The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16

in the public schools be set out and that
the schools shall be classified.
The house committee has agreed TO the
bill to have terms of the court at Good
water. This was fought hard but the
contention of Senator White won out.
Another hard fight is that on the
boundary between Shelby and Bibb coun-
ties. The Bibb people want the line to
zig gag around between the forties, and
the Shelby people want 1t to remain as
it is, straight.
Support of Schools.
The senate committee on finance and
taxation has agreed to report favorably
the following bills for the care and sup
port of state schools: University, 100000
q year for maintenance, $4,000 a year for
buildings; Girls Industrial school, $4,000
a year for support and $4,000 year for
buildings; also the bill to pay interest
on money In the treasury from the sale
of lands of the Monteyallo school.
The bill to give $4,000 year to the
rural school buildings was also reported
favorably with amendment that the fund
shall come out of the tag tax fund;
agriculture shall be taught and the name
changed from rural school houses to
public school houses"
1t was also decided by this committee
to allow the Fifth District Agricultural
school at Wetumpka $4,000 TO rebuild
after fire, and the Eighth District
school at Athens $1,000 to rebuild after q
storm both of which did much more
damage than the amounts allowed will
cover.
Salary Bill Favored.
The house committee on appropriations
agreed in a short time to report the omni-
bus salary bill favorably, there being no
votes against it. The bill was passed
by the senate on Thursday and raises the
oil pnDlOXaS
This committee also endorsed an appro-
priation for a nermal school at Planters
Vile, where a fine school property is Of
fered. The amount carried Is 5000. A
committee from the town appeared before
the body.
Another recommendation Of the COM
mittee is the bill to give the convict fund
to the roads of the counties, no one coun-
ty to receive more than slOuO
The temperance committee of the SEN
ate heard Mobile delegation against the
shipping bill that passed the house this
week, providing that no liquor shall be
shipped into prohibition territory. An
other meeting will be held Monday night
to hear an opposing delegation from Bir-
mingham
1t has also been decided to recommend
10 the house the appropriation of $12.500
to the Montgomery Negro Normal school,
which Is an increase of $1,000.
Bills will also be reported favorably to
change the boundary lines of Wilsonvlle;
provide for refunding by cities of taxes
enormously paid and to charter the town
of Lineville.
For jamestown Fair.
The house committee on appropriations
voted to give the jamestown Exposition
company $4,000 for an Alabama exhibit
There is to be a commission Of five to
look after ii and the state is to be repre-
sented in all its products and business
lines.
5000 instead of $500 was adversed by the
house committee on agriculture.
King of Jefferson, Gunter of Montgom-
ery and Carmichael of Colbert, have been
named to draw up a new practice act,
they being subcommittee Of the house
judiciary committee.
The house committee on revision Of