Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-12
The Revenue Bill Still Under Dis-
 cussion in the House.
:, ELECTION CONTEST
asses the Senate--Joseph ! Montgomery Nominated 5or Inferior Court Judge.

up house bill E76, to amend section 4053 of the code, relating to card, pool and other playing, so far as it relates to Madison and Morgan counties. Mr. Jackson made an effort to get his free coinage of silver resolution up, but the house refused to consider it. The committee on conference on the Northern Chanoery division reported the senate amendment prescribing the times and places of holding courts in the divi- sion. It was received and the amendment concurred in.
 By leave house bill 1918 was called up and passed. It incorporates the Southern Mutual Fire Insurance company of Ala bama.
 House bill 1oos-To amend an act entitled an act to regulate the disposition and man. agement of the bequest made by James Wallace, late of Lawrence county, Ala bama, for the benefit of free pabiic schools in township ', range 9, west, in said county, approved December Il, 1873. Passed.
 The assessment bill was then taken up on MT. Knights amendment to strike our to strike out.
 MT. Calhoun's motion to strike out the second section was tabled. By leave MT. John moved to strike out section 2S, relating to the banking feature of the bill.
 | MT. Brooks then moved to amend by striking out all after the enacting clause | and inserting the substitute Of the ways and means committee as an amend ment. | MT. John said the real purpose of that | substitute amendment was to let capital go scot free. There is not provision in the substitute worth the paper it is written | upon, but the same provision is found iu the original uill with a better purpose. l Further argument was had on the question | by MT. Mayfield and MT. Brooks. On motion of Mir. Dale the amendment of MT. Brooks was tabled, when the house ad- journed for dinner. AFTERNOON SESSION. The afternoon session Of the house was consumed in the con nsideration of the as- sessment bill. The opposition had been defeated in their preliminary sally, and consequently became more reconclied to | the consideration of the measure. Colonel John led the fight for the Kelly | bill, and had things his own way. Mir. | Brooks, the champion of the opposition, made vigorous contention on every point l up to certain stage, but finally gave way l before the large number on the other side. Section 2 to section 23 inclusive were adopted, with few amendments of minor importance.
 On motion of Mir. John section 2S, con- | taining the banking feature, was struck | out in the forenoon session. It looks now as if the bill will go through with some amendments, eliminating the | inquisitorial and extremely drastic features. The bill will come up tomorrow morning, | and if the fight of the opposition be not re- sumed the measure will have smooth sail- | ing and may be finished and sent 10 the | senate before recess. NIGHT SESSION. bare quorum reassembled at f:45, and
 the following bills were acted upon as in- dicated:
 House bill 66S-To authorize the people
 of Cherokee county to vote on the question | of issuing bonds to build pu biic bridge l across the Coosa river. Passed. | House bill 1066--To establish an agricul- 1 tural school and experimental station at | Springville, St. Clair county. Pssse1. | House bill 675-To resuryey the boundary
 line between D Kalb and Jackson coun- l ties. Passed.
 House bill 267-To detach Bibb county l from the Filth Judicial circuit and attach l it 10 the Fourth, to detach Lowndes from 1 the Fourth and attach 1t to the Second,
 and to detach Covington county and attach
 it to the Twelfth, and 10 provide for hold l ing courts therein. Passed. | House bill 744-To amend the act incor-
 porating Tuskaioosa. Passed. | House bill 65S-To prevent all persons
 from hunting upon the inciosed lands of
 the residents of Wilcox and Jefferson coun- ties except by written permission oi the oc- | cupant or the inclosed premises. Passed.
 House bill sos1To charter tbe town Of l Oakman, in Walker county. Passed.
 House bill 1095-ro amend the stock law | in Hale county. Passed. House bill 1031-To establish Il board of
 revenue for Barbour county. Substitute l passed.
 Senate bill 234-To amend the charter of
 Montgomery. Passed.
 House bill 1193-ro provide for an elec-
 whether or pot the county site shall be re- | moved from Jacksonville to Aunston. | Passed.
 | House bill 903-To provide for the pay | ment of claims against the fine and for.
 felture fund of Clarke county. Passed. House bill 940-To authorize Eufsula to construct sanitary sewerage system and | reg gulate connections. Passed. | Adjourned 10 o'clock tomorrow. | THE SENATE. l A Jill passed the senate today which, if l enacted into law, should silence the com | piaints of the fraud n- elections howlers. l The measure in question is the Sayre con- | test bill. Only one senator voted against | its passage-Mr. Nolen, who belongs to no | political party, and who explained bis | negative vote by saying that be had not | read the bill and could not therefore con- | scientiously vote for it. The bill provides | for fair contest of a state election. The l general assembly of Alabama is made the 1 trial tri ounal and the supreme court. l According to the bill the contestant must 1 file his contest with the speaker oi the | house within ten days after the official an.
 nounc sment of the result of an election, | giving bis grounds therefor. He must de- | post with the speaker good bond in the | sum of 5000 to Indemnity the etate against | loss on account of the investigation. If
 he wins in the contest the bond is returned
 to him. If he loses he will be required to
 pay the costs of the investigation.
 The house will pass the contest bill and the amendments to the 6ayre election law 1, which the senate adopted last Saturday, Ii
 they can possibly be reached on the calen.
 dar. It is even probable they will be called
 l up by unanimous consent. MIR. MONTGOMERY FOR JUDGE. II Atl:so the democratic members of ths , two houses met in joint caucus in tht chamber of the house to nomiuate tudg<
 for the inferior criminal court Of Btrmia9~