Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-09
MINING BILL GOES THROUGH House Accepts the Bill of the
 Committee AS PREPARED BY THEM Efforts to introduce Amendments Met and
 Promptly Defeated. THE VETO POWER OF THE GOVERNOR Brought Into Play on the Anniston Amend ed Charter Bill-His Message Explain
 ing His Action-University Bill
 Introduced in the House.
THE VETO POWER OF THE GOVERNOR

Montgomery, Ala, Feb. s.-(Special)- The morning session of the house today was one full of importance to the people of the industrial district of the state. The bill providing a new mining law for Alabama was passed, the vote In la yor of it being almost unanimous. It pro- noses to enact an entirely new code of mining laws for the state, and to re- peal all laws relating to mining now on the statute books.
 The bill which is the one prepared by the special committee of the legislature which visited the mines about Birming- ham during the recess, came up as special order at 10:30.
 MT. Longshore moved to amend the first section by fixing the salary of the chief inspector at $1, 300 instead of $1,50O, and of the associate inspector at $1,000 instead of $9O0 each. The amendment was voted down as to the decrease or the chief inspectors salary, but was adopted as to the increase i'll the associ- ates' salaries
 MT. Longshore then moved to amend the fourth section of the bill by repuir- ing that all coal mined in the state should be weighed and paid for by weight, regardless of any contract to the contrary This amendment also was lost.
 Not dismayed Mr. Longshore then the fourth section of the bill by requir- that not less than 100 cubic feet of air per minute per man be provided in every mine. This amendment provoked more discussion than the others, Messrs. Alt man and Longshore favoring it, and Messrs. Cofer, Harkins and NeSmith, members of the committee, opposing 1t. MT. Harkins, who is skillful miner, explained to the house that while 100 feet rT1ay fan mi WOI1ld CllDer- abundance in some mines, it would not be sufficient in others; that the amount Of air needed was regulated by the amount of explosive and unWholeSome gases generated in the mine.
 The proposed amendment was finally killed and the bill passed the house by a safe majority, and was sent to the sen- ate without engrossment.
 Col. Altman, standing on his crutches, made an able speech in favor of the adop- tion of MT. Longshores amendment to section 8. He also voted for MT. Long shores amendment to sections and 8, as likewise did MT. Lipscomb
 The committee on educa tion today re- ported favorably Speaker Clements bill to reimburse the university. The bill is a compromise measure and provides for the gradual increase of the appropriation to the Institution at the rate of $10O00 per year until 1901, when it will have reached 0000, which amount shall thereafter be the established annual appropriation. This bill will meet it is thought, the ob- jections of MT. Bouden and others. who declined without further investigation to declare the indebtedness Of the state 10 be $2000, 900.
 The alumni is we'll represented here, and will make a dillgent fight to get the appropriation through. The bill provides that, after the annual payment from the state reaches s6O, 900, $20,0O0 of the amount shall be loaned to deserving young men-one from each county-Who shall give notes for it's repayment within six years.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 The following bills passed the house:
 H. 1040--To authorize ratify and con- firm the schedule of licenses for the city of Birmingham, and the. ordinances of the board Of mayor. and. aldermen of said city adopting and establishing the same.
 H. 1os9-To more effectually secure competent and we'll qualified jurors in Cullman county, Alabama.
 H. 1026--To repeal an act establishing the city court of Bridgeport.
 H. 512--To preserve game, animals and birds in the county of Marshalll.
 H. 772-To amend the charter of the city of Anniston; to amend sections sev- enteen CID and twenty-five (25) of an act, approved Feb IS, 1895, entitled an act to establish new charter for the city of Anniston; and to prescribe in what the fines, taxes, license, dues and charges due to and collectable by the city of An niston, shall be paid.
 H. 1152-To require railroad companies to establish depots in towns of more than 100 inhabitants
 H. 1113-To fix the fees of the circuit clerk of the county of Lamar and in civil and criminal eases.
 Fl. 1066-To amend section 2 of an act entitled an act to establish a new charter for the city of Cullman, Ala, approved Dec. 12, 1890.
 s. 231 with amendmenD-To establish a county court for the county of Gle burne.
 H. 966-1o provide for the appointment of overseers of public roads in Jefferson county and to prescribe their duties.
 H. 913-To repeal an act entitled an act to amend section of an act entitled an act to provide for the making and main taining of the public roads and bridges in Jefferson county, Alabama, approved Dec. IT, 1894.
 H. 914-To amend an act entitled an act to provide for the making and main taining of the public roads and bridges in Jefferson county, Alabama, approved Dec IS, 1894 H. 915-To require the commissioners court of Jefferson county, Alabama, to keep q book of records of roads and to keep an entry of road matters therein. ONLY A BASIS FOR A COURT BILL
 Col. Altman has requested the State Herald correspondent to explain that the court bill, introduced by him on Satur- day, and which was published in full in Sundays State Herald, was not approved in full by him or by any other member of the Jefferson delegation. The bill was Introduced simply as enuclens to build on, and in order to reserve place on the calendar. It has been referred to spc- cial committee consisting of the delega- tion from Jefferson, and the people of Birmingham may rest assured that it will not be reported back to the house until it has been thoroughly digested and per fected.
 THE SENATE.
 One of the first bills passed by the sen