The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-16

for discussion, but the committee was
finally instructed to increase this to one
hour to the side.
| Lusk and Merritt were appointed to take
up with the house the matter of reading
the code bill and Lusk and Strother were
named on the joint rules committee
House Session.
The most interesting tilt in the house
came up on the request of Mr.. Rattery
for unanimous consent for a resolution IN
dorsing President Roosevelt for his stand
on the question Of the discharge of the
negro troops. Consent was refused, and
the resolution went at last to the commit
tee on federal relations.
Mr.. Middleton introduced a bill to
amend the constitution to dispose of the
provision of making the payment of poll
tax compulsory, and eliminate the pay
ment of poll taxes as a qualification for
voting.
The speaker announced the standing
committees after the opening of the ses-
sion, and appointed the following officers,
pages and messengers: Cecil Stubs, Ellis
Crawford. Charles Alley. Berry Coins,
Claud Adams Hugh Hale, pages; Sam
Donaldson, Edmund Dent and Wallace
MCGOWAN, messengers.
A joint resolution by Johns, provid-
ing for the election of two United States
senators next Thursday was adopted.
After that the message of the governor
was read.
Flood of Bills.
On the call of the counties for presen-
tation of bills in the house flood of them
were turned in. Among these was Mr..
Kings of jefferson, in reference to put
ting county officers on salary instead of
fees as now Several bills were sent up
to give more money to the public schools
and a number looking to the abolition or
bucket shops. Lovelady of Jefferson IN
troduced a local option bill and Mr.. King
of Jefferson to prevent the buying OF
county script.
Mr. Hoffman had a bill to repeal the
law prohibiting Sunday baseball, and TO
meet several local conditions in Mobile
courts Mr.. Lyons wanted to establish
Ia Dor bureau.
Mr.. Foster presented a bill to main
tain the Boys Industrial school at East
Lake, increasing the Appropriation. Mr.
Long had one to undertake to have Con-
gress give back the money taken from
the southern states for cotton taxes.
Mr. Goodwin offered a resolution to
have the state urge upon Congress the
location of sub-treasury in Birming-
ham. A bill was also offered to appro-
pirate an additional s250,00O for further
Improvement of the state house.
Gray for the Bill.
The 2 cent fare bill introduced in the
senate by Mr.. Lusk is the measure which
will be urged by Lieutenant Governor
Gray. 1t is his response to the promises
made in the race that he would see to the
Introduction of that kind of a measure.
The bill has attracted a great deal of at
tention and is being supported by the
travelling men of the state.
Mr. Gray was visited Monday by com
mittee from the Commercial Travellers
IF TO 70 xayhn a him of their
support to get the measure passed. This
committee was composed of T. j. Robin
son. W. w. Meadows b. II. Johnson,
Y. NJ Morgan of the Montgomery coun-
ell, and Gaynor st. John Turner head
of the order in the state, who lives in
Mobile. They related to Mr.. Gray that
they would do all possible to help in
passing the measure.
1t is noted with interest that the Lusk
bill does not agree with that of Gov
ernor Conner, in that he declares in his
message for 21a cent fares. However. this
has been the idea of Mr.. Gray all along.
Brandon Out-Graves In.
Bibb Graves is now the adjutant gem
eral of the Alabama National Guard. and
his predecessor, Gen. William w. Bran
don, has been placed on the retired list
with the rank of brigadier general of
infantry The senate confirmed the APP
pointment of Colonel Graves at the ses-
sion of Tuesday Colonel Graves is one
of the best known young lawyers of the
state and was one of the original Conner
men in this part of the state.
General Brandon has been in the Ma
tonal Guard since 1886, when he became
a private in the Tuscaloosa company
He went through the list and was
major In the Spanish-American war, going
all the way through that trouble. He
saw riot duty in Birmingham in 1894,
and with his company many times for
mob duty. He has made the guard one
of the most efficient in the SOUTH that
being shown by the exhibition they made
here Monday at the inauguration of the
governor.
ut was with mingled JOY and sadness
that I left the office" said General Bran
don. after he had been relieved. 1T has
always been one of the most interest
ing departments of the state service to
me-"
Colonel Graves has reappointed Capt
d. W. McIver to be chief clerk.
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