Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-10

The following bills were passed by the
| senate this morning:
| II. 347 by Shamblin-To establish a
| criminal court for the county Of Chero-
| lkee. with criminal jurisdiction in misde-
| meanor cases, and 10 provide for the ap-
| pointment of a judge and solicitor for
| such court
payment of one-haR Of all statutory PEN
| allies into the state treasury, and pre-
scribe the duty of solicitors in reference
| thereto.
Fl. 7s5-To provide and establish a
stock law for Calhoun county.
H. 651-For the preservation of game,
animals and birds in the county of Col
| bert.
II. Ss2-To provide for the extension Of
stock law in Clay county.
H. 5T-To prevent the obstruction OF
| creeks and streams of running water IN
Wilcox county by throwing into the same
any rocks brush, logs and trees.
II. 692-To authorize the commissioners
court of Sumter county in districts where
stock are not allowed to run al large at
any time of the year, to fix day on
which stock of all kinds may be allowed
to run at large, and also fix day when
they must be taken UP.
H. 727-To prevent stock from running
at large in beat No. 10 of Hale county.
H. 501-To amend section l of an act
] PnJlIleu an act 10 diHGilu an az ~ IA
hibit stock from running at large IN
| beats 4. 5 and 6, and the southern parts
of beats No and 8, and the western part
of beat No. in Macon county, Alabama,
approved Feb IS, 1885,
H. 1896, by Baker, (By request-To pro-
hibit the sale or giving away or other
wise disposing of vinous, spirltuous, or
malt liquors or Intoxicating bitters or
beverages, within beat No. 10, In Lee
county.
H. 474 by Glover-To amend an act
to prevent hunting on land without writ
ten consent of owner or his agent in
Dallas, Madison, Autauga, Macon, sum-
| ter, Talladega, Bullock and Oak Grove,
| Perryville and Radfordville beats of Per-
| ry county, and beats No. and 8, I'M Hale
| county, approved Feb. Is, 1891.
S. 309, by Boykin-To authorize Hugh
Stewart, his heirs and assigns, to estab-
lish, maintain and operate a public ferry
on the Alabama river, within the police
jurisdiction of the city of Montgomery.
S. S42, by Sowell, Cby Requisite
amend an act entitled an act to estab-
lish new charter for the city of Hunts
vile, approved Dec. g. 1896.
S. 374, by McElderry-To further regu-
late the holding of circuit courts in Clay
county, Alabama. Passed
H. S4S, by Waller, (of Montgomery)-To
fix the terms of office of the mayor al
dermen and other city officers of the
city of Montgomery. Passed.
The following bills were defeated in the
senate:
H. 16S, by Lipscomb-To prohibit
any person, without legal cause or good
excuse exc from entering upon the enclosed
premises of another in Jefferson county,
Alabama.
S. S4s. by Moody-To require the
1912 of the code.
One of the most important of the bills
passed was one by Senator Abercrom-
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existing state registration laws.
1t provides that no registered elector
of the state shall again be registered or
be required to register so long as or while
he may reside or continue to reside with
in the election precinct or ward in which
he registered for the last general election
of state officers; that the registrar of
each election precinct or ward shall be
present at the polling place in such pre-
cinct or ward on the day of any general
or special election, and shall then register
all such qualified electors entitled to vote
in such precinct or ward at such election
as have not been previously registered
in the precinct or ward.
If this becomes law it will not be oper-
alive in towns or cities of 5000 popula-
ton or more.
The bill Incorporating the board of lady
managers of the Hillman hospital, of
Birmingham, which was passed through
the house several days ago by Mr.. Greene
was called UP in the senate today and
passed unanimously. 1t now only awaits
the governors signature to become a
law.
The bill which sought to authorize Bir-
mingham to levy a special tax of 20 mills
for the benefit of the public schools was
amended in the senate today by striking
out the figures 20 and inserting Is instead.
The amendment will have to be submit
ted to the house and the conference com-
mittee will likely restore the amount.
THE JUDGE COLEMAN MATTER.
The sensation of the day in the general
assembly was the veto by Gov. Johnston
tonight of the bill which sought to ap-
propriate some $4,000 to Judge A. A. Cole
man, of Birmingham, for services rem
dered as circuit judge during the war.
| The claim had been disallowed by the
| federal authorities, who had charge of
| the states affairs after the war, but the
| house and senate recently passed the bill.
| The governors veto was read in both
| houses just before the adjournment to-
night, and created a commotion. Gov.
Johnston bases his veto on the ground
| that the debt, if due at all, was payable
in confederate or debased currency, and
that the actual debt claimed at the time
did not amount to over $500 or $500 in
United States money, which, with the In
terest to date added, would not exceed
half of the amount now asked for by the
Judge. The governor also suggests that
when Judge Coleman accepted the col
onelcy of a confederate regiment and drew
pay as a colonel his right to draw pay as
a Judge ceased, his acceptance of the
colonelcy being equivalent to his resigna-
ton as Judge. Bills will be introduced
| in each house tomorrow providing for the
payment to the judge of half of the
amount originally asked for.