Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-13
ment passed by a party vOte-ayes 49.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

House bill 2S5- To regulate the claims against he hne and forfeiture fund of Ge- n.vl county. Passed.
 Hodas b.li 534 To incorporate Morgan County college. Passed.
 Se1aie oil 26- ID csta aolish the Benton school di3tr c iu LovGdes county. Passed.
 1=aale bdt ITO provide for the more fl si=nt working. of the pubic roads in lailadega county. Passed.
 House oItl 137-po coutirm the charter ol the Brssener Building and Loan assoc d. lion; 10 provide for the increase of the cap itAl stock. to authorize it to sell surplus moaeg at private sale; to invest unsoid money; 10 buy, sell, lease or otherwise dls- pose ot real estat.; to crsct buildings or improvements; tu borrow money aud to provide for the increase uf the capital stock and 10 extend the time in which said asso- ctation shall continne To exist as corpora tion. Passed.
 To establish the Glendale school district in Monios county. Passed.
 IN THE SENATE.
 Mir. Hundley moved a reconsideration of the bill passed yesterd y to increase taxes, which was lost tie Vote of 16 to l6.
 Ales9rs. GDodwyn and Brewer were al- lowed to spread on the minutes that if they bad been present they would have voted againai the iacrease oi taxes.
 BILLS INTRODUCED.
 By MT. Sagre-ro regulate the procedure in de;inue tses.
 By Mir. 1umiln-ro amend section 3S7S of the cGds as applicable to Cherokee county.
 By MT. Austell-ro incorporate the Farmers Insurance Association of Ala Daha.
 lhe house joint resolution to raise com tee 10 sit during recess To consider tEe legislation in reference to assessment of property for taxltion was c cancurrel in.
 Senator Hdndiey's amend m-nt to the consultation, authorizing SD cial tax tor school purpose9, that failed to receive the rsquisits two-thlrds majority, Was intro duced with an amendment that tLe tax tLus provided shall not be levied until tho sane has been opposed by majority of the voters in the district where sucn tax shall be laid. The proposed amendment was de- fea ed.
 ASSEMBLY, NOTES.
 MT. Knights till seeks to appropriate s15, ,O00 for the purpose ol buying UT erect ing suitable mansion for the governor of Alabama. All of the democrats in the house appear to favor the bill and it will probably becJme a law in spits of the de- pressed condition Of the treasury.
 Mr. Browns bill, No. 63l, seeks to make it blackmail for any rapres ,ntative of a newspaper or periodical to com, into the capitol or the grounds thereof for the pur- pose of securing photo or sketch for publication If auy member of the leglsla- ture.
 MT. Deane, populist, introduced a res olution this morning that committee be appointed to investigate the reported charges that the expenses of the inaugura- ton of Governor Oates had been paid out of the state treasury. The committee on rules, 10 which the resolution was re- terred, reported it promptly after few minutes conference, and the house adopted the resolution unanimously. Mr. Knight, the chairman of the inauguration committee, urged that the house adopt the resolution, and stated that the S100 ex- pended in the inauguration ceremonies had been paid by Governor Jones out of the governors fund for contingent purposes.
 joint resolution passed the two houses today that committee of six, three from the house and three from the senate, bs appointed 10 sit for six days during the re- cess for the purpose of making a complete investigation of the tax assessment question and report solution of the vexatious ques- ton to the assembly upon it's reassemblIug.
 A joint resolution was introduced by MT. Nillett proposing that the Alabama legis- lature recommend Hon. H. c. Shorter, president of the Alabama railroad com mission, for place on the interstate rail- road commission. Mir. Willett moved that the rules be suspended and the resolu tion put upon it's passage. Mir. Ribb thought the legislature would do an un- wise thing to adopt the resolution. He said he had no personal objection to Colonel Shorter, but he did not believe it would be equitable and right for the leg islature 10 bind it's members up in such a manner. The motion 10 suspend the rules was defeated by vote of 4) to IS and the resolution was referred 10 the committee on rules. Subsequently the senate reported it's concurrence in the resolution and the house reconsidered its action and joined with the senate in recommending Colonel Shorter candidacy.
 MT. John of J. fferson introduced a bill into the house today to create the North ern Chancery division of Ala bama. The bill proposes to embrace in that division the following counties: Lauderdale, Lime stone, Madison, Jackson, Dekalo, Mar shall Murgan, Colbert, Lawrence, Frank lin, Marion and Lamar.
 Mir. Whitten's 8 bill to require all patent medicine firms selling patent medicine in Alabama 10 nave printed in the lable on the bottle or package formula of the con- tents was defeated Tn the house today. THE JEFFERSON COUNTY GARNIsHMENT
 BILL.
 The following is the text of the garnish- ment bill that passed the house yesterday:
 House bill 2S9-To regulate proceedings in garnish menJ cases in Jefferson county.
 Section 1. Be It enacted by the general assembly of Alabama, That any writ of garnishment can bs issued by any justics of the peace or notary public ex- ofticio jus tice of the peace in Jefferson county, Ala bAma. The plaintiff must make affidavit, in addition to the affi iavit now required by law that the demand or debt due by the de fe: d ant, which the plaintiff seeks to con demn, is not exempt to said defendant; or that the demand or debt sued on is for nec- essary articles of comfort and support fur Hished the defendant or his family, and which were suitable 10 the degree and con- dtioB ip life of the defendant or his fam fly, and for nothing else.
 5 c. 2. Be it further enacted, That any wr,t of garnishment issued contrary to the provisions of this act shall be vo.d, aud the iii er issuing the same shall, ol convc- ton, be fined not less than S20 nor more than S100, and such violation of this act shall suffi .ienJ cause for his impeach- meut and removal from office; and that any justice of the peacs or notary public ex oflicio justice of the peace who shall wiIlfully violate any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable on his offi cial bond for any damages resulting to any defendant for sad violation. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That no more costs than damages shall pe recov- cred by the pla tiff Cf the defendant, pro- vided that in no garnishment suit before justice of the peace shall the costs exceed the sum of S2.50, to be divided among those entitled lo the same as follows: