Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-11

On the 27th day of August 1894, with
 out the signature of the president of the
 United States approving 1t, an act of con
 gress entitled An act to reduce taxa
 tion, to provide for the government and
 other purposes became a law. Its pro
 visions are so well known to you that it
 would be unnecessary consumption of
 your time to discuss it at any length.
 One of it's sections which provoked more
 bitter opposition in the senate of the
 United States than any other has been
 declared unconstitutional by the supreme
 court of the United States. l refer to
 that section which provides for tax of
 per cent annually on incomes. Suil-
 cient time has not been given to show
 the practical benefits which have been
 promised and prophesied would arise
 from the reductions of tariffs imposed.
 But as Alabamians we may repose with
 satisfaction upon the assurance given
 Us in his public speeches by the gifted
 and long honored senior senator
 from the state of Alabama in the senate of the United States that this is the best tariff law which we have ever had. The only other act of congress of gen eral nature passed within the last twelve
 months to which call your attention IS the one approved March 9, 1S97, Tor more effectually suppressing the vice of gam bling in lottery tickets and the suppress sion of the lottery traffic through the nal tional and interstate commerce and the postal service Our representatives and senators in congress are entitled to olr l thanks and praises for this piece Of wise | legislation
 Alabama Statutes The following statutes of a general | chara eter were passed by the legislature | of Alabama at it's sessions of 1S9f-9o | An act to require the production ot | books and writings in actions at law, | to be found on page 50 of the printed l acts.
 | An act to amend section of an act | entitled "An act to prevent frauds to be perpetrated by directors and managing | officers of corporations on the stockhold- | CTS and bondholdeiB thereof. It IS to | be found on page 65 of session acts. | An act to regulate exceptions to glV- | ing or refusal of charges asked in writ | ing and to give effect thereto It IS 10
 be found on page 12e of session acts. An act to authorize the chancellor, l judge or register to require the com l plainants to give bond before receiver | is appointed was approved February To, l 1885, It is to be found on page 5So of ses- 1 sion acts.
 The only other bill with which your | committee on enactment was charged | is an act to define the matrimonial dom l icile of the husband. It failed to become | a law. | In addition to those above mentioned 1 the Alabama legislature amended sec l tions 3471 and 3462 and rule 52 of chan I | of interrogatories to be served on the l opposite party but only notice Of thelf l filing.
 | Ii also passed an act to prescribe the | mode and manner of serving process up l on receivers, both foreign and domestic 1 holding and operating property in thls | state And it is also now provided by 1 law that parties are authorized to 1nsti- | ute suit against receivers for acts done 1 and contracts made by them without | trpfxN h ish O n. l pointed them.
 Section 32O of the code has been so | amended as to allow the governor, upon 1 the application of any person disquali- l fled from voting by reason of his con 1 viction of any of the crimes mentioned
 in that section except treason, when re- 1 commended by fifty reputable citizens,
 to restore such persons to the rights and l privileges of citizenship.
 1 By an act provision is made l requiring the vendor in whose favor a l lien is reserved in any conveyance of l real or personal property for purchase l money upon payment thereof on demand, l to enter the fact of payment on the mar | gin of record, and that such record re- l leases the lien and it provides a penalty | of $200 to be recovered of the party fail l ing to make the entry.
 | By an act section 3532 of the code is l amended so as to authorize the defend- l ant to make a motion in vacation to dis l charge as well as dissolve an injunction. 1 But 1t may be remarked in this connec- 1 tion that section 3613 of the code was not | at the same time also amended so as to l give the right of appeal from the ruling 1 of the court upon such motion seeking 1 to discharge an injunction.
 | Section 35SS, which regulates the prac- l tice in partition suits, was amended by 1 an act approved January 31, 1895, so as l to authorize trial before a jury in the 1 chancery court not only when the de- | fendant denies the title of the complain l ant, but if an adverse claim or title is asserted by any one and brought to the | knowledge of the court.
 1 By an act approved February 9, 1895, | it is provided that when a defendant l Is indicted for violating the provisions of l laws prohibiting the sale of liquors the l fact that the defendant has obtained a | license from the internal revenue de- l partment of the United States is made | competent evidence
 | Amendments were made to the Sayre | election law of 1S92-93 which more liber- | ally provide for registration and for 1 marking tickets.
 actions of policies of life insurance it | is provided that before a defendant can l put in issue any matters to show that | the policy was void in its inception it | shall first pay into court all premiums received on the policy.
 | Section 3S72 of the criminal code was 1 amended in the interest of humanity 1 and to prevent cruelty to animals In | ways not prohibited by that section pri- | or to the amendment.
 | By an act approved February 16, 1895, | flag was adopted for the use of the l state of Alabama, by which it was pro- | vlded that the flag of Alabama shall be | a crimson cross of St. Andrew in a field l of white; that the bars forming the cross | shall extend. diagonally across the flag | from side to side.
 By act provision was made for the con test of the election of governor, secre- l tary of state, state auditor, state treas urer and attorney-general.
 By act all deeds of assignment for the benefit of creditors are required to be filed and recorded in the office of the l probate judge, and that such deeds are | operative from the day when delivered | to the judge for record.
 The legislature also passed a new con- | vict law, making material changes in | the statute regulations for the manage ment and control of state and county con- victs.
 By act section 703 of the code is so | amended as to provide that the supreme poIlrt shall pOt he renllirod to write ODin-