The age-herald., 1901-02-26
Other Business.


 holdlers from the payment of peddlers licenses.
 Other Business.
 On motion of MT. Whitson of Tallade- ga the vote was reconsidered to authorize | township trustees to lease school lands situated n Jefferson County for the pur- pose of mining the minerals thereon or therein and to provide for the manner of l leasing the same, was lost. Messrs Whit son, Godfrey and Dill were named as a l special committee to further consider the l bill
 Mir. Foster of Tuscaloosa asked for the consideration of the Speakers message, which was to elect a Speaker pro tenn pore, MT Foster placed in nomination for the position the name of Hon. Massey Wilson of Cla.ke, but Mr Wilson de- clined the use of his name and placed before the House the name of Hon. AL fred M Tunstall of Hall.
 MT. Tunstall was elected without oppo- sition, and the chair appointed a com mittee consisting of Messrs. Wilson, Wal lace and Harwood to escort Mir. Tunstall 1 to the stand. The members appauded the appearance of the new presiding ot- icer.
 la brief speech, MT. Tunstall thanked the members for the honor conferred upon him and pledged his faithful per l formance of the duties of the office
 The House recessed until o'clock.
 Afternoon Session.
 At the afternoon sessIon the House act | ed upon bills as followsi H. 1415-To enable Bibb County to vote on an issue of s1O10O0 of bonds to raise money for the building of roads and bridges, to regulate the expenditure thereof in their construction and to pro- vide for the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds. Passed. H. 1502-To repeal an act entitled an act to establish the Pilgrim school district in Shelby County, approved February lS, 1899. Passed
 H. 1505-To authorize and empower the Commissioner Court of Hale County to discontinue or close up any public road or any part of any public road in said county. Passed.
 H. 14S2-To provide for the payment of fines and forfeitures in Limestone Coun- ty, Passed.
 II. 1903 - To more effectually secure competent and well qualified jurors in the county of Montgomery. Passed.
 H. 13S9-To authorize and empower the Mayor and Council of Selma to make and adopt bylaws and ordinances re- quiring the male inhabitants of Selma between the ages of 21 and s to labor on the streets or pay a street tax in lieu thereof, and providing for the punish ment of such as fail to do so. Passed.
 H. 1492-To give power and authority to the Mayor and City Clerk of Selma to issue bonds to raise money for the cree ton. completion and furnishing of City Hall, amrket house and fire department. Passed.
 H. 1l96-To prohibit and prevent the manufacture and sale, giving away or otherwise disposing of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors within two miles of the North Alabama Conference College at Owenton, Jefferson County Ala, except in incorporated cities and towns having police regulations. Passed.
 il. 1497To provide for the appropria- tion of $500 of the road fund of Jefferson County, Alabama, to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the town of East Lake for the purpose of repairing the public roads within the corporate limits of said town. Passed.
 H. 64O-To amend section of an act entitled an act to create the city of Fruithurst in Cleburne County. Passed. H. 662-To establish separate school district in Cleburne County, to be known as Becham school district. Passed.
 H. 711-To prevent stock from running at large in Cleburne County. Passed
 H. 133S-To amend an act entitled an act to provide new charter for the city of Tuscumbia. Passed.
 H. 14SS-To fix the compensation of the probate judge and circuit clerk of Gull man County, Alabama, for eX-officio ser vices for all official duties performed by them, to be paid out of the county treas ury, for which no express provisions have heretofore been made by law Passed. 1439-To authorize and empower the of TiN.inuSton and In behalf of the town of Livingston to make and enter a contract of lease for a term of twenty-five years, to ship and dispose of waters of artesian we'll Passed
 H. 14S3-To regulate the fees of con stables of Limestone County, Ala, in criminal cases. Passed.
 S. 496-To authorize the Court of Coun- ty Commissioners of Calhoun County issue and sell coupon bonds of said coun- ty for not exceeding $l00,0Oo for the pur- pose of paying for new court house, which is being. erected for said county, and for paying the floating debt of said county. Passed.
 s. 372-To amend the charter of the city of Anniston so as to enlarge the limits of said city and so as to create a new ward in said city. Passed.
 Crhe bill includes Oxannan in the city limits of Anniston.)
 s. 557-To cede to the United States for limited time Jurisdiction to the United States over the site for the erection of the United States government buildings in the city of Annston. Passed
 H. l5l9-To prevent stock from running at large in the several beats or parts of beats in St. Clair County, except beats Il, P, 13, 15, 19 and 20 to authorize cleo tions thereon. Passed.
 II. 332-For the more equitable payment of State witnesses in Fayette County, Ala. Passed.
 $. 555-To require the Sheriff of Fayette County to attend the sessions of the Com missioners Court of said county and to fix his compensation for the same Passed.
 H. 1224-To promote and secure the erection of cotton factories in Alabama was called up by MT. Harwood of Greene The bill seeks to exempt from State, county and municipal taxation for a period of ten years. cotton mills and fac tories which may be erected withtin the next ten years.
 MT. Clarke of Mobile offered an amend ment to include ship building plants in the provisions of the bill The amend ment was adopted. The bill passed ayes 50, nays 0.
 The Cenate.
 Prayer was offered by Rev. A L. An drews of the Dexter Avenue Church In the Senate.
 An interesting feature of the session was the attempt to get the bill of the Ladies White House Association through.
 The bill has been in the hands of the