Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-10

 ments, and to pay White, Woodruff & Fowler the balance due to them for stationery furnished by them to the state under a contract to furnish the same. Passed.
 MOBILE SOLICITOR BILL.
 MT. Sheidens bill GIL 1S) to have the solicitor for city court of Mobile county elected by the people, which passed the house Monday, came up on an adverse report from the senate committee on jul dietary, and, on moticn of Senator Smith, the adverse report was concurred in.
 H. 359-To regulate the sale of spiritu- ous, vir-us and malt liquors in the town of Tuskegee, Ala. Passed.
 H. 12S-To fix the compensation of not more than two regular baliffs of the criminal court of Jefferson county, and to provide for it's payment Passed
 H. 2S0-To amend an act entitled an act to establish a new charter for Phoenix City in Lee county, Ala, approved Dec. 10, 1894. Passed.
 II. 462-To better define the boundaries of the city of Jasper, Walker county, Ala. Made special order for first Monday after recess is oVer
 H. 201-To establish a charter for the city of Jemison in Chiffon county, Ala. Passed. (H. 67.)-To provide for the election of four county commissioners in Fayette county and to prescribe the manner of electing same. Passed.
 CIT 15S)-To regulate and prescribe the manner of electing county comnls- soners of Dale county. Passed.
 (fI. 296)-To create separate school district in Barbour county known as the Alton School District Passed, (H 206.)-To create separate school district to be known as Mount Pleas- ant's district, Limestone county. Passed. (fI. 3S5)--To authorize the construc- tion of tramways pole-roads, canals and ditches and for the establishment of dirt roads by corporations. assoeia- tons, partnerships and individuals Tn the counties of Coffee, Dale, and Geneva. Passed.
 Committee to Investigate State Uni- versity- y-RepresentatiVes Hubbard, Rob- inson and Longshore, and Senators Rog- CTS and Fitzpatrick. .
 President Sayre was added to the com 1nttee on inspection of the new code to sit during recess.
 The senate reconsdered the action of the morning session in appointing a com mltte on mining and manufacturing to sit during recess, and recommended to the house the appointment of such a conl- mlttse consisting of only three members, one from the senate and two from the house. Tn this amendment the house non-concurred, and committee or con- ference was appointed. The conference committee on the part c; the senate consisted of Pettus. Cunningham and Sowell; on the part of the house, Harkins Altman and Cofer. After conference of thirty minutes the committee reported that they had failed to agree and asked 10 be discharged The report was adopt ed The resolution having orig ginated in the house. this left the appointment of the committee on mining and manufac- turing with the speaker of the house. to chose five members from that branch. The speaker named the following com mittee.
 Harkins. Cofer Brown, of Colbert; lief lin and NeSmith,
 CONVICT COMMITTEE.
 The committee to Investigate the con vict system and report to the assembly after recess is composed of Cunningham and Hall. of the senate and Wiley, Burns and McCallam, of the house.
 At fifteen minutes to joint commit tee was appointed to wait on the Gov ernor and inquire of him whether or not be had any further communica tionS for the general assembly. The committee re- porte q that the Governor had no further coumunica tions for the assembly.
 Heplin, of Chambers, offered a reso- lution of thanks to Speaker Clements for the faithful and impartial manner In which he had discharged the duties Of that office. 5 The resolution was unani- mously adopted and Speaker Clements thanked the assembly in an impressive manner for the compliment.
 The house was then declared adjourned until Jan. 20 at 12 m., 1SJ7 Thus closes the first term. a7 n7