The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-03

Representative Cunningham of Jeffer- son has presented to the House a bill which seeks to minimize a convict's chances for injustice. The Cunningham bill is an effort to prevent convicts from working a day longer than their legal sentence. The bill. in way. endeavors to prevent peonage or any similar prac- tice. It is designed to prevent the uri- dust and illegal working of convicts after their sentences have expired. The Gun ningham bill provides that all lessees or hard labor convicts shall report to pro- bate judges the day of the expiration of the sentences of the convicts, with the time allowance for good conduct.
 Clerk Frank N Julian of the House has a war time curiosity in an old scrip note of the county of Montgomery. The note bears on its face the acknowl- edgment of the county's indebtedness of S. It has face value of $5 for any money due Montgomery county.
 The bill is almost an exact duplicate of a $5 green back. The coloring and apparently the quality of the paper is John c. Calhoun. It is signed by Pro- bate Judge David Campbell and County Treasurer E. G. Ogbourne.
 They were officials of Montgomery county during the war and in the times of great financial stringency for the re- lief of which the notes were issued
 This particular note came from Major T. M. Crow of Florence, who took it by mistake for 8 bill.
 Among the important bills before the Judiciary Committee of the Senate Is one by Senator Castleberry designed to ex- pedite business in the Supreme Court of Alabama. The bill increases the number of justices of the Supreme Court from l~w, h. 1f lao Ia the two additional justices are to be ap- pointed by the Governor to serve until the next State election.
 Inc Special Recess Committee of the Senate presented a bill, which 1t pre- pared with much care and considera- ton providing for the establishment of stock law districts by the commissioners courts or boards of revenue of the va rious counties, in certain territory on pe- tition by a majority of electors in a prescribed territory. The bill is before the Agricultural Committee of the Sen ate, which will meet Monday night to consider the measure and hear argu- ment in reference to it. Much interest Is manifested in the subject, and there will probably be a large crowd before the committee.
 Major W. A. Handley, of Randolph, the veteran legislator and one of the most esteemed men in either house has intrdouced bill to curb the many evils which grow out of a vagrant and idle class of population Major Handley' bill is aimed directly at vagrancy and those who have examined it say that it ss syA most effective method Of meeting the
 The Handley bill is in the main based upon the Georgia law, a short trial of which has been very satisfactory to that States people. There are some differ ences between the Georgia act and the Handley bill differences which are said to improve the latter.
 The many friends of Major Handley are gratifed that he has been restored to health and strength. During the sum- mer recess Major Handley was quite ill at his home in Roanoke. but his health is now better than it was when the Leg islature adourned last winter.
 A vagrancy law was also introduced fin the House by Hon. Tyler Goodwin of Montgomery. Like the Handley bill MT Coodwyn's measure is based upon the Georgia act There seems to be but It, tie doubt that some stringent measure aimed at the vagrants will be passed by the Legislature before it's final ad- journment.
 MT. Goodwin has also introduced two bills relative to State banks. One of the bills places the banks directly under the control of the State. The other pro- yides for a State bank examiner.
 Representative Arnold of Calhoun, in- froduced a general educational bill making several important changes in the present school system. The bill em- bodies some of the recommendations of Governor Jelks to the Legislature on