The age-herald., 1900-11-21
Measures of Importance Intro
 duced in House
BIRMINGHAM BOND BILL PASSED
Bills to Refund License Moneys Illegally Collected, to Abolish Agricultural Schools and Prohibit the Run-
 ming of Trains on Sunday.

Age-Herald Bureau, Motel Clancey, Mont gomery, November 2O.-(Special.) )-Today's session of the General Assembly of Ala bama was without especial interest. There were several general bills of importance in- troduced into the lower house. MT. O'Brien of Jefferson presented a bill to have the State Treasurer refund all license money collected illegally under the act of the last Legislature, subsequently, declared uncon- stftutional.
 MT. Doster of Autauga introduced bill to abolish the district agricultural schools of the State, and MT. Knight of Hale came to the front with bill to prohibit the moving of freight and excursion trains on Sunday.
 THE HOUSE..
 The features of today's session of the House were the introduction of several bills of State importance, and the passage of seven bills.
 Among the bills passed was the O'Brien bill authorizing the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Birmingham to is- sue bonds to the amount of $25O,0O0 to build a~new city hall for Birmingham, to improve the city jail and construct school buildings. The only bill of State importance passed was the Pettus bill, making the Sd day of June of each year legal holiday.
 Speaker Pettus convened the session at 10 o'clock, prayer being offered by Rev. E. L. Crawford of Montgomery Seventy-six members responded to roll call, and the regular routine calls were gone through with. Seventeen bills were introduced into the House.
 The speaker announced the appointment of Messrs O'Brien, Craig and Delaney as members of the joint committee on the part of the house to investigate the books of the auditor and treasurer.
 The following bills were passed by the House:
 H. B. I'll. ByiMr. Graves-To provide for the election by the people of the members of the Board of Revenue of Montgomery after 1902, and to divide the county into five districts for same. Ayes 61; nays 0.
 H. B. ITO. By MT. Fuller-To further reg ulate the drawing of jurors in Montgomery County. Ayes 79. Nays 0.
 H. B. 137. By MT. Hayle-To authorize the payment to Confederate pensioners of Bald win County the sums due them from the funds of 1899. Ayes 79; nays O.
 H. B. 131. By Mir. Heacock-To provide for the construction. repairing working and maintaining of the public roads and bridges in Talladega County. Ayes 72; nays O.
 H. 94. By MT. O'Briep-To authorize the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Birm- ingham to issue S250,0O0 of bonds for the purpose of building a city hall, pairing the city jail and constructing new schoolhouses. Ayes, 7S; noes, O.
 H. B. 2S. By MT. Pettus, of Limestone To declare the third day of June of each year. Jefferson Davis birthday, a legal holiday in this State. Ayes, 80; noes, 70.
 The House at l o'clock adjourned until tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
 New House Bills.
 The following bills were introduced at to-day's session.:
 H. 262. By MT. Doster-To apply the money now ussd for district agricultural stations and schools to the public schools. Agriculture.
 H. 263. By MT. Doster-To repeal Section 404 of the code of 1896 relating to the estab- lishment of branch agricultural experi- ment station and school for each Con- gressional district. Agriculture.
 H. 264. By MT. Baldwin-To declare void as to certain persons, contacts and leases of certain property when the same are for term exceeding twelve months, unless the same are in writing subscribed by the party o-be charged herewith or some other person thereunto lawfully aiI- thorized by him, and recorded within thirty days from date. Judiciary
 H. 265. By MT. Harris-To relieve Berry Samuel Moore of Chambers County, a minor under the age of nineteen years, of the disabilities of homage. Judiciary.
 H. 266. By MT. Stripling-To repeal an