The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-14
THE SENATE HAS
BIG FIGHT OVER
APPROPRIATION
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resolution Of thanks was passed The
train left Mobile sometime after mid
| night and reached the city at o'clock
| Among the guests of the trip was Gov
ernor Conner, who was given a hearty
reception everywhere he went. Lieuten-
ant Governor Gray came back on the
early train.
Court Secretaries.
In the senate bill was presented to
provide for two secretaries of the sii-
preme court at $500 each. to be hired and
! discharged at will by the chief Justice,
! either one oriboth. also to be removable
7 at the demand of three of the associate
| justices.
| Mr.. Hammers bill to regulate weights
and measures came up In the senate,
| put on account of Senator Reese not be-
| ing posted 1t went over to Thursday
The local option bill passed by the house
| came over to the senate and was re-
! ferred to the temperance committee.
Code Commission Bill.
| The amended code commission bill was
| passed. The changes provide for a com
| mittee of eight instead of five codify-
ing of the laws of the present session
| and the ability to fill vacancies in its
| own organization.
The bill to increase the salaries of the
| members of the supreme court bench
was signed by the speaker and the presi-
! dent of the senate and now goes to
| the governor.
The Teasley bill to make a new cir
cult. the Fifteenth, out of the counties
| of Montgomery. Autauga, Gilmore and
| Chiffon, was passed. The governor is to
| appoint the judge and solicitor.
Bessemer Court
The bill to provide for new law court
| for the city of Bessemer was in
| troduced by Mr.. Miller. 1t is the bill
| agreed upon by DR.. Ragsdale the BESSIE
mer member, and others of the delegation
Mr.. Miller also had a bill to appropriate
| surplus money of the fine and forfeiture
| fund of Jefferson county.
The senate also passed a bill providing
| for the creation of a department of cot
| ton statistics with appropriation of $1,000
| a year for expenses. The director is to
| receive no salary and the department
| is to be a part of the office of the COM
-, missioner of agriculture
The salary of the land clerk in the
! office of the auditor was increased by
a bill that passed the senate and had
J passed the house providing for pay of
| $500 year, instead of 1920, as now.
In the House.
The only fight in the house was over
| the bill to provide for better protection
of fertilizer buyers. 1t stipulates that
any sale that does not come up to the
| nalysis reported may be abrogated and
the purchaser not liable for the obliga-
ton. There is adequate protection, how
ever, against shrinkage of ammonia and
any other deterioration for which the
manufacturer Is not responsible
The railroad bills now in the house
were set down for special orders Sat
| urday They had been set for Friday
but will go over because of the re-
cess.
The house also passed the bill to pro-
vide for the payment of interest on land
funds of the Montevallo school in the
treasu and removing the settlement
with contractors for convicts from the
| office of the auditor to that of the con-
| Wet board
Mr.. Hoffman undertook to secure
| reconsideration of the vote by which the
| bill passed to prevent shipment of liquors
| into prohibition territory but was showed
under. He. like all others who have gone
| up against 1t, find that the present ses-
! sion is very much anti-llquor in any
| form whatsoever