The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
FEAR BILL WOULD
 WEAKEN DRY LAWS
Anti -Confiscation Measure of Baker Is Voted Down
 13 to n
Ny FRED IT. GoRMLEY Montgomery Bureau. The Age-HeraId. 22t-2 First National Bank Building

Montgomery, october 27.-(Spe- ! cial )-Notwithstanding the fact no mention was made of connection with present prohibition laws of Alabama, the majority of the senators Thurs day feared the bill of Senator Baker of Pike county. providing for the submission of the question of changes in section 19 of the consti- tuition to the voters at the next gem eral election, would have a tendency to weaken the liquor laws and de- feated the proposition by a vote of IS to H. The bill called an election for the people to decide whether or not the constitution should be amended "so that said section shall prohibit the conf fiscation of property, real or personal, for any cause, when such property belongs to any class, kind or quantity of property the title, ownership or possession of which Is lawful" Senator Baker claimed that under the present law a husband may be guilty of violating law for which his property is seized; that the wife may have worked faithfully for years to assist in providing a home and that the constitution now per mits confiscation of his and her property.
 The legislature Thursday took first steps to expend the fund coming in as dog taxes. when the senate, by vote of 22 to 0 passed a bills of Senator Rogers of Sumter county, which provides for the payment of expenses of indigent persons who are compelled to take treatment for rabid dog bites. There is a fund now at the state treasury, which came from the dog tafes. The law providing for dok taxes has been repealed by the present legislature. The bill will go to the house for consideration.
 Senator Baker had to talk little to convince the senate that 1t should pass his bill prohibiting the imposi- ton and collection of any state, county or municipal license or special tax on any wagon which Is used for farm purposes, or in the marketing of farm products by the producer of farm products The vote on the Ba- ker bill was 21 to 3. MT. Baker had the measure amended striking out the word vehicle" and adding the word wagon" He feared trucks might come within the provision of the act, unless 1t was shown what was exempted.
 Senator John Craft of Mobile, will not insist upon the passage of his bill permitting additional taxation, if authorized by the people after change in the constitution. He asked for indefinite postponement of the measure when it was called in the senate Thursday. giving no reason for such action. It Is understood the delegation in the house and senate from Mobile county has been unable to agree on the bill, and that for this reason the senator asked for indefi- mite postponement.
 The bill would have submitted to the voters of Alabama the question of changing the constitution so as to permit the voters of Mobile to say whether or not they should pay addi- tional taxes for general purposes. Senator Acker of Calhoun. told the Mobile senator several days ago that he desired to add another municipal ity to the bill should 1t be brought up. The Mobile senator 1t Is under stood, feared the result at the. polls. as we'll as in the house. unless the local delegation agreed on It's provis- Ions.