Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-21
Usual Number of Bills Introduced
 in the House.
MANNING's SEAT CONTESTED
President PettuS Continues HI. An Impol tant Measure
 Offered in the Senate.

MONTGOMERY, Nov. 20.-[Special. 1.-The house was called to order at 10 O clock, and Rev. Dr. Bryson of Huntsville opened the proceedings with prayer.
 The journal of yesterday was read and approved.
 The speaker announced Messrs. Cum mings, Knight, Davis and Gibbon com mittee to arrange an appropriate Inauguration ceremony.
 The following house bills were presented:
 House bill 172, by Mr. Smith-ro pro- hibit cock fighting in Alabama.
 House bill l73, by MT. Grave-To prevent the tying or stalking of live stock on the public roads in Barbour county.
 House bill IA, by MT. Bellinger-To pro- hibit the sale of liquor within the llmits Of Cleveland school district.
 House bill 175, by MT. Jinks-To prevent farm aborers of Bullock county under con tract to work for year or less from leaving their employees before the expiration Of the contract.
 House bill 176. by MT. Harris-To pro- vide for the election of a superintendent of education of Chamber county.
 House bill 177, by MT. Grant-To exempt from road duty the trustees of the free pub- lie schools of Clarke county.
 House bill IFS. by MT. Grant-To provide for the payment of claims against the fine and forfeiture fund of Clarke county.
 House bill 179, by MT. Beasley-To amend section 453 of the code.
 House bill 1S0, by MT. Ellis-To relieve W. J. and M. b. Still of the disabilities of non- age.
 House bill 1S1, by MT. Savage-To amend section 3022 of the code.
 House bill 1S2, same-To relieve town ship trustees from liability to road duty and poll tax.
 House bill 1S3, by MT. Mills-To amend section 96S of the code relating to meetings of parents, guardians and township super intendents.
 House bill 1s4, by MT. Willams--For the preservation of birds and game in Henry county.
 House bill 1855, by Mr. Williams-To es- tablish the city court of Dothan, Ala.
 House bill 1S6, by Mr. Roach-To incor- porate the Pisga Male and Female acad- emy.
 House bill 1S7, by MT. Lipscomb-To con- firm the charter of the Bessemer Building and Loan association.
 House bill 1S8, by MT. Lipscomb-To con firm, amend and enlarge the charter of the Bessemer Land and Improvement con- pany.
 House bill 1S9, by MT. O'Brien-To de- fine the corporate limits of the city of Bir- mingham, and to amend the charter of said city.
 House bill 190, by MT. McQueen-To pro- vide and prescribe for service upon re- ceivers, foreign and domestic, holding or operating properties in the state.
 House bill 191, by MT. John-To make void any agreement whereby the title to personal property is reserved by the vendor and possession given to the vendee, unless said agreement is in writing describing the property signed by the vendee and re- corded.
 House bill 192. by MT. Flelding-To pro- vide certain ex-officio fees for the circuit clerk of Limestone county.
 House bill 193, by MT. Rowe-To provide for the election of four commissioners for Madison county.
 House bill l94, by MT. Coleman-To amend the act to regulate elections in Ala bama-the Sayre law.
 House bill 195, by Mir. smith-To con- pensate Harry T: Smith, attorney of Mobile county, for special services rendered.
 House bill 196, by MT. McCorvey-For the relief of the heirs of David Salter of Monroe county.
 House bill 197, by Mr. Clark-To amend the law providing for the administration of a chiid's estate.
 House bill 19s, by MT. Clark-To allow appeal by one or more parties to judg- ment without joining therein all parties to such judgment or decree.
 House bill 199, by MT. Kyle-To abolish the city court of Decatur aud transfer all of it's business to the chancery and circuit courts of Morgan.
 House bill 200, by MT. Kyle-To amend the code so to provide that property levied upon by attachment when sold by order of court as perishabla claimant can claim proceeds of property sold.
 House bill POI, by MT. Barron-To regu- late the management of state and county convicts.
 House bill POP, by MT. Boykin-To re- uuire conditional sales of personal prop erty where the title remains in the vendor to be evidenced by writing and to provide for the execution, attestation, fling and record of such writing, and to define the rights Of the parties thereto.
 House bill 203, by MT. Dean-To amend the act to regulate the election of commis- sioners of Pike, Bullock, Washington, Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Fayette, ! Shelby DeKalb and Pickens counties, so far as ii relates 10 Shelby county. House bill 204, by Mir. Forman-To pro- eljs!< f0r the better supportand main ntenance of the pr blic schools of s.. Clair county.
 House bill POS, by MT. Langiey-To allow bonded constdbies of Ialiapoosa county the same lees as the sheriff in certain cases.
 Mr. Garrett of Clay couuiy filed contest in be house for the seat of Representative J. c. Manning. The petition was referred tons.
 THE SENATE.
 President Pettus continues ill. A very aggravated attack of rheumatism keeps him in bed.
 The most important measure introduced into the seDate today was bili by MT. Austill providing for new system of tax assessment. The bill provides that taxes shall hereafter be assessed in Alabama by means of county boards of assessment. The county board shall consist of three