Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-08
COMMITTEE on INVESTIGA TION.


| committee to investigate the State uni
| versity during the recess was concurred
i in, with the amendment that no expense
4 shall accrue to the state from such COM
| mittee.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Hogue-To regulate pay for feeding
pay, where there are not more than fif-
| teen prisoners in jail during any one
month"; SO cents per day; If more than
| fifteen and not more than twenty-five
| prisoners, 25 cents per day and over
| twenty-five prisoners, 20 cents per day.
By Smith-To authorize the appoint
| ment of certain corporations to act in
any representative capacity the same as
natural person; judiciary.
/ By Robertson-1o require fire insur-
| ance companies doing business in this
| state, to pay the full amount of policies
| in certain cases; commerce.
BY Hall-To prohibit the state from
entering into contracts for the payment
| of money in gold coin, alone. 1t pro-
| poses to prohibit the issuing of bonds by
the state to be payable in gold, either
| interest or principal; finance.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were passed.
(S.-To protect the tax payers of Sum-
| ter and Pickens counties from unjust
| competition.
(S)-Educa ton favorably, to create a
| separate school district in Marshall, Nor
| gan and Cullman counties.
(s)-Also. to establish the Lineville
| school district in Clay county.
(S.)-To authorize the city of Eufaula
| to issue bonds for funding its bonded
debt created under an act approved
Feb 6, 1877, and Jan. l, 1889.
(S)-To establish the Tuscaloosa coun-
ty law and equity court.
(S)-To declare the powers and Juris-
dirtiOn of the CITY court of Admission. of
Calhoun county.
S. 49, BY Hollis-Also with amend
menD-To legalize the holding of the Of
flee of county superintendent of educa-
ton by women in this state.
S. 1884,. By Grant-Also-To unite all
of fractional township 13, r. with all of
township 10, r. 4, between Oak Tuppah
creek in Choctaw county into one town.
ship school district.
s. 81, By Smith-To ratify and confirm
| the organization of the Mobile and Bir-
mingham Railroad company, and to de-
clare the rights powers, franchises and
privileges of said Mobile and Birming
| ham Railroad company.
S. 1877, By acknowledgements
prohibit the sale, giving away, or other
| wise disposing of spfrituous, vinous or
malt liquors. or intoxicating elders, Bit
| tiers, or beverages, or fruits preserved in
alcoholic liquors. within precinct No.
| eight (S), including the corporations of
| the towns of Fitzpatrick. and Thompson,
| in Bullock county, Ala.
II. 125, By Boulden-Also-To prohibit
| the manufacture, sale or giving away of
| spirituous. vinous or malt liquirs within
| five miles of Mount Moriah Baptist
| church, Bethel Baptist church, Harmony
Baptist church, Kyle Spring Methodist
| church and Mount Ararat Methodist
| church, in Jackson county.
Senator Brewers bill, to require pas
| senger trains on railways in this state
| to sion at the station, tho
| house town of every county in this state
| and to prescribe who shall establish such
stations and to fix penalties for the vio-
| lation of such requirements, which was
referred to the committee on commerce
and common carriers, has been favora-
bly, reported with substitute.
| Mr.. Moody's bill with substitute pend
ing), to authorize and require an election
| to be held in this state concerning the
| regulation of the sale, giving away or
delivery of spurious vinous and malt
| liquors in this state, and to declare the
! effect of such election, was made the
special order for Thursday after recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house re-convened at o'clock and
| Immediately took up the calendar for
| bills on third reading. The following
| bills were disposed of as indicated:
H. 296.-To create separate school dis
| trict in Barbour county known as the
| AllOu SCIloOl QlS lIlcl.
H. $3.50 authorize the construction
| of tramways. pole roads. canals and
| bitches and for the establishment of dirt
roads by corporations. associations, part
| nerships and individuals in the counties
| of Coffee, Dale and Geneva.
H. $3.50 amend section l of an act
| entitled an act to amend act entitled an
| act to incorporate the town of MoultOn in
Lawrence county. Alabama, approved
| Feb. 49, 1S45.
| II No
away or otherwise disposing of spiritu-
| Gus, vinous or4malt liquors, or other in
| toxicating drinks within five miles of
| Smiths Chapel Methodist church and
| Phillippi church. at Mountainbore.
H. $50 with substitute.)-To amend an
act entitled an act to establish a new
| charter for Phenix City in Lee county,
| Ala, approved Dec. 10. 1894.
| H. b. 462-To better define the bound
aries of the city of Jasper, Walker coun-
| ty Alabama.
H. B. 3S9-To authorize the owners of
the lands formerly belonging to the East
| Birmingham Land company to vacate
| and close up certain streets and avenues
| appearing upon the map of said lands.
| III. b. 56-To authorize Rhoebe Treell,
/ Emiley Treel and Willie Treel, minor
| heirs of Jackson T. Treell deceased un-
| der the age of Is years, to convey certain
lands herein described. in Clarke county,
| Alabama. s.sss,s.-s,- ,.
II. b. 57-To authorize Percy Virgins,
| Daisy Virgins, Emma Virgins and Reu-
| ben Virgins, minor heirs of Stephen L..
| Virgins, deceased, to convey certain
lands herein described, in Clarke coun-
| ty, Alabama.
H. B. as with amendment)-To incor-
porate the Life and Accident association
| of Birmingham, Ala 8
| H. B. 1910 amend section 1 of an act
| entitled IAN act to prohibit the sale, CIV
| ing away, delivering, transferring, part
| ing with, procuring or other dispositions
of sprituous, vinous or malt liquors or
| any intoxicating bitters within five miles
| Of Andalusfa High school, Baptist and
Methodist churches. Approved.
| II. 297-To fix the time for pleading in
| the circuit court of Bibb county.
| H. 219-Tos provide for the registration
| of all claims against the fine and for
fixture fund OF Bibb county.
| AETERNOON SESSION