The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
LIVELY DAY FOR
 APPEALS COURT Final Action Not Taken in
 the Senate AMENDMENTS MADE Scrimmage Occurs on Proposal to Appropriate S500,000 for Con- mon Schools, Rather Than
 S350, ,000-The Senate
BY BERRYMAN G. BETTY

Discussion of a proposed court of ap- peals and passage of number of bills on local legislation featured todays work in the Alabama senate. Final action was not taken on the appellate court owing to unanimous adoption of a resolution which provides for the ap- pointment of a joint committee of the two houses to draft such a measure as will meet with the approval of both bodies.
 Shortly after noon Senator Spragins offered resolution that the senate re- main in session for the day long enough to pass all of the local legislation bills on the calendar. The resolution was adopted.
 lively scrimmage on Senator Jus tice's measure to appropriate s500,000 for the common schools, rather than s350,000, featured the first hour of tn 0 session. Decision was reached that the appropriation should not be authorized by that body until 1t has been passed upon by the committee on finance and taxation.
 Both houses decided that when ad- journment was taken today the legis- lature" should not convene until Tues day
 Special Order
 Discussion of the bill to esta blish court of appeals started promptly at '11:30 o'clock. at which time the bill was made a special order.
 Senator Spragins offered an amend ment to the bill which tended to pre- vent a conflict in the work of the court of appeals and of the state supreme court. The amendment was adopted without a dissenting vote
 Third reading was given to the bill as amended but the vote was recon sidered in order that further amend ment might be tagged on by Senator sprott. The second amendment relates to the modus operandi in the printing of decisions and provides that such opin- ions will be printed only upon a ma jority vote of the court of appeals
 Senator Justice moved that the bill be committed to the finance and tax ation committee in view of the fact that it carried an appropriation of about S20,000.
 Senator Frazer objected to such procedure. He stated that under such an arrangement every little resolution introduced in the senate would have to go to that committee. Senator Ste vens declared himself of the same opin- ion, saying that the court of appeals establishment was a matter peculiarly foreign to the finance committee.
 Senator Justice withdrew his motion in order to make way Tor resolution krrC I9oo ter be placed in the hands of a con,- mittee to be appointed in the house and senate
 Lively scrimmage ensued over parlia- mentary efforts Of the opponents to stop the bill Senator Tunstall took the posi- ton that the resolution would have to be referred to the committee on rules. The chair held that motion would avoid re- committal, but later changed it's opinion Efforts were made to proceed with 4he calendar, but Senator Beasley retained the floor in the preparation of his amend Ment, thereby necessitating recess for completion of the resolution. Opposition to passage of the measure was pushed by those who on Wednesday argued against the measure on the ground that 1t would prove ineffective.
 BeasIey Resolution
 Senator 'Beasley's resolution it devel- oped during the recess, was to arrange for such perfection in the measure as would give it ready passage in the lower house. Ardent friends of the measure, as ex- plained by Senator Stevens, were entire 1y willing to have the measure so reme- died as would occasion no further dis pute.
 The resolution will result in all proba- bilty in a new bill to be prepared by Of and of the senate / Immediately upon introduction of the resolution it was agreed to by Senator Stevens, who heartily favored it. as
 Senator Frazer thought that the con- mittee should report in their stipulated time To satisfy this demand, the reso- 1ution was so amended as to provide that the report must be considered by Tues day. February 21, at noon, when it is to become a special order. To do this, the bill must be reported from the committee by Friday, February 17.
 Senators Stevens, Spragins and Allen were named members of the committee from the senate.
 . Chancellor Parks of the house was named to head that committee
 Session in Detail
 The senate was called to order at Il o'clock with prayer by Dr. w. F. Neil son of Montgomery. President Seed was fin the chair and 32 senators answered to roll call. Reading of the journal was dis pcnsed with
 A message was received from the house announcing that Speaker Almon had signed the governors mansion bill. Presi- dent Seed affixed his signature to the measure.
 Further messages were received from the house announcing final passage of the Parks local option bill, and passage of resolution in that body authorizing ad- journment from today to Tuesday noon This resolution was adopted.
 It was decided that senate bill No I9, relating to the employment of city at torneys hy public corporations. which was made a special order for today, should be continued until Tuesday next
 The jury commission law of Senator Sprott was postponed from today ana made special order for noon of Wednes- day.
 Bills Passed
 Bills were passed in the senate as tol- lows:
 By MT. Williams, with notice and proof Enhance and taxation) H. 241 ITO au- thorize and require the treasurer of Bar bour county to pay claims which arc proper charges against the fine and for fciture fund of Barbour county and pre- ecribing how and when such claims shall be paid and repeating conflicting laws" Passed. p to 0. By MT. 1<ilby Municipalities and mu- nicipa organizatons) s. 130 ITO amend section 1251 of the code" providing that mlsdemeanors under the state law are