The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-29
HOUSE

HOUSE
Montgomery, November 2S-(Special)-
The eleventh days session of the house was
opened with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Garrett,
the representative from Cleburne county.
There were seventy-eigh members answer
ing the roll call.
Leaves of absence were granted Messrs.
Bruner, Bulger, Hefin, of Chambers, and
Huey. The journal of the tenth day was
reported correct and was approved without
objection.
Mr.. Patterson, by request, moved to re-
consider the vote by which house bill 70
was passed on Saturday. The bill refers to
the creation of stock law stricts in Gle
burne and Butler counties. He then
yielded the floor to Mr.. Chatham, the
member from Butler, who in an eloquent
burst of schoolboy oratory, stated that the
people of his county did not want to be in
cluded in the bill. Mr. Thigpen moved to
table the motion to reconsider. BY the
close vote of 30 to 81 the vote to table the
motion to reconsider was lost. The Dill
as then recons dered, and on motion of Mr..
Cooper the vote by which the bill was or
dered to third reading was reconsidered
and the bill, with amendment. was recon-
mitted to the committee which reported 1t.
The speaker signed house bill 8, to au-
thorize the city of Eufaula to issue bonds.
New Bills
On call of counties the following bills
were introduced.
H. 376-Mr. Cornelius. To incorporate Taft
| high school. Education.
| II. 377-Also. To incorporate Gaylesville
| Normal College. Education.
| II. 31S-Mr. Garrett. To further regulate
| the practice and procedure of the circuit
| court of Clay county, Alabama. Judiciary.
| H. 379-Also- To establish a county court
| for the county of Clay. Judiciary.
| II. 3S0-Mr. Jones' of Coyinpton To pro-
vide for the republication of certain of the
| Alabama supreme court reports Judiciary.
| ii. SS1-Mr Vaughan (by request). To con-
firm and extend the incorporation of the
| Selma Press and Warehouse company. Cor
| porations.
III. SS2-Also. To punish the making or
| certifying false and fraudulent abstracts
| of title. Revision of Laws
| II. 3S3-Mr. Harwood. For the relief of
| John d. Steele and his sureties on a certain
| bond executed to secure the payment of the
hire of Netti Pelt a county convict hired
out by the commissioners court of Greene
| county. judiciary.
| H. 9s4-Also To permit juries to separ-
| ate in certain cases. Judiciary.
| H. 3S5-Mr. Waller To fix and regulate
the fees of justices of the peace and nota-
ries public with justice jurisdiction in so far
| as the same applies to Hale county Ala
| bama. Local Legislation.
| H. 3S6-Mr Davidson. To incorporate
| lie 4NOfll AldDdInd conference college,.
| Education
| H. 3S7-Also. To prohibit running at large
| of dogs in this state unaccompanied by the
master or other person. unless a privilege
| tax is paid by their owner. which tax shall.
| be appropriated as a special school fund
| of the county. Ways and Means
| H. 3Ss-Also To incorporate the Jeffer-
| son Turkish Bath Company. Corporations.
| H. 3S9-Also. To amend section 4009 of
the code. Ways and Means.
| H. 390-Also. To amend section 1906 of
| the code of 1896. Judiciary.
| H. 391-Mr. Burkhalter. To apply and use,
| for school purposes, in Jefferson county, all
moneys hereafter collected In said county,
| from state license taxes, for the sale of
| spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors. Educa-
ton.
H. 392-Mr. Houston. To establish a
board of commissioners of police for the
city of Bessemer Alabama, to provide for
| the appointment of such commissioners, to
| define their powers and duties, and to regu-
| late the police department of said city.
| Local Legislation.
H. 393-Also. To amend section 1883 OF
| the code of 1896. Revision of Laws
H. 394-Mr. Pettus. For the better pro-
| lection of farmers from impure or adulter-
| ated fertilizers and to impose fine for
| fraud or culpable negligence on the part
| of any fertilizer company or dealers. Agri-
culture.
H. Ss5-Mr Harris. For the preservation
and protection OF birds in Lee county. Lo-
cal Legislation
H. Ss6-Mr. Jones, of Lee. To regulate the
hours of labor in mines and factories. I'M
migration and Labor
Fl. 397-Also. To prohibit the employment
of children in mines and factories under the
age of u years. Mining and Manufactur-
| ing.
Ii. 398-Aso. Requiring firms and corpor-
atoms to provide seats for use of female
| employees. Mining and Manufacturing
H. Ss9-Mr. Robinson. To prevent persons
| from beating their way on locomotives,
| tenders or railroad cars. Commerce and
Common Carriers.
| H. 4OO-Mr. Kyle. To authorize an election
| in the county of Morgan to determine
whether bonds in the sum of SIS 900 shall
be issued by said county for the purpose of
building roads therein. Judiciary
II. 401-Mr. Screws. To amend section
of an act entitled an act for the relief of
needy confederate soldiers and sailors, resi-
dents of Alabama, who from wounds or
other cause are now unable to earn a live
lihood, and for the widows of such as were
killed or died in said war and have not
since remarked. Appropriations.
II. 402-Mr. Bibb. To declare persons who
were slaves or free persons of color prior to
the abolition of slavery in this state, and
| the children or descendants of such persons,
capable of transmitting and inheriting prop
| erty, real or personal, at any time hereto
| fore or hereafter, the same in all respects
| as white persons. Judiciary.
Fl. 403-Mr. Henry To require all persons
| who are liable to road duty in Pickens
| county to work not less than six days in
each and every year on the public roads of
| said county, not counting the days engaged
| in opening new roads. Public Roads and
| Highways.
H. 4Of-Mr. Henry (by requesD. To in
crease the public school fund by requiring
the owenrs of dogs to pay an annual IL
cense fee on each dog, for the use of the
public schools. Educa ton.
II. 405-Mr Arlington. To reduce all fees
| salaries In the state of Ala bama. Ju-
| die ~.
Ii. i0s-Aso. For the relief of Mrs. Alice
| B. Patton of Sumter county. Revision OF
Laws. =
| II. 407-Mr Jones. of Wilcox To provide
| for the more efficient working of the public
roads in Wilcox county and for the appoint
ment of road supervisors In the several
precincts therein. Public Roads and High
ways. q
H. 40s-Mr. Mitchell To provide for de-