The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-09
HOUSE MAJORITY
 OPPOSED TO PRESS ASSOCIATION BILL.
Right to Exchange Newspaper Advertising for Railroad Transportation Denied
 By Vote of 21 to 13
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU 1
 FILE AGE-HERALD ! Montgomery, Ala, Feb. 8

Alabama newspapers were denied the right to exchange advertising space for railroad transportation by the senate Thursday when it de- feated the Overton bill by vote of 21 to 13. The real strength of the opposition was 20 as Senator Charles B. Teasley of Montgomery voted against the bill in order that he might make a motion to reconsider the vote at the proper time.
 Opponents of the bill had many things to say about it. some charg- ing that it.was the most fnsiduous piece of legislation proposed at the present session and Senator Brewer of Jefferson charged 1t was a move- ment to subsidize the newspapers and that he believed some of the news papers had been subsidized already Senators John w. Overton and G. Err nest Jones raised their voices in sup port of the bill, but they had no weight with the majority.
 Corporation Leaning Feared
 Friends of the measure contended the newspapers should have the same right of free trade as farmers and persons in other classes of business Opponents answered the newspapers are quasi-public institutions and that though the recipients may not be conscious of it, the possession of railroad transportation obtained in the manner provided by the bill might cause the newspaper to lean toward the corporations.
 Those who voted for the bill fol- lows: Senators Bonner, Craft, Duncan, Griffith JIi1drath Jones (Barbour), Middleton, NoIen, Oliver. Overton. Tunstall Teasley (Teasley changed to may" in order to propose reconsideration later).
 Those who voted against the bill follow
 Senators Adams. Brooks, Brower, Caffey, Carlton, Carmichael, Ellis, Garth, Horton, Hutson, Inzer, John son, Jones (Conecuh), Martin, Me Neil, Pelhem, Powell. Randall, Sloane, Waddell
 Convict Board Created
 The administration bill creating state board of convict supervisors in lieu of the state board of control and economy was passed by the sen ate by vote of 27 to g.. The senate amended the house bill by restoring the salary of the president of the
 
 associate members to S5,000. The house reduced the salaries to $5,00O and s4,000.
 The bill was returned to the house late in the afternoon for concur renee in sthe senate amendment and a fight was started at once, When it appeared that a large number of the members of the house had left action on the senate amendment was postponed.
 The senate passed the house bill requiring the approval of the gover- nor before any contracts are let for road construction by the state high way commission. This bill passed the house last week as a substitute for the bills reducing the number of members of the highway commission from 12 to 3. It is intended as an emergency measure for use until Governor Brandon has considered the needs of the highway department.
 Other Bills Passed
 Other bills passed by the senate during the session follows:
 Fixing the per diem of all members of the recess committee at $10 a day. Appropriating $50,ooO for the pay ment of amount due sheriffs for feed ing prisoners last year. Authorizing the increase of the capital stock of building and loan associations.
 Authorizing courts of county com missioners to re-establish stock law districts when records of election have been destroyed.
 Giving banks having capital as much as $1,000 the right to do a trust business without having the word trust" in the name.