The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-29
GREATER ALABAMA. BILL MEETS DEATH.
Project To Have Counties Put Up Advertising Funds
 Is Lost
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD

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 Senator John Overton's bill allow ing the different county boards to appropriate money to advertise the natural resources of the state met defeat this afternoon. Indefinitely postponed" was the verdict of the senate by an Is to 10 vote. Senator Overton, when the bill first came up, offered an amendment fixing the amount each county would be allow ed to appropriate, Senator Teasley Montgomery, reduced this amount to $500 for his county, while Senator Brewer, Jefferson, had the part rela- tive to Birmingham cancelled. Bir- miingham was asked for S7,500 an- nually Senator HCtson seeing oth- CT amendments were being offered, moved that the advertising measure be indefinitely postponed and the motion carried by an IS to 10 vote.
 This bill was in keeping with a recent move by different industries and business men of the state known as Greater Alabama, incorporated, to advertise the natural resources ot the state throughout the nation as an inducement to persons residing in other states to locate in Alabama. Pool Room Bin Passes.
 The Jeter pool room bill, with two amendments, was passed by a 25 to vote. One amendment offered by Senator Hutson to have billiard rooms close at II o'clock was adopt ed. Another amendment by Senator Caffey, having yiolators of the law punished by fine of $50 to s250 on first offense,> and having them for felt their t1,000 bond and license taken away on a second offense was adopted.
 The question of "bona-fde" clubs entered in an amendment by Sena tor Caffey. He sought to have the words stricken out of the measure, believing tat pool rooms would seek to evade the law by organizing as clubs, but this amendment was de- feated.
 Davis Invited To Speak.
 The senate concurred with the house In a resolution to have James J. Davis, secretary of labor, ad dress joint session of the legisla ture here on Monday, September 3. The senate also adopted the house Senator oscar W. Underwood the right to name whom he desires to have at the national democratic con vention. Wednesday will see the appointment of different senators on committees, including appointment of members of the committee to in vestigate the potential water powers and natural resources of Alabama.
 One of the first measures passed was a convict bill of Senator Teas ley. The vote was 30 to 0. The bill allows any county to work county and state convicts anywhere within the state. It provides that the net proceeds derived from such labor shall be used on the public roads and bridges of the counties.
 Senator Adams stock bill was de- feated by a vote of 12 to 16. Sena- tor Adams bill changed the unit to the county from the beat in holding elections to determine whether stock shall be permitted to run st large in the county.
 Senator Fosters bill enlarging the city limits of Tuscaloosa passed by a 30 to vote.
 Three companion measures by Senator Ellis relative to auditing and registry of claim1 were passed.
 Representative Young's measure legallzing the issuance of passes by railroads to sheriffs of counties passed IS to A.
 Senator Inzer's amendment to Sec ton 5652 of the code of Alabama, giving the public service commis- sion the right to require railroads to construct new stations was OsSsad