Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-14
FINALLY AGREED UPON. The State Revenue Bill, Which
 Was Killed in the House,
BROUGHT TO LIFE AGAIN,
Remodeled by Committee and Passed-A Bill of Interest to
 Wage Farmers.

nbuNTGCM hH1, FHDs lo.--l pSSidAs Aho house convened at 10 o'clock this morning and the meeting was opened with prayer by MT. Ott of the house.
 House bill 754-To regulate the practice in the circuit court of the several counties of tue Seventh Judicial circuit--was called up by Mir. Kelly of Calhoun aud passed. MT. Robinson on yesterday gave notice that he would make a motion this morning to reconsider the vote by which the revenue bill was lost. When Mir. Robinson arose to make his motion Speaker Clark of Mont gomery (Mr. Boykin presiding) requested him to withdraw his motion to table tue motion to reco onsider, which he did.
 Speaker Clark then moved that the chair be authorized to appoint a committee of six for the purpose of holding conference during the morning session of the rouse and if possible come to some agreement In the matter of a tax assessment law for the state before the adjournment. The motion prevailed and Speaker Clark took the chair and appointed on that committee Messrs. Fletcher of Madison, Meador of Marengo, Robinson of Mobile, O'brien of Jefferson, Boykin of Russell and May field of Tuska- loosa. The committee retired at oncc to the committee room, with the understand ing that they were to report to the house at 12 o'clock.
 The house then proceeded to the call of the calendar aud the following bills were disposed oi:
 House bill 61S-To amend the charter of the city Of Sheffield. Passed.
 House bill 1205-To make appropriations for the chancellor of the Northern Chancery division, the judges of the Twelfth and Thirteenth JudIcial iicuits and the solicl- tors of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Juoi' cial circuits. Passed.
 House bill 1211-To fix the time of hold ing court iu the Northwestern Chancery division. Passed
 Senate bill 154-.To regulate the man. agement of state and county convicts-with amendments having been made contlnu- ing special order alter the disposal Of the assessment law, was taken up this morn- ing.
 Mir. John offered an amendment to the first section of the bill, which provided for striking out the words ia president of the board Of inspectors and two other inspect. ors Of convicts, y and inserting the words, ''lhree managers" This amendment called forth tedious discussion and re- ceived strong opposition. It was finally tabled upon motion by Mir. Kelly of Calhoun.
 Senate amendment to house bill T was fcopcurred in.
 concurred in.
 The speaker, in the presence of the house, today signed the following bills:
 House bill, 243, 379, 371, 576, TAO and 84S.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 At the afternoon session the speaker in the presence of the house signed house bills 105 and 626.
 Senate bill 17O.-To prevent stock from running at large in certain precincts in Perry county. Passed.
 The speaker announced to the house that be had petition from the members of the Alabama Baptist convention, now in ses- sion at Selma, to the members of the as- sembly urging them to enact a law to pre- vent the sale of liquor in the town of Marion, where the Judson Female insti- tute is located. The petition was referred to the committee on local legislation.
 House bill 155-To secure to wage- earners employed in the business of mining, man. ufacluring, transportation or merchandise, or hotels or other industries, a priority over other creditors in case of insolvency. Passed.
 House bill 349-To amend au act entitled an act to amend subdivision 31 of section 6l9 of the code of Alabama. Passed.
 The committee appointed at the morning session to revise and report upon the tax assessment law did not report until 4:S0 o'clock in the afternoon. The report of the committee was adopted by vote of 53 To 26.
 Inc following is the substance of the committee's report:
 Strike out section and latter half of section 8. Strike out the word precinct in line 1, section 4. Also words inclusive from word ttilieo' in line to ''yield'' in line 8. Also amend by these words: "No one can enter residence without consent of uwner.n In section strike out words sseither from their own number or" Strike out all of section Is; all of section 23 from the period in line 5; all of section 24 Several amendments to sections 25, 26 and p. Strike out subdivision g, section 27; first half of section 2S; from line Il to line 15 of section 29. Strike out all of sec ton sl; lines 20, 2l, 22 in section 36; all of section 3S except lines 20 and 26; al of section 4S; all of sections 50, 51, 62, 63, 54 60, 61, 62. Add to the last section: ''Any person selling liquor in less than quarts shall be deemed reiail dealers.'
 The bill and amendments were then put upon passage and the vote resulted-yeas 53, nays 2s, and the bill was passed.
 NIGHT SESSION.
 The night session of the house convened at TAO and under the regular order of busi- ness disposed of the following bills:
 Senate bill 1Q3-To create a lien in favor of the owners of public ginneries. Passed [. House bill 223-To incorporate the Coosa Iron and Railroad company. (With amend- ment.) Passed.
 House bill 1153-To confirm the incorpo- ration of the Birmingham Dental college and define the powers of same. Passed.
 House bill 964-To amend an act to incor- porate the Pioneer Petroleum company. Passed.
 House bill 965-To incorporate the State Loan and Land company. Passed.
 House bill 1143-To confer additional powers upon the Birmin gham Trust and Savings company. Passed.
 House bill 9S2-To repeal an act to pre- scribe the manner of electing county com missioners of Shelby county. Passed.
 Senate bill 842-To authorize the mayor and council of Troy to issue s20 1000 of bonds for school purposes. Passed.
 House bill 947-To authorize the mayor and council of Tuskaloosa to issue bonds to retire the towns debt. Passed. s House bill e51-To increase the aldermen H in New Decatur to eight and fix tbeir terms of office. Passed.
 House bill 936-To create Davidson
 >nQl district in Tallspoosa county. !.
 Mill 8s2--To amcnd the net for the
 lhedy Confederate soldiers, etc.