Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-06
TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Knights Political Uaurper Bill Passes the House.
  THE GOODWIN PROTEST Comes Up Through a Report Of the Senate Judiciary
 Committee.
THE GOODWIN PROTEST

and punishment of political usurpers. The bill was the special order after roll call. A viva voce vote was called for and the bill passed on party vote of 40 to 2S.- Upon motion of MT. Knight the bill was sent to the senate without engrossment. It wall be rushed through and will probably be- come a law before the end of the week. The following new bills were reported: House bill 497, by MT. Gbbons-ro rati- fy the charter of the East Ala bama Ferti- liZer eomplny.
 House bill 496, by Mir. Smith of Autanga To punish any person who, knowing the contents thereof, sends, delivers, utters, posts or directly or indirectly causes to be received by or made known to another any letter or writing or any verbal message, threatening to burn, injure or destroy any house, store, barn, gin or other building. (Makes it ielony.)
 House bill 499, by MT. Routon-To regu- late the granting of licenses to retail liquor dealers in Crenshaw county.
 House bill 499, by MT. Franklin-To hx the commission of the tax assessor of De- Kalb county.
 Louse bill 500, by Mir. Frsnklin-To fix the commissions of the tax collector of De- Kalb county.
 House bill 5o1, by Mir. Mills-!To prohibit fishing, except by hook and line, in Geneva county.
 House bill 5O2, by Mir. Mlls--To incor- porate Coffee Springs Camp ground in Ge neva county.
 House bill 5O3, by Mir. John-To amend section 3C69 of the code. (Landlord's lien for rent of store houses.)
 House bill 504, by Mr. McQuean-To pro- hibit the sale of liquor in the town of 1us- kegee.
 hibit the sale of liquor within three miles of Zion's Baptist church in Tallapoosa county.
 House bill 5o6, by Mir. Meadows--To pro- vide for the better working of the public roads of Tallapoosa county.
 House bill 509, by MT. Lipscomb-To fur ther dc inc the eligibility of county super intendents of education in Alabama. House bill 510, by Mir. Willett-To levy taxes for the use of the state. (This bill provides that tax of mills be levied on all taxable property in the state for the en- suing two years. The bill provides also that if the amount 50 derived is more than is neces sary the governor may, by procla- nation, suspend the collection of any DOT tion of the taxes.)
 BILLS DISPOSED oF.
 The following bills were read third time and disposed of:
 House bill 226-To repeal an act entitled "an act to establish the district court of Colbert and Lauderdale counties,' ap- proved February 13, 1891, and to provide for the disposition of causes pending in said court. Passed.
 House bill 160--To prevent aborers vol untariIy entering into contracts in writing in The county of Lowndes, for term of one year or less, from leaving or abandoning the service of their employers without just cause and with the intent to defraud them. Tabled.
 Senate bill 93--To confirm the validity of certain bonds issued by the board of revenue of Montgomery county. Passed. House bill 99-To prevent the sale. ex change and buying of seed cotton in Perry county and of seed cotton produced in said county. Passed.
 House bill 139-To allow domestic ani- mals to run at large iu beat 5 in Lee county. Passed. House bill 17s-To provide for payment of claims against the fine and forfeiture fund of Clarke county. Passed.
 House bill 1S4-For the preservation of game and birds in the county of Henry. Passed.
 House bill 192-To allow the circuit court clerk of Limestone county Alabama, cer- otherwise provided for, commonly known as -officio fees. Passed.
 House bill 195-For the relief of Harry T. Smith, an attorney of Mobile county. 10 compensate him for services rendered to the state. Passed.
 IN THE SENATE.
 MTs luICuuCbu u DllI 10 prohibit the sale of whisky in Mitcheli's beat, Lauderdalo.
 The judiciary committee made the fol- lowing report:
 That the journal may show that when the vote for state officers was about to be counted on the 18th of oyember, 1894, by the speaker of ihe house MT. Goodwyn offered to file protest. The speaker stated to him that he was out of order, and pro- ceeded with the count. This offer to file tactr rinxx do xxvit ', fl,ao suit. The senator from Fillmore also offered to appeal from the action of the speaker, and to this the speaker replied that he was out of order. The senator from Elmore protested against the action of the speaker in declaring him out crder when he Lff-red 10 file his written protest, and the speaker again said the senator from Elmore was out oi order.
 MT. Brewer advocated the support of the report of the judiciary for the reason that he thought IL was non partisan and ad been maturely considered.
 MT. Fitzpatrick thought the joint con vention was only witness aud believed the law should be changed. He in6ig- naptly repelied the iptimation of fraud made by Senator Goodwyn, and declared that he knew of no frauds in the black belt, and believed if there had been fraud it was in the white counties.
 The report was concurred in by vote of 20 to 10.
 MT. Goodwyn urged in opposition to the report that the speaker "ruiedn instead of "stated'' or "replied,'' claiming as a logical result that the speaker, as the presi- dent of the joint convention, did not possess autocratic power in deciding ali questions of regularity of returns, etc., independendent of the will of the general assembly. He said that vesting exclusive . authority in the speaker to count the vote for state officers represented the imperial power of the CHsars, and the contrary nreRented inc JeffereOnian idea Of the \yereignty of the people.
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