The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09

general stock law bill from the Senate Recess Committee is also before the committee on Revision of Laws.
 Ine committee held an interesting ses- sioh nionuay night, when a delegation of prominent cattlemen from Escamhia ana Baldwin counties appeared befora tha committee. Among those in the delega- ton were B. F. McMillan. George Byrne. C. B. Stapieton. R. H. Suspicion and others.
 The committee will meet again tonight to take up the stock law question.
 The Wilkinson bill. forbidding Sunday baseoal, will in all probability receive a favorable report from the House Commit tee on Revision of Laws This is the l opinion of member who attended the meeting of the committee, held last night in the grand jury room at the Court {! House.
 The committee held a protracted ses- sion, extending until nearly midnight. | The time of the committee was monopo. lized in the consideration of the Sunday baseball bill. Only members of the com mittee were present. They discussed the bill at length, several long speeches be- Ing made by different members of the committee.
 The committee decided on no action last night. An adjournment was taken
  l committee win meet in the Supreme Court room to again take up the bill. It is be- | iieved that the conlmjttee will at today's meeting decide upon favorable report for the bill
 The Ways and Means Committee of the House met yesterday afternoon in the Supreme Court chamber. The meeting was called for the purpose of passing upon several bills relative to fees of tax assessors and tax collectors. The bills increase the compensation of these off, ficers for extra work done in their off fees.
 The consideration of the bills attract ed to Montgomery a number of county officials. Tax Assessor o. H. Eubanks, of Montgomery, was among those who spoke before the committee, and Tax Collector George W. Halls was in the delegation that went before the commit teemen.
 A second bill prohibiting the playing of baseball on Sunday was introduced in the House yesterday. The last. bill was presented by Representative T~iJ Hall. of Montgomery. The first bill was prepared by Representative Wilkinson of Autauga.
 The Hall bill Is not quite as sweeping as the Wilkinson bill. The bill forbids the charging of admission to baseball games. but does not make boys or others who play ball amenable to the law. Both the bills are before the Commit tee on Revision of Laws. A joint meeting of the Senate and House Committees on Education was held last | night in the Senate Chamber to consider | the bill prepared by the Department of | Education and introduced simultaneously | in both houses to reds,riet the State into | school districts.
 Superintendent of Education I. W. Hill E appeared before the Committee and spoke in advocacy of the measure. No action was taken.
 MT. Crum of Lowndes wants the cot ton fields of Alabama protected from the boil weevil which is playing havoc with the cotton in Texas. A bill introduced by MT. Crum yesterday establishes quarantine against cotton seed infected with the boil weevil. The bill makes it a misdemeanor to bring infected cotton seed into Alabama.
 A bill appropriating 1,050 was yesterday passed by the Senate to reimburse coun- sel defending the Jackson W. Giles cases against the Board of Registrars of Mont gomery Courty. in the United States S,,- oreme Court and the State Supreme Court. The bill was introduced by Senator Dunn of Clarke and passed the Senate by unanimous vote. |, Osmond Middleton of Clanton was in the , legislative halls yesterday as a represen- / tative of number of citizens of that town. who are opposed to the passage of f ! bill introduced to reduce the corporate ( limits of the County seat of Chiffon. C
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