The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25

for elementary or small schools of Ala bama talked $150000 to the credit of the institutions in the state senate on Fri day afternoon, thereby taking that sum from the University of Alabama, Ala bama Polytechnic Institute, state normal schools and other of the higher schools of learning.
 One hundred apd fifty thousand dol lars additional for the four years was appropriated when friends of the smaller schools refused to vote for the pro- posed $5O0000 for funds of the higher schools of learning They started talk ing the minute Senator Carmichael of Colbert called his bill which appropri- ated the money to the university and others. When they finished talking the bill required that $150010 of the S500.00o be given to the elementary schools, the remaining going to high schools in the state. The entire appropriation is con- ditioned upon the financial condition of the state bu the governor believes it pos sible to release the money.
 NOT IN CALL
 The school appropriation bill was not in the governors call for the special ses- sion; therefore, a majority vote of those present was required The vote was 19 to after protection had been thrown around fthe measure for the smaller schools Senator Carmichael called his bill before the noon recess. Senator Leith of Walker county was there to in sist equal division among the smaller schools. His amendment was defeated, and defeat led to general debate which did not end until an hour after the sen ate reconvened after lunch.
 Senator Prestwood of Covington, Rogers of Sumter Leith of Walker, and others did the talking for the s150,OoO for the elementary schools The worst oppon- ent of the original bill was Senator Rog CTS. Dissatisfied with what he termed wholesale making of enormous appro- priations which will bring financial ruin to Alabama, and at the same time will not lessen the burden of taxation of the people," Senator Rogers cast his final vote against the entire bill, with it's ele- mentary school amendments. When the legislature meets again in 1923. it will find empty treasury. again. said Senator Rogers, 'and the burdens of in- creased taxation will still be with us"
 He said that the legislature should not appropriate money in anticipation of funds to come in later; he believed such anticipation was what caused the present high taxes in Alabama" We cannot get back to normal by continu- ing our appropriations" he said.
 Notwithstanding the fact the senate
 
 ation of the appropriation measures, much business was transacted by ad journment until 2 o'clock Monday aft ernoon. Another appropriation bill of Senator Carmichael gives $25,000 for the erection of suitable quarters for the mining experiment station at the Uni versity of Alabama. The station was given Alabama by the United States government and is the only one this side of the Ohio river. Both appropria- tion bills go to the house for concur renee.
 Twenty-seven thousand dollars were voted by the senate to be used in Inak ing repairs to the state house and gov ernor's mansion. The bill already had been acted on by the house, which amended so as to provide only $2,000 of the money for the mansion.
 Quite an interesting fight developed when the bill of Senator Sims, am and- ing the dog tax law of the 1919 legis- lature came up. Senator Craft of Mo bile introduced an amendment, which was promptly killed and which would have provided that Mobile county should not come within the operation of the dog law. He said the law was dista steful to modern civilization and wanted Mobile excused from it. There is HOW pending in the senate bill of Senator Griffith of Cullman, which provides for the repeal of the dog tax law.
 The serate passed the bill of Sena- tor Craft of Mobile which prohibit the use of Q name of a legally organized charitable business, military or other organization by another organization.