The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-14
BLOCKADERS ARE FREED OF PLEDGE
 10 BLOCK R!I1,!LS
Release, Howeye,sossa Not Apply to 4donaI Ames .s % Leader
 LoN Declares
By FRED K. GoRMLET Montgomery Bureau. The AEe-HernId 12l-e First NBtionai Bank Building

Montgomery Bureau, The AEe-HeFnId t2l-e First NBtional BHnlt BuiidinN 1 Montgomery, october ls.--(SpeeiaL All members of the legislative block ade which has held up legislation in the house were released from their pledge not te pase any general bills by J. Lee Lens, enc ef the leaders. in an address to the members Of the house during the short session Thurs. ] cay, but notice was served again that the release did not apply to consti- tutional amendments and that the blockaders were still determined to until the tax adjusters had been abolished,
 1 Mir. Longs release came after the house had passed the general bill cre- atng the state highway commission and providing for the construction of system of public roads throughout the state with state and federal funds after the people have voted the bond issue of s2s. s.oo0,ooo, Friends of the | good roads measures accepted this
 
 cause of the blockaders has become | hopeless since the number dwindled from 2s to IT as a result of the vote on the highway bill,
 Majority Is Grateful
 Representative O. L. Tompkins of Houston, one of the leaders of the administration forces. and a cham pion of the good roads bills, in a ga tirical address in reply to Mir. Long, declared that the majority welcomed the glad tidings from the minority. This battalion of death first served notice on the majority that all bills would be defeated except the sol diers' poll tax bill" said Mir. Tomp- kins. For this exception the majority was grateful. Now they como and tell us they have decided to let us pass any general bills except the con- stitutional amendments. For this the majority Is grateful And early next week. when we take up those con stitutional amendments and pass them by the necessary vote. they will come to us and announce that we may pass any bills. For such we will be still more grateful"
 Stories went the rounds Thursday that there was disappointment among the forces of the blockaders because of the showing made at the caucus which followed the passage of the Highway bill Wednesday. It was even reported that only six of the 29 mem bers who entered the first meetings were present at the last one. Tii-s could not be verified
 Adjourn Til Monday
 The house os representatives was f in session only short time Thurs a x,.A 1fy,Nif a . v work done 1t adjourned until next Monday afternoon at 9 o'clock, In line with resolution adopted Wednesday aft ernoon, which was concurred in by the senate early Thursday.
 During the few minutes the house was in session Representative J. A. Csrnley, one of the leaders of the blockade, introduced resolution which called for thorough invest- gation of the various departments of the state government and provided that the house should meet In son mittee of the whole next week and hear the testimony of the state treas urer. attorney general. state auditor, warden general of the convict depart IT ent. president of the board or con trol, superintendent of education and other officers.
 The resolution was referred to the committee on rules. It was offered. according to the preliminary state ments. because tn auditors report has not been published for the fiscal year which ended September 30. be- cause appropriation bills are pending and because certain appropriations to the public schools have not been re- leased by the governor.
 Favorable Report Given.
 The bill of Representative J. D. Truss of Jefferson, submitting n con stitutional amendment. which. if adopted would permit two thirds majority of the members of the legis- lature to call them selves into an ex- tra session for any purpose. was given a favorable report by the Judi ciary committee of the house during the day, and was placed on the cal endar for further consideration Non the next legislative day.
 A favorable report was made by the committee Of revision of laws on he i, bill of Representative A. r. Smith of Greene, which provides for the -epeal of the dog law enacted in 1919, and which levies a license tax of $1 on all male dogs and s3 on all female dogs.
 Representative O. l.. Tompkins of Houston introduced a bill which gives cities of more than 6.00o population the rlRnl 10 acquire Wdtcf kS anu to mortgage the property to obtain funds with which to make the pur- chase.
 Representative R. H. Long of sun ter introduced 8 bill which ptovi les for the control prevention and sradi- cation of e. agious and tnfe stio ous diseases of honeybees and gives the | state commissioner of agriculture the right to make rules and regulati ons l for the enforcement of the act
 Corridors of the capitol and lobbies of the hotels were deserted carly in the afternoon by members of the sen ! ate and house great majority re- turning to their homes for the week l end. Representative $. A. Lynne, | speaker of the house returned to his i home at Decatur. while Lieut.. Gov. l N L. Miller, presiding officer of the | senate went to his home at Bir- | mingham.
 HOWAT'S OWN DISTRICT ]