Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-20
Representative O'Brien Introduces a Bill to Have Coal Weighed
WHEN TAKEN FROM MINES
President Pettus of the Senate Still Indisposed-Goodwyn
 BobS Up Again.

MONTGOMERY, Nov. 19.--[Special. ]-The deliberauons of the house were opened with prayer, as usual, and the journal of Saturday was read and approved.
 Mir. Brooks of Mobile offered resolu- tion, which was referred, that joint com mittee be appointed to arrange for joint rules for the government of the joint houses.
 The message of the governor, received Saturday, relating to certain bonds of the state held by the estate of Hon. Arthur Bingham, and tavoring acknowledgement and settlement, was read, and a motion that the message be referred to the ways and means com mittee prevailed.
 House bill 143, by Mir. J:nks-To author ize the circumstances by which death may be presumed.
 House bill IA, by MT. Hearn-To ascer- tain the number of bales of cotton grown in Alabama.
 House bill 145, by MT. Brown--To au- thorize Conecuh county to issue bonds to pay for court house and jail improvements. House bill 146, by MT. Brown-To amend the act incorporating the Conecuh 1ndus- trial school.
 House bill 147, by MT. Burks-To incor- porate the Polytechnic college and Ladies' institute at Cullman.
 House bill 148, by MT. Brown-To regu- late the granting of certificates to school teachers.
 House bill 15O-To prevent the sale of seed oats mixed with seed of Johnston grass.
 House bill 151, by MT. Beeson-To au- thorize Attalla to issue bonds to establish a sinking fund.
 House bill 152, by MT. Knight-To amend the act to secure competent jurors.
 A resolution that three members of the house and two of the senate be appointed to arrange a suitable inauguration pro- gramme was offered by MT. Knight and re- ferred.
 House bill 153, by Mr. Lpscomb-To in- corporate the State Loan and Trust com- pany.
 petition of the citizens of Woodlawn with reference to public roads was referred to the committee on public roads.
 House bill 154, by MT. O'Brien-To re- quire persons operating coal mines, who pay for mining coal by weight, to have said coal honestly and carefully weighed.
 House bill 155, by MT. O. 'Brien-A bill to be entitled an act to secure to the wage earners employed in the business of mining, manufacturing or transportation priority over yther creditors h case of insolvency. House bill 156, by MT. Ott-To require insurance companies to pay the full face value of policies when the loss is complete, unless the policy has been secured by fraud
 House bill 157. by Mir. Ott-To confirm the organization of the Merchants bank cf Florence, Ala. and to enlarge and increase the powers of said corporation.
 House bill i5S, by MT. kennedy-To bet ter provide for the establishmentand work ing of the public roads in Lauderdale county.
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 House bill 160, by MT. Whitten-To pre- vent farm laborerS voluntary entering Into a contract for year to violate said con- tract without permission of other party to it.
 House bill 161, by MT. Coleman-To amend an act to license dealers in cigarettes and cigarette paper.
 House bill 163, by Mr. Screws--To regu late the apportionment of the school fund in this state by the superintendent of edu- cation. (Reduces the number of township trustees to one.)t
 House bill 164, by Mr. Sanford-To pro- hibit the batting of any field for doves or paItridges.
 House bill 165, by MT. sanford-Fo pre- scribe the hanner of election of the re- corder of Montgomery.
 House bill 166, by MT. Kyle--To make certain judges incompetent 10 preside in certain cases.
 House bill 167, by MT. Fleming-To amend the act Incorporating the normal school at Troy.
 House bill 16S, by MT. Curtis-To estab- fish the Rogers school district in Pike county.
 House bill 1e9, by MT. Camp-A bill to establish charter for the town of Childers- burg, Ala.
 House bill ITO, by MT. Dale--To regulate the business of guarantee corporations.
 joint resolution was introduced pro- posing an amendment to the constitution, that in future no new county of less than 600 square miles be organized.
 The house adjourned for the day at noon.
 THE SENATE.
 On account of the continued indisposi- ton of President Pettus Mir. Hundley of Madison presided over the senate.
 Senator Goodwyn moved to amend the senate journal so as to show that the speaker had ruled in the joint session.
 l. That no member had right to enter written protest to the announcement of the vote for state officers.
 2. That DO member had right to appeal from the decision of the chair.
 8. That no mem Der had right to protest against the rulings of the chair.
 The senator's motion was referred to the judiciary committee.
 The following committee of the senate was appointed to attend the christening of the steamer Montgomery at Mobile tomor- row: Senators Browder, Cunningham and McRae.
 Bills were introduced relating to the sale of guns and ammuniLion; also to amend the grand larceny law; also for the preser- vation of game in Conecuh county; also to establish normal school for white male teachers at Troy, Ala. also to incorporate the alumni association of the Agricultural and Mechanical college at Auburn; also to make the felonious taking Of registered