The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
UNION SUIT BILL
 SPECIAL ORDER
 IN STATE SENATE
Several Measures Disposed of by Senate Yesterday
 and Much Work Is
 Set for Today
By FRED Fl. GoRMLEY Montgomery Bureau The Age Herald, 22l-e First National Bank Buiidinr


 Montgomery, October 17.-(Spe- otal. al.)--Temporarlly side tracking the s25,o0o.000 road bond issue bill and companion measures, on the call endar as special order for Tuesday, tho state senate Monday voted to take up for consideration immediately after routine matters are out of the way, the administration measure which pfovides method whereby suits may be maintained against un- incorporated organizations, associa- tions, etc The decision to make the bill special order, to come before the bond and other bills, came after a brief debate on the senate floor Monday. During the afternoon ar guments Senator NJ. l. Leith of would not insist upon amendments to the bill if he haN some assurancoj the "other side" would not seek to pass the other bills suggested by the administration,
 On suggestion of Senator A. H. Carmichael of Colbert, the senate was In the act of making the administra- ton measure a special order to be taken up immediately after routine matters were out of the way Tues- day Attention was called to the bond bill being a special order for Tuesday. and that under the terms of the resolution this measure would come up first The senate unani- mously agreed to consider the unin- corporated suits bill first.
 Most Profitable Day
 The senate had it's most profitable day, so far as the passage of bills is concerned. Some disposition was made of all bills on the calendar. the senate by q vote of 13 to 10 kill ing the measure of Senator Phillips of Lee county, who sought to repeal a section os the general revonue acE of the 1919 Legislature which ar duires fee of $3 on each suit or cause of action originating in the circuit court The Lee senator pei litigant to pay the fee. Sena- tors TGvins of Hale and Carmichael of Colbert. defended the fee section and the senate killed the Phillips bill.
 No action was taken on the sol diers' poll tax exemption bill, on the senate calendar after favorable ac- ticn in the house, where not a dis senting vote was cast. This measure it appears, will be side tracked for at least another legislative day, be- cause tho special order calendar Tuesday will consume all of the day
 Under provisions of bill, passed by a vote of 24 to O. the depart ment of agriculture will be permitted to use fertilizer tags, left over from last year, thus saving the state a large sum of money. This measure was shown In the call of the gov ernor for the special session. Sen ator Tally of Jackson was success full in getting the senate to adopt a minor amendment which permits the department to use the same color tag this year as last. many thousands having been left over because the farmers did not use large quantities of fertilizer.
 Adopt waterworks BiI The waterworks bill, submitting a proposed amendment to the consti- tuition to the people for ratification or rejection at the next general cleo tion. was adopted by a vote of 26 to l. 1 The amendment would permit cities and towns to vote on the question of levying additional taxes for the construction and maintenance of WdteFWOrkS. A similar Dlll IS now on the house calendar.
 No opposition was voiced when the administration bill, providing for tho collection of taxes and regulating | suits against tax collectors or sure- f ties arising out of the alleged wrong full collection of taxes" came up. i However. one vote was cast against | the bill. Those favoring 1t totaled 2l This bill takes care of a situation presenting itself in an Alabama coun- ty. where tax records have been stolen. Other bills passed in the senate fol- low:
 Other Measures Passed
 Amending Section 197 of the gem 1 eral revenue act regulating the col
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