The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
BANK EXAMINERS
 BILL Is PASSED
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Benners declared. He set forth reasons why the amendment should not be adopt ed, and read from the code to show that there was already ample law for the reg ulation of building and loan associations. This law he said, was more stringent than the banking bill "rhe truth of the matter is, that this amendment is offered with the intent of making me vote against the bill" he declared facing the gentle man from Marshall. The bill he said, would not affect building and loan com. panies except to make the law governing them ambiguous. He would gladly have joined the gentleman from Marshall ear Her in the session in framing a bill suited to the examination of the companies, but he would hate to see the law thrown into a state of confusion on the last day. jIe moved to table the amendment, which carried by a vote of 50 to 25.
 When MT. Benners' name was called he announced that he was interested in the subject matter and he would therefore decline to vote. This assertion caused a look of approving amusement to play over the countenances of several mem- bers who took 1t as more or less a thrust at the bankers in the house who had been voting on all questions pertaining to the banking bill.
 Tunstal Moveo Previous Question.
 Speaker Tunstal took the floor and said that it had become evident that ma jority of the house favored the bill and the time of the session was fast ex- piring He therefore moved tn previous question upon the passage or the bill. By consent this was withdrawn for the pur. pose only of permitting two agreed amendments The substitute then went through with a rush. MT. Mcdonald or Barbour cast the only negative vote. The bill was then read a third time and passed-ayes a. nays 1. The negative vote was cast by MT. Kelly of Choctaw.
 The executive messages were taken up and the amendment to the soldiers home bill limiting the amount to be spent annually for the support of the inmates to SIP. 300 was adopted. This would pro- vide for the support of 100 veterans at $l25 each.
 The governor also amended the bill pro- viding for the removal of convicts from camps in counties of more than 5O,0O0 in so as to make 1t apply to coun- ties of more than ,000. The amendment was adopted.
 Afternoon Session.
 The hill providing for a reprint of cer- tain volumes of the reports of the su- preme court of Alabama was first con sidered. and MT. Lusk made character istic speech in opposition Te bill pro xides for the purchase by the state of 200 sets of the reports at a total cost of ahout s46O00 the money to be paid as the books are printed and delivered. The bill leaves it optional with the governor to enter into contract with the West Pub fishing company for the work that com pany now owning the copyright of many of the volumes out of print. MT. Lusk op- posed the bill on the grounds of the ap- propriation carried.
 Judge Walker of Madison supported the bill, reciting the necessity to the bar Of the state for the issuance of addi- tional copies of the reports now out of print. MT Blackburn of Jefferson also added an earnest plea for the bill. The bill passed by a vote of AT to 8.
 The senate bill to create the fifteenth Judicial circuit of the state of Alabama, to be composed of the counties of Autauga, Chiffon. Elmore and Montgomery: to con- fer equity jurisdiction on said court in the counties of Autauga, Chiffon and Fillmore; to provide for the appointment of judge and solicitor of said circuit was called as a special order.
 MT Ilsk offered an amendment creating the sixteenth and seventeenth circuits: The sixteenth circuit to be composed of Madison and Limestone. and the seven- teenth of Cherokee, Jackson, DeKalb and Marshall.
 f MT Lusk urged the necessity for relief An the districts where the new circuits are to be created.
 New Circuits Not Needed.
 MT. Thompson of Bibb opposed the bill believing, he said that there was no ne- cessity, for the two new circuits. He chided MT. Lusk about opposing all ap~ propriations and then bobbing up at the last moment with a proposition that would take more money out of the treas ury than all of the former bills that he had opposed.
 MT. Goodwin also opposed the amend- ment He didn't want his bill loaded so that it might meet defeat.
 MT Callahan supported the amendment. His section needed the relief sought, MT.