The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-18
Fly FRED H. G0RMLEY Montgomery BC~eau Ths Ass-Heraid
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LOOKS like, smells like or AaSteS like beer, believing that, as liquor and real beer are outlawed. it will be impossible for violators of the prohibition law to use cereal beverages as a substitute. When the cereal beverage bill was of l fered in the house the author requested
 that it be referred to the committee on ways, means and appropriations. J. A. Carnley. chairman of the temperance committee, which adversed similar measure in 1919 said the proper refer ence was the temperance committee. On a motion to refer the measure to ths ways, means and temperance committe, thirty-six voted aye and thirty-five nay. Representative w. E. Dickson called tor verification of the vote, but the speaker ruled him out of order Mr. Dickson said many believed the clerk Of the house had failed to make a proper count.
 LONG SESSION INDICATED | During the afternoon session the house broke away from the bills included in the governors call and passed on which pro hibited the collection of franchise taxes from building and loan associations, the vote being 54 to 10. Several members who voted changed their votes with the statement that they had entered into an agreement not to take up anything not in the governors call but as others had broken it, they did not desire to be re- corded as against the bill. This coupled with the adoption of resolution for a recess until Tuesday and another recess Thursday, in order that members may visit the Alabama Polytechnic Institute and Tuskegee Normal School, would in- dicate that the lawmakers are here for a long session. This is the general opn- ion in legislative circles.
 The bills of Representative Shaw set ting the qualifications of women voters
 with the same standard as those recog- mixed for men voters and providing for iethe payment of poll taxes by all women voters between 2l and 45 were passed during the afternoon without a dis
 senting vote.
 A favorable report was made by the house judiciary committee on the bill enIarging the powers and duties of the public service commission. and requir- ling the members to give their entire time to it. This is a companion of the transportation bill which gives the commission definite authority in fixing rates and charges and in making inves- legations of the service and charges of pu bile utilities. Another bill on the call endar abolishes the present state se- curities commission and puts the duties on the public service commission. Montgomery was deserted Friday night when the legislators went to their homes for the weekend. Many said they regretted a recess at this time, but were forced to look after pri- vate business which could not be ar ranged in the short time they had be- tween the call and the assembling of the extra session.
 SENATE ADJOURNS
 After one of the most uneyentful and harmonious days since the legislature convened in special session last Tues day. the state senate. by adopting a house resolution. adjourned until ? o'clock next Tuesday afternoon at which time it is very probable the jul dietary committee will have report on the bill khich is designed to regulate the coal mines of Alabama, the meas ure being proposed by the commission named by the governor to ascertain the differences between the coal operators and union miners.
 In the house similar measure was introduced. A meeting of the senate judiciary committee will be held before the legislature reconvenes and it is con- sidered likely there will be favorable report on the coal mine bill
 The whole day in the senate Friday was taken up in the enactment of bills which were on the calendar and trans . T heard little about the coal strike in the Alabama fields because the report of the commission was not read, five hum dred copies being ordered printed with the bill which is proposed by the inves- tigators. Reading was started, but a motion to have the report printed and placed on each desk was adopted. The senate was scheduled to meet at II o'clock. It was forty-five minutes. ,aH ho ,$ ators appeared. Lieutenant Governor Miller, who attended the conference the governor had with members of the two Judiciary committees, came in and ex- plained his regret that delay had been brought about. He told of the serious ness of the situation which is confront ing the state and said differences be- tween capital and labor were adding to the difficulties. A motion to recess luntil 2 o'clock prevailed because there were not enough senators to transact business.
 At the beginning of the afternoon ses- sion Senator w. P. Acker of Calhoun county made a motion that the so- called state law enforcement bill be | taken from the adverse calendar, and this motion led to the first interesting speechmaking of the present session. By vote of 15 to the bill was placed on the favorable calendar, but not until Sen ators John Craft of Mobile, Morgan Prestwood of Covizgton and others had advocated such act1C-'.
 DESCRIBES MOBILE CONDITIONS Senator Craft brought out mild sen sation when he described conditions which he said prevailed in Mobile Taxi cabs. he said, have become fred light districts. and he believed the state law enforcement department, with a larger appropriation and more men. would be able to do real service to the state. He said that in his county law enforcers are working harder since the state toQs l up the work of ferreting out criminaes Senator Craft charged that politicians seeking votes use the lawless element tt the polls Detectives of Mobile. he said, | have told him of violations of the law l but are not permitted to make arrests. Measures passed in the senate follow: By Mir. Acker-Permitting counties ana municipalities in Alabama to sell county and municipal bonds at a higher rate l than 5 per cent. this being brought about
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