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


building and furnishing public school
buildings in the said city. Education.
H. 1875, by Yarbrough-To repeal an
act entitled an act to regulate the trial
of misdemeanors in st. Clair county,
Alabama, approved Feb. IL, 1891. Judi
ciary.
H. 1876, by Browne, of Talladega-To
provide for the payment of the costs in
the case of the state VS.. Steve, alias
Stephen Camp, lately convicted of arson
by the city court of Talladega and who
died before sentence was passed. Ju-
dietary.
H. 1877, by Smith, of Tallapoosa-To
prevent stock from running at large in
beat No. 8 in Tallapoosa county. Agri-
culture.
H. 1918, by Clements-For the improve
ment of roads and bridges in Tuscaloosa
county. Public roads and highways.
II. 1919, by Brandon-To authorize and
empower the board of county commits
sioners of Tuscaloosa county to pay GER
tain outstanding witness certificates. Re-
vision of laws.
BILLS DISPOSED OF.
The following bills were passed by the
house at the afternoon session.:
H. $3.50 regulate the collection of the
poll tax in the Tuscumbie school district
of Colbert county.
H. 490-To appropriate money to feim-
burse certain insurance companies for
amounts illegally paid, by them into the
state treasury, under an act approved
Feb. IS, 1898, entitled an act to require all
corporations to pay fee or license for
the use of the state before commencing
business in this state.
H. S2-To repeal an act entitled an act
to regulate the trial of misdemeanors in
Lamar county, approved Feb. 6, 1891, and
to transfer all criminal cases therein
pending where indictments have been
preferred together with all papers and
a certified copy of all dockets and pro-
ceedngs therein to the circuit court of
Lawrence county.
H. 484-To better provide for the estab-
lishment and working of the public roads
in Lauderdale county. Alabama.
H. 735-For the relief of A. A. Cole
man.
THE SENATE.
The only matter of interest to occur in
the senate this morning was the reconsid-
Grafton of the vote by which Senator
Browns bill, causing circuit court so
licitors to do the work of county solicitors
in all counties of the state excepting JEFF
ferson, Montgomery and Mobile, was
passed on Saturday. Senator Pettus
moved the reconsideration on the ground
that the Madison county solicitor should
also be excepted from the provisions OF
the bill. His motion prevailed by close
vote. After Madison county was ex-
C6DIeQ senator 3TOWn Sldleu tHdl Tie
bill was of no use in its amended form
and suggested laying the bill and amend
ments on the table, which suggestion was
adopted by the senate. Senator Brown
manifested much feeling over the action
of the senate in defeating his pet measure
and remarked that he did not think some
Alabama senators were as much in favor
of doing away with useless offices and
salary retrenchment as they made be-
lieve.
The following joint resolution intro
duced by Senator Hundley, was adopted
by the senate: M
Whereas There is now pending in the
senate of the United States an arbitration
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain
Be it resolved by the senate, the house
concurring, That it is the sense of the
general assembly of Alabama that an
arbitration as mode of settlement in
international disputes is to be preferred
in principle to a resort to arms. They
accordingly approve the general policy
underlying the treaty now awaiting ac
ton on the part of the senate and with
out expression and without desiring to
express any opinion upon the details of
that treaty they trust that If amendments
be found necessary those will be made,
the treaty ratified and a step taken to-
ward what this general assembly deems
a higher plane of civilization for English
speaking people .
Resolved, That copy of this resolution
be forwarded to each of the states sem
ators in the city of Washington.