The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-28
kILBY TO WITHHOLD
 APPROVAL OF MANY
 APPROPRIATIONS
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 might be heard. After a long debate this motion was defeated. Mir Benners then offered an amendment reinstating section 13 as originally written. This, 100, was laid on the table, The house then adopted the committee amendment | HARD FIGHT LIKELY
 Action on this section probably means a hard fight when the bill reaches the Senate, as industries in the Birmingham district have been aroused to action dur ing the past twenty-four hours Little did they know what was in the com mittee amendment until they read news papers of Monday morning.
 k The only other bill passed by the house l Monday was the senate measure increas- ing the appropriation of the state law enforcement department to $50,000 This bill, introduced in the house, had already passed, but as one particular bill had to receive the approval of both houses, the senate bill was acted upon by the house, The bill also gives representatives of the law enforcement department the power to swear out and execute search warrants. It is proposed to employ not more than thirty men in Investigating law violations in all sections of Alabama. With only one outbreak of oratory dur ing the afternoon session the senate dis posed of many important bills, among them being one which repeals an act of the 1919 legislature which provided for the submission of the question of con stitutional amendment for the voters to decide whether or not counties would b3 permitted to levy a special road tax; another providing for six additional ex- aminers of public accounts to assist in the examination of public books, while still another provides for an election in February, 1921, for the people to say whether or not the constitution, relating to those qualified to vote, shall be amended. The latter amendment would provide that voters must be of good . character.
 ! SPEECH is SENSATIONAL
 Notwithstanding the fact there was only one long speech made during the after noon, that one was sensational and was the first attack against the present ad- ministration during the special session Senator R. l.. Huddleston of Fillmore county, launched bitter denunciation Iagainst Governor Kilbys administration, lduring which he criticized the methods inow used as "disreputable." The senator was arguing against a bill which would provide for thirteen examiners of ac- counts, instead of the present small force of six. He was the only senator who voted against the measure when the final roll was called He said that Governor lkilby came into office on programme of strict retrenchment; that the programme had not been carried out. He did not lowe allegiance to Governor kilby. he said, but to 4,000 white and democratic ivoters of his district Advocating a con- stitutional convention, he said such a body would take some of the power from the chief executive who is trying to run all departments of the state" Dur ing the argument Senator Huddleston ap- pealed to newspaper men at the press Itable to tell the people about the appro- priations, who, he claimed, are opposed to the present programme.
 Are you in favor of Investigating the books of public officials?' asked Sen ator Teasley of Montgomery, friend of the public examiners of accounts bill.
 EVADES QUESTION
 Senator Huddleston eTadeds the, ques tion by saying the proper investigators are grand juries, and that voters do not send to office crooked men.
 Only brief explanation of the pro posed amendment regarding qualified tions for voters was necessary from Senator Evins, the author. The amend ment, if ratified, would require that per sons with good character only may vot, in Alabama elections Postponement O the election in November, at which tim' the voters would decide whether coun | tACo SOulu lcNy ICdu tdht WdS SuS6cotCo because it might interfere with the DOT of Mobile amendment, which will be de cided at the general election.
 | Senator John Craft of Mobile sought ft substitute two bills which were on th' calendar and have them passed. but d; the substitutes were foreign to those or the calendar, he was compelled to intro duce the two measures and have then take the customary course through com. mittees. The two bills would repeal tn. fee system in Mobile county as now ap piled to the tax assessor and collector and would put each on an annual sal ary. The senate was preparing to take action on the substitutes when Presid ing Officer Nathan l.. Miller told the Mobile senator he doubted if they would be constitutional, due to the fact they would take the places of bills on the calendar and which were entirely differ ent from the two proposed. Senator Craft later agreed with the presiding officer.
 Concurring in a minor house amend ment, the senate sent on its way to tho governors office the bill which will in- crease appropriations and men for the state law enforcement.
 II START LIVELY DISCUSSION
 Quite lively discussion was started when senate bill number 113 was called by Senator Evins, the author. This bill amends an act relating to the removal of tenants from houses of landlords in Alabama. Senator Leith of Walker was on his feet instantly and made a speech in which he said the bill was aimed at miners now on strike. who are holding homes of the coal operators. He said the present law has been on the statute books fifty years and has worker we'll for both enant and landlord. Postponement was suggested by the author to the next leg s.ative day. Such action was taken. Another bill which is headed toward the governors office amends the blue sky act places the duty of enforcing it with the Alabama public service commission, each member getting 3i.510 additional for the extra work. The bill was passed by the senate Monday.
 Without dissenting vote the senate acted favorab1y on the West bill, which permits Jefferson county and Birming- ham to dispose of bonds at less than face value and to reimburse contractors who have within nine months paid into the treasury the equivalent of such diff ference between the market value and the face value of such bonds.
 Other bills passed by the senate fol- How:
 Giving jewellers a lien on goods left them for repair and providing a method for sale; fixing additional salaries for capitol watchmen and keeper of capitol