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 excepting persons out of work on account of strike or lockout.
 Senator Thomas said that his amend ment merely through a safeguard over those who had made an honest effort to obtain work It was also prohbitive from employers combining. reducing wages and having their former employees who would not accept the small salaries, prosecuted Both amendments passed The entire vagrancy bill was passed.
 Municipal Bill.
 The next special order was the recess committee municipal bill. An effort was made to recommit the bill along with the Walker house bill. Senator Jones of Will cox moved 10 recommit but his motion was tabled by F ayes to 13 noes.
 On motion of Senator Smith the senate decided to take up the bill section by section and on completion of this vote on the entire measure.
 At the afternoon session the senate con- tinued in their consideration of the mu- nicipal bill.
 House Bills Introduced.
 Bills were introduced into the house as follows:
 By MT. McTyre-To levy special tax for improving the public roads of Bar bour county. Public roads and highways.
 By MT. Rushton-For the better protec- tion of bridges built or to be hereafter built by contract with or by order of the court of county commissioners or | boards of revenue over any of the streams in any of the counties of this state, and to indemnify said counties against loss, injury or damage to the same and to pun ish violations of this act Public roads and highways.
 By MT. Leigh of Escamba-To repeal an act approved March 5. 1903. entitled, An act to amend an act entitled, An act to provide for the better support of the pub- lie schools of Escambia county. Alabama, for levying a special tax within constitu- l tional limits to sustain them, approved March l. 19O1.' |" Education.
 By MT. Espy-To establish the City court of Dothan, in Houston county, Re- | vision of laws.
 By MT. Thach (by requesD-To create a board of trustees for the management of the state normal schools located at Florence. Troy. Jacksonville and Liv- ingston. Education.
 By MT. Espy (with notice and proof)- To repeal sections 4593, 4594 and 4595 of the Code of 1896 Local legislation | By MT. McCrary-To protect and en- courage fish raising in Alabama. Agri culture.
 By MT. Hoffman (by requesD-To amend sections 3157 and 3i60 of the Code of Alabama, 1896, relating to oysters. Ju- dietary
 By MT. Maner-To provide for repairing and refurnishing the capitol and keep ing the grounds in order. Capitol and grounds.
 By MT. Callahan-To regulate and re- strain the sale of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors in the state of Alabama.
 By MT. Foster of Pike with notice and prooD-To amend section of an act approved February 26. 1sS7 entitled an act to constitute the city of Troy, in Pike county, a separate school district. and to provide for the management of the public schools in said school dis trict. Municipal organization. By MT. Foster of Pike (with notice and prooG-To repeal section 16 of an act entitled an act to establish and maintain. regulate and make efficient a dspensary in the city of Troy, Pike county Tenn perance.
 By Mr, Strother-To amend article one QD of chapter nineteen Q9) of the Code of 1896. Judiciary.
 By MT. Strother-To amend section 1 of an act entitled an act to provide for the payment out of the convict fund 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 the same. approved February IS. 1897. Ju- dietary
 By Mir. Verner-To authorize cities and towns in the state of Alabama that now own or control. or that may hereafter own or control, water works or gas plants, or other light and power plants. to maintain and operate the same and to furnish water or lights and power, for their own use. and to persons firms corporations within the limits of the said cities and towns, and also. to other cities or towns, and to persons, firms and corporations in the territory outside of said cities and towns so owning said water works plant, or light plant. wheth- CT said territory be incorporated or not. and to charge for and collect reasonable prices Tor water. or lights and power. so furnished. Municipal organization. By MT. Verner-'ro authorize cities and towns in Alabama, to secure the payment or the bonds issued. and debts created, ana the interest thereon, in the purchase, construction extension or enlargement or water works plants or gas plants electric light or other light and power plant by executing a mortgage on such water or light and power plant. as may  De purchased or constructed. extended or enlarged by such cities or towns. and to provide for the execution of such mort | gage prior to the construction of said plant Municipal organization. By MT. Hammer (with notice and proof)-For the relief of J. M. Barnard to refund certain monies illegally col lected from him in Cherokee county as state license. Local legislation. By MT Biackburn-To regulate the sale or vinous, spirituous or malt liquors ana all intoxicating liquors. and to estab- fish, maintain and regulate a dispensary in the town of Morris. Jefferson county, Alabama, for the sale of such liquors. and to establish and perpetuate board of commissioners for the management of such dispensary and for other purposes. | Temperance.
 By MT. Arnold-To prescribe and regu- late the practice and procedure in Cir cult courts of the several counties of the judicial circuits of this state. Judiciary.