Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-16
Of Birmingham's Inferior Court-Election and Con- test Bills Pass the
 House.
Ross c. Smith Is Birmingham's Representative on the Rail- road misSion-Tun-
 stall Turned Down.

MONTGOMERY, Feb. 15.-[Sp scial. T. The morning session of the house was not devoid of interest on this, the second to the last day before adjournment.
 The first business of importance pro- ceeded to was consideration Of senate bill PAY, to provide for and regulate contests of elections for governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer and attorney general.
 The bill went before the house for pas sage without discussion and was almost unanimously supported by both political factions of the assembly. There were only three dissenting votes and these came from the populist rank. They were Hearn, Cole and Franklin.
 MT. Hearn asked leave of the house to explain his vote and unanimous consent was granted. He stated that his principal objection to the bill was the amount of the bond required of a contestant, and that he had desired to offer an amendment making the amount of the bond $500 instead of s5o00, but was too late with his amend msn.. Mr. Forman, populis, ,ffrom St. Clair, grant granted He said: s'Tiiis bill is not all that expected or desired it to be, but l think it is 2, step in the right direction and Ivote yea.' '
 When MT. Manning's name was reached he stated to the house that he desired to say word before he voted. Unanimous leave being granted, MT. Manning said:
 ssMr. Speaker, this bill, although it great deal to Alabama. In taking this step in the right direction, though it may be but a step, the senate is covering the dem- ocratic party in this state with glory. I hall, MT. Speaker, the approach of time in Alabama when the people can differ on a higher plane and when their differences can be adjusted by honest elections and honest contests when fraud may occur. 1 am delighted, MT. Speaker, to vote yea. .' These were the only remarks made upon the passage of the measure. The vote re- suited, yeas 6S, nays 8, and the bill was passed.
 The next measure taken up was senate bill 459, to further regulate felections in Alabama. The previous question was called on this bill immediately upon it's third reading, and no objection was inter- posed. The vote resulted, yeas 76, nays 8, and the bill was passed.
 In addition to these measures the follow ing bills were disposed of:
 70 Senate bill 294-To fix the time for hold ing chancery courts in Pike and Geneva counties. Passed.
 Senate bill z2S-To regulate practice and procedure in the circuit courts of Morgan and Madison counties. Passed.
 Senate bill 96-To regulate the practice in the circuit courts of Colbert and Lauder dale counties. Passed.
 Senate bill 315-To fix the time of holding court in the Eleventh Judicial circuit. Passed.
 Senate bill 434-lo fix the time of holding court in the Tenth Judicial circuit Passed. Senate bill 435-To fix the time of hold ing court in the Second Judicial circuit. Passed.
 Senate bill 429-To fix the time of hold ing circuit court in Clay and Cleburne counties. Passed.
 Senate bill 477-To fix the time of hold ing court in the First Judicial circuit. Passed.
 Senate bill 475-To regulate the duties of county officers in Colbert county with re- spect to the strip of land taken of of Law renee county and the strip given to Frank lin county. Passed.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 When the joint caucus convened at 12 o'clock senate bill 15, to amend an act to establish the city court of Talladega, was under discussion, and an amendment pending by MT. John providing for the abolishment of the solicitors office of that court.
 This measure was taken up mt the after noon session, and the discussion upon Mr. Johns amendment was continued. A vote upon the amendment resulted in its defeat. Another amendment offered by the judiciary committee was one providing for a salary of si2o0 per annum for the solici- tor, The bill and amendment passed by @ vote of 50 to 2.
 The speaker signed the following bills:
 House bills 85, b 94S, 36i, SPA, 760, 332, 597, 109O, 994, SO6, 1032, 7S2, 663, 1869, 727, 079, 726, 1O61, 621, sa9, so6, os7, GAO, 4s2,
 Senate joint resolution 492 and senate bills 103, 462, 325. 298, 34s, 259, 345, 453, SSo, o06, IFS, 294, 4s2, s16, 429, 22s.
 The senate messages contained an amend ment to the state Indebtedness bill, and a lengthy discussion arose over the advisa- bility of concurrence. The amendment enrovlded, and insisted that the gold clause Vi nserted in the bonds to be issued to re-
 the state bonded indebtedness.
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