The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
Constitutional Convention
 Plan Rejected By House
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 Mitchell, Murphree, Orr, Russell, Scale,
 Shaw, Trammell. Van de Graaf-2. l Votes were cast against the resolution l by the following: Albright, Alexander, Allen, Andrews. Baker, Benners. Blunt, Burleson, Burks Christian, Christopher, Clayton, Cliett, Cobbs Dansby, Deese, Dodson, Downs, Dunaway, Edwards Dal- las), Edwards (Pike) Fletcher, Fuller, Gilbert, Gilbreath, Graham Green Grif- fin, Guy, Hall, Hale, Hardaway, Hare,
 Hawkins, Hollis Holmes (Elmore), Jordan, Lawson, Lee (Butler). Lee , (Perry), Long (Butler), Long (Spmter), Mathews (Clarke), Matthews (Wilcox), Mcdonald, Oakley, Oliver, Parker, Pe- ters, Pittman, Preston, Ross, Salter, Sherrod, Simpson, Smith, Sparks Stew art Tompkins. Truss, Tunstall, Warner, Waddell, Williams. Williamson, Wilson, Woodard-T.
 In order to make doubly sure that no further effort will be made to adopt the resolution, the house tabled the motion | of Mir. Long of Butler to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was de- | feated. This ended the career of the
 measure in the legislature. It is improo- able that any further movement will
  l as twenty-two members are pledged 10 vote against the convention.
 PASS REGISTRATION BILL 1 After defeating the resolution, the
 house, by a vote of 80 too, passed the | bill by Representative Shaw providing
 for the emergency registration of women. | The bill creates a special board or three 1 registrars in each county to open the registration books as soon as the meas
 ures become law and to keep them open until the November election. One amend- ment reduced the salary of the registrars
 from S1O to $5 a day. Another prohibited ! the registration of any person who was qualified for registration prior to Marrh ] 1. 1920. This was done to prevent unde- 1 srables who had not been resislele .. prior to the ratification of the nineteenth amendment from attempting to force l their names on the books now.
 l The public utility bills included Tn l the governors call were introduced III | the house during the afternoon by MT. ! Murphree of Etowah and were re1erred l to the judiciary committee. Ihese 1 bills enlarge the powers and duties or l the public service commission ana
 law fee against all public service
 corporations of Alabama for the nam ! tenance of the commission. Authority | is given the commission to employ rate l experts and accountants to make ex% 1 aminations of the books of all corpo- | rations in order that the records pre- | sented by such corporations in defense | or support of proposals concerning | them made for the commission may not | be the only evidence. 1 MT. Orr of Marshall introduced a bill | prohibiting the practice of nepotlsm ! by courts of county commissioner | The measure prohibits any court or | county commissioners or like body of county commissioners employing any | relative of member of the board. FIRST LOCAL BILL
 | Macon county took credit for being ! the first to offer local bill in the 1 hope that a two- thirds vote would De received MT. Warner, who succeeded 1 Speaker Henry P. Merritt, introduced | a bill conferring civil Jurisdiction on 1 the Macon county court and Dill es- l tablishing board of revenue in lieu | of the court of county commissioners. | Bv the middle of next week large 1 number of local bills will be intro | duced as they are being advertised as l required by the constitution and the i fourth issue will be completed next week.
 | The house committee on labor and | immigration heard opponents and pro ponents of the Green open shop bill | decision. Representative w. l.. Har- rison of Jefferson urged the committee I to adverse the bill, contending that it would do nothing but cause added | friction. He insisted that the measure 1 seeks to prevent collective bargain ing. a principle which was recognized | by the democratic national convention. | l.. Sevier. managing director of the l Alabama Manufacturers Association, ia VII | mort. declaring that the bill merely 1 prohibits unionists from forcing non l unionists to stay away from oper | sbop plants and through threats. MT. 1 Green declared the bill does no more | than carry out the provision or the constitution which guarantees every l citizen the right of life, liberty and | the pursuit of happiness.
 MOBILE INCLUDED
 1 finder an amendment of Senator l Craft of Mobile county. two cities Tn l Alabama Birmingham and Mobile, VIII come within the provisions of the Vest hill which authorizes the holding of special elections in November for the voters to decide upon three forms CT ! city government; namely, commission | form. general manager or alderm1nlc form The Craft amendment was or fered and accepted by the state senate i Thursday, the vote being twenty i've
 Ito nothing. and the bill passed by ehe same vote.
 1 The original bill. as drawn and ap- i proved by the senate committee, Was sponsored by Senator Charles west Of Jefferson county. It provided for an election in all towns having 15o 900
 population or more" for the voters to decide whether they wanted one of the three forms of government. Senator ICraft's amendment struck out the fig ures 150.O00 and substituted the fig ures so.0o0. bringing the city of Mo