The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-06

House then adopted 1t without discus
 sion.
 Licenses of Teachers. | House bill 45S was called up by Mir Arnold, chairman of the Committee or Education. There was some objection tc considering the bill in view of the fact | that the general stock law bill was on the calendar of the House as the par | amount continuing special order. The House, however. voted to take ur | the Arnold bill.
 The bill, MT. Arnold explained. took the time limit from the holding of thiyd grade licenses. The present law, he said only allowed 6 teacher to follow his profession for four years under the third grade license. 1t had been found that a great many negro teachers could not stand the second grade examination. Al the end of their four years under the third grade license they were compelled to drop out. The bill simply allowed the holders of third grade certificates to con tinue work. The bill passed with no vote | opposing.
 Mir Arnold then asked and obtained unanimous consent to take up the con- panion bill to the measure just passed The Dill. he said. was necessary to carry into full effect the bill passed. The bill limited the salary of third grade teach CTS to so. and the pay of second grade teachers was fixed at $50. Opposed by Simpson. MT. Simpson. of Lauderdale did not favor the bill The salary question should be left with the Board of Trus- tees. he said. It required a special talent for the successful teaching of a primary department
 MT. Arnold said that he agreed with Mir. hnA ~N most competent teachers were at the head of primary departmentments. The bill. however. did not declare that an efficient primary teacher should not receive more than s3O month. Such teacher could secure higher grade license md follow hls chosen work at a higher salary
 The bill passed ayes AS. nays 26.
 MT. Whee!ers of Lee moved to inde- fnitely postpone the bill for the protec- ton of fruit growing in Alabama. The motion was adopted.
 The general stock law bill was at that hour the special paramount order Mir. Blackburn. chairman of the Committee on Local Legislation said that his com mittee which had considered the bil in the winter session had now before 1t the stock law bill prepared by the Senate Recess Committee. He moved that the bill on the calendar be recommitted to the committee to be considered with the Senate bill
 MT. Thomas of Chambers, the author Of the bill. was opposed to recommittal but the House voted to send the bill back to the committee.
 The Senate bill providing for the pay- ment of premiums to guaranty companies by public officials and administrators was taken up.
 MT. Walker of Madison, made a strong ngnt against the bill. It provided. he said, that public officials could make the State. county or municipality pay the premiums on the bonds required of them for the discharge of their duties. It was, the speaker declared. an unjust burden to place upon the public treasury. When a man ran for office he contemplated the payment of the premium on his bond There was no demand for the bill So far as he had been able to discover from public officials. The bill in his opinion would rebound to the interest and profit of the guaranty companies which might be able to secure a monopoly. It was an unjust tax upon the treasury, he declared.
 Mir. Walker offered an amendment strik- ing out all references to public officials
 MT. Simpson. of Lauderdale, said that sometimes receivers and administrators were inadequately compensated for theIr work. In some cases he said 1t would be justice to allow the bond premium charged against the estate
 The Walker amendment was adopted
 Attacked by Callahan.
 MT. Callahan attacked the whole blll All of 1t was wrong, he declared. As general thing, he said, when a business got into the hands of a receiver it was all over and a new one might as well be started The raCpiyar 70 cent. for receiving and 1-2 per cent for paying out. The receivers and admin istrators not only received sufficient pay but were allowed all legitimate expenses.
 The bill Is one of the most vicious pieces of legislation ever proposed in this Legislature" said MT. Lusk of Marshall, who offered an amendment striking out the enacting clause.
 MT. Lusk in arguing against the bill, related one or two instances of the sharp practices of administrators in his county
 The bill was indefinitely postponed upon motion of MT. Pilley of Butler.
 Book Commission Proceedings.
 Mir. Du Bose of Jefferson, offered a resolution directing the Superintendent of Education to send to the House copy of the minutes, and proceedings of both the State Text Book Commissions with copies and contracts. and communications In pOSSeSSlon or the Stdte Superlntendent as Secretary. The resolution further pro. vided that 300 copies of the minutes, pro- ceedings, etc, should be printed.
 The Senate amendment to the Normal School bill was then taken up.
 The amendment placed the Normal Schools at Jacksonville and Lexington up- on the same footing as the Troy and Normal Schools In the same bill, each of the schools having it's annual appropri- alton increased from $7. .5O0 to $10.0O0
 The Senate amendment was concurred in. ayes 4S. nays 26.
 The House adjourned at 1:15 p. m. to ,,,aat T,,acdo., 1n