Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-25
IN THE SENATE.

motion was made in the senate this
morning to reconsider the vote by which
senate bill 67 was passed on yesterday
This is the bill admitting women TO the
practice of law. The motion today pre-
vailed by majority of one vote, and the
bill was then put on passage and defeated
by the following vote:
Ayes-Mr. President, Abercromble,
Bethune, Boykin, Brooks, Cunningham
Day, Hall, Hawkins, Hollis, Hundley,
McElderry, Nolen and Smith-14.
Nays-Brewer, Brown, Case, Deans, of
Covington; Grant, Hogue, Fitzpatrick,
Lee, Matthews. Moody, Pettus, Robinson,
Sowell, Thomasson, Walker-15.
DR.. Cunningham introduced corre-
spending bill in the senate to the one in
troduced by Mr.. Lipscomb in the house.
to break up pool selling and book-malxing
on horse races run either in or outside of
Alabama. The bill was appropriately re-
ferred.
UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES AP-
POINTED.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor in which he announced the follow
ing appointments " trustees for the state
university and requested that they be
confirmed by the senate:
Willis G. Clarke, for the term ending
March, 1, 1900; John H. Caldwell, for term
ending March l, 1900; M. l.. Stansel for the
same length of term; William Richardson
for term ending March l. 1897, vice r.
B. Rhett, resigned.
The message was referred to the COM
mittee on education. On a call of the
counties the following bills were intro
duced
BY Brown-To amend section 1879 to
1856 of the code, relating to rights Of
redemption of debtors in real estate and
insurance of buildings on real estate
subject to redemption in two years from
sale. Judiciary.
BY Cunningham--To prohibit book
making or pool selling on horse races,
etc, in Alabama. judiciary. 1t pro-
vides for fine of not more than $500
or imprisonment for six months, or both.
Also--A bill regulating the wages of
miners and factory hands in the coun-
ties of Jefferson, Walker, Bibb and
Blount. Corporations. 1t provides for
payment of same in lawful money on the
18th and Soth Of each month;
BY Brewer-To regulate the purchase
of official stationery in the county of
Lowndes. Finance.
BY Walker-To provide for holding the
circuit court at Linden and Demopois in
Marengo county Judiciary.
BY Brooks-To amend the charter of
the town of Unola, Geneva county. Ju-
dietary.
By Matthews--To repeal the existing
act to regulate fees in the county court of
Fayette. Judiciary
BY Matthews-To pay Mrs. Fannie Par
ish, of Franklin county s74 out of the
treasury
CUT hn9rUvvJo CUT
THE GOVERNORS INAUGURATION.
The joint committee, to which was re-
ferred the matter of making arrange
ments about the Inauguration of Gov
elect Johnston, have given out the fol-
lowing:
They recommend that the Inauguration
take place on Tuesday, the 1st proximo,
and they have adopted and suggested the
following programme in part:
That the procession form on Commerce
street, with it's head opposite the Ex-
change hotel at 1880 p. m. Tuesday, De-
cember /, 1896. The line of march will be
up Dexter avenue to Perry, down Perry
to Monroe. up Monroe to the capitol in
this order:
Mounted police, military. First carri-
age, Gov. Oataes, Gov.-elect Johnston (;
second carriage, Mesdames Oates and
Johnston; third carriage, president of
the senate, speaker of the house, secre-
tary of the senate, clerk of the house;
fourth carriage, chief justices of the su-
preme court, chairman of the joint COM
rrittee chaplain, secretary of state; fifth
carriage, associate justices of the su-
preme court; sixth carriage, attorney
general auditor. superintendent of edu-
ca ton; seventh carriage, railroad COM
missioners, commissioner of agriculture;
eighth carriage, the joint committee;
ninth carriage managers of the Gov
ernorss ball, Edward III. Lewis. ]. Kirk
Jackson. Ross C. Smith, Robert d. Walk
er and Edward M. Robinson; mayor and