The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
TWO IMPORTANT ADMINISTRATION
 MEASURES PASS
Bond Issue Bill and Soldiers Poll Tax Exemption Amend ment Are Adopted By the
 State Senate
By FRED II. GORMLEY Montgomery Bureac, The AEe-Herald, 22t-2 First NatiokaL Bank Building

SSt-S Clfst ENattoho ohhh Duhoi"& Montgomery, October 1S.-tSpecial) Two important administration meas ures were disposed of In the state tsenate Tuesday, the s25,000,ooo bond Issue bill being passed with seven dissenting votes after all possible eff fortts were made to amend it by Sen atofy A. H. Carmichael of Colbert and otheSs. and the bill regulating suits against unincorporated organizations or associations was killed when 1t was ,postpohed Indefinitely on motion of SenatoI\ Charles D. Teasley of Mont gomery.\
 The sepate fsvorably acted on the soldie rs' &oll tax exemption bill. but amended So that it will have 10 go back to the house for concurrence. There was Ao dissenting vote cast on the poll tax Exemption bill although the other twd precipitated the long est and mostN interesting debate of the present special session of the Alabama legislature.
 The bond issue bill was passed with minor ssm@ndment by Senator w. P. Acker Of, Calhoun county, but ,Serator John Rogahs Of Sumter, who led the fight for the committee bill, said the amendment was with the ap-
 
 Bill Believed Dead. Indefinite postponement, of bill in either house Is equal toi It's death, and 1t is believed the bill regulating civil suits against unincorpprated as sociations will not come up again In the senate. Indefinite postp6Msm snt followed lengthy argument during the morning. Several amendments were offered. One was adopted which ct trsr. ( was claimed by Senator w. P AclSkr of Calhoun, leader in, the fight fok the measure, this amendment alonS would have killed the effectivsn sss of his measure
 Senator Carmichael assumed the role of leader of the opposition when the good roads bond bill came up. Just as was the case several days ago. the Colbert senator said that the people have always believed, and TOW believe. that federal funds should be matched with the state fund before the bonds are sold cr the money spent. He predicted defeat at the polls if the bill does not provide for federal funds. He voted against 1 the bill on final roll call
 Glad it Is over.
 1 The vote to postpone indefinitely the civil suits bill was 20 to f2. There has been talk about the bill during | the special session of the legislature. and the senators expressed them selves as being glad the measure is at least stdetracked. The amendment of Senator Phillips. which was adopt | ed by vote of IT to IA, struck out all of one section, and this practi- | cally put the measure to sleep so lar | as this session is concerned Then 1 indefinite postponement was voted. In the turmoil of the day the sen- l ate found time to adopt a resolution 1 of Senator Charlie Mcdowell of Bar bour county, calling upon Congress | to enact law which will permit all states to make their own intrastate freight and passenger rates. The rules were suspended on motion of the Barbour senator, and the resolu- | tion was unanimously adopted, going to the house. which also adopted 1t. The resolution said that the right of | states to make their own rates had 1 been taken away. and that each state 1 should have this right.
 The administration measure relat- | ing to civil suits came up the first thing Tuesday morning, and about | 80 o'clock 1t was disposed of. Sen ator Kelly got permission to call up l for consideration hss Dill. which pro- poses 70 dHeHu section or the gen eral revenue act so as to exempt all | tenant houses on farm from taxation. | He expressed the opinion this ex- | emption would stimulate more inter- est in home building and the erection | of better tenant houses. Time came l for the consideration of the y25.o00, : 900 bond amendment, and the bill was | sidetracked.
 Vote Is Unanimous Little discussion preceded the fla I vorable vote on the soldiers poll tax exemption bill, It had been known all during the session there was no
 opposition to the bill and. after q l minor amendment was adopted the senate passed. without dissenting | vote. the poll tax bill