The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-26
LETS DOWN THE BARS.
A riIl Before Alabama. Legislature Which
Takes OF the Limit.

Takes OFF the Limit.
MONTGOMERY Ala, November 22.-(Spe-
cial)-Eills were introduced into the house
today providing for the repeal of the law
requiring insurance companies doing bus-
mess III the state to have an actual cash
capital of 100000. In anticipation of its
passage three bills were introduced asking
the Incorporation Of mutual life Insurance
companies.
Admission parties are at the head of the
three proposed companies.
MIR. Kelly introduced two of the bills
One bill seeks to establish the Alabama
State Mutual Assurance Company. John NJ
Caldwell. j. s. Morning and other prominent
Annistonians are among the prospective in
corpora tors. This company proposes to use
one-eghth Of The premiums collected for
reserve fund ana to return each year
whatever remains to the policy-holders,
who are to be the stockholders Mir. Kelly's
other bill provides for the incorporation OF
the Farmers Cooperative Insurance As
ISOLATION, which proposes to insure dwell
ings, barns, etc, outside of incorporated
towns. Its minimum capital is placed at
S50,000. The bill provides that the associa-
tion shall have a lien on all the property
insured security for losses. n charter
for the third mutual company is asked by
Messrs. Knox. Hill, Peacher and others, Of
Admission. II wants to incorporate as the
and to do business after the same general
plan as the others.
the old-line insurance men are expected
here in droves 10 fight the measures.
To Remit Taxes.
Mr.. Fletcher-Bill to remit taxes for five
years 60 all cotton factories established
since 1891. and To all established hereafter
and to exempt the operatives from road
duty. appears to receive favorable consid-
Grafton.
Making New Laws.
Montgomery, Ala, November 22.-(Spe-
cial Among the important bills introduced
into the house today was one by Naples,
providing that legal marriage relieved a
woman under the age of twenty-one years
of the disabilities of ronage.
Mir. McClusky's bill to encourage the
growers Of grapes provides that Alabama
grape growers may manufacture aud mar
ket wine from their fruit without license,
provided they do not offer it for sale in
quantities of less than quart
In many Alabama counties the court
hot Sc Jerks have for many years reaped
rich harN est by buying script At big dis
cot hts. Berg on che Sround aud on the
inside. they knew what was good and have
reaped rich harvest Mr.. John today in
trcduced hill making it 4 nlisdemean0r
for any court attache To engage in the
script traffic directly or indirectly.
The senate passed 4 bill authorizing
MONTGOMERY county to issue 100000 bOnis
for public road improvements. also making
the Mussel shoals canal lawful fence in
Lauderiale county, also establishing the
Benton school district in I.owndes county,
also allowing Conecuh county 10 issue So
Up bonds To pay for a jail and other i'm
proveIacnts.
Frequent Pay Days
Montgomery, Ala, November 2i.-(Spe-
cial THE most important measures intro
duced in the house today were one by
Mr.. O Brien, of jefferson, to require mining
and manufacturing concerns to pay their
hands of bi-weckly, and one by Mr.. Me
Mcqueen, of jefferson, to establish an inn
migration commission. This bill seeks to
appropriate $4,000 per annum for the pur-
pose Of employing commissioner and
clerk. whose sole duty it shall be 10 turn
immigrants into Alabama from the north
western states. The bill provides that the
commissioner shall nj all times keep exhi
bits of Alabama's products on exhibition
at points in the northwest
Mr.. Hill. of Montgomery, has a bill in
the house. which provides that a liquor
dealer who sells on credit any quantity
of liquor less than a quart shall have no
recourse for collecting for the same whether
on note or otherwise.
AIabama's Legislature Losses Member.
Montgomery Ala, November 2i.-(Special.
Announcement OF the death OF Judge j..
sgd Holt. the member from Macon, at his
home i'm Tuskogee, this morning, was made,
and the house adjourned out of respect to
his memory. after the following committee
had been appointed to attend the funeral
and do honor TO the member Of the diStn-
gushed deceased member: Messrs. Knight,
links. Mcqueen, Smith of Autausa, Groves,
Harris and Ewing. The house then adj
journed-
Judge Holt was one Of the most diStin-
guishcd members of the lawmaking body.
He has for several successive terms repre-
scented his county. and no member Of the
assembly was more universally beloved.
He was a good and able man. and the DEM
ocratic party of the state has lost one of its
best and Wisest members
The way Senator Morgan completely
showed under his political enemies III the
caucus last night is source of great con-
graduation to his friends. The cordality
with which even those members who have
differed with the distinguished senator came
to lis support Wnen the final test came is a
generous compliment in Itself. Less than Il
half dozen members of the variety which
can see no democracy escaping through the
administration glasses voted feeble nos
against Morgan, but they were. as the
school girls say, mot in it," The Constitu-
ton months ago told the people who the