The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16

quire the superintendent Of education to collect and publish accurate statis- tics in relation to all public schools and educational institutions of the state and any and all useful information con nected herewith.
 By MT. Beasley: To repeal an act en- titled an act to regulate the procedure
 in the trial of causes wherein lands are sought to be condemned, approved August 26, 1909.
 By MT. Spragins: To amend section |3499 of the code.
 By MT. Frazer: (Revision of laws) To amend section 3720 of the code of Alabama of 1907.
 By Mr. Screws: (Revision of laws) To amend section 7162 of the code of Alabama.
 Bills Reported
 By MT. Tunstall (notice and proof, re- vision of laws): To establish and create the Hale county law and equity court; to create and define its Jurisdictions; to provide its officers, their powers, duties and compensation; to fix the terms of said court; to prescribe rules and pro cedure for said court and to authorize the judge thereof to establish such rules and procedure as may be required for la proper system of practice for sald court, and to amend the same.
 By MT. Tunstall (notice and proof; revision of laws): To require the county solicitor of Hale county, Alabama, to attend the terms of the law and equity court of Hale county. Alabama, and to prosecute all criminal causes pending therein.
 By Mr. Tunstall (notice and proof; revision of laws): To abolish the county court of Hale county, Alabama, to annul its jurisdiction, which court is provided for in and by article 5. chapter 19S, of the code of Alabama, to repeal an act approved February IA 1897, entitled An act to confer addi- tional Jurisdiction upon the county court of Hale county, and to regulate the pro- ceedings therein" and to provide for the transfer of all of the causes of ev- cry kind and description pending in said court at the time of the approval of this act, together with all papers, records, processes and everything per taining to said causes pending in said |court, by the clerk thereof to the Hale county law and equity court
 By MT. Motion (revision of laws): To amend section 1924 of the code of Ala bama.
 By MT Hollis of Choctaw Provision of laws): To amend section 6361 of the code of Alabama of 1907 so that bail may exonerate themselves by surrend- ering the defendant, on an arrest by making affidavit as to their undertak- ing and under said affidavit authorize other persons to arrest the defendant.
 By MT. Stevens Municipalities and municipal organizations) To provide for the creation of the office of state prison inspector; to prescribe the duties and powers of such office; to provide for the necessary assistants to said in- spector; to fix the compensation of such inspector and his assistants; to provide for the construction. the regu- lation, the management, the mainten. ance, the operation, the healthfulness and the sanitation of all county Jailsi almshouses and such town and city prisons as are in towns or cites of 10,' 900 or more population according to the Hast federal census under the super vision of said inspector; and to pre- scribe the duties of the various public officials with respect thereto, and to provide punishment for violations or this act.
 Bv MT. Moody with substitute. Tenn perance): To amend chapter 14 of the code of Alabama, relating to dispen- saries and, in doing so, to regulate and control the liquor traffic in said state. By MT. Parks Uemperance): To sub init to the qualified electors of each of the counties in this state the question of whether or not the manufacture and sale or SplrltuOuS, VlnOuS Oi iioAt AHuciS shall be legalized therein, and whether or not such liquors shall be sold by dis pensaries or by private dealers under a
 license.
 Adverse Report By MT. Beasley (revision of laws): Tc amend section 1897 of the code of Ala bama.
 Mr. MT. Beasley (revision of laws) To amend section 1896 of the code of Ala bama.
 Bills Passed Bills were passed today as follows: By Mr. Allen County and county boun. daries) s. 142: "To authorize the county court commissioners of each county in this state to have printed a map of the county and to keep the same at the office of the probate judge for free dis tribution" Passed, 21 to 0. By Mr. Lovelace (with amendment Privileges and elections), S. 70: "To au- thorize the several judges of probate oi the state to make a condensed record oi registered electors in their respective counties and to provide compensation for such service" The compensation allowed is one-half cent for each name trans cribed. Passed. p to 0.
 By Mr. Kilby (privileges and eiections)