The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-25

MT Gfiuin. To repeal an act to con Ter additional authority upon the Cull- man county court MT. Pittman: To repeal an act to establish the county court of Coffee. MT. Mulkey: To publish the changes in the valuation of property; to regu- late the fees of the county tax com missioner
 MT. Judge: To authorize the con stable of Beat 45. Jefferson county. toI appoint deputy constable
 MT Percy: To exempt the wages of employees from levies and garnish- ments; to regulate arrests in misde- meanor cases: to make an appropria- ton for the Mercy Girls school at Bir- mingham; to regulate the fee system of paving sheriffs by constitutional amendment.
 MT. Miller: To amend 365 of the code MT. Bush: To establish Mardi Gras Day and to make the same a legal holiday.
 MT. James, To make an appropriation for encampment expenses.
 MT. Brown: To further regulate ed ucation in Alabama: to create a board of dental examiners
 MT. Waddel1: To amend 1908 of the cade, relating to fees and commissions of deputy solicitors; to amend 6S1S of code, relating to fees and commissions products.
 MT. Rylance: To amend 7794 of the code. providing for an appropriation for the holding of teachers institutes.
 MT. Cranford: To create a state bank ing department
 MT. Fowlkes: To prohibit the trans portation of cotton unginned from any county in which there is boil weevil
 Mir Mcdonald: To regulate laundry establishments and to provide better sanitary conditions.
 Mir Lane To amend BPS and 365 of the code. relating to judges of pro bate.
 Mir Pegram: To amend 224S of the code.
 Temperance Bill
 In this batch of bills introduced to- day was the administration temperance | measure which has already been de- cided upon in committee The measure | was introduced by Mir Smith. Mont gomery.
 MT. Eastis introduced at the same time his resolution providing for the creation of a new county out of the Bessemer section of Jefferson county.
 House Afternoon Session
 Junk will be regulated in Alabama. It was ordered in the house of representa- | tives this afternoon after warm and ex- | citing discussion of the measure, but the | effect of the discussion served only the | purpose of creating a greater approval of | the measure.
 Discussion of the question was sprung | shortly after the assembling of the solons | and was participated in by Representa- tives Motion. Percy, Huddleston and oth- CTS, pro and con the bill. Mir. Percy led | those supporting the bill, while Repre- sentative Huddleston led the opposition. | The measure is one which seeks ito regulate the business of buying or ac- quiring and disposing of junk, common ly known as junk business or junk deal CTS" It was introduced to the house by Representative Motion.
 Form of Vandalism In explantion of his measure Repre- sentative Motion characterized the junk | practive as one of the worst forms of | vandalism and urged its passage in order to aid in stopping the petit thefts that usually go hand in hand with the junk industry.
 Representative Huddleston opposed the bill on the ground that it deprived the junk dealer of part of his rights as the measure appeared to him.
 Representative Percy spoke in favor of the bill, declaring that the measure had exceptional merits. He said that the chiefs of police of Birmingham and Mont gcmery favored the measure calculated to do good. The measure, he said. was for the regulation of the business of
 
 recognized as the fences for thieves" He cited as an instance that junk dealers usually melt their purchases immediately in order to destroy their identity, MT. Percy declared that the sole purpose of the bill was to compel the junk dealers to preserve the identity of the junk until 90 days after the purchase, unless per- mitted by the chief of police in the in- terim.
 Inr f{fN,, Af the bill in order that an amendment might be attached to make the fine 10 days rather than 30 days. Upon vote this was done, and the amendment was adopted by a vote of S5 to 1.
 Representatives Mulkey. Green, Ry- lance and others urged passage of the amended bill
 amendment to have the provisions of the measure not apply to counties of a population of less than 30,000 MT. Mulkey moved tabling of the amend ment. which was ordered upon viva yoce vote.
 The bill as amended by MT. Percy was passed by vote of 69 to g.
 MT. Judge was given unanimous con- sent to withdraw house bil No. 104, which seeks to require clerks of cities and towns when demanded to deliver certificate showing tax claims, inn pTONeIueHl lle0S OT OlIleT tHdTStS nelu by the city against any real property within '.he city and to allow a fee therefor and to fix a penalty for the violation of this act.
 Bills Introduced
 Bills were introduced as follows:
 MT. Daruen: To amend 6901-02 of code relating to game and fish law; to amend 1928 of code relating to health.
 The forcoming bills were called for the third time and acted upon:
 MT. MT. Mulkey. revision of laws:
 H. 84 To amend section 3S12 of the code of 1907, requests of the widow as to dover: recommitted upon re- quest.
 By Mir. Rylance. revision of laws:
 H. ST. To amend section 3789 of the code of Alabama of 1907. relating to suit of husband and wife without in- tervention of next friend. Passed, S1 to 2.
 By MT. Page, agriculture:
 H. IT. To amend section 2S of the code of Alabama recommitted upon vote.
 By Mir Pitts. judiciary:
 H. 19. To amend section 7276 of the code, relating to felony cases and | especially to the jury law. Passed, | 69 to o.
 By MT. Motion. judiciary:
 H. 2S. To require notice of suits to enforce liens claimed under the me- chanics and material mems lien law in | al counties in the state of Alabama |