Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-08
PEACE RE|CNS SUPRE Me-
.-4s>e
Senators Hundley and Boykin
Settle Their Difference, :
PREPARATION FOR RECESS
No New Bills To Be introduced Prior To
Ado urnment.
DREYSPRING BILL LAID OH THE TABLE
Longshore Makes An Effort To Bring It Up
But Is. Defeated-Congress To Be
Asked For Land Grant
Other News.
DREYsPRIaG BILL LAID OH THE TABLE

Montgomery. Ala, Dec. 7.-(Staff Cor
respondence.)-In the senate chamber
this morning president Sayre stated to
the members that he had the pleasure to
announce that the difference between the
senators from Russell and Madison (Boy-
kin and Hundley) had been amicably
settled, and the matter was at an end as
far as these gentlemen were concerned.
He thought undue prominence had been
given the dispute and regretted that
such was the case.
THE LEGISLATURE.
In the house today under a resolution
| adopted last week, two sessions were
| held. The morning session extended from
$50 to /, and the afternoon session from
8 to $50. This will continue to be the
rule until Wednesday-th day of ad-
journment.
MORNING SESSION.
Nearly all the time of the house this
morning was devoted to the discussion OF
senate amendments to bills previously
passed by the house and action upon
non-concurrence of the senate in certain
resolutions. AS the end approaches but
| few new measures are being introduced,
as it is necessary for the calender to be
disposed of before recess. Bills offered at
| this time will have no chance OF be-
coming law, and this is another reason
for no work in that line
Capt. John Burns, popular member
| from Dallas, gives notice that on tomor-
| row he will make a five minutes speech
| on non-concurrence of the senate in the
| house resolution providing for four
watchmen for the capitol. Capt. Burns
| is one of the most interesting characters
| of the general assembly. His talks are
always spiced with genuine wit and
sound reason.
Mr.. Longshore, leader Of the populists
| in the house, offered a resolution in
structing the committee on revision of
laws to report on the Dreyspring bill.
This is the bill requiring all contracts
in Alabama to be made payable in legal
tender Mr.. Longshore's resolution re-
quired suspension of the rules, and Mr..
| Waller, of Hale. moved that the motion
| to suspend be laid upon the table. Mr..
Longshcre made an enthusiastic appeal
| to the members to support his resolution
| and thgereby bring up the bill for ae-
ton, measure, he said, which Is of para
| mount importance to the people Of this
state. Mr.. walters motion prevailed
| and Mr.. Longshore's motion to suspend
was laid upon the table by vote of ST to
| &c.
Mr.. Brown. of Colbert, offered a resolu-
ton that on and after tomorrow only
| senate bills be acted upon until the cal
endar Is cleared of those and then the
regular order Of house bills shall be taken
up. Rules, ..-5..--
Mr. Mitchell offered resolution me-
| moralizing our representatives and sem
| ators in congress to secure from the gov
eminent the donation of township. or
| a. certain number of sections of land to
| the State Industrial and Normal school
| of Florence, Ala, this donation to be
asked of the United States in compensa-
ton. of damage done the library appa-
| ratus of the old Wesleyan university OF
| that city by the federal troops during
the war. A bin was introduced in the
| Fifty-thrd national congress by Gen.
| Wheeler from the Eighth Alabama dis
| trict, asking for this donation and re-
ceived favorable report from the COM
| mittee, but for some reason has never
| come up for passage. and the purpose of
Judge Mitchells resolution is to urge our
| representatives at Washington to use
| their influence for bringing the Measure
up and passing 1t. The bill provides that
commission shall be appointed for the
| purpose of selecting appropriate lands
| for the site Of this institution. This is
| one of the best known normal institu-
| tions in the state, being under the able
charge of Mr.. James K. Powers, an edu-
Gator who has no superior in Alabama.
| The attendance of the school varies from
| 300 to 400 pupils. and it is believed the
number can be increased to nearly
thousand under the provisions of the
bill.
| Mr.. COtef, OF Cullfndl, oilerSu d reso-
| luton that a joint committee be APP
| pointed to act during recess to investi-
| gate the salaries of the various clerks
of the capitol and report back to the leg
| islature by bill or otherwise.
The Mobile pilot bill. providing that
pilots of that port be licensed. came up
| for passage, andsa lively debate ensued
| The Mobile delega ton was divided on
the measure. Mr.. Sheldon opposed it
| vehemently., The~bill was introduced in
the senate by Mr.. Smith, and advocated
in the house by Messrs. Robinson and
| DelChamps 1t provides for certain
changes in the method of examining pi-
lots and requires apprentices to have
served a time before being allowed to
| handle vessels.