The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-04

nor's private secretary from $500 to s2400 thus placing the office more on a pari- ty with the increased pay of the govern or himself.
 The long expected bill to extend the terms of the assessors, collectors treas urers and county superintendents so as to put them on parity with the sheriffs who were favored by the new constitu- tion, made it's appearance today. com ing from MT. Lee of Butler.
 Child Labor Bill Special Order.
 The child bili was made the special or der for Thursday, February 12. There was quite little passage over the Jill to regulate the practice of osteopathy in Alabama. Mir. Benners is the author of the bill, and 1t came in with a favorable report from the judiciary committee of which he is himself member. Mr Starr, chairman of the committee on public health, moved it's recommittal to the committee on public health, saying he did not specially desire to delay the matter, but he thought it was a bill whose subject matter rendered 1t proper that the health committee should pass on 1t. MT. Benners moved to table the motion, saying he feared the bill, once in the hands of the health committee, would never more see the light of day. The house seemed friendly to the Llll,
 
 for recommittal but refused the motion of Wilkinson of Autauga, to able Ben ners' motion for making it special or der. The proceedeings today indicated that if the doctors desire to stop the bill in the house they will nave to work quick and hard. The bill is a special or der for Thursday next, at Il o'clock, the precise time set for consideration of the capitol improvement bill. It will not dis place that bill, however
 MT. Minge introduced a bill regulating the fertilizer tag tax matter, fixing the tax at thirty cents a ton. The bill has the sanction of the department of agri- culture.
 The bills introduced in the house by captions are as follows:
 The bills of MT. Brown to promote the building of cotton mills from state coun- l ty and municipal taxes for ten years all mill which shall cost as much as $50 00O, and be erected by February 13 1907
 MT. Haleys bill makes 1t a misdemean- | or for any person to sell liquor to wo- man in any place or bar where liouor is sold. It also makes 1t a misdemeanor for a woman to engage In selling liquor or for any person to permit a woman to sell or deliver liquor. Nor Is she to be permitted to lodge around a place where liquor is sold, except in regular hotels.
 The county text book uniformity bills | introduced today make it the duty of the | county superintendent to appoint a com mission of four teachers of which he is chairman, on petition of two-thirds of the schools trustees of the county It does not permit the commission to pay more for book than the least 1t is sold for in any county or district in the coun- try
 Bills Introduced. l My Mir De1oneV-rra anand .oottox ,.,o of an act entitled an act "To provide for the payment out of the convict funds for certain items of costs, In felony cases, to fix the amount of said items to pre- scribe the extent to which such costs will be paid, and the manner of paying them," approved February IS, 1897. Claims and l Fees
 By Mir. Ruston-To amend sections 5522, t425O), G75), (S59), (72O and 5524 (4252), (777) of the code of 1896. Judiciary
 By MT. Hamner-To amend section 14SS of the code. Revision of Laws. By Mir Peters. (Notice and Proof)- | To authorize and require the Commission CTS court of Fayette county to set apart and appropriate money from the general | fund of said county with which to pay and discharge certificates of state wit nesses issued by the foreman of the grand l of said county and officers fees, which, by law, become a good claim against the | fine and forfeiture fund of said county after the approval of this act, and to regulate the manner of said payments Local Legislation.
 By MT. Frazier. (With Notice and Proof)-To provide means for the pay ment of the interest and principal of cer- tain bonds to be issued under "an act | to nth macadamized roads and bridges and to issue bonds of the county to aid Tn the construction and building thereof" ap- proved December 2. 1S9s and acts amendatory thereto. Judiciary
 By MT. Frazier. (Notice and Proof.)- To reissue and refund the bonded debt of Jackson county. Judiciary
 By MT. Haley-To prohibit women from buying or selling liquors in certain places; or lodging on or about premises where liquors are sold, except in regularly li- censed hotels. Temperance
 By MT. DuBose-To provide for the es- tablishment of text book commission in each county of the state for the purpose of selecting and adopting text books and to prescribe the powers and the duties of the same. Education.
 By Mr. Wood (by requesD-To divide the state into thirteen judicial circuits and to fix the counties that shall com pose the different circuits Judiciary
 By MT. Minge-To regulate the registra- tion, branding, sale, tagging and analy- sis of commercial fertilizers, solid phos- phates fertilizer materials and chemicals in the state of Alabama. Agriculture
 By MT. Hoffman-To authorize submis- sion of causes to compel the determina- tion of claims to land and to quit title, in courts of equity for final decree at term time or in vacation after a decree pro confesso has been obtained. Judi ciary.
 By MT. Hoffman--To amend section 6Ss of dS96) Alabama Corporations.
 By Mir. .Lyons-To amend section 1858 of the code of Alabama. Appropriations.
 By MT. Brown of St. Clair-To further promote and secure the erection of cot ton mills and factories in the state of Alabama. Mining and Manufacturing.
 By MT. Brown of St. Clair (with notice and proof)-To establish. maintain and regulate dispensary in the town of Pell City in St. Clair county. Alabama, for the sale of spirituous or vinous liquors, malt liquors, wine cider or other intoxicating liquors and to establish a board of direc- tors for the purpose of better controlling and managing the sale of splrtuous or vinous liquors, malt liquors. wines, elders or other intoxicating liquors and for oth- CT purposes Temperance
 | By MT. Bankhead-To provide for the registration and liens of Judgments and decrees, and the issuance of executions sued on judgments and decrees, and a 1 penalty for the failure to register judg- ments and decrees according to the pro- | vie