The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-01


usual minority In the house. The senate
amendment was adopted by vote of 81 to
%, and the bill was then read at length
and passed by practically the same vote as
on the amendment.
Senate Message
Secretary Proctor reported number of
bills and resolutions originated and passed
by the senate.
For Good Roads
Mr. Kyle,s bill to authorize Morgan coun-
ty to hold an election to determine if the
county would issue $4,000 of bonds to build
good roads, passed the house this morning.
The bill was amended by Mr.. Brandon so
as to include Tuscaloosa county. These
local measures are possibly the only road
legislation to be enacted by this assembly.
Mr. Delchamps is one of the best friends to
good roads in the present house, and he
caused a good deal of laughter on the floor
this morning. Mr.. Poole left the during
this morning. Mr.. Poole left the
chamber during the reading of the
Kyle bill, and requested his vote
to be cast by Mr.. Delchamps.
answered from the formers seat: "Mr.
Speaker, 1 am requested by the gentleman
to cast his vote aye on this BILL" The vote
was declared out of order.
The rules committee reported favorably
the resolution by Mr.. HARDWOOD asking the
state superintendent of education to fur
nish the house a list of all the teachers
employed in the public schools in the sta te,
and Mr. Tunstalls resolution authorizing
the speaker and clerk to employ such cierl-
Cal help for the committees on engroSsed
and enrolled bills as is from time to time
needed. Both resolutions were adopted.
The speaker signed a number of bills
this morning, among them the bill to au-
thoriZe Mobile to issue bonds to erect water
works and con StrlIct sewerage.
Tomorrow's session of the house will be-
gin at 10 o'clock.
The following new bills were introduced
in the house today.
H. 422-Mr. Doster To amend sections
PISS, 2lS9 and 2790 OF the code of Alabama.
Agriculture.
Ii. 423-Mr Patterson. To amend section
5049 of the code of Alabama. Revision Of
laws.
II. 424-Mr. Chatham. To authorize the
mayor and city council of the town of
Greenville to negotiate loan for the pur-
pose of establishing a system of cleo
trio lights in the town of Greenyille, and to
issue bonds for the pay ment Of said loan.
Corporations.
IL. 425-Mr. Edwards. To relieve Robert
and Gypsey Blue, minors seventeen and
nineteen years of age, respectively, from
the disabilities of homage. Revision OF
| laws.
! Ii. 426-Mr Jones, OF Covington. To make
| judges of probate ex ofilcio registrars in
| and for their respective counties. Privi-
| leges and elections.
! IL. 427-Mr. Fuller. To create a separate
school district in DeKalb county, known as
| the Liberty Hill School district Educa-
| ton.
| Ii. 42S-Mr. Haynie. To regulate the trial
| of misdemeanors in the county of Gilmore.
| Local legislation.
| II. 429-Mr. Harwood. To prescribe the
| compensation of the secretary of the senate
| and the clerk of the house of representa-
| tives of this state, to regulate and prescribe
| their duties and to provide for the appoint
| ment of their assistants and to provide for
| their giving bond for the faithful discharge
of their duties. Ways and means.
I'll. 430-Also. To further regulate and fix
| the fees of justices of the peace and no.
| taries public, ex-officio justices of the peace
| in criminal cases or proceedings in Greene
| county. Local Legislation.
| Ii. 431-Mr. TunstaIl. To ratify and con-
| firm all settlements compromises hereto
fore made by the state tax commissioner,
or any county tax commissioner, under an
| act entitled IAN Act to provide for the
| more efficient assessment and collection OF
| taxes in the state OF Alabama" approved
| February 3, 1897. Ways and Means.
| II. 432-Mr. Rousseau. To abolish the city
| court of Bridgeport and to transfer all the
| civil cases at law and criminal cases there
| in pending, together with all dockets, pa
| pers and books rela ting to said cases In
| said city court to the circuit court of Jack
| son county, Alabama Judiciary.
| H. 4S3-Mr. Davidson. To amend an act
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