Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-13

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propriate s17,50 per year for the ensuing
two years for the expenses of holding the
eneampments, etc. Mr.. Golfer offered an
amendment cutting the proposed appro-
priation down to $4,000 per year. which
was the amount of the appropriation for
this purpose made by the last general
assembly. Mr.. Brandon agreed to accept
the amendment and the bill passed as
amended
Hon. John Burns Is the author Of bilR
which was reported favorably this morn
ing, which seeks to require that every
officer of the state from governor to con-
stable shall take out commission and
each pay the state therefor 81. Tt is es
timated that the passage of this bill will
bring several thousand dollars into the
state treasury this year.
THE SENATE.
A futile attempt was made this morn
ing in the senate by Senator Brown to
reverse the senate's action yesterday in
passing Senator Boykin's university bill,
by taking the bill from the table, but Mr..
Pettus moved to table Mr.. Browns mo-
ton, and it was carried by vote of IA
to II.
Itswas evident the opponents of the uni
versity measure had logrolled consid-
erably last night. Its friends were taken
by surprise and were somewhat scared
by the closeness of the vote. Only one
populist, Mr. Brooks, of Geneva. voted to
sustain the chair.
Avery important bill passed the sem
ate this forenoon 1t esta blisheS a new
state department. Of insurance, with the
secretary of state as state insurance
commissioner, exrofficio, and allows him
deputy commissioner at salary Of ST.
200 per annum. ~
Representative Wiley's bill to appropri-
ate money to reimburse certain insur-
ance companies for amounts Illegally
paid by them, into the state treasury, I'M
10 n n Fab N cd
an act to require all corporations to pay
a fee or license, for the use of the state
before commencing business in this state
was passed by the senate.
The following bills were passed by the
senate:
H, ST., by Glover-To amend an act to
declare certain lands in Greene county in
this state, now belonging to T. w. Cobb,
Mary Cobb. Mary E. Walker, and Anne
MIA ]. Upchurch. district in which stock
shall be prevented from running at large.
S. s407. by Deans. (of Shelby)-To au-
thorize and empower the commissioners
court of Shelby county to borrow money
in the name and for the use of the coun-
ty and to bind the county for the pay
Ihent of the same not exceeding in
amount $4,000.
H. 244, by Longshore-To establish a
charter for the city of Vincent, in Shelby
county, Ala.
. He 1S, by Darby-To amend section
anu ~ u al ACT 10 eSldDHSf ii cndTleT
for e-town of Brundige, in Pike county,
Alabama, approved Feb. q, 1893
H., 563, by Brandon-To relieve Rufus
NJ. Cross of the disabilities of homage.
NIGHT SESSION.
Senator Hawkins called up the bill to
establish a reformatory at Mt. Vernon,
and Ii was passed by vote of Is to g.
1t appropriates $4,000 for the two years
for the purpose of equipping the institu-
ton, and S1O0 a wear for the maintenance
of each boy in the institution. This lat
ter appropriation is to come from the
convict fund and the first named from
the state
Senator Smith also called up Mr.. Del
champs four oyster bills and had them
passed.
The senate remained in session until
il o'clock.