The age-herald., 1901-03-03
DEFICIT BILL
 PASSES AFTER
 4 LONC DEBATE Houss Finally Voted on the Measure Last Night HOT DEBATE DURING DAY Friends of Schools Fought the Measure
 BIRMINGHAM BILLS ARE VETOED Governor Sanford Sets Down On the Law Giving Mayor of Birmingham
 the Veto Power-AIso the I'm Provement Bill.
Friends of Schools Fought the
 Measure
BIRMINGHAM BILLS ARE VETOED


 House passed the deficit bill today after a debate lasting from Il a. m. until D. m The friends of the public schools fought the measure, and the fight was one of the prettiest of the session.
 The bill as passed was a compromise measure. In the first place, 1t was so amended as not to apply to the special school and pension funds and finally amended so as not to reduce the school fund more than s5O,O0O. The bill could not have passed but for the strong message from the Governor indorsing it.
 The Senate passed the Gunnels bill pro- vtding for a four months public school in the State.
 Tho Governor vetoed two Birmingham bills today. one giving the Mayor veto power and the other to authorize the Board of Mayor and Aldermen Of Birm- ingham to assess the costs of improve ments heretofore made upon the streets. avenues and alleys of said city, against the attingent property. and to provide for the collection thereof. The Governor disapproves the latter bill for the reason 1t seeks to fasten a lien | for the cost of such improvement against | the real property attingent thereto, | whether or not the original resolution. l order or ordinance under which such in- 1 provemeuts weglf made or the proceed i ings thersunder are valid or invalid.
 The two Houses have agreed to | adjourn sine die Tuesday. a recess being taken today until that time. The Governor announced that he was fully up with his work and no recess was necessary on his account. The Cow ernor has never been behind with his work, but has on the other hand read many bills before they were signed by the officers of the two houses. The as- sembly today elected B. c. Jones judge of the Bessemer City Court; T. J, Burton judge of the Cleburne County Court and J. Manly Foster solicitor for Tuscaloosa County.
 The House.
 The House had a prolonged wrangle over the deficit bill, taking 1t up as the special order at Il o'clock this morning and continuing the debate through until o'clock tonight. when the bill was passed.
 It was finally amended to mee the d who were standing out against any re- duction in the public school approprfa- tion. As passed, the bill cannot take more than S50.000 from the school fund.
 MT Clarke of Mobile called the bill up at Il o'clock as the special order. The bill was introduced in the Senate by Sen- ator Harrison, and seeks to prevent a deficit in the State treasury by consolf- dating the various funds therein. pro- rating the amounts of the several appro- priations made by the General Assem- bly, other than the appropriations from the special taxes. It makes 1t the duty of the Governor. auditor and treasurer to estimate and pro-rate the funds,
 Several Amendments.
 Mir Clarke, for the Judiciary Commit tee, offered several amendments to the Serate bill. the principal one being that the appropriations derived from special levy of taxes for public schools and pen- sions should not be scaled.
 When the bill was called the Governor sent special message to the General Assembly warning members against ex- travagance.
 MT. Wallace of Madison offered an amendment that the school appropria- ton of $55OOO0 should not be scaled for the years 1901, 1902 and 1903. and that the special school and pension funds should not be scaled. MT. Wallace slightly criticised the Gov. ernor in his remarks In favor of his amendment. He said that while the pres- ent Legislature had been extravagant in appropriations, tha< not one of them had been vetoed by the Governor. He argued that there was no deficit in the treasury. It would be monumental cow. ardice for the Legislature to pass such a measure as the one now proposed. For the reason that some one had said boo" 1t was not necessary that the members should flee like sheep.
 MT. Jones of Conecuh said that he was consistent in supporting the bill as he had voted against all appropriations save that for the public school
 MT. Whitson favored the bill. 1t was a plain business proposition that con- fronted the House, More money had been 1 appropriated than the treasury. contained The Governor could not constitutionally borrow but S1OO000, and he had said that he would not dsobey or evade the con- stitution. The bill before the House pros yided for scaling of all appropriations other than those raised by special levS and 1t would be far better to pass this bill than have the State fall in it's obligations.
 BuIgsr Pleads ion Schools.
 MT. Bulger of Tallapoosa opposed tha bill in a strong speech, making plea for the public schools and the old sol- diers The scaling bill would necessarily draw most largely upon the school fund. and he was opposed to any legislation hurtful to the public schools. He said the people of the State. The Democratic
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