Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-27

law for the relief of Con iederate soldiers provides that any person who by reason of sickness, ignorance or other cause failed to secure the benefits thereof shall have until the 1st day Of June, 1S)5, 10 present the written application to the probate judge of the county in which he resides, as provided in said act, for the year or years in which he has 80 failed, and upon the fling and approval of the same shall be entitled 10 receive his pro rata share of funds therein provided for such year or years.
 Mr. Johns bill to establish a court of county revenues Of Cnilton county pro-
 Yides that the court shall consist of jaa se
 of probate and four corn missioners, to be
 appointed by the governor for term Of K
 years. The bill seeks t put Chiffon in he
 sa me position the counties of Mon ntgoIE-
 cry, Dallas ana the others in the black belt
 now are. This bill is more than apt to be-
 come law.
 House bill 24) provides that hereafter
 psddlers in on=- horse vehicle shall pay
 license of $40, in two-horse wagon $50
 and on foot S15. Where they have musical
 performers along the license shall be
 S100 The bill provides that pcdders of
 unware, stoneware, woodenWare
 leather goods shall be exempt from license.
 A maimei soldier or any one incompe. .ent
 by reason ot some physical defect ID do
 manual labor can also be exempted from
 piying peddler's license at the option of
 the probate judge.
 House bill 356 proposes that all
 solicitors appointed b. the st ,te
 shall receive s2500 salary, pro-
 vided their fees amount to that much
 or more, but in the eV3nt they do not
 amount 10 that much their pay shall be
 the amount of the fees earned.
 The following committee of five was ap- pointed to, with a committee of tue sen ate, investigate the present road laws and their
 operation in the various counties Of the
 state and report the result of their inyesti-
 cations: Messrs. McCluskey, Fulton,
 Hill, Brown of Rlssell and Patton. petition from the commissioners court or Picken5 county asking that the
 present couvict law covering the convict system Of that county be re. enacted or
 amended in some way so as to avoid loss to
 the county on account of said convIcts. The bill to amend section 4195 of the de provides that an office serving writ shall
 b. entitled to $l for such service and to 5 cents per mile for going and returning, to be proved by his own oath. For issuing and serving subpn las the officers shall be entitled to same fees as in other cases. For having an examination the probate judge Is entitled to S3.
 House bill 533 requires that the tax col lector of Blount county shall visit for one day in each six months e.ery precinct in that county and saali spend the day at the precinct polling place. The bill also pro vides that he shall advertise his appoint ments thirty days ahead.
 The feature of the proceedings of the general assembly today was a test vote in the house on the currency question. A bill was up authorizing the city of Troy to issue bonds for certain purposes, payable in gold. The bill had already passed when the attention of MT. John of Jefferson was directed to it.
 Desiring 10 test the relative strength of the bimetalists and gold bugs in the house MT. John moved the reconsideration of th e bill. He made strong, brief argument for silver, and moved to ainend by making the bonds payable in the legal money of the United States.
 MT. Brooks of Mobile, who is also bi- metallist, took issue with Mir. John, more on the ground that investors would not buy the bonds unless payable in gold than on account of any opposition to the white metal. MT. Graham. MT. Manning and others spoke.
 The vote on Mir. Johns amendment being called for only about four feeble "noes' were audible. The bill then as
 amended passed the house.
 The following other bills were passed by the house: To establish board of reven ue for Lowndes county; to regulate the fine and forfeiture fund ol Marshall county; to provide for the appointment of an official stenographer for the circuit, chancery and city courts of Mobile; for the preservation of game in Bullock county; to regulate the election of county commissioners for COv- 1ngton county; 10 authorize the division of Covlngton; to authorize Troy to issue s3o ,000 in improvement bonds; to provide Tor the working of the public roads in Mo- bile county; To regulate the building of new public roads in Morgan county.