Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-29
Senator John T. Morgan Was Named to Succeed Himself.
MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD
In Honor of Judge Holt of Macon-Hundley Amend
 ment Defeated.

MONTGOMERY, Nov. 2S.-[Specai. l- The features of the assembly proceedings tt day were the announcement ln joint session of he election of Senator Morgan 10 succeed himself and the memorial exercises held in the house in respectto the memory of the deceased member, Judgo Holt Of Macon county.
 The house was called to order st 10 o'clock and the journal of yesterday was read and approved.
 On a call of the counties the following bills were introduced, read one time and re- ferred 10 proper committees:
 House, bill 3S7, by Mir. Graves-For the preservation of game and birds in Barbour county.
 House bill 3SS, by Mir. Kelly-A memo rial from the mayor and council oi Annis- ton in regard to a state exhibit at the Cot ton States and International exposition at Atlanta.
 House bill 3s9, by MT. Kelly--To amend section 3522 of the code, relating to disso- lution ot injunction.
 House bill 390. by MT. Martin, by re. ques;-fo authorize and empower Alfred Popt well of Chiffon county to sell at pri- vate or public sale the interest of the heirs of John Popwell, Sallie and Benjamin Polwell, q, ceased.
 House DlIi oSl, Dy NIT. GlllB, Dy TeQuebl- To prohibit the .ale of liquors in beats and IS in tlmore county.
 House bill a9l, by Mir. BeesOn-To incor- porate the Etowah Male and Female iusti- tue.
 House Jill S93, by Mir Knight-To pre- vent stock from running at large in certain portions of beat 8, Hale county.
 House bill 39l, by Mir. Knight-To regu- late the reports of committing magistrates in Dallas, Hale, Lowndes, Perry and Will COX counties.
 House bill 395, by MT. John-To amend section 708 of the code, relating to the su- preme court decisions.
 House bill 396, by MT. John-To limit appeals to the supreme court to cases in which the value of the matter in contro- versy exceeds S100.
 House bill 397, by MT. Wheless, by re. quest-To copfirm, amend and enlarge the charter of the Chattahoochee Brewing company. House bill 39S, by Mir. Wheless-For the relief of Henry D. Duskn of Lee county, an indigent colored man who is unable to perform man ual labor.
 House bill 699, by MT. Kyle-To author ize the mayor and aldermen of New Deca- tur to divide the town of New Decatur into wards.
 House bill 400, by Mir. Turner--To repeal Washington county's jury law. House bill 401 by MT. Turner-To require the Washington county treasurer to keep cash on hand to pay grand and petit jurors. House bill 402, by Mir. Turner-To repeal sections l 3 and of an act to provide for and regulate the fine and forfeiture fund in Marion, Macon and other counties, so far as it relates 10 Washington county.
 House bill 4O3, by MT. Dale--To change the time of making application under the provisions of the act for the relief of needy Confederate soldiers, etc.
 House bill 404, by MT. McCorvey-To. es- tablish Glendale, Monroe county, a sepa- rate school district.
 House bill 405, by Mr. Lipscomb--To provide for the empanelng of petit and grand jurics and for the trial of criminal causes in Bessemer division of the circuit court of Jefferson county, holden at Besse- mer, under ID act providing for the holding of terms of circuit court of the Tenth Judi cial circuit for the trial of criminal and civil causes at Bessemer in and for certain portions of Jefferson county therein meH- tioned.
 The committee on inauguration exercises through its chairman, Mir. Knight, re- ported the following prog craInme: The pro- cession shall form in front of the Exchange hotel on Saturday morning at Il o'clock. In the following order of march shall pro- ceed up Dexter avenue to Perry, down Perry to Monroe, and up Monroe to the capitol:
 The military.
 Then, in carriages Governor Jones and Governor elect Oates. The president of the senate and the
 
 Chairman of the judiciary committee and clerks of the houses. a- Jt d ,es of the supreme court.
 State officers.
 The mayor and city couucil of Mont gomery.
 The oath of office will be administered upon the front steps of the capitol by Chief Justice Brickel.
 THE JOINT SESSION.
 At noon the joint session to announce the election of successor to Senator Nor gan was called to order. President pro tenn. Ausiill and Speaker Clark presided jointly. Thirty senators and ninety mem bers of the house, n quorum of both bodies, were present. That part of thr journals of the two houses relating to the vote yesterday in the elt tc.ion of senator was read. Presiden. Anstill announce the vole as follows: In the senate, Morgan 22, Reese 9; in the house, Morgan 6l, ese 35. He then an nounced the election of John T. Morgan as his own successor 10 serve the state of Ala bama in the federal senate for the term prescribed by law. The senate then retired 10 its chamber.
 THE MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
 After the retirement of the senate the house proceeded to hold memorial exercises with reference to the death of the deceased member, Judge Holt of Macon county. Appropriate resolutions were introduced and adopted, and fitting eulogies were ex- pressed most eloquently by Messrs. Fletcher. Kyle, Brown tf Russell, Willett, Ut', Knight and Whittep.
 Upon motion of Mir. Knight of Hale the house adjoarned out of respect to the memory of the deceased member until 10 o'clock Friday morning.
 IN THE SENATE.
 A resolution to instruct the Alabama sem ators to urge the repeal of the 10 per cent tax on state banks was briefly and ear pes.Iy discussed and made peCial order for thursday of next week.
 The following bills were introduced, read (e time and referredias follows:
 &r. Whorton-To be -entitlsoinii.cct