The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-27

CTS of Babb county.
 To prohibit traction engines on Bibb county roads.
 To fix time of chancery court in the eighth circuit.
 To amend the law and equity court act of Huntsville.
 ro provide for dispensaries in Fillmore county.
 To repeal the jury act in Winston coun ty.
 To relieve the Alabama Agricultural as- sociation from taxes.
 Teapot Tempest.
 To relieve C. G. Abercrombie & Co., of Montgomery of license for dealing in fu- lures. This bill got through before some of the senators caught it's meaning when they did a row was raised and MT. Reese gave notice that he would would move to reconsider at the next legislation day. To provide for working the roads ln MarengO county.
 Mir Lusk said later that the Aber- orombe bill was all right and all objec- tion was withdrawn.
 To validate certain claims against Clay county; also to pay road claims in Clay county
 To require the tax officers of Blouns county to make one round.
 To provide for working roads in Gull man county.
 To re-arrange the boundaries of the town of Pollard.
 To provide stock law for Butler coun- ty.
 To allow Butler county to put in tele. phones.
 State Aid to Libraries.
 q certainly hope the present legisla" ture will pass senate bill No. S23, in- troduced by Senator Fred L. Blackmon, which provides for aid in the establish ment of libraries in free public schools of this state said Dr. Thomas M. owen, director of the state department of ar chives, whose office was made by tho spring session of the legislature, the pro- moter of public and school libraries in Alabama.
 "The library Is coming to be more and more recognized as a positive educational force, and every facility should be given both teacher and pupils in the encourage ment of more general use of good books. Tn people ow this state, and particular ly our teachers, are alive to the subject, and this ball has the endorsement of the Alabama Educational Association. The bill provides that where communities will raise certain sum of money, and application is made to the state depart ment of education with proof of this fact, like sum will be contributed by sthte for the purchase of books from a list to be selected by the department. The county is also to give like sum, thus making quite a fund. I do not re- call other details of the bill, but the total amount appropriated or av>ilabio for the next four years is seven thou sand five hundred (s7500 dollars.
 "It seems to me that as an educa- tional measure this bill ought by all means to be hurried through to final passage. Large sums have been appropriated 60 strengthen and enlarge our educational opportunities and this bill with tha small amount involved, will do as much. if not more than any other plans whicii have been proposed''
 Bills Signed.
 The governor has approved the follow ing bills:
 H. f03S-To provide for the better work ing of the public roads of Wilcox count. H. S60-To authorize the city of Bridge port to allow children living outside of the city limits to attend the city schools. H. 963-To allow the Lee county law and equity court to revive and enforce judgments decrees, orders and proceed ings entered prior to July l, 1907, in the circuit, chancery and county courts of Lee county.
 H. 964-To amend an act establishing Lee county law and equity court
 H. SSS-To provide for the establishment of a branch of the circuit court of Bar bour county.
 H. 761-To extend the police Jurisdiction of the city of Sylacauga.
 H. S47-To provide for the payment of the judge of the city court of Anniston and fix his salary at $500.
 H. 795-To prevent the sale of liquors in Marion county.
 H. 690-To require the county Board of Education of Wilcox county to pass upon and audit the accounts of the district trustees.
 H. 69-For the relief of the estate of James H. Simpson, late clerk of the cir cult court of Colbert county.
 H. 467-For the relief of D. I. Guthrie, ex-tax collector in Madison county.
 H. 6S7-To repeal statutes and laws es- tablishing county courts, so far as same relates to Madison county
 H. 912-To repeal act constituting board of jury commissioners for Crenshaw coun- ty.
 H. 932-To vacate and annul part of Seventh or Thirty-third street in North Birmingham H. S97-To change the boundary line be- tween Cleburne and Calhoun counties. H. 1O34-To amend act establishing dspensary for Camden.
  Rain at Decatur.