The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30
SENATE

10 o'clock tomorrow.
SENATE
The senate was opened with prayer by
Mr.. Rush, and thirty members answered
TO the roll call. The reading of the journal
was dispensed with.
Special order business was the first to de-
mand the attention of the senate and on
motion of Senator Abercrombie, senate bill
SO was informally passed and senate bill 81
was finally passed.
Following this came senate bill 50 which
elected more interest than any bill or bills
yet discussed in the senate chamber.
This bill provides for a state board of
education which shall be vested with
power to regulate and better systematic
the schools of the state.
The representative from Jefferson, Presi-
dent of the Senate Cunningham, retired
from the chair and spoke at some length
in favor of the bill, Senator Meador pre-
siding.
The question was still being holly con-
tested, amendments being offered and
tabled, when Senator Moody moved to adj
1ourn and reconvene al A o'clock for the
purpose of further discussion of the bill.
On vote this motion was tabled. Senator
Moody then offered an amendment which
was refused admission the bill, and
when put TO vote was found to stand
10 for and 10 against-the amendment. On
a second vote, however, the amendment
was lost.
The question was then called for and the
bill read for the third time and ON the roll
call for votes the following result was OBJ
tanned: Ayes, q; nays, IL.
The hour of 2 o'clock having arrived
Senator Meador moved that the special or
der business be suspended and next in or
der was the call of districts, and the fol-
lowing bills were received and referred to
their various committees:
S. 165-Mr. Brown. To establish a uni
form series of school books to be used in
(e public schools of Blount county. Edu-
ional.
IS. 166-Mr. Abercromble. To establish a
county court for the county of st. Clair
Judiciary.
S.167-Also. To regulate primary cleo
tons in the state Of Alabama. Privileges
and elections.
s. 16S-Mr. Abercrombie. To amend Sec
tons IA, 15, 16, II, 10 and rs of an act ap-
proved February, 1895, entitled an act to
establish a charter for the city Of Annis-
ton. Local legislation.
S. 169-Mr. Sewell. To incorporate the
Lamar Training school in Walker county.
Educational.
IS. 1T0-Mr. Meador. An act to cover the
cash balance in the state treasury to the
credit OF the convict into the general fund.-
Finance and taxation.
s. 171-Mr Lee. To create a separate
school for the town of Pollard and to de-
fine its boundaries and to provide for the
maintenance of the schools therein. Edu-
cational
House Bills Signed
The president of the senate and speaker
of the house today signed senate bills No
49 and SOTO regulate and increase the ju-
risdietion of the city court of Admission
Message from the House
The house non-concurred in the report of
the joint committee of the two houses to
fix the time for adjournment and reassem-
bling of the general assembly for the recess
and asks conference committee on the
disagreement of the two houses.
House Resolution
message was here received from the
house, stating that committee had been
appointed to wait upon the clergy of the
city, the house concurring, and invite them
to open the sessions of the two houses with
prayer. The resolution was adopted bv the
senate and Senators Wiley and Thomson
We're appointed as part of the joint com
mittee.
Bills Passed
S. 1S-Separating the public school moneys
from all other moneys of the state of Ala
bama and making the same non-conyert-
iblt.
s. Safeguarding the county board of ex
amners of teachers In each county of tbe
state of Alabama.
S. 172-Mr. Lee. To grant authority and
power to the county commissioners of the
county of Escambia to levy and collect a
special tax for the payment of any indebt-
edness due or to become due for the erec
ton of all necessary public buildings and
bridges in said county. Finance and tax
alton.
S. 72-Mr. Nunnellee-To punish the maxi
ing or certifying of false and fraudulent
abstracts of title. Judiciary.
S. 1H-Mr. Matthews. To authorize the
mayor and aldermen of the city of Tus-
cumba, Ala, to issue bonds of said county
for an amount not exceeding 500, 900. for the
purpose of redeeming the bonds of said civ
issued under an act of the legislature of
alabama. Approved December 12 1888. and
for draining, grading and matchmaking
the streets Of said city Finance and tax
alton.
At the afternoon session of the senate
the following bills were passed.
s. 81. To regulate the county board of
examiners of teachers in each county
s. 81 To establish state board of edu-
cation for the state
s. SO. Separating the public school
money from all other monies<fn the state
treasury.
s. 54-To determine the public school or
ganization of the state.
.. oS--lO rStHONt LIE ulSl DliltieS of the
chancellor of the southwestern division.
8. $50 incorporate the Phoenix club. of
Birmingham.
The Phoenix Club Bill
Montgomery, November 29.--(Special.)---
The bill to incorporate the Phoenix club,
of Birmingham, caused another spirited de-
bate in the senate today.
Senators Moody and Roylxn spoke IN op-
position to the BILL while Senator Cunning
ham defended 1t. Senator Cunnngham
has gained much ground since the bill
was recommittetd last week. 1t was pa ssed
this afternoon by vote of % to I.
The Objectionable feature of the bill IS
that It permits the sale of liquor to the