The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-01
Revenue Bill and Uniform Text Book Measure Sent to
 the Governor
LONDON'S AMENDMENT FOR
 EXCLUDING CITIES LOST
During Night Session House and Sen ate While Away the Waiting Hours With Mock Meetings, Songs
 and Burlesque Speeches.

Montgomery, February &.-(Special.)- The legislature of Alabama adjourned at 11:45 o'clock tonight to reconvene on the first of September. The closing scenes resembled very much the scenes of the last day of former sessions.
 The session tonight was pratically in- formal, and from time to time during short recesses, there were mock sessions by the pages, humorous talks by dis tingulshed statesmen and songs by the members.
 There would perhaps have been no night session except for the late hour at which the revenue bill was finally passed. This bill covers forty-five printed pages of legal paper and 1t required the force Of the enrolling clerks until 11:3O o'clock to complete the work of enrolling it.
 In the meantime some twenty-five other bills were signed by the president of the senate and speaker of the house. Among the bills so signed was the text book bill.
 A Few Local Bills Passed.
 During the earlier hours of the even ing a. few local bills were passed in the senate, only house bills being acted upon. After o'clock no bills were passed and adjournment would have been in order except that it was necessary to have the revenue bill properly signed. It was then that the fun began.
 The pages first had a mock session, and they seemed to select as special targets for imitation Messrs. London, Iusk and Kelly The pages showed parliamentary skill that was surprisir g ~ In the senate chorus was organized and they serenaded the house, ii ladies all being in the house gallery. which was crowded. This chorus included Lieuten- snt Governor Cunningham and President Pro Tenn. Goldsby of the senate.
 Next speaking humor came over the members. and they forced Tom Heflin, Billie Brandon and Tom Arlington ito make Q few remarks"
 Business sessions were resumed at Il clock
 Special Committee Appointed.
 The senate appointed a special commit tee to sit during recess and draft neces- sary bills to be considered at the next session. This committee consisted of President Pro Tem. Goidsby, Senators Morrow of Jefferson, Blackmon of Cal houn. Hipp of Cullman, Hall of Bald win, Powell of Butler. Craig of Dallas,
  Talladega.
 The first part of the session concluded with its work we'll in hand The only im- portant bills so far considered that gc over until after the recess are the elec- tion bill and the general stock law.
 There are many important bills yet in committee, probably the most important of which is the municipal code. Sev- eral matters of delegating local legislation ole -at tO 10 considered
 164 Bills Reached Governor.
 Up to the hour of adjournment 164 en- rolled bills had reached the governors office almost half of them reaching him tonight Consequently he has some fifty bills on hand yet unsigned. He spent all of his spare moments today in reading and signing bills and many more of them will be signed during Monday and Tues day. Among the bills signed was the elective railroad commission b..-. The text hook bill reached him too late for action, but he will probably sign it Mon day. Many of the members left for their homes tonight an practically all of the others will go tomorrow.
 THE HOUSE
 Montgomery. February 2S.-(Special.)- The house this morning passed the John ston state uniformity textbook bill with
 
 large majority of 68 to 20. The vote in detail was as follows:
 Yeas. Messrs. Speaker, Almon, Airing ton, Ballard, Bankhead, Barnes, Benners, Blackburn, Brown of Clepurne. Brown of St. Clair. Byars, crum, Curry De- loney, Elliott, Fletcher, Foster of Pike. Foster of Tuscaloosa Frazier, Fulton, Glover, Goldsmith, Goodwin, Gray Haley, Hall, Handley James. Johnson of Coosa, Johnson of Perry, Johnson of Russell, Joiner. Kelley Lanier. Lee, Leigh London. Lyman, Lyons, Lusk, Maner, McCrary McCluskey. Mcdonald, McTyere, Newman, Poole, Posey, Pugh Reynolds, Rich, Rushton, Scheussler, Scale, Siglin, strother, Swindall, Thach, Thomas. Thompson, Werner. Walden, Walker Ward, Watts, Wneeless, Wig gins. Williams of Marengo.
 Nays: Messrs. Arnold. Callahan, Davis DuBose, Franklin, Hammer Hardie Hoff- man, Killen Mills. Minge, Parker, Pilley, Searcy. Shafer, Simpson, Starr, Williams of Calhoun, Williams of Covington.
 MT. Wood, for the bill. was paired with Mir Espy, opposing.
 The struggle this morning was not at all exciting. The bill came on as the special order, and MT. Arnold offered the county uniformity bill as a substitute He assured the house that Ee was not making play for delay and merely de- sired vote on 1t. He did not speak. Mir Thach moved to table it. and it was tabled 60 to 25
 The Rich Amendment.
 Then Mir. Blackman explained the Rich amendment as being a compromise agreed on by the friends of the bill to satisfy representatives from some of the cities It did not take any city out of the bill; the friends of the bill would not agree to that, but 1t did allow the state board
 (contnued on Second Paae)