Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-07
TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. The Two Weeks Pay Bill Passes
 the House
  BY A DECISIVE MAJORITY
Other Bills Introduced and Acted Upon in Both Houses.
 A Heated Discussion.

MONTGOMERY, Feb. 6.-[Speclal. l-After the roll call of the morning session house bill 462, having been made special oi der on yesterday, was taken up and Colon e John, author of the bill, explained it's merits to the house in an able argument. The bill provides for the holding of circnit and chancery courts when the judges or chancellors thereof fail to attend regular terms by supernumerary judge, and to prescribe his powers, duties and pay.
 MT. Knight, tho able young representa- tive from Hale, opposed the measure upon the ground of it's nconstituionality. At the close of Mir. Knights argument he moved that the bill be laid upon the table. The motion was lost and Colonel John took the floor in defense of the constitu- tionaliiy of the bill. Upon casting up the vote the bill passed by vote of 43 to 32.
 House bill 1oS7 To provide for an inter- change of the circuit judges and solicitors of the state whenever practicable, so that the same officer will not hold court in the same circuit two terms in succession. The bill was passed by vote of dS to 9.
 The following bills were read for third time and finally disposed of:
 House bill z75-To provide for service of summons upon receivers Of corporations. Passed.
 House bill 35S-To provide for the trans- fer of ceses or suits pending in inferior court of record of this state when the act creating such court has been repealed. Passed.
 House bill 265-To authorize suits to be brought against receivers without the pre- vious leave of court. Passed.
 House bill 372-To amend section 29S4 of the,code of Alabama. Passed.
 House bill 402-To repeal sections l, 3 n,,A 4 ,f not fn nrnuihp for and regulate the fine and forfeiture fund in the counties of Monroe, Macon :, Washington, Jefferson and Randolph. - so far as said sections l, and relate to Washington county. Passed.
 On motion of Mr.. Mayf house bill 1119 was made special order for tomorrow.
 House bill 3l8-To amend section 3O54 (3465) of the code. Passed.
 House bill 3S0-To make appropriation to pay a certain reward for absconding felons earned during the fiscal year 1888.
 THE Two- WEEKS PAY BILL.
 House bill 308-To secure prompt pay ment of wages to Iaborers, mechanics or other wage-earners employed in mining and man ufacturing. With amendment.) )
 Mir. O'Brien took the floor upon this bill and said that it's provisions were in favor ofthe laboring people of the mining district, and 1t was in their interest that he introduced the bill. He said: "It would astonish the gentlemen of this house to go to Jefferson county and see the condition of the labor of that county in regard to the relations existing between the employers and empoyes.o He referred to the fact that checks were being discounted al a rate of fifteen cents on the dollar, the high rates charged by the commissaries for necessaries and the method of some of the corporations compelling their laborers to purchase their supplies at the company stores.
 MT. Mcqueen favored the measure by saying that it would do away with per- nicious plan that has been in operation for Q long time in Jefferson county. He thought the justice of the measure too ap-. by vote of 72 to ?.
 House bill 10-To regulate the landing oi goods by steamboats, vessels and other water crafts. Passed.
 House bill 39l-To prohibit the selling, bartering, exchanging or giving away of sprituous, vinous or malt liquors, intox- icating bitters or beverages in beats s and IS, Elmore county, Alabama. Passed.
 House bill 327--1o prohibit the sale, giv- ing away or otherwise disposing of vinous, malt or spirituous liquors within four miles of Colbert chapel, i'll Washington county, Alabama.
 Several amendments were offered to this bill relating to different sections of the state.
 MT, Knight of Hale offered an amend | state.
 Mr. John of Jefferson moved to lay the motion of MT. Knight upon the table. The motion was pending when the hour for re- cess arrived.
 The following bills were introduced and read for a first time:
 House bill 1lS7, by Mir. Clark-To em- power the commissioner of agriculture to redeem from the Bradley Fertilizer com pany fertilizer tags issued during the years md f0 cQi enr nT.Q n Q gregating $556. 25.
 House bill 11sS, by MT. Beasley--To regulate payments of the fine and forfeit ure fund of Covington county by requiring payments in the numerical order of their registry, and after sixty days notice to bar claims not presented to the amount of $135 of the c aims first in numerical order not presented. Local legislation.
 House bill 11s9. by Mir. Screws (with notice and prooD-For the relief of A. j.. Hall Of Montgomery. Local legislation.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 At the afternoon session the order of business adopted at the morning session was taken up and the following bills were disposed of:
 House bill 371-To amend an act entitled an act to provide for Ihe election of county superintsndents of education. (Amended.) Passed.
 Over this bill arose discussion which waxed exceeding warm. MT. Hearn offered an amendment to the bill, which provided for aiding Cboctaw county.
 Mir. Ott of Lauderdale arose upon the in. troduction of this amendment, and stated that bill had been introduced by MT. Hearn at the beginning of the session re- lating to the election of county superin- tendents, and that bill was found to be, upon examination by the committee of ed ucation, rotten to the core and purely par tisan ,and that he was afraid of this amend. ment.
 To this MT. Hearn listened in silence, but as soon as he could obtain the floor he arose to question of personal privilege. Mir, Jfiey n said that MT. Ott had made a ,Z.satement that was false when he said that his quondam bill was partisan, and that in the statement that there was trick or hidden intent in this amendment he made statement that was false and as foul ae Sthe hend who perpetrated 1t. In the course bf his denppcistaens MT. Hfarn grew yhirhIy excited, and in reference to his prsyers be fell upon his knees on the floor. Nr. Hearn's amendment was adopted. Senate bill 135-To encourage the cuitive- f.4ion of inc grape and other fruits in thia l slate and to provide for and rasulats the