The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15
THE HOUSE.

 veterans was passed by the house.
 THE HOUSE.
 The proceedings in the house this morn ing opened with an unsuccessful attempt by MT. Blackburn to get up his motion recurring all committees to report ad- versed bills and place them on an adverse calendar The speaker announced that it was referred to the committee on rules, but MT. Blackburn insisted that 1t was a motion on which he had given one days notice. MT. Bankhead raised the point of order that the election bill was the paramount special order, and noth- ing else was in order, and the speaker sustained the point MT. Blackburn ap- pealed and the house sustained the chair by a vote of T to g. Intellectual attempts were made to get he motion read for information, but the chair said that was not the question, but simple point of order. Mr. London insisted on his con- stitutional right to have it read and to know what was involved in the appeal, but to no effect.
 The house went into committee of the whole on the election bill, and debate was opened on the pending amendment to elect all county solicitors by the people MT. Waddell called for the reading of the whole bill, saying several gentlemen deslr- ed it read. Mr. Thompson raised the point of order that member could anot demand a reading in committee or the whole and the chair, MT. Callahan presio- ing. overrued the point. MT. Benners
 ho the reading be dispensed with, ana there was only one negative vote.
 Arnold Discusses 1t. MT. Arnold led off with asconstituuonal argument against the amendment anu was followed by MT. Walker with con stitutional argument for 1t. MT. Gold smith onnosed the election of solicitors by inc people. and MT. Blackburn favored It. MT Maner followed against 1t and MT. Thompson for 1t. MT. London closed the debate with an argument for the amend ment. after which the amendment making county solicitors elective was adopted py a vote of 59 to F.
 MT Hoffman offered an amendment that inc election should not apply to solicitors whose selection may hereafter be other 1visa nrovided for, and this was voted down. MT Parker moved to amend by proVld- ing that no two of the railroad commls- sioners shall reside in the same congress sional district and this was adopted. MT. Cunningham moved an amendment pro- yiding for the election of mine inspectors and convict inspectors, but this was lost Mir Blackburn moved to amend by pre- scribing the terms of the railroad com uissioners, but this was lost, 2S to 3l
 Al this point the house concluded that fl had had enough of the election bill ana would consider it no further, so the com nittee rose reported progress and the bill was ordered to a third reading Then MT. Lusk moved its reference to the committee on elections with instructions to arrange the amendments in order and report 1t back on Monday. Considera- tion was stopped at section 26, less than half of it.
 An interesting point was decided in committee of the whole. The chair ruled that motion to table was not in order in committee of the whole, and on ap- peal by MT. London the chair was over ruled by vote of 35 to 25.
 The Pension Appropriation.
 MT. Waldcn's bill to appropriate s100 0oc from the general fund to the needy old soldiers and sailors came on as the spe- cial paramount order. It gives that sum annually, in addition to the special 1-mill tax Eloquent speeches were made for the bill by MT. Walden, MT. Davis, MT McClusley, MT. Kelley and MT. Killen and the bill passed by a vote or '2 to O.
 MT. Goodwin called up the White House bill as the next special order. but MT Blackburn insisted that stock law bill was ahead of it. and the house being within fifteen minutes or adjournment neither bill got a showing.
 Numerous bills were introduced and the committees reported and the house ad- journed to Monday at noon.
 Bills Reported FavorabIy.
 The following bills were reported fa- vorsbly today;
 Fl 515-To authorize all incorporated towns and cities in Walker county to es- tablish and operate dispensary or dis pensaries in such incorporated towns or cities for the purpose of buying and sell ing spirituous vinous and malt liquors and to provide for the distribution of certain profits arising therefrom, and te further regulate or prohibit the sale oi such liuuors in said county upon the casting of majority vote in favor oi such dispensaries at an election to be held in said county on Tuesday the 4tf day of August, 1903.
 S. 1s0 (With Amendment)-To establish maintain and regulate a dispensary ir the town of Abbeville, Henry county Alabama, for the sale of splrituous, vim ous or malt liquors. wines, elders or other intoxicating liquors and to establish and perpetuate board of commissioners foI the management of said dispensary and for other purposes
 H. 4s9-To repeal an act entitled an ac' to establish county court for the county of Cieburne. approved February Is. 1897 and all subsequent acts relating to said county court, and to transfer all civil cases at law and criminal cases therein pending. together with all the dockets papers and books relating to said cases = said County court to the Circuit court