The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-05

Messrs. Lusk. Simpson, Foster, Maner and Bankhead.
 First Attempt on Adversed Bill. Under the rules of the house majority vote can take a bill from the adverse call endar and place it before the house. The first attempt to get up bill adversed by committee was made by MT. London this morning in case of the bill to regu- late the issuance and use of free railroad passes in this state. MT. Kelley of Choc- taw thought the new constitution had done enough along this line, and he op- posed any interference with riding on passes. MT Hoffman of Mobile, while not being committed to the bill, thought it was right that 1t be brought before the house and let the house pass on 1t. MT. Benners approved the rule, but thought it should be invoked with care against the judgment of committees. Where a bill was of wide general interest, and the people were concerned in 1t, he favor ed bringing 1t up in spite of the consump- ton of time involved. But he did not think this was such a bill as the public interest or demands at this time required to be acted on by the house, the commit tee action notwithstanding. and he op- posed MT Londons motion. Mir. Parker, chairman of the committee on commerce and commonss carriers which had ad- , versed the bill, said the committee had | given it careful consideration and he moved to table MT. London's motion. MT. London called for the ayes and nays, and the motion to table prevailed by a vote of 57 to 34.
 Cunningham Lost.
 MT. Cunningham of Jefferson tempted fate in the same way by moving to take from the adverse calendar the bill to tA | motion was tabled. It Is understood that the department of agriculture stands across the way of this bill, the promotion of immigration being one of it's time hon. ored functions. Commissioner Poole de- slres that he be furnished with the sinews of war and he will push the immigration campaign himself. As it is he has no money he can spend on the work without the sanction of the governor, which has heretofore been withheld.
 The rules committee reported favorably the senate joint resolution for a joint committee on recess, and 1t was adopted, the speaker appointing as house commit teemen, Messrs Rich of Mobile, Benners of Jefferson and Foster of Tuscaloosa.
 On the request of Judge Walker, chair man of the committee on municipal or ganizaton, the bill to enlarge the corpor- ate limits of Montgomery was taken from HIS cOInnnllee dnu feIeTTcu to that local legislation. This is a live local wire here, and the Montgomery delegation in the house is divided
 On call of the counties some important bills were introduced in the house. One by MT Byrne imposes a penalty on per- sons who fail to discharge a convict when his time is out. There seems to be some doubt somewhere as to the author ity of the governor and the convict n nerao oa n tpf fnu on fafa account and MT. MeTyre of Barbour in- troduced a bill giving them the power while MT. Mcdonald from the same coun- ty offered a bill to ratify and confirm the contracts already made.
 In search of one hundred cubic feet of air per miner, MT. Thompson introduced a bill to amend and revise the coal min ing law so as to give that amount of air
 Bank Examining Bill.
 MT. Parker, the Cullman lawyer and banker, introduced bank examining bill This makes three in the house in the last few days. They differ materi- ally in the matter of who is to do the examining MT. Fletcher puts the work on the auditor who is to appoint one or more bank examiners, who are to be paid by the banks on a sliding scale in pro- portion to size. MT. Parker's bill has the treasurer to appoint an examiner. or more than one if necessary, and he is to be paid in the same way. The treas urer can examine banks himself. MT. Starr's bill pays the examiner a salary of S24O0 and taxes every bank 80 per an- mum to cover the salary and expenses of the examiner. His bill provides that the legislature Is to elect the examiner on the next Wednesday after the bill shall be approved.
 MT. Baokburn's bill to amend the act creating the Inferior Criminal court of Birmingham makes the judge elective by the people and gives him a salary of sSOO0 per annum. payable out of Nae city treasury.
 Mr. Luslx's kll to amend section s49S of the code regulates the annual reports of the railroad commission and his bill to repeal section 3463 wipes out the sec ton allowing free transportation of freight and passengers
 MT. Edwards bill to regulate the dis bursement of the fertilizer tax provides that after the cost of the department js paid the residue shall go to the county school funds in proportion to the amount of fertilizers sold in the different coun- ties.
 MT. verner's bill amending the military law gives the governor plenary power 10 remove any officer of the National Guard whenever he thinks the service requires it. and he need not give reason for his act.
 Bills introduced.
 The bills introduced i'm the house by captions are as follows:
 By Mir. Byrne--To amend section 4551 of the code. Penitentiary and criminal ad- minstration
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