The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05
CARMICHAEL IS CHOSEN
 SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
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 l were received.
 The election of A. H. Carmichael as 1 speaker of the house in place of w. l.. l Martin, deceased, then took place.
 The bill to provide for regulating, grad
 ing and securing secondary schools was
 passed to after the recess. l A resolution was adopted to provide
 Tor committee for the funeral of Speak
 CT Martin, Senators Thomas and Lusk
 being selected on the part of the sen
 ate.
 The pharmacy bill was postponed until 1 after the recess. | The senate passed the bill to provide
 for increased salary appropriations for judges, taking care of the advances in 1 salary.
 l Senate Passes Bills. The senate has passed the following 1 bills:
 II. B. S05, by MT. Carmichael of Col
 bert-To amend sections l and of an act 1 entitled An act to confer additional l rights and powers, including the right 10
 acquire by purchase, or by condemnation, l lands and easements upon corporations
 organized under the general laws or l heretofore under special act of the gen. | eral assembly of the state of Alabama,
 and upon corporations organized under
 the laws of any other state of the United States, and which corporations have con- piled with the laws of Alabama in refer 1 ence to foreign corporations and which | nave the right by their character to | manufacture, supply and sell power pro- l duced by waster motive force, ap- l proved October 1, 1903 and to add thereto
 sections S1a and 9la. l H. B. 715, by MT. Cooper of Calhoun l To authorize the court of county com
 missioners or board of revenue of any
 county authorized to levy special tax i for working the public roads to transfer l to the road fund any surplus of general county funds in the county treasury. H. B. S19, by MT. Lyons-To dissolve 1 the board of trustees of the Medical col | lege of Alabama, and to vest the owner
 ship and control of the property of said | college in the board of trustees of the | University Of Alabama.
 II. B. S35. by Mir Urquhart-To author l ize municipal corporations 10 levy and l collect a license tax on all exhibitions, trades business, vacations, occupations | and professions which are now or may 1 hereafter be engaged in or carried on | within the Hints of such municipal cor poration.
 II. B. 767. by MT. Rice--To amend sec 1 ton of an act approved october l, i9o5, l to amend an act to establish the Tusea- | loosa county law and equity court, so as to fix the salary of the judge Of said | court at $2700 per annum, payable | monthly
 Salary Is Fixed. H. B S31 by MT. Glover-'fo fix the l salary of the judge of the Tenth judicial l circuit of the state of Alabama, at the l sum of $4500 per annum, and to proNlae l for the payment of as much thereon out 1 of the state treasury as shall be paid
 to other circuit judges of the state of Alabama, and for the payment of the l remainder out of the treasury of Jeffer- | son county.
 II. B. S45, by Mrl Carmichael of Colbert l -CWith amendmenD-To grand to any l person, firm or corporation acquiring nee l essary lands on both sides of naVigable | river and organized for the purpose or developing water power and electricity l transforming and distributing the same 1 for the use of the public to construct | dams and locks in navigable rivers Tor | the development of water power. To | grant perpetual and exclusive easements l for power purposes to and in the waters l and beds of said rivers and to exempt | the property of such person. firm or cor
 poration used for the development and l transmission of such power from taxation l for period of ten years. H. E. 735 by MT. Turner-To provide
 for and regulate the working of the
 public roads in Tallapoosa county. l S. B. 377 by MT. Blackburn-To exempt | incorporated towns and cities, from mili- l tary and jury duties and from the pay ment of poll and street taxes and to pro- | vide for their incorporation. l H. B, 557, by MT. Sample-To amend | an act entitled an act to amend an act l entitled an act to regulate the issue | of garnishments and the proceedings l thereon in the county of Morgan. Ap- | proved December 9, 1906 l II. B. 732 by Mir. John-(With amend ] menD-To make a supplemental appropri- | alton for the payment of the increased salaries of the judicial officers of this state.
 School Bills. 1 Among the bills signed by the governor | today were those for the support of the
 Girls Industrial school and for buildings
 at Auburn and the Boys Industrial school | at East Lake. The increase of appropria- | lions to the common schools and for the l aid of rural school house building also
 received the assent of the governor. Along | with the list was the anti-rebate and the | mileage book measures. and the provision 1 for raising the appropriations for the ag- ricultural schools from $250o a year to Si500 year
 Governor Signs Bills. These bills have been signed by the gov 1 ornor:
 1 For the relief of w. A. and B. G. Single 1 ton, Marengo county.
 To appropriate $67,o00 a year to rural l school house building. l To appropriate one-third of the Hous- l ton county dispensary to the public l schools.
 1 Appropriating s56,5o0 a year to the Ala bama Polytechnic institute for buildings. | To appropriate $lO,000 to aid in rebuild | ing the burned school buildings of the | Wetumpka Agricultural school.
 To make an appropriation for building | and machinery at the Boys Industrial
 school al East Lake, the sum being $50, 900. | To regulate the sale of liquors in Frank | lin county.
 l taxes.
 1 law.
 | For q dispensary at Dothan. l To regulate sale of liquors in Beat 3. FL more county.
 l Increasing appropriation to the agricul- l tural schools to $i500. | To provide for the maintenance of the l Girls Industrial school. The amount is 1 s36000 year.
 | To appropriate $}0o.oo next year and l $}50,000 a year thereafter, in addition to | what is now given, to the support of the f common schools.
 To prevent the giving or receiving of re- Rad RSOsps,