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(Continued from Page One.) form and has more paragraphs. It Is more extensive than the Senate resolu- tion. It provides that the heads of all the clerical departments in the House and the Senate shall keep a careful item- ized account of all money expended by them in the discharge of their duties
 The House substitute provides also for the government of committee clerks. 1t requires that they shall attend all ses- sions of the Legislature or House. Vio- lations of this provision of the resolu- ton Is punishable by the discharge of the committee clerk by the Speaker.
 The substitute was adopted.
 The roll was then called for the intro- duction of bills. The call resulted in a harvest of twenty bills. During the week 210 bills were introduced in the House There were no local bills introduced dur ing yesterdays session. The twenty bills presented were general masures.
 Several of the new bills related to the salaries and work of the State officials. A bill by MT. Arlington of Montgomery is to provide the State Board of Pardons with secretary. The secretary is to keep the minutes and all records of the State Board of Pardons. The bill declares that the Commissioner of Insurance shall ex- oflcio be secretary of the Board and he shall recveive salary of $500 annually for discharging the duties of the posi- ton.
 Confederate Pension Bsll.
 A bill by MT. Byrne of Baldowin seeks to amend the law granting pensions to disa- bled and indigent Confederate soldiers. MT. Byrne's bin provides for closer examination into the financial affairs of the applicants for benefits under the act. It prvoides that any Confederate veterans or widows who think they are entitled to tine benefits of the act shall make ap- plication on the regular application blank to the Judges of Probate of their res pective counties on or before the first of July in each year. A parole or honora- ble discharge shall be sufficient proof of the service of any Confederate soldier. If he has neither, sworn testimony as to his services by two witnesses familiar with 1t must be submitted.
 The bill further provides that the Coun- ty Board of Pension Examiners may call upon the Tax Assessor to ascertain if the applicant has more than 800 worth of property and that each year the Judge of Probate shall furnish the Tax Asses sor with a list of the persons in the County drawing pensions from the State.
 At the conclusion of the call of the roll for introduced bills the reports of the various committees Of the House were submitted. The committees in all sent up to the Clerks desk fourteen bills, which were read for the second time and put upon the calendar for third reading and final paeeage at Mondays session of the House.
 Cunningham Versus Werner.
 During the making of the committees report a short controversy occurred be- tween Representative Cunningham of Jef- ferson. chairman of the Committee on Immigration and Labor and Represen- tative Werner of Tuscaloosa.
 MT. Werner objected to the favorable report by the Committee on Immigration and Labor of the House bill which sought to amend Section 551 of the Code. This section governs the conduct of strikes and strikers. It prohibits any one from interfering or seeking to inter- fere with any one engaged in a lawful occupation or calling, and provides a penalty for any one violating the provis- ions of the act.
 The bill, under discussion, modifies and amends the section. It was introduced by Mir. Cunningham, who is a prominent labor leader of Jefferson County.
 When the bill had been favorably re- ported by Mir. Cunningham's committee, MT. Werner rose to protest against the favorable report
 T move" said the Tuscaloosa Repre- sentative, that this bill be recommitted to the Judiciary Committee. The matter properly belonged to the Judiciary Con- mittee, as 1t practically repeals Sections 65l of the Code"
 Mir. Werner announced his opposition to the bill, and said hat it was a danger ous measure. The section which the bill sought to repeal. he said. was good section. If it was repealed, he said, there