The age-herald., 1900-12-09
GIRLS SCHOOL
 GETS $65,OOO Appropriation to Better Equip Buildings at MOnteVa|IO PASSED BY VOTE OF 63 TO IS Jefferson Members Clash Over the Saloon Question
  ENSLEY CAN NOW HAVE WHlSKEY Amendment to include Vivian, Pnkney and AdamsviIe Was Defeated. Daniel A. Greene Named as As
 sociate Criminal Judge.
ENSLEY CAN NOW HAVE WHISKEY

Herald Bureau, Hotel Clancey, Montgomery December 8.-(Speclal. )-Ths lower House of the General Assembly made quick work in the passage of the bill appropriating $65,OOO to the Girls Industrial School at Montevallo to complete and equip the building now being erected.
 The measure was debated all during yes- terday, and was reaching a vote when the lights in the hall went out, and the vote was necessarily postponed until this morn ing.
 The first question this morning was on the adoption of the House substitute, the Senate bill making the appropriation $65.- GOO in lieu of s1OOOOO.
 Substitute Adopted.
 The substitute was unanimously adopted and the bill was then passed by vote of 6 to 16. The Senate concurred in the House amendment.
 H. 591. By MT. Craig-To abate all suits or other legal proceedings now pending in any court in Dallas County under the pro- visions of an act to provide for the more efficient assessment and collection of taxes in the State of Alabama, approved Februa- " B. 1897, and act amending the same approved February H, 1899, caused short discussion. It was explained by the Dal- las members that the Tax Commissioner ot Dallas County had been prosecuting tha small taxpayer with suits of such eharac- ter that not a member of the Dallas bar would consent to represent the Tax Com- missioner. The bill was passed by vote of 51 to 15.
 The Powell Bill.
 The House passed the Powell Senate bill to amend an act of the General Assembly of Alabama passed at the present term ot the General Assembly entitled an act to provide for the administration of the office of Governor of the State of Alabama, in case of the impeachment of the Governor death, refusal to qualify, resignation, ab, sence from the State or other disability or in case of the failure of the Governor elect to qualify or to enter upon the dis charge of the duties of the office after | qualifying by reason of death, or from any other couse.
 The Powell bill amends as to the man. ner in which the Governors inability may be certified, and also provides that upon tho Governors return to assume his duties that the Secretary of State shall give the act ing Governor notice of the same.
 The House passed an appropriation bill today practically without debate or oppo- sition The bill carries an appropriation of $20000 for the improvement of the quar- antine plant of Lower Mobile Bay. Mr Clarke of Mobile, author of the bill, brief y explained the need for improvement of the plant because of the great increase in vessels now coming into the bay. He said that last year 200 vessels came in from April 1 to November 1. For the same period this year 51S vessels were reported. The State did not contribute one cent for the maintenance of this plant, while the county and city of Mobile paid annually s10,00O to operate the plant, while the en- tire State was receiving equal benefit. Mir. Pettus of Limestone was the only member voting against the bill
 Jefferson Men Clash.
 MT. Riley and MT. Dill of Jefferson had a clash in the House over the formers att tempt to have the towns of Wylam, Pink ney and Adamsville included in bill to permit the sale of liquors in Ensley. Mir. Dill opposed the amendment to include the small mining towns because those towns could not be policed, and further that 1t would bring debauchery among the people. MT. Riley claimed that the licenses were asked for not by the whisky drinking but the better class of people. The amend ment was voted down by 45 to s. The bill to permit licensed saloons in Ensley was passed
 The House passed the following bills: H. 690 To amend section 1857 of the Code.
 Fixes date for meeting of Presidential electors to conform with time fixed by
 
 H 362 To establish a separate school dis trict, to be known as the Gainesville school district, in Sumter County.
 H. 505. To amend subdivision Il of section 8 of the charter of the town of Livingston, Sumter County, Ala.
 H. 430. To regulate the payment of claims against the fine and forfeiture fund of Taladega County.
 H l52. Allowing the sale of malt, vinous and spirtuous liquors within the corporate limits of the city of Ensley, in Jefferson County, Alabama, and repeating all pro hibition laws now in force, in so far as the same are applicable to that territory.
 H. 3l5. TO grant new charter for the town of Chidersburg in the county of Tal- ladega, and State of Alabama.
 H. All To amend act entitled an act to re-enact sections 45S and 46SO of the criminal code of Alabama. so as to confer criminal jurisdiction on Justices of the Peace in Tallapoosa County.
 S. l. To create the Alexander City School District, and provide for the maintenance of schools therein.
 IT. Ae2 To amend sections and 25 of an act entitled an act 10 establish the Tus- caloosa County Law and Equity Court. Ap- proved December 9, 1896. H. 575 To authorize the Mayor and AL