The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-02

the appropriation already allowed was designed for the negro as well as the white farmers. Representative Rylance and Huddleston were inclined to the same belief.
 In urging defeat of the measure Rep resentative Rylance stated that the money already set aside for demon- strat and experimental work applied to the negro race as well as the white race. He said that the expenditure would simply mean an additional s5000 added to the s27000 already author ized.
 Representative Huddleston said that It would be better to appropriate money for education of the white children rather than to authorize appropria- tions for the extermnation of bugs" Representative Sanders suggested that the appropriation of s5000 would allow each county only STA He said that the amount would be entirely too small for any effective work. Representative Brewer opposed the bill on the ground that it was sec tional. He said that no statistics had been produced to show that the boil Weevils were in Alabama. He said that he was a farmer but that he saw no need of the expenditure.
 Restore Confidence
 Representative Butt again took the
 floor in defense of his measure. de- claring that the appropriation was merely to restore confidence in the negro laborers. He said that farm la bor was becoming a serious problem, so much so that some steps should now be taken to pacify them.
 Speaker Pro Tenn
 When MT. Butt closed his speech Mir I hot fr,o Nt Q Cna l. xof Almon was i'll and could not be pres ent during the afternoon that Henry P. Merritt of Macon county be elected speaker pro tenn. MT. Long referred to the rule requiring the house to choose a speaker pro tenn in the ab sence of the speaker, and said that 1t was the duty of the house to name some one to occupy the chair until Judge Almon's return. There was some discussion by sev eral of the members in regard to the parliamentary proceedings. after which MT. Longs motion prevailed. and Mr. Merritt was elected speaker pro tenn of the house, there being no opposition to his election.
 on Mir. Butts bill, with the result that the passage of the bill was defeated by vote of AT to 21. Educational Bill Mir. Brown of Pike made an effort to have his bill, seeking, to prohibit public schools of the state from charging incl dental fees taken from the adverse calen- dar and put on the regular calendar for passage.
 Mir. Pitts of Dallas opposed the motion of Mir Brown, declaring that most of the schools of the state were largely de- pendent upon the incidental fees, and that if these fees were taken from them it would work a considerable harship. This was also the opinion of MT. Ky lance and MT. Fuquay. both of whom opposed the motion to take this bill from the adverse calendar. On motion of MT. tabled.
 Bills Passed MT. Hortons bill to repeal an "act to fix and regulate the ex-officio fees of the sheriff of Limestone country, Alabama" approved March ,, 19ol was passed by a vote of 62 to c.
 The bill by MT. Lavender to amend sec tion 2S46 of the code. relating to appeals from decisions on motions for new trials, was passed by a vote of 61 to 0. Other bills were passed as follows: By MT. Merrill: To fix the punishment for an assault with intent to ravish, crime against nature, or an attempt 10 commit | rape. Vote, 55 to Q.
 By Mir Rice: To regulate proceedings in the supreme court in cases which, In the opinion of that court, should be re- versed because the judgment of lower court is excessive, and there Is. in the | opinion of the supreme court, no other ground of reversal. Vote, 62 to 0. By MT. McLendon (with amendment: : To amend section 6701 of the code of 1907 The bill provides for the holding of coun- ty court in every county in the state on
 the first Monday in the month. Vote. 54 | to 0.