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low local option election Tn DaVlusol precinct in TRllapoosa county.
 House bill SOP, by MT. Mayfeld-To amend section 37S9 of the penal code, defin- ing the punishment oi grand larceny.
 House bill 8oS, by Mir. Gaines lby re- quest)-1o incorporate the town of Oak man.
 House bill S04, by MT. Turner-To furtber provide for and regulate the trials Of mis- demeanors in Washington county.
 House bill S05, by Mir. Cook of Wilcox (by request)-Fo define and punish black mailing.
 House bill sos, by Mir. Roach-To amend section 1892 Of the code, refuting to cruelty to animals.
 -Io incorporate the Autauga Manufactur- ing company in that county.
 House bill 6)S, by Mir. Sanford-To make the anniversary birthday of Jefferson Davis legal holiday in the state.
 House bill S09, by MT. Dsans-To amend an act to regulate the trial of misdeineanors in Shelby county.
 House bill sto, by MT. Mayheld-To au- thorize and empower clerks of circuit courts and registers in chancery to issue writs of certiorari, supersedsas, quo war ranto and other writs remedial.
 House bill 8l1, by MT. Kyle-To pre- scribe the duty of officers and other per sons making arrests in regard to property of persons arrested and to fix penalties for viola. ion.
 House bill SIS, by MT. Kyle-To pre- scribe the compensation of the judge of probate of Morgan county for services as judge of the county court.
 House bill S14. by MT. Kyle-To author ize New Decatur to require the citizens within certain ages to perform work on the streets.
 House bill sl5, by MT. Kyle-To amend section 3739 of the code so as to change the age of consent.
 House bill 816, by MT. Kyle--To fix the time and regulate the holding of the court in the Eighth Judicial circuit.
 House bill 8l7, by. MT. Kennedy--To amend section 2972 of the code so as to pro- vide more effectual remedy against the subscribers to capital stock of a corpora ton who have not paid their subscriptions.
 House bill SIS, by MT. Kennedy-To limit the time within which the old bonds of the state may be exchanged for the new bonds authorized by the act approved in 1878.
 House bill Sl9, by Mir. Kyle-To confer chancery jurisdiction ia the circuit courts in Madison, Morgan and Limestone coun- ties.
 House bill SEQ, by MT. Clarke-To pro- vide for the holding of the circuit courts in the Second Judicial circuit.
 BILLS DISPOSED OF.
 The following bills were read third time and passed
 ing the office of tax collector of Baldwin county.
 House bill 296-To repeal the existing game laws in Sumter and Chiffon.
 House bill 623-To prohibit the sale of liquor within five miles of Holland church. in Jackson county.
 House bill 264-To incorporate Hatchett Creek camp grounds.
 House bill 278-To incorporate Graham college in Randolph county.
 CYST OF SOME OF THE BILLS.
 Mir. Kyle introduced a bill today making the age of consent l5 instead of IS years, as provided in Colonel Johns bill yesterday. MT. Kyle's bill makes the punishment death or Imprisonment for not legs than fifty years.
 MT. Roach g cruelty to animals bill pro- vides that the dehorning of animals shall not be considered cruelty.
 Mir. Cooks blackmaillng bill provides that any one who publishes or threatens to publish anything of an injurious character on another for malice or for the purpose of obtaining money shall be fiued not more than 5000 and may be imprisoned for not exceeding twelve months. The Mayfield grand larceny bill provides that when the amount taken is less than SlO, though in other respects the crime be grand larceny, the punishment shall not exceed ten years in the penitentiary.
 MT. Curtls' bill seeks to apply part of the public school fund to the normal schools as follows: To the Florence normal, S55OO: to the Troy normal, S50O0; to the Living. ston normal, S2500; 10 the Jacksonville normal, S2500; to the Montgomery normal, colored, $7500 to the Tuskegee normal. colored, s3000; to the Huntsville normal colored, S4000.
 TO BE INTRODUCED TO-DAY.
 The following is the meat of the new convict bill to be presented tomorrow:
 Section 5. Be it further enacted, That section 36 Of said act bs and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 36. Be it further enacted, That the managers of convicts are authorized, if they think it to be to the best interest of the state, to hire or lease out all or any part Of the convicts, to perform any Xii Id Of labor which the managers may approy and to be governed by such rules ana reeu- lations as the managers may prescr b.. but no hiring or lease shall be made which does not provide that any contract may be aorogated by the superntep pdeut assigning any reason. And in hiring or accepting bid the managers shall not ba bound to accept the highest bid, but they shall consider the character of the bidder, the healthfulness of the employment and the welfare of the convicts, as well as the price offered. The hire or lease of con jets shall be secured by bond, with at least two securities, to be approved by the governor, and all bonds aud leases shall be prepared by the attorney general and shall be ex- ecnted in duplicate. And the several courts of county commissioners and boards of revenue in this stale ara authorized to make leases of the county convicts of their respective counties in the same manner provided that not less than fifty convicts shall be leased to any one contractor. No Convict shall be worked on Sunday. the Fourth Day of July, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 The following bills were passed at the afternoon session.:
 Senate bill, e4-To establish the Hayne school district in Lowndes county.
 House bill 326-Io amend section Of the set empowering the governor to reconvey to the United States a certain tract of land upon conditions described in this act, ap proved February 2S, 1859.
 House bill 343-ro prohibit the sale of liquor in Henry, Dale and Geneva coun- ties within four miles of the Dothan High school. in Henry county, except it be within the limits of police jurisdiction
 House bill 403-To change the time for making applications under the provisions of an act for the relief of needy Confec crate soldiers and sailors.
 House bill 529--ro prohibit obtainir ' property by false pretenses under contract for performance or service in the counties Of Low ndes, Wilcox, Monroe and Hale.