The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27

submitted that suspension of the rules was not necessary to enable the eommit- tee to carry out It's instructions.
 The speaker reversed his former deei- sion and said the committee had the right to report. Accordingly MT. Arnold, chairman. reported adversely the John ston state uniform text book bill as 1t came from the senate.
 MT. Lusk gave notice that he would to- morrow move to take the bill from the ad- verse calendar.
 There was some discussion over the bill authorizing railroads to straighten their lines by several members who feared some road might under 1t leave a town off it's line and ruin it. This did not strike the house as likely to happen, and the bill passed. Mir. Wood said If 1t would require the Tuskegee road to leave Tus- kegee he would be glad.
 The house adjourned to 7.30 ?. m.
 Night Session Provokes Fun.
 At the night session the house lad great fun. MT. Callahan lent variety to the proceedings by refusing to vote on bill. MT. London read the rals requicing him to vote, but he still r4fused. and MT. Espey, who was in the chair, referred the latter to the house to d.termine what it should do with MT. Callahan. MT. Me Donald moved to ex,use him and call of the roll showed a quorum. Then MT. Callahan announced: As the proceeding instituted by the gentleman from Jeffer- son has failed the Santienian from Nor gan votes aye" And MT. Callahan came out of an embarrassing position amid gen. eral laughter In which he joined. A num- l.rr .F l,.n ..sll .4I but ,Tar one general bill, and that increased the salary of a clerk in the office of the state treasurer from S120o to sl5cC.
 A joint resolution was adopted author izing the governor to contract on per centage basis with an agent to recover some money due the state oy she govern ment as pay for expenses Tn organizing regiments for the Spanish war. This equals months pay for the troops.
 An unsuccessful effort was made by the opponents of state text book uniform ity to get a county uniform text book bill on the calendar under favorable re- port from the committee on education. The majority saw in 1t a purpose to an- tagonize the stats unifcriri5y bill tomor- row with county uniformity.
 The bill to abolish the county court of Cleburne was passed.
 THE SENATE.
 In the senate this morning the general election bill and the Mobile union depot bill went on the calendar under favorable reports from the committees. MT. John ston introduced bill providing that the wife or widow of a Confederate soldier who teaches satisfactorily in the public schools for ten years shall have a fife certificate.
 A new ruling on the rules then followed. MT. Dunn, chairman of the finance com mittee, asked that the general revenue bill be made the special paramount, con- tnuing special order for the noon hour, but MT. Goldsby objected. MT. Hogue moved a suspension of the rules and the chair, MT. Cunningham, presiding. refused to entertain the motion, saying it must go first to the committee on rules. If that committee does not report in reasonable time, he would then entertain motion to suspend the rules. There was no con- test with the chair, the senate seeming to be satisfied to go on with number of other matters.
 Inferior Court Bill Passed.
 The following bills were taken up and passed:
 To increase the salary of the judge of the Inferior court of Birmingham, and to make the office elective in 1905.
 TO amend the code In the matter or eX- emptions.
 Providing for the appointment of school teachers in Marion county for not less than three months.
 To pro-rate the deficit in the state treas ury, should one occur in the next four years, among all the appropriations ex- cept that for pensions and for the insane asylum.
 To appropriate $2500 to aid in the preser- vation of the Jefferson Davis WhAe House in this city, the same bill having passed the house last week.
 To establish a dispensary at Haleyville. To refund $125 to J. S. Webb of lIacon county, wrongfully paid as license.
 The house bill conforming the selection of university trustees to the new consti- tuition.
 To authorize the governor to buy and refund state bonds out of any surplus that may accumulate in the state treas treasury.
 Establishing county boards for diyid- ing counties into school districts.
 The senate put over the bill 10 make new circuit out of Fillmore, Autauga, Chiffon and Montgomery until the general encouragement bill is reported.
 The senate adjourned pending the dis cussion of a bill to provide for the or- ganization of trust companies.