Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-12

effective speech. The vote was then
taken. and resulted as stated.
Ayes-Messrs. Altman, Barron, Bould-
in, Brown, of Colbert; Brown, of Jeffer-
son; Browne, of Talladegal Burns, Cam
eron, Coleman, Dale, Delchamps, Drey-
spring, Flewellyn, CASTOR, Glover, Graves,
Greene. Harris, Hampton, Hibbard, Hill,
Huddleston, Hunt, Jenkins Joseph, Kill
len. Knowles, Kyle, Lavender, Lipscomb,
Love, Merrill, Mitchell, McClelland, Nc
CURE, Nesmith, Ovens, Perry, Prowell,
Robinson, Rogers, Sheldon, Stewart,
Troup, Tunstall, Waller of Hale Waller,
of Montgomery; Wiley. Wood. of Macon.
Total, 49,
Nay-iMessrs. Speaker, Abercrombie,
Appling, Barnes, Beasley, Beeson, Bran
don, Campbell, Cofer, Canant, Darby
Davis E.land, Espy, Franklin, Cast,
Hearn, Henley, Heflin. Henson, Kenna-
mer, Killebrew. Lawson, Lewis Lloyd
Long, Longshore, Meadows, Mills, NC
Cullum, Newman, Palmer, Poole, Porter,
Reynolds, Shamblin Simmons, Timber
lake, Townsend. Turner, Wood, of Henry;
Yarbrough. Total, A.
1t will be observed that the populists,
republicans and sixteen democrats voted
against the bill. -Four gentlemen paired
on the measure and were absent, and
three friends of the bill were unable to
be present.
The democrats voting against the bill
were: Speaker Clements, Messrs. Appling,
Barnes Brandon. Brothers, Cofer, Davis,
Hefiin, Lloyd, Long, McCullom, Mills.
Poole, Newman, Fimberlake and Turner.
The bill went to the senate without en-
grossment, and 1t is said tonight that its
passage there is already assured. 1t ap-
pears now that the pro-convention senti-
ment has been strong in the assembly all
the time. and that all that it needed was
organization. When Gov. Johnston, Gen.
Shelley, S. D. Weakley, ]. A. Rountree,
John w. Tomlinson Wilson Brown, F. V.
Evans John B. Knox and few others of
that ilk put their energies to work
thorough organization was soon effected
with the satisfactory result stated. The
public here appears to be satisfied with
the action of the house.
Mr.. Merrill this morning called up the
bill which sought to amend the act passed
by the last general assembly providing
for the funding of the state debt The
act authorized the governor to fund the
bonded debt of the state, but provided
that the new bonds should run for only
thirty years. 1t was found that thirty
year bonds could not be placed to such
good advantage as fifty-year bonds, and
the bill called up this morning simply
amended the act of 1895 to remedy this
condition. The bill passed without oppo-
sition.~s
The university appropriation bill was
called UP in the house this afternoon,
and Speaker Clements offered substi
tute for it which he said had been agreed
upon by the friends and opponents of the
measure. 1t sought to appropriate $10,-
600 additional to the institution next year
and $4,000 additional for the next sue
ceeding year. The bill passed by hand
some majority.
The senate spent most of the day on a
similar substitute, the university bill in
troduced into that body, and finally, to-
night, succeeded in passing it with an
amendment, which cut the second years
additional appropriation to $4,000. The
friends of the measure will probably
pass the senate substitute as amended
rather than risk the chances of the larger
appropriation in the senate again.
The omnibus prohibition bill, which
comprises all of the local prohibition bills
agreed upon, was passed by the house
this afternoon, as also was the eleomar
garine BILL which seeks to amend and
perfect the electromagnetic law
passed by the last legislature.
The house judiciary committee today
reported a resolution calling on the sem
ate to strike from the general revenue
bill the provisions which seek to impose
license tax of 81 on each bicycle and IS
Messrs. Lavendar, Browne and Stansel
presented a minority report protesting
against any such action and conveying to
the senate an opinion from the secretary
of state that. the tax sought to be i'm
posed was Unconstitutional. The house
by large vote tabled the resolution,
thereby indorsing the position of the mi
nority of the committee. A number of
local bills were passed by both houses
tonight.
,t RANDOLPH TUCKER DYING.
Lexington. Va Feb. 11.-Hon. John r.