The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-01
LEGISLATURE ADJ0URNS
 FOR FIVE MONTHS
Continued from First Pase)

Continued from First Page)
 to select different books for cities of 5000 people and more at its discretion.
 Mir. Callahan spoke briefly and vigorous ly against bringing in any cities with graded schools of their own. MT. Lon don explained his amendment, which eX- cepted all towns making appropriations to their schools and running them for six months, but providing that they could come in and get books at the state prices if they desired.
 MT. Callahan offered an amendment re- ducing the size of the towns under the
 Rich amendment to 5000.
 The Callahan amendment was tabled 52 to 37
 The Rich amendment was adopted, 61 to 26.
 The London amendment was tabled, 59 to 30.
 Then the bill passed, 6S to 20.
 The house was disinclined to adopt even the Rich amendment, but the Mo- bile delegates had made an active appeal to the members in person. and MT Black burn explained that he had assurances that the senate would concur
 Jefferson Members Have Spat.
 During the call of roll MT. DuBose said some one had answered "aye' when MT. Cooks name was called and that | gentleman was not in the house. He de- sired the clerk not to record Mir. Cook
 as voting. The clerk said he had not | recorded him. MT. Blackburn explained that friends of the bill were voting aye l and that he had called out the word
 "aye" in answer to an inquiry from the
 gentleman from Montgomery who had
 desired to know how the friends of the 1 bill were voting.
 MT. DuBose-"I did not mention any
 name"
 MT. Blackburn-"You alluded to me and 1 you know it."
 MT. DuBose--"I do not deny it." That was the only incident on the pas tsage of the bill. The house passed the senate bill impos-
 ing a license of slO0O on emigration labor 1 agents to be paid in each county where I they operate It also passed the long ds-
 layed bill for the monthly pay of teach l CTS. If was a senate bill so it now goes l to the governor.
 Also a senate bill changing the time of
 meeting between parents and township
 trustees from October to September. Will Have Joint Committee. The speaker moved reconsideration of l the vote by which the house had nor- | coneurred in the senate resolution for a 1 joint committee to sit during recess and frame general bills, and 1t was reconsid- | I | by providing a committee of three from | the house and two from the senate and | that was adopted. The resolution as | amended then went to the senate. l The vote by which the house refused | to concur in the conference agreement l on the Montgomery board of revenue bill
 was reconsidered. and by vote of 55 to | the house concurred The board re- mains appointive but the appointments fo Ia I.xrd frip hp f,- | not be a member of the board. | The bill amending the act regulating | the state land agent and increasing his | salary went over to September. Also a | bill providing for the payment of guar anty and surety companies of the pre- mium on the bonds of executors, adminis- ,trators and public officials. Joint Session. At O clock the senate came over and | the houses held a joint session for the i election of two officers. For judge of the Inferior Criminal court of Birmingham
 MT. Haley nominated Judge N B. Feagin, | and he was unanimously elected. For judge of the County court of Geneva Hon. F. N. Hickman was unanimously | elected.
 | Afternoon Session. | At the afternoon session the house passed the following bills-all senate bills:
 To provide for working the roads in l Cherokee.
 1 To amend section of the act to estab- | fish the city court of Talladega. l To amend sections 354S and S449 of the | code
 To amend the school district act for
 Cherry Hill in Franklin county.
 Tc regulate the condemnation of mill | dam sites.
 | To pcovide for the election of all solici-
 tors, circuit and county, except where there are special acts providing other wise and the exceptions are Mobile. 1 Jackson and Calhoun. | To amend section 106S of the code. 1 To amend section 1 of an act to estab- l fish county court of revenue in Law | renee county (house bilD. l. To provide for supplying copies of all l rrinted official reports of executive. legls-