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among lotteries, &C., at church
fairs, festivals, or elsewhere adopt
ed ordered to third reading. s
B. so, concerning courts; ordered
to third reading. s. B. go, con
corning security for costs, ordered
to the third reading. s. B. 70, con-
corning clerks of the courts or
dered to third reading, s. B. SO,
for relief of persons aggrieved by
assessment of taxes tabled. S.
B. 81, concerning trial by Jury &C.;
ordered to third reading. S. B. lib
providing for the inspection of to-
bacco indefinitely postponed. s.
B. /, to amend an act In relation
to sale of intoxicating liquors ia
bled. 8. B. 81, for relief of Asses
sor Coger ordered to second read
ing. s b. 8, relating to county
levies in villages towns and cities;
recommitted. s. B. ITO, concern
ing escheats /: passed.
s. B. 49,, concerning unlawful
marriages, passed. s. B. %, for the
discharge from Jail of prisoners
confined on charges of bastardy !;
passed. s. B. 36, concerning es-
trays and drift : passed. s. B. 81,
concerning weights and measures;
lost.
IN SENATE.
MONDAY, Dec. ID
BLISS. B. 1853, concerning the
Attorney General, and attorneys
Of the State; passed. s. B. 161,
amending chapter 119.acts of 1872
3 concerning real assets passed.
s. B. 80, concerning assessment of
taxes, came up.
GAS court to try Auditor Ben
nett,)
Proclamation made.
Answers to the articles f i'm
peachment presented.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
MONDAY, Dec. 10.
Bills-H. B. 293, concerning
county courts ordered to second
reading. II. B. 1923 the Prichard
usury law; question demanded by
Mr.. Stuart bill rejected. III. B.
1876, to incorporate Storer college /;
passed. III. B. IT'S, prescribing
where suits may be brought re-
committed. Fl. B. 1870, to pay DR.
Mayer for services as Immigra-
ton Commissioner passed. III.
B. 20, road bill recommittod. III.
B. 1913, concerning county court
and road claims passed. II. B.
220, to protect birds and game ,
passed.
Report-Mr. Jackson from Com
mittee on Judiciary: various bills
with recommended action.
Mr. Good presented replica ton
to the answers of j. S. Burdett, to
the impeachment articles, and an
other to the answers of E. A. Ben
nett. They are merely formal,
denying the averments of the an
swers, reiterating thai the accused
are guilty of high crimes and mis-
demeaners. Adopted.
Mr.. Wooddell. from Committee
on Roads and Internal Naviga-
ton H. 3. 20, the road working
bill, recommending passage. Mr..
Fleming, from Taxation and Fin
ance bill and petitions with re-
concentrations.
- SENATE.
TUESDAY, Dec. IA.
Nothing Of special importance
was transacted in the Senate. A
large number of unimportant bills
were disposed of on second read |
ing.
HOUSE.
Senate Bill 80, providing for the
filling of vacancies in office, under
a suspension of the rules, was taken |
up and referred to the Judiciary |
committee.
House Bill S0,concerning assess
ment of lands and personal prop
erty, having been returned from
the Senate with sundry amend
ments thereto, was taken up under |
suspension of the rules, and the
amendment concur-ed in.
Also House Bill los, "a bill fix
ing the residence of delegates ia
the several Districts and to appor-
ton representation among the |
counties of the differet Delegate |
Districts" recommending that it
do not pass.
SENATE
"WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10.
BLISS. B. lat, relating to es.
-. n ~ 80