Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-26
THE STATE ASSEMBLY.
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IContinued From First Page.l ike jnrlsdIctlon, aud provide Tor 'tne pay ment of said solicitors.
 Senate bin 342-Relating to ths issuing of bonds for the town of Troy. Ala.
 Senate bill 339-Relating to the regula- tion of insurance companies.
 BILLS DISPOSED OF.
 The following bills were disposed of:
 Senate bill 224, by MT. Sayre-To amend a certain section of an act to establish a new charter for the city of Montgomery. Passed.
 Senate bill 24o, by MT. Almon-To pre- scribe the venue in suits against assignees under general assignment for the benefit of creditors. Informally passed.
 Senate bill 2s9, by MT. Almon-To amend section 234S of the code. Passed.
 Senate bill 2l1. by Mr. Kilpatrick-To amend section 129S of the code of Alabama. Passed.
 Senate bill 222, by Mir. Hundley-To reg ulate the practice and proceedings in civil cases in the circuit courts of Morgan and Madison counties. Passed.
 Senate bill 229 by MT. Hundley-To fix the time and regulate the holding of the courts in the Eighth Judicial circuit of Alabama. Passed.
 Senate bill 233 by Mir. Hundley-To pro- vide for the drawing Of jur9rs for the May aud November terms of the circuit court for the county of Madison for the year 1895. Passed.
 Senate bill 265, by Mir. Hnndley-To con- firm the incorporation of the Twickenham club of Huntsville, Ala, and to enlarge the powers and capacities of said club. Passed.
 House bill IT, by MT. Cook-Joint reso. lution proposing amendment to section of article Il (2) of the consultation of the state Of Alabama. Informally passed. Senate bill t3l-For the better enforce ment of certain statutary laws. tAmend- ment.) Passed.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 At the afternoon session of the senate, which reconvened at 3:30, no business was transacted on account of the joint meet ing which had been called for 'clock.
 INTERESTING DISCUSSION.
 At this juncture an interesting discussion arose over ,he provision of the bill 10 amend the charter of Colum bia, Ala, so that the city might be allowed to open and operate a dispensary. The provision was supported in an enthusiastic debate by Messrs. Walker, Cunningham, Sanford and Moody, and opposed by Messrs. Sayre and Pettus. The opposition was based upon the grounds of unconstitutlonality and the bad moral effects of governments dealing in this class of traffic. The dis- cussion was in progress when the senate adjourned for recess until 3:30 o'clock.
 CALL FOR JOINT SESSION.
 A call was issued for a joint session of the two houses al o'clock.
 THE JOINT SESSION.
 At4 o'clock the joint session called for by the senate in the morning assem oled in the hall of the lower house. President Pettus called the meeting to order aud stated that it's object was the hearing Of committee who were present from Atlanta in the interest of the Atlanta Exposition and Industrial association.
 The committee was composed of Ex- Gov ernor Bullock of Georgia. MT. Collier, president and director general of the Att lanta Exposition company, and MT. J. w. Spalding of Atlanta.
 The object of the committees visit to Alabama was to put before the legislature the advisability of an appropriation by the state to have Alabama represented at the exposition.
 Mr. Pettus introduced MT. Spalding to the assembly as stthe bright of the Att lanta bar-the brightest of the land.'
 MT. Spaiding made Il strong speech in; favor of the aforesaid appropriation, and referred many times to the unrivaled ad- yantages of Alabama in the matter of natural resources. He said: "Alabama ia the richest state in the south and can net afford to be left off of the list. .-=-z-.
 MT. Collier wasintroduced and made speech of thirty minutes along the same line. He was followed by Ex-Gov. Bui- lock of Georgia and Dr. Spalding in short, eloquent addresses. After all the mem- bers of the committee had been heard from Senator Milner of Birmingham arose and addressed the assembly in the following worlds
 ''When Barlow and Bee were struggling at Manasus the Fourth Alabama regiment was there, and say now to my Georgia friends, when they open the gates of the sgreat southern exposition of Atlanta Ala bama will be there.''
 MT. Pettus then stated that the ob ject of the joint meeting had been accom- plished and the meeting adjourned.
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