The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-28

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 priation from $15,oOO to s25.Ooo was passed without discussion or opposition.
 A message was received from the gov- ernor returning without his approval the house bill appropriating 300 to the building and equipment of the boys re- formatory at East Lake and providing a maintenance fund of s110 per inmate. In accordance with the provision of the new constitution he submitted an amendment, and this carried an appropriation of Ss000 per annum, Instead of $75O0. The governor said he had approved no large appropriations except capitol extension, and he did that because its expenditure was within his control. He was not going 1 to approve any more, but let Shem all go over till September
 The house adopted the amendment by vote of SS to and sent 1t to the senate.
 To Protect Fruit Growing. The State Horticultural society bill for the protection of fruit growing and veg etable growing, already passed by the senate, was taken up.
 MT. Thomas, MT. Hoffman, MT. London, Mir. Walker and Mir Arlington supported the bill, and MT. Kelley opposed it. It carries an appropriation of $500 It passed -65 to 27.
 The committee of conference on the Montgomery board of revenue districts bill reported an agreement in the shape of substitute. which compromised the | lives of the districts, but left the board | appointive as 1t came from the senate. l Mr Arlington spoke for the conference 1 report saying he was for an elective 1 board, but the senate Is opposed to it. and this compromise is the best we can l do.
 1 MT. Hall. under leave to explain his vote, spoke against concurrence. The l delegation was pledged to an elective board. The bill he had introduced gave I the country three members and the city two, and that was right. He would stake his life on the proposition that the people l of Montgomery would sustain him. He voted to non-concur.
 l Mir Arringtn changed from aye to mo- 1 MT. Maner voted to concur, and MT I Goodwin did not vote.
 Great interest was taken In the scrap among the Montgomery delegation. The result was announced and the house non- concurred by vote of 49 to 34. Senate bill amending the existing act under which the state land agent operates to settle disputed titles to school lands, and increasing the salary of the agent from $l200 to $500. was taken up.
 Night Session. The house tonight refused by vote of 49 to 3S to concur in the senate joint resolution to raise a committee to sit dur ing recess and frame bills. The rural members had their way for once. The house passed the following bills tonight: To regulate the collection and disburse- ment of the hire of convicts in Jefferson county; to provide for the incorporation of the North Alabama Methodist con- l ference; to establish dispensares at Asheville and Ragland
 On motion of MT. Benners, the Bessem- l CT police court commission bill was re- called by resolution from the governor s l office.
 THE SENATE. | The senate spent the morning on the | revenue bill, the first amendment adopted being one by MT. Thomas, imposing li- cense of $5 on cigarette dealers in the l country and grading it in towns from s1o to s35 according to population. Quite discussion arose over the sched- ule of licenses for dispensaries in the bill as 1t came from the house. MT. Long hav- 1 ing moved to reduce the license from $500 | in towns of less than 1000 people to s150. | Speeches were made for 1t by Messrs. Acree, Norman and Hogue but 1t was lost An amendment by Senator Jones
 providing a license of $25o in towns of | 500 or less was adopted
 | General johnston Bpoke TUT the scneuule
 in the bill The dispcnsary In his town
 of Tuscaloosa Is profitable and he did not
 think 1t would obpect to the license im- | posed by the bill. This subject was under l discussion when the senate adjourned for l dinner An amendment was passed at the l suggestion of MT. Blackmon, providing | that the license for baseball parks in towns of less than fifteen hundred people shall be s25. In larger places it remains 1 at $150.
 | During the morning hour the senate
 non-concurred in the house amendment to
 the senate bill providing for the division 1 of Montgomery into five revenue districts.
 the governor to appoint one of the board 1 of revenue from each. The house amend | ed by providing for the election of the
 members by the people. A committee of l conference was ordered
 l Afternoon Session. The senate continued with the consider l ation of the revenue bill. An amendment | to reduce the license on nre. bankrupt.