The age-herald., 1901-02-13
TEXT BOOK BILL IS ON CALENDAR
 OF THE SENATE Proposed Law Has Excellent
 Chance of Passage HAS TRAVELLED ROUGH ROAD Victory Over Book Trust Lob
 byists in Committee SAMFORD'S INFLUENCE IS GREAT Since Governor Recommended Meas ure There Has Been Rally to It's Support, and 1t Will Probably
 Pass This Week.
Victory Over Book Trust Lob
 byists in Committee
SAMFoRD'S INFLUENCE IS GREA-

tel, Montgomery February 12.-(Special) The bill providing for a uniform system of text books for Alabama has at last reached the Senate calendar, and there is every indication that it will pass that body before the end of the present week.
 The bill has been travelling a rough road in both branches of the General As sembly and it has appeared as though it would suffer the fate of much good legislation proposed and be smothered in committee, but it was gotten out of the Senate committee this morning and placed upon the calendar without recom- mendation.
 This victory over the book trust lobby ists who are so bitterly fighting the measure, has but served them to renew their fight with more energy, and the contest over the measure is going to prove very hot one.
 Since Governor Sanford has so strong ly indorsed the measure it's friends are becoming more active and they declare that the bill shall pass.
 The house.
 The morning session of the House was spent largely in discussion of the resolu- .tion providing for tse printing of the evidence taken by the special convict committee.
 Speaker Pettus was suffering from an- other severe attack of rheumatism this morning, and was not able to attend the session. Clerk Adams called the House to order, and under direction from the Speaker, he named Hon. Massey Wilson of Clarke as presiding officer for the day
 MT. Brooks of Mobile gained the floor and he spoke in support of the resolu- ton providing for the furnishing of the testimony taken by the committee which examined the convict department during the recess. MT. Brooks was the chairman of this special committee, and he said that there were so many facts in the testimony showing gross mismanagemcnt in the department, that it was but just to the people of the State that they be permitted to know 1t.
 Messrs Brandon of Tuscaloosa Har- wood of Green, Griffin of Cullman. Foster of Tuscaloosa, Baldwin of Bullock, and Hague os Perry opposed the finding of the evidence, and Messrs Brooks of Mo bile, Pettus of Limestone, Arnold of Cal heun, Whitson of Talladega and Seibe1s of Montgomery spoke in support of the resolution to print the testimony. The motion to print was adopted by vote of 40 to 34.
 Almost an hour vas consumed in the debate of a Senate bill which seeks to regulate the amount of privilege taxes to be paid by Building and Loan Associa- tions, the graduation being according to the amount of paid in capital. MT. Long of Walker caused a slight sensation by proposing an amendment to prohipit any building and loan association from col lecting a greater rate of interest than per cent per annum.
 Mir Benners of Jefferson attacked this amendment in a strong speech and he secured it's defeat.
 The original bill was recommitted to the judiciary committed.
 The House did not consider the Pet tus antitrust bill today, but it vHll be the first measure taken up tomorrow.
 General Stephen D. Lee of Mississippi addressed the Legislature today in behalf of the bill to appropriate $l0,00O to erect monuments to the Alabamians who fell in bat.'o -- Chfcamauga and Gettysburg. General Lee Is an eloquent speaker, and ms LflDuteS tO HIS IdlieI COHirdutS cduSeu a tear to drop from the eye of many members who heard the talk
 Night Session.
 The House passed the following bills at the evening session.:
 H. 196S-To require the clerk of the Criminal Court of Jefferson County to issue subpoenas In the name of the so- ncitor of said county for witnesses re- 0t1t tn he fore the grand iUripS of the Criminal Court of Jefferson Coun- ty, to fix the fees for such services and provide for the payment of the same.
 H. 897-By MT. Lacey: To establish Board of Commissioners of Police for the city of Bessemer, to provide for the ap- pointment of such commissioners, to de- fine their powers and duties and to regu- late the police department of said city.
 H. 131S-By MT. Benners: To further provide for the government of the city of Birmingham, to give the Mayor the of Aldermen to select its presiding of ficer and prescribe its rules and pro- cedure.
 H. 1919-To amend Sections 5e, 5s 59, 61, 62 and 73 of an act entitled "An act to establish new charter for the city of Birmingham" approved February 23 1899.
 H. S9S-By MT. Lacey: To repeal an act approved December 9. 1898, to estab- fish a Board of Commissioners of Police for the city of Bessemer to provide for the appointment of such commissioners, to define their powers and duties and to osss'a'' oiy, the ponce ''''A'''''A' '' '~'N
 S. 397. By Mir Morrow-To amend sec tions and Il of an act entitled "An act -~-~---->~-------------