The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
HOUSE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Bill Creating Codifying Commission CT Was Passed.

The House upon reconvening took ur the bill of Mir. Thompson of Bibb, amending the Code in reference to min eral rights. The bill provided that ten years peaceful possession of mineral rights after legal conveyance was bar against ejectment. The bill was pass ed with a few disseting votes.
 Senate bill 341 providing for the revis- ion and codification of the laws of the State was called up by MT. Bankhead of Walker The bill contains provisions for the election of the Codifying Com missioner by the Legislature. The com pensation for the commissioner was fix ed at $10,000 and it is declared that the work shall be done Tn the next three years. The report of the commissioners will be made to the next Legislature. The duty of passing codifying bill was placed upon the Legislature by the con- stitutional convention.
 Mir. Callahan of Morgan, offered an amendment to the bill making the com missioner appointive. There were only three days remaining to the Legislature he said. and 1t would be unwise to plunge the Legislature into the election of an important office with $10.O0O salary att tachtd.
 Mir. Bankhead of Walker moved to ta- ble the amendment. The amendment was laid upon the table, ayes 47, nays N The bill was then passed
 The bill providing for the removal and preservation of the records and papers of abolished courts was called up by Mir Byars of Blount and passed.
 The bill requiring the giving of notice by town tax collectors before the charg- ing of fees, was passed, having been called up by MT. Glover of Greene.
 Salary of Health Clerk.
 For hia call Mr. I,aA he bill in reference to the salary of the State Board of Health. MT. Maner ex- piained that the clerk received a direct salary from the State of S4OO and $500 out of the general fund for the State Board Of Health. The bill. MT. Maner ex- piatned, provided that the clerk should receive the 1,000 direct.
 The bill was opposed by Mir. I,,,sk. He asked if the Legislature proposed to raise a clerks salary because some one had been violating the law
 Mir. DuBose of Jefferson. resented the intlmat ton that there had been any vio- lation of the law. An appropriation of $4.0o0 was made to the State Medical Department and there was certainIv nothing wrong fin setting aside $500. It was done openly and above board He highly complimented the Alabama Med teal Department.
 MT. Wood of Macon opposed the bill.
 MT Goodwin of Montgomery, said that the question was not one of salary, but it was whether the sum of $40O an- nually was adequate compensation for a competent man with heavS .iNsponsibili- ties. The bill was indefinitely postponed.
 Other General Bills Passed.
 The bill requiring the tax collector of the several counties of the State to file with the judge of probate a list of the persons who paid their poll tax passed.
 The bill making the fees of the sher-- iff's substitute g a day for attendance upon county courts. was called up. The bill was passed by a close vote, 8 to 4
 The bill authorizing charitable corpor- ations operating hospitals in Alabama to hold property up to $50O,000 was called
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