Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-28
NOTHING BUT BUSINESS
Legislators Put in a Good Days
Work.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY
Hon. J. H. Fits Discusses Legislation in that
Institutions Favor
AMENDED APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED.
Big Batch OF Local Bills Dispatched in Short
Order-Young Attorneys Before Su-
preme Court-Other Interesting
Capitol Happenings.
AMENDED APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED

Montgomery, Ala, Nov. 27.-(Staff Cor
respondence. 1.-THE house convened this
morning at 10 o'clock, with prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Thompson, of this city.
This was quiet day in the house, no
discussions occurring, and strictly routine
business being transacted. A batch of
local bills were introduced, and local
bills on the calendar taken up for pass
age.
The appropriation bill was taken up
and adopted with only one amendment,
viz: increase of the teller's salary in the
treasurer's office from $1,000 to $1,000.
The following new bills were intro
duced:
BY Stewart-To amend, abolish and
discontinue the town of Blountsville,
Blount county, to provide for the pay
ment of the outstading Indebtedness of
said town and for the sale of the prop
erty; corporation.
By Brothers-To constitute the town of
Jacksonville separate school district;
education.
By Shamblin-To amend an act au-
thorizing the commissioners court of
Cherokee, Etowah and DeKalb counties
to levy tax for working public roads
and let out said work by contract; pub
lie roads and highways.
By Shambln, (by requesD-To further
regulate and protect the operation of
regularly established bonded freemen.
Public roads and highways.
By Notwithstanding the sale or
giving away of any liquors within five
miles of any school house in Cherokee
county Temperance.
By Shamblin-To incorporate the
Cherokee Normal institute in Cherokee
Rxy n ontit1a6 n
act to provide system of water works
for the city of Cullman. Local legisla-
tion.
BY Cofer-To change the boundary
line between the counties of Blount and
Cullman. Counties and county bounda-
ries.
BY Pitts-To amend section 1889 of the
code. In forcible entry and unlawful de-
tainers title not in ISSUE Revision of
laws
BY Franklin-To fix the times and
places of holding the circuit courts in
the various counties, composing the 8th
judicial circuit. Revision of laws.
By Beeson-To make the fee of bond
ed constables in Lawrence and certain
other counties the same as sheriff fees
when they perform similar services, so
far as relates to Etowah county. Local
legislation.
By Beeson-To incorporate the East
Gadsden normal and industrial institute.
Education.
By McCullum-To repeal the incorpora-
tion of the town of Fayetteville, Fayette
county. Corporations.
By Glove-To require corporation as
Sociations or persons operating railroads
in this state to fence the railroads SO
operated. Commercial and common car
riers.
BY Glover-To provide for collection of
damages for stock killed or injured by
railroads; judiciary.
BY Boulden (by request)-To amend
section 1880 of the code of 1886, relating
to the redemption of real estate; judi
ciary.
BY Boulden-To amend section of an
act approved February 2S, 1887, entitled
an act to pay salaries to solicitors in
stead of the fees which they now re-
ceive, and to require the fees to be paid
into the state treasury; judiciary
BY Lipscomb-To establish a court of
county revenue for Chiffon county; local
legislation.
BY Davis-To amend section of an act
to create the Eleventh judicial circuit
of the state to fix the time of holding
court therein and to provide for the ap-
pointment of a judge and the election
of solicitor, approved December Z, 1894;
judiciary.
BY Kennamer-To provide for the cleo
ton of school trustees and define and
fix the term of the same in Marshall
county; local legislation.
BY Delchamp-To enable any county or
separate school districts of the state
to adopt a uniform series of text books
to be used In the public schools of the
counties or districts; education.
By Hill--To authorize and empower
the Georgia and Alabama railway to
have as many as fifteen directors; judi
ciary.
A bill was passed providing for solic-
itor for the western division of Blount
county at a salary of $500, to be taken
from fees received from convictions in
said court.
At 12 o'clock the senate reported to the
house for the purpose of hearing a paper
by the Hon. Jas. II. Fits, of Tuscaloosa,
on the subject of state Legislation As 1t
Affects the State University" Mr.. Fits
paper was lengthy and able. He held the
attention of the assembly for about two
hours. giving history of the State uni
versity and appealing to the legislature
for encouragement. He suggested the
plan of the states making loans to the
young men of the state to the amount of
$40 900 and receive notes for the same to
he paid back in a reasonable length of
time This money to be used by it's bor-
rowers for educating themselves at this
institution. He also suggested that state
convicts be employed in the mineral lands
belonging to the State university and
that Institution receive royalty. from
the state He made many valuable and
interesting suggestions.
IN THE SENATE.
The senate disposed of a long calender
Of local bills today, previous to 12 o'clock.
when they repaired in p body to the
hQuse Tor the ruiTp0se of attending the
reading of a lengthy paper by Hon. Jas.
H Fits, of Tuscaloosa.
Ex-President Pettus occupied the CHAIR
today at the request of President S&yre.
The business before the senate was rap
idly dispatched, the bills passed and in
troduced being almost altogether of a
local nature.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Brown-To create the BlountsvIlle
school district Education.
Also-To allow the secretary of state to