Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-13
Immigration BILL DEAD
AppIing Gives Notice of Motion
to Reconsider.
AN IMPORTANT MEASURE
Relative to Building and Loan Associations
Becomes a Law
TRAIN WREcKeRs ATTENDED TO
Military Appropriations to the Sum of
$4,000 Agreed Upon-Burns, OF Burns
vile, Has an Eye to Business-The
University Bill Stands.

Mon:gomery, Ala, Feb. 12.-(SpeciaL)--
This was a busy day in the house, half
a dozen important general bills, which
were on the special order calendar, be-
ing disposed of.
The first business after roll call was
the consideration of Mr.. Appling's bill
to create and maintain an immigration
bureau for the state. The bin provided
that the annual expenses of the bureau
should not exceed $1,000, and should come
out Of the funds of the department Of ag-
ricuiture 1t was proposed that the bu-
reau should consist of the governor, the
commissioner of agriculture, the state
geologist and a chief of bureau, who
should be appointed by the governor and
who should be paid $500. Mr. Appling
explained the provisions of his bill,
stating, among other things, that it met
with the approval of the governor 1t
was something of a surprise, therefore,
when the house, by a two-thirds majori-
ty, voted the bill down. Mr.. Appling
has been i'll at MS home for two weeks
past and has not been able to do any
lobbying in it's interests. He gave notice
today however, that he would move in
the morning to reconsider the vote by.
which the bill was defeated, and in the
meantime he will put in some effective
work in the interest of its passage.
House bill ITO, To prohibit the requir-
ing of printed abstracts to the supreme
court of Alabama, produced considerable
discussion among the lawyers. 1t APP
pears that the supreme court now re-
quires printed abstracts and the statute
requires that transcripts be sent up. The
bill this morning sought to prohibit the
court from requiring attorneys and liti-
giants 10 go TO the unnecessary expense
of having an abstract printed, but it was
amended so as to permit the attorneys,
If they so agreed, to bring their cases up
with typewriter abstracts. AS amend
ed, the bill passed.
One of the most important bills that
has demanded the attention of the as
sembiy passed the house this morning
1t was senate bill 319, and esta blishes
some needed and radical regulations for
the government Of building and loan as
sociations. The bill requires associa lions
to make annual reports to the AUDITOR
requires that the statements, advertise
ments and literature of the companies
should be free from ambiguity. Nom
resident companies must file a copy of
their charters and bylaws with the aud
itor, and those nonresident concerns
having cash assets of less than $10a, 900
shall not he permitted to do business in
the state.
The total amount of all charges for the
coed per cent. per month for the money
actually due, but this does not include
reasonable fines for delinquency.
Notes and mortgages are not required
to be returned for assessment if the
stockholders who are borrowers are as
certained to have paid taxes on the real
estate or other property mortgaged. The
bill passed by large majority, the build
ing and loan men having tacitly agreed
TO the requirements
The bill authorizing the governor to
appoint state examiner of accounts
and two assistants, the former to be paid
$1,S00, but not to be allowed anything for
expenses and the two latter to be paid
S. per day and allowed $3.50 per day for
expenses. while actually engaged in work
for the state, was taken up and passed.
The Din making train wrecking a capt.
tai felony, and a fruitlesS attempt to
wreck train an offense equal to an as
Sault with intent to murder, was taken
up and passed without a dissenting vote.
The recent Cahaba disaster impressed
the house with the necessity for the en-
actinen. of this measure.
Mr.. Brandons bill to appropriate
$4,000 for the completion of the
handsome confederate monument on
the CAPITAL grounds was passed.
after eloquent speeches had been made
in its interest by Messrs. Wiley and Bran
don, which caused shower of flowers
to be thrown in their direction from the
patriotic ladies in the galleries.
The military appropriation bill came up
as special order. 1t also was introduce
ed, by Mr.. Brandon, and sought to ap-