Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-01
FLOCKINC TO THE CAPITOL
Many Visitors Already There and
Still Coming
TO SEE THE INAUGURATION
The Ant-Gambling Bill Lost on Tie Vote of
43 TO 49,.
GOVERNOR OATES WRITES AGAIN
Not Satisfied With the Financial Report
of the Joiut Committee Bills
introduced in Both
Houses.
10 SEE THE INAUGURATION
GOVERNOR OATES WRITES AGAIN

Montgomery, Ala, Nov. SO.--(Staff Cor
respondence) lin the house today several
short discussions occurred over general
and local bills. The galleries and lobby
were crowded all day with familiar faces
from all sections of the state which in
dicates that the inaugural on tomorrow
of Governor-elect Johnston will be well
attended. OF course the great body of
visitors will arrive tonight and on the
early morning trains, but there are many
friends of the new governor here al
ready, and are arriving every hour to-
day.
1t is the desire of the committee on the
inaugural ball to be given at the Ex
change hotel Tuesday night, for the pub
lie generally to understand that no in
vitations have been sent out to this en-
tertainment except through the press,
and that everyone who desires to at
tend is included in such invitation.
ANTI-GAMBLING BILL
The bill to prohibit gambling in the
state of Alabama introduced by Mr..
Bouldin, came up for passage today, and
after discussion of half an hour, was
defeated by tie vote of 43 yeas and 43
nays. Notice was given that reconsider
alton of the vote will be moved on tomor-
row.
The resolution to hear an address by
Dr. J. L. M. Curry on Wednesday at 1890
O'Clock was adopted.
The bill to prohibit the issuance of rail-
road passes or free tickets to state officers
was laid on the table with amendments
measure was largely due to the fact that
the bill includes railroad attorneys and
newspaper men who might become and
are already members Of the general as
sembly
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following is list of the bills in
troduced at today's session:
By Kennamer (512)-To preserve game,
animals and birds in the county of Mar
SHALL
BY Bouldin, (511)-To amend an act to
establish an industrial school for white
girls in the state of Alabama.
By Lloyd, (496)-To authorize the adop-
tion of text books in the several coun-
ties of the state, and to provide for the
enforcement of such adoption.
BY Cofer (497)-To establish separate
school district in a portion of Cullman
and Marshall counties.
BY Cofer, (49S)--To amend section 3S7
Of the code of 1886.
BY Cofer, (499)--To prevent the employ
ment of girls under fifteen years old, to
work in cotton or woolen mills or fac
tories.
BY Glover, (500)-To amend the charter
of the town of Eutaw and define it's
boundaries, and to regulate the collec-
tion of taxes therein, whether due or past
due.
BY Wood, of Macon, (50D-To prevent
stock from running at large in certain
beats in Macon county.
By Hunt, (502)-To require the county
surveyors of Madison county to record
their field notes.
By Stansel, (504)-7-To reduce the cor
porate limits of the town of Carrollton.
By CASTOR, (by request, 505)-To es-
tablish a separate school district to be
known as the Flat Rock district in Ran
dolph county.
BY Appling, (50O-To provide for a
charter for the town Of Horse Creek,
Walker county, Alabama.
By Jenkins, (50S)--To confer additional
powers and rights upon the Montgomery,
Hayneville and Camden railroad COM
pany, formerly the Montgomery, Hayne-
Vile and Camden railroad.
BY Palmer, (500)-To prohibit the is
suance of a third grade license to the
same person more than once to teach in
the public schools of Winston county.
TO FIX SALARIES.
BY Robinson-To fix the salaries of
state officials, Judges of the supreme
court, chancellors and circuit judges to
take effect Dec. /. 1895. 1t proposes to
fix salaries as follows:
Governor, So, 500; secretary of state, ST.
500; state auditor $1,000: state treasurer,
81 500; attorney-general, $1,000; superin-
tendent of education, 81 800; chief justice,
$2,500; associate justice (each), $1,000,
chancellor (eacb), s1,S00 circuit judge
(each), 81, 800; circuit solicitors, 81 200, and
also fees not to exceed 5000 additional.
The bill was referred to the finance and
taxation committee,
The Governor this morning sent a mes
sage to the general assembly as follows
Montgomery, Ala, Nov. 80, 1895.
To the General Assembly of Alabama:
The Joint committee of the two houses
which recently submitted report upon
the condition of the treasury and the
finances of the state seems TO have con-
founded the fiscal year with the calendar
year and treated them as one and the
same. 1 do not question the integrity of
the members of said committee, but am
of opinion that their report is misleading,
well calculated to injure the credit of the
state and unjust to my administration.
and, therefore, deem it my duty to call
your attention to it and to state the true
condition of the finances of the state.
The report of said committee in re-
spect to the cash assets available Dec. 81
is substantially correct.
The report of the liabilities maturing
at the same time, or the day thereafter
Jan. /. is substantially correct with two
exceptions.
Said report sets forth the $50, 900 to the
First National bank of Mobile. on ac-
count of warrants 1t has taken up as pay
able Jan. l. 1897, when in fact said sum Is
not payable until the 10th day Of Febru-
ary next
Said report also sets forth the 100000
to the Selma bank as payable Jan. 1.
when 1t is not due until the 18th day OF
that month.
These differences in dates are impor-
tant because within a half month and one
and a third months from Jan. It is GER
tain that the treasury will be in very
different condition with the receipts
pouring in at the rate of $25, ,40s per day.
from what 1t Is on said 1st day Of jan
uary.
Deduct $150, 600 erroneously reported as
payable Jan. from the $568. 600 deficiency
Sound by said committee and II leaves an