby was charged with using his big stick in trying to get Legislation through the senate. Progress was slow so far as the passage of bills was con cerned, after the senate took up the high school appropriation bill of Repre- sentative Dansby. With this measure out of the way came another heated dis cussion of the bill, which, it was charged would have resulted in coal miners being thrown out of homes which they are now occupying in the coal fields, and which are owned by the operators. Senator A. H. Carmichael of Colbert started the high school discussion when he introduced an amendment which ap- propriated S1.0O0 annually to each school making the money available at once. He said that Governor Kilby had suggested the amendment and that if such was not done it was probable the state treasury would not stand the additional sum. The governor MT. Carmichael ntimated. would release the s1 600 to each school but was doubtful about releasing the ,5Oo As though the amendment were a signal for general debate. Senator Ellis of Dallas was on his feet and demanded the killing of the amendment. 'I want to resent the report wnich has gone over the state that the gov ernor has called halt on appropria' tions" said the Dallas senator. He Y for the proposed s7on.0-0 for higher schools ar learning. he favored the s29o'e' TOT the eradication of the beetle an1 ne fa,-oroa .ha fnc~orro7 nrn-oFs~'" ton NHr f the state law enforcement department, but still thev say ha is calling hat or appropriations. Le. these records , show who is spending the money or the ! s-ate''
 Senator Smith of Coosa was satisfied with the s1 .Cn0. believing that sum would be released hv thc ~avernor
 CHARGES BIG STICK Charging that the governor still is | holding his big stick over the legisla. {, ture of Alabama. Senator YcDowell of ! Barbour county asked the senate to l send the house bill without change. to 1 the governor "and let him veto i. if he | sees fit
 i The Carmichael amendment. making I the appro ropriation sl.01, was tabled by vote of r to r and the bill was passed | by vote of 2s to 2. The administra- | tion floor leader. Mfr. Acker of Calhoun county, supported and spoke for the amendment of Mir Carmichael.
 Senate bill IA. which would amend sec
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