The age-herald., 1901-03-01
SENATE COMMITTEE MYERS THE
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By a Unanimous Vote the Judiciary Committee Makes Ad-
 verse Report on a Law for the Poor People

acts, in any other State or States of the United States, was passed.
 The House recessed until 3 D. m.
 Afternoon Session.
 The first hour of the afternoon session l of the House was commenced by an at tempt of Mir. Striplin of Fillmore to take from the adverse report the Tallassee court bill and place 1t upon the calen- | dar.
 It is seldom that a Democratic member 1 fails to secure any local legislation de- sired, and MT. Striplin was forced into this class Last Monday he introduced bill providing for the holding of a term of the Fillmore Circuit Court Chancery and County Court at Tallassee. The bill also provided for the building of court house at Tallassee A very strong lobby | of Elmore people came to defeat the measure and they made good their at tempt. The bill had a hearing before the | revision of laws committee last night, | and by a unanimous vote 1t was adversed. | Today MT. Striplin moved to take the Dill 1 from the adverse calendar, but the mo ton met with strong opposition. Messrs, Jones of Conecuh, Wilson of Clarke, Bankhead of Madison, Sentell of Cren- shaw and Foster of Tuscaloosa spoke in opposition to the measure. The only member besides MT. Striplin to speak for the measure was MT. John l son of Jackson. The motion to reconsid- CT was lost by vote of 54 to H.
 Reapportionment.
 The bill to reapportion the Representa- tives in the lower House of the General Assembly was next taken up and passed. l The bill was introduced by MT Ham l fnond of Etowah and as presented pro 1 vided for the taking of one Representative from Lauderdale and adding 1t to Eto- wah. The committee reported substi- ute for the bill, leaving the representa- | ton as it Is at present
 1 MT Hammond moved the tabling of the substitute, stating that the census show ed Etowah to have several hundred more inhabitants than Lauderdale and l was therefore justly entitled to the addi- ] tional Representative. Hr. Anderson of Lauderdale opposed the original bill and favored the substitute offered by the committee.
 The substitute was adopted and the bill was then passed.
 To Detach Blount County.
 MT Foster of Tuscaloosa called up the bill to detach Blount County from the Ninth and add it to the Seventh Congress sional district and the bill was passed without debate, ayes 64, nays ?. Messrs. Whitson and Wilson of Bibb voted l against the bill.
 1'he bill providing for attachment suits against non-residents was called up and passed.
 MT. Oliver attempted to have a bill passed exempting foreign mortage com panies from taxation, but the measure ! failed by a vote of 47 to Il.
 Mir. Haralson secured the passage of l his Dill to provide for more speedy trials of persons charged with the commission 1 of felonies n lhis state punishable by death or Imprisonment for life, in the Cir cult Courts of the State. The bill pro- yides that the courts hall be continuously open for the hearing of the cases. At present the law requires that thirty days of notice must be given. The bill was passed without debate-ayes 1T, nays D. i The House recessed until o'clock.
 Night Session. F The House had a stormy session at night the fight being on concurrence in d senate amendment to the bill fixing the boundary lines between Blount and Gull man Counties.
 The bill which passed the House gave to Cullman County about one-third of that portion of Blount lying west of Mulberry Creek but in the Senate MT. liipp amend ed it so as to give CullnTan all of that portion west of the creek, including the town of Hanceville. It provides tor an election to be held and the boundry is to be changed, provided two-thirds of the i voters in the territory affected desire IL i Mir Dickson of Blount fought the Sen ! ate amendment. He demanded that the people of Blount County be given an op' portunity to say whether they wanted tc cede part of their territory to Cullmar i County He accused the Senator from ] Blount of railroadng the bill and amend ments through the Senate and not glv- ing the people of the county hearing be- fore the committees.
 MT. Troup of Morgan said that the Leg islature had been harassed for years by this question: It had to his knowledge come up before the last two Legislatures It seemed that the people in the district wanted to go into Cullman County. The Senator from Blount lived within the dis trict and he favored the bill. He thought that the people ought to be allowed tc have their district ceded to Cullman. MT Jones of Conecuh opposed the amendment and MT. Griffin of Cullman favored it.
 The amendment was adopted by Vot' of 36 to % The point of order was raised that the constitution requires two-third' --.tr rr the House to change the boun diary lines of counties and as two-third' ..4.J-.i, n.4u not oted the amend lnent was lost. The point caused pro longed parliamentary wrangle, and th' speaker finally ruled against the point
  ruling of the speaker. The resolution O. Mir. Lacey providing for d joint sessior of the House and Senate at D. m. Mon day was reported favorably from thu committee on rules and adopted. The ses sion is to elect judge for the Bessemel City Court.
 Bills Passed.
 H. 15s4-To regulate the business O money brokers and persons who len: money for themselves or others on bil of sale, notes or mortgages or persona property or other personal surety Tn Jei ferson County, was passed.
 S. 609-To authorize the closing and oc cupancy of a part of Austin avenue II the town of Wetumpka, passed.
 H. l576-To establish and maintain ant regulate q dispensary in the city of Ash vile. St Clair County, for the sale O spirituous, vinous and malt liquors wines elders or other intoxicating liouors. The bill caused a debate be tween Messrs Godfrey and Johnson. Tn bill passed by Il vote of 90 to 27
 H. 1591-To authorize all incorporated towns to collect license tax of exores: companies. Passed.
 S. 573-To remove the dlsa abilities of non age of Miss Jessie Robertson, minol under IS years of age. of Jefferson Coun ty. Passed number of Jefferson County bills at th' night session. as follows:
 H. 1262-Relating to clerks issuing grand jury subpoenas.
 H. 126S-Establishing a public school a West End.
 H. 1256-Creating Morris school district
 H. 1255-Creating Chalkville school dis trict.