Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-05

ferry across the TallapoOSa r1Ver. near Tallassee Elmore county, Ala.
 H. 644-To change the boundary line of the counties of Bullock and Pike
 H. 726 (with substitute)-To make ap propriations for additional compensation of the clerks in the state auditors office therein.
 H. 570-For the relief of A. J. Eslinger, late tax collector of Madison county.
 H. 91S (with petition)-Te provide for holding elections for the adoption of stock law in Marshall county and to provide for carrying it into effect. when it shall be adopted.
 H. 497--To create separate school dis trict in portions of Cullman and Mar shall counties.
 H. s01-To create lien for advance to make crops in the county of Monroe and to provide for enforcing the same.
 H. 636 (with amendmenD-To regulate the ex-officio fees of the sheriff of Au- tauga, Bibh Jefferson and Pickens coun- ties.
 H. S29-To create the Mount Zion school district in Morgan and Lawrence coun- ties. a
 H. 431-Prohibiting the sale giving away of any spurious, vinous or malt liquors within five miles of any school house or church of any denomination in Cherokee county
 The consideration of the Jenkins bill calling a constitutional convention comes up III lne 0DuSE lOinOIIOW at II U C4OSh The friends of the bill here are quite con fident that the bill will pass.
 SENATE.
 In the senate today, contrary to ex- peotaton, vote on the final passage of MT. Abercrombies general school law bill was not taken, as he obtained unan- inous consent to postpone it until 3:30 o'clock this afternoon as the paramount special order for that hour.
 THE MINERS WAGE BILL.
 The next special order house bill, 393, to regulate the payment of wages to min- CTS in Jefferson, Blount and Walker eoun- ties, was then taken up. The bill is a substitute for the original bills on the subject, which had been introduced sim ultaneously in the house by MT Lipscomb and Dr. Cunningham in the senate. It is better known as the semi-monthly pay days bill, and again as the "anti-com- missary bill" It provides that mining corporations and others shall be required to pay wages to their employees every two weeks, if demanded, instead of monthly, as heretofore, and also that all commits sary store checks issued shall be com mercially negotiable and redeernable in lawful money instead of in goods.
 The bill was finally lost by a vote of ayes, 21; noes, z; on motion to indefi- nitely postpone made by Senator McEl- derry.
 Although this is a local bill, it has a political aspect, and 1t is alleged that the future large vote of the mining and labor ing population will be lost to the demo- cratic party if they are not given this relief. If passed, it is claimed, it would also give the regular merchants of the mineral district an equal chance with corporation commissaries at the trade of the miners
 Senator Cunningham made a strong, earnest and eloquent speech in behalf of the bill and he held the close attention of a flJl1 senate He gai6 that fbie tion was the dominant issue in his cam paign for nomination and election to this senate, and that he stood pledged as a democrat and as man to secure the passage of this bill; that he was ready to die in the ditch, if he could not land the boat.
 BUILDING AND LOAN BILL.
 At this juncture Senator Brewer moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill to regulate building and loan associa tions was passed yesterday and his mo- ton was set for discussion at this after noon's session.
 Senator Hundley made an argument against the anti-commission, in reply to Dr. Cunningham, in that it violated the rights of private contract and virtu- ally vitiated the charters which the state has already granted and guaranteed to these corporations He opposed this bill on principle and did not antagonize it because it applied to a few counties. If Cne Dlll was llSnI II SflOulu cover the whole state. If it was wrong 1t should be defeated.
 Senator Pettus made a strong argu- ment against the bill as contrary to both the state and to the federal constitu- tions.
 The entire afternoon session was con- sumed in the discussion of a motion by MT. Brewer to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed yesterday to regu- late the business and taxation of build ing and loan associations in this state.
 MT. Bethune made the motion to lay MT. Brewers motion on the table, which was carried.
 BILLS INTRODUCED.
 By MT. Cunningham--To repeal the charter of the town of Irondale, Ala Corporations
 Also--To charter the Southwestern Life and Trust company of Birming ham. Cor porations.
 By MT. Buchanan-To regulate passen- ger fares on chartered railroads in this state This bill fixes first-class passen- ger fares at cents, and one and one-half cents for Second-class, and requires all railroad city ticket offices to be kept open at least thirty minutes before the depart ure of all trains Any corporation vio- torton and shall be fined not less than $25, and not more than $100 for each of fence. Commerce and common carriers.
 By MT. Sayre-To authorize the Adams street Baptist church, Montgomery, to borrow $1, 800 by mortgage on said church's real estate. Judiciary. AN OPERATION PERFORMED.