The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-30
ARBDo. TEX. September 2s.-Tf

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 yellow fever situation here is be- A< ginning to assume very grave phase. There are now in this city thirty seven cases of fever sixteen of which have been pronounced genuine by the marine hospital service in charge here. ten cases have been pronounced susp- cious and eleven new cases have been re- ported today. some of which have been announced as genuine and others as sus- picious. Among these cases is one which the doctors state is yellow fever of the worst type. The majority of these cases are confined to certain district of the city with the exception of some of the new cases which have been reported to- day.
 Notwithstanding the difficulties under which the sanitary officers are compelled to work in some instances, the work of placing the city in perfect sanitary con dition is being effectively and scientif- cally brought about under the direction of the yellow fever experts who are on the ground seconded by corps of able assistants.
 A second detention camp has been es- tablished at Cactus, a station on the line of the International and Great Northern <<-<~-<1<~-<~~->-<< be placed upon the calendar and he does not seem to be in a frame of mind to make an effort to get it off. He declined tonight to say what he would do but in dieated that he would not attempt to se- cure the passage of the bill. Mayor Dren- nen said that he had not urged the bill in the senate merely putting 1t up to Senator Morrow. He nursed it In the r@f 4|od dala toe -a- sided outside the city. When these did not oppose the bill he said matter of course he thought Senator Morrow would readily pass 1t. If the bill falls it will be sore disappointment to the mayor. The house passed the senate bill exempt ing dntists from jury duety. House.
 There were seventy-three members pres ent at the morning roll call, which was opened with prayer by Representative Preston of Clay.
 Judge Wheeler of Madison, arose to a question of personal privilege. The news papers had so reported his speech on the anti-foreign corporation bill on Saturday so that they might be construed as reflection upon the senate. He had not intended such reflection, and if his re- marks had bee. so -onstgied he would withdraw them.
 
 to reach the senate and get through that body. the house resumed the order of Saturday, permitting a member to call bill as he could secure recognition. The first bill passed was that amend ing section 4551 of the code, feiatlng to removal of convicts.
 The bill to empower public corporations to purchase school property and maintain public schools was passed. MT. McCluskey secured the passage of a senate bill regulating the fees of the solicitor for Lamar county.
 Dspensary for Alexander City.
 The house bill to establish dispensary in the to of Alexander City and to provide C the election of board of commissi ,7.- to conduct and regulate the sars and to provide for an election to decio8 upon the establishment of such dlsr ensary was passed.
 The B2fne bill to compel any person or corporal ln to repair public roads and bridg1 When such person or corporation or ths 3gents renders any bridge or pub lie roaG unfit for proper use by hauling unreaso7ably heavy loads over them was defeat
 MT ,rff Of Mobile secured the passage of f to. better provide for the sale of interests held in lands as tenants in common by persons not having the legal capacity to sell the same because of mi nority unsoundness of mind.
 On rsaion of MT. Haley of Jefferson the bill providing for quarantine and for the protection of the public health of Jeff ferson County was passed Quarantine may @s established upon the order of the county board of health, which body , stands sponsor for the measure MT. Rushton of Crenshaw called up a bill for the better protection of bridges built or to be hereafter built by con tract with or by order of the court of county commissioners or boards of reve- nue over any of the streams in any of the counties of this state and to indemnify said counties against loss, injury or damage to the same and punish violations of this act The bill requires parties floating logs down streams to give bond in the amount of 5000 to protect counties bridges MT. Curry of Pickens opposed the bill, wanting the bond fixed at $500. The amendment was adopted and the bill was nassed by a vote of 35 to 29. Mi eDuBose's bill to provide, at the several normal schools of Alabama, for two extra periods for examination of ap- phcants to teach in the public schools, was passed without debate. Speaker Tunstal relinquished the chair to MT. Lyons and called up the bill ap- propriating $500 annually to pay for stenographer for the attorney general. MT. Iunstall called attention to the ufB- ent necessity for some relief for the at torney general in the way of clerical as sistance. The bill was passed by vote of 45 to A.
 Bank Examiners Bill.
 MT. Starr of Dallas called for the regu- lar order, the consideration of the sem ate bank examiners bill.
 MT. Glover raised the point of order that under the rule the house had agreed not to consider any but house bills at the morning session.
 MT. Benners said this was done with the understanding that no special order should be displaced He moved that the banking bill be fixed as the permanent order for the afternoon session.
 MT. Bankhead objected to this, as the primary election bill had precedence over the banking bill and he could not agree to have 1t lose It's place.
 To this MT. Walden and Mir. Lusk also agreed. MT. Lusk wanted the morning session devoted to local bills or such other house bills as the members might 's''sfa 'sfaig;gs i;gs sgEsgas4.. from Marshall was making the argument of members opposed to the banking bill. He realized that the primary election bill was of paramount importance. but he did not want the banking bill to lose it's place. MT. Benners then moved that the consideration of local bills be restricted fr4ln nolr kIxat aff