The age-herald., 1898-11-19

LIE IHUTHp5UH, [. Enrolled Bils-Thompson, Moore, Case. Revision of the Journal-Caffee, Jenkins, Windham, Hall, Brooks.
 Rules-The president of the senate, Matthews, Boykin, Jelks, Sowell of Walker. Thomas W. Alley of Montgomery and Ed win Meader of Marengo were appointed senate pages. Doorkeeper of the Gallery-W. T. Jones of Dallas.
 On motion of Senator Meador, a joint resolution was adopted providing for joint session of both houses at 12 o'clock today to elect solicitors and city court judges. The following bills were introduced by unanimous consent and referred: s. fl, Cunningham-To charter the Ensley C-sy Steel and Iron company. Corporations Also-S 42-To charter the Birmingham Tube and Steel company. Corporations. Also-S. 43-To amend sections 192O-21-22 of the revised code.
 Also-S. A-To amend section 2S43 of the code. Revision of laws.
 Also-To grant additional Jurisdiction to tIe Alabama Land company.
 Montgomery, November 1S.-(Special.)- The fourth days session of the house was opened with prayer Eighty-seven mem bers responded to the roll call.
 By unanimous consent MT. Mitchell of fered resolution inviting the senate to joint session at 1230 o'clock D. m. to ascer- tain and proclaim the result of the state election held in August. The resolution was agreed to- and the clerk was requested to notify the senate. s.
 MT. Hollis, of Fayette, was granted leave of absence, on account of illness in his family. Mr. Screws, of Montgomery, asked unanimous consent to have house bills 54, 55 and 56 referred to a special com- mittee consisting of the members from Montgomery county. The motion was agreed to-
  leave of absence until Monday.
 A message from the senate was re- ceived asking for joint caucus at 12 o'clock noon for the election of solicitors and ac- cepting the house invitation for a joint caucus to canvass the vote of the August election at 12:3O. The senate request was agreed to.
 Bills Introduced
 The roll of counties was called for the introduction of bills, and the following were presented a entitled act "to better provide for keeping up the public roads of Baldwin county. ap- proved February f. 1S97." Public Roads and Highways. s
 Mir Sloan-To repeal an act entitled an act "to repeal the road laws of Blount county" Public Roads and Highways.
 MT Maddox-To amend sections B. Il, 16 and F of an act entitled an act ito estab- fish a new charter for the town of Pied mont, approved February 2, 1S97," and to authorize the city of Piedmont to purchase, contract and operate water works and elee- tric light plants, and fixing time for filing claims against said city. Corporation. taa
 MT. Fuller-To provide for the appoint1 ment of deputy solicitor for Cherokee; to fix his salary and prescribe his duties Judiciary.
 Mr. Kelly-To amend section of an act 'to authorize the commissioners court of Choctaw and Clarke counties to establish districts in which stock may be prevented from running at large' so far as it relates to Choctaw county. Local legisation.s T !
 Mir. Matthews-To provide for the sale of state reserve lands commonly knowp as Salt Sprnts land in Clarke county, and to dispose of the proceeds thereof. Ways and means.
 MT. Garrett-To prevent stock from run ming at large in certain precincts. in Cle- burne county. Local legislation n51 Joint Caucus aeY | The speaker announced that the hour having arrived for the joint session. the arrival of the senate would be awaited. It was but a few moments until the senate was announced and invited to seats on the floor
 President Cunningham of the senate call ed the joint session to order, and the roll was called The purpose of the joint session was announced to be the election of solici- tors. Mir Meador moved order of busi- ness that circuit solicitors be elected In their numerical order and then the solici- tors of city courts of Mobile, Montgomery, Birmingham and Talladega, and next a judge of the inferior criminal court of Bir- mingham This order was adopted, and the elections resulted as follows
 First circuit, B. F. Elmore; second c. R. Bricken; third J. V. Smith; fourth, w. w. Ono I, Brewer. sixth w. B. Oliver; seventh, T. W. Coleman, Jr.; eighth, Richard Lowe; ninth, R. c. Hunt; tenth, c. w Ferguson; eleventh, w. H. Sawtelle; twelfth, R. H. Parks; thirteenth, John W. McAlpine; city court of Mobile J. H. Webb: Montgomery, Tennent Lomax: Bir- mingham H. P. Hefin: Talladega. Alex M. Garber judge of the inferior criminal court of Birmingham, N. B. Feagin. There was no opposition to any of these, and each re- >ceived almost the solid vote of the joint session.
 The joint session was declared adjourned, but was immediately called to order for the business of canvassing the vote for gov ernor.
 Senator Boykin moved recess until 12 o'clock tomorrow to canvass the vote for governor. It was unanimously agreed 7
 Fight on Clerks
 The house was again convened, and MT. Tllnstall of the rolls committee, offered a report This report embodied almost in an entirety the rules governing the last house, only a few changes in regard to the num- Der of members to constitute standing com mittees. MT. Cofer objected to the unani- nous adoption of the report without read ing.
 Mir Hubbard in the chair, Mr. Walker explained the only difference of impor- tance in the rules to be the change in the number of members of committees-most of them being increased. Mir Cofer again raised objection, that five of the commit tees carried clerks, but he was as usual ''very severely sat upon by the house.
 MT. Waller explained that he particularly desired the adoption of sections 21 and % of the report, referring to the committees, as he desired to name the committees at to- morrows session. Mr. Davis moved the adoption of these sections, and MT. Cofer moved as a substitute the adoption of the sections with the provision for clerks for the revision of laws, corporations, local legislation and education committees. The motion to table was lost by a vote of 53 to IA. The two sections were then adopted The house adjourned until 10 o'clock to- q