The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-03

$1OOO0O at $35; between $1OO0OO and $20o,- GOO at $40; between $200,000 and $9O0,OO0 at $45; and S3OOOOO or more at $50. The ex aminer is to have a deputy examiner at a salary of s120O and a stenographer at $1000 these two subordinates to be paid out of the general fund in the state treasury.
 No bank is to be allowed with less than 250O0 capital stock of which at least 20 per cent must be paid in, but in no case less than S1000O. There are to be four regular reports per annum, and special reports when called for. These statements must be published in the newspapers. There are minute details as to the in- l formation which the banks must file with the examiner, and explicit regulations l to his power of examination. He takes possession when he finds the bank in- solvent and reports to the auditor, who is to proceed to have receiver appoint 1 ed. The aggregate of redlscounts and | bills payable at no time to exceed two-thirds of the banks capital Stock holders are made liable in such an | amount over their stock as is equal to the paid in value of their holdings. No savings bank Is allowed to operate with less than $12,O0O paid up capital, and after this act becomes law no one can begin operations with less than $25,00O.
 General Game Law.
 A general game law. introduced by re- 1 quest by MT. Bankhead stops the killing of deer for three years. The bill protects deer, wild turkeys quail and woodcock and to hunt any of these, even in the season, non-residents must pay a license of s5 and residents of Alabama $1. The bill provides a state game warden to be elected by the people, and a county war 6n in noah fr. Io the state warden. They are to get their pay out of the license fees. of which 30 per cent is to go to the county wardens 25 per cent to the state warden and the other 25 per cent to the probate judge for issuing the license.
 Mir Starr introduced a bill of interest to solicitors. He makes it a misdemeanor, with fine of from $1OO to S5OO for any solicitor, deputy solicitor or the law part ner of either, to take part in the defense of criminal in a county where such off, ficer holds office.
 MT London of Jefferson did rot get down today. His bill limiting the com rersation of county treasurers to S2oOO was well up on the calendar and would have been reached In a day or two. | While the house was on the calendar Mir l Hoffman rose and asked that the bill be | recommitted to the committee on claims
 
 terested In the Till and he would Ike for l 1t to have some more careful considera- l tion. Nobody spoke for Mir. London and MT. Hoffman's request was granted with out word and the bill thus loses It's place on the calendar and may not get back without a struggle.
 Dispensary Bill Passed.
 The house passed the senate bill estab- 1 fishing dispensary at Unlontown MT. Goldsmith of Lowndes said he did not | want to do anything to interfere with MT. Harde's getting his bill through, but he had never voted for a dlspensary and could not now. He voted mo- Mr. Lee of Butler and MT. Kelley of Choetaw asked to be excused from voting seeming to have some conscientious scruples about | dispensaries.
 The house also passed a bill, local to Lamar county, providing that whenever there is over $100 in the fine and forfeit ure fund 1t shall be paid into the general fund.
 MT. Rich from the rules committee re- ported favorably MT. Lusks resolution calling on the railroad commission for great stacks of information about the op- eration of the railroads and the issuance of free passes, and 1t was adopted.
 The house adjourned with the pending question being the house bill providing | compensation for probate judges for making out the completed lists of regis tered voters for filing in the office of the secretary of state. The bill fixed the pay | at cents name. The committee on claims and fees had cut it to 21k cents MT. Hoffman moved to amend by mak. l ing 1t cents. and said that was as little as ought to be paid for the work
 Mir Simpson of Lauderdale said simi- | lar bill had been before his committee and there was unanimity of opinion that 1 cent name was enough.
 MT. Pilley of Butler and Mir. Deloney of | Colbert both spoke to cents as not being | too much.
 The house tabled MT. Hofman's 3-cent amendment and the pending amendment was one by Mir Simpson fixing it at 1 cent The divergence of views on the subject seemed to be very wide.
 | The senate calendar is almost clear The house calendar is growing and now has thirty-three bills on 1t.
 Bills Introduced.
 The bills introduced in the house today by captions are as follows, there having been no report from committees:
 By MT Thompson-To amend section 2456 of the code of 1896. Public roads and highways.
 By MT. Arnold-To amend sections q and 10 of an act to declare the power and Jurisdiction of the City court of Annis- ton, approved December g. 1896. Loca, | Iegislation.
 By MT. Schuesser-To require the coun- l ty superIntendents of education to collect the poll tax. Education. | By MT. Schuessler-To fix the commis- sions of county superintendents of educa- | tion. Education
 By MT. Schuessler-To provide for the purchase and distribution of seed corn 1 for the drought stricken sections of the | state of Alabama. Agriculture. By MT. Deoney-To provide for the l .l