The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
THE HOUSE.

Today's session of the lower house would have been exceedingly dull but for a rather spirited debate upon the propo- sition to raise the salary of the Gov ernor from 5000 to $5o00.
 The opposition to the measure was rather surprising in so much as the con- stitutional convention had made a re- quest of the legislature to make the raise. But It developed that the present house has some members who have opin- ions of their own, and uppermost among these is that the state treasury shall not be too heavily burdened
 MT Lusk of Marshall, wanted to amend the bill so as to make the salary A00O. MT. Lusk developed a strong following. the house being almost divided on the first test vote. vote on the bill was not reached at today's session, and will come up for consideration again tomorrow as unfinished business.
 A motion is pending to have the bill set for hearing on the second Tuesday in February.
 Fine and Forfeiture Money.
 The first bill presented to the house this morning was by MT. Thomas of Chambers, and it's purpose is to have all fine and forfeiture funds payable in law full money.
 A bill of some wide general interest seeks to prohibit boycotting and pro- vides a penalty of not less than $50 or more than $500 upon conviction for yio- lation.
 MT. Parker, of Cullman, had two bills amending sections 621 and 627 of the code, which relate to the filing of bills of ex- captions, before the supreme court These sections appear now to be in conflict, and MT. Parkers bills merely seek to harmonize them.
 MT. Benners, of Jefferson, through a bill provides for the extenton of the corpo- rate existence of banks and corporations doing a banking business.
 MT. Hickman of Jefferson offered two bills amending sections 2626 and 1921 of the code. The first bill relates to interest charges on loans. The measure makes the legal rate of interest in the state 6 per cent, provided that a specified rate of per cent. the present legal rate, may be charged. The other relates to lien of judgment in decrees.
 MT. Lusk of Marshall offered a bill that will be of especial interest to the school teachers of the state. The bill by amend ing sections 2610 and 3612 of the code, pro vides for the monthly payment of teach CTS in the public schools of the state.
 Mir. Walker of Madison presented a bill amending section 14S5 of the code, relating to grounds of divorce.
 MT. LuSk also had a Dill, which ne fn- troduced by request amending section 562s relating to injuries to telegraph and telephone companies.
 Child Labor Bill.
 Mir Rich of Mobile introduced the child labor bill that had been agreed upon be- tween the child labor committee, the manufacturers committee and the Fed eration of Women's clubs.
 He also had bill providing for the compensation of county registrars in making up registration lists.
 Mir. Goodwin introduced bill to amend section 3s47 of the code. The bill refers to the salaries of the librarian and as- sstant librarian of the supreme court MT. Foster of Pike introduced a bill to compel probate judges to keep an index of all instruments filed in such office. Mir. Strother of Tallapoosa offered a joint resolution providing for a joint com mittee of three senators and four repre- sentatives to consider the advisability of rearranging the judicial circuits of the state.
 On motion of Mir Rich the bill to pro- hibit lobbying by state and county off, cials was reconsidered and referred back to the judiciary committee for the pur- pose of inserting an enacrfng clause, which has been inadvertently omitted. The calendar was taken up and MT. Lusk's bill to regulate the collection of poll taxes was considered and passed.