The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-23
TH|RTY-S|X BILLS PASSED BY HOUSE First Evening Session Held
 Last Night DOWN TO BUSINESS Things Move With Facility and Dispatch Not Seen Since the Legislature First Began
 Its Work

1 Montgomery, March 22.--(speeial.)- tonight at the first regular evening ses- sion that has been held since the pres- ent legislature convened While the ma jority of the bills passed were local, a few general bills were called up, among l them the measure granting commission | form of government to Mobile and other l cities that come under the specifications l of the bill. There was practically no opposition to any of the bills passed to- night, the house dspatching measures with facility that had not been wit messed in that body since the present session began. Bills were passed In the house tonight as follows:
 By MT. Richeson: To repeal an act en- titled an act to provide for the better construction, repairing, working and maintaining the public roads and bridges in Franklin county, Alabama, approved July 31, 1907.
 By MT. ONel: For the relief of An drew Gray of Jefferson county, Alabama.
 By MT. Stolenwerck: To appropriate I s2096 06 out of the state treasury in favor of the city of Montgomery for the pave ment and improvement of Monroe street, extending from Bainbridge street to Union street, abutting the property known as the state capitol grounds"
 Br. Mir. Barnard: To empower cities of over 100000 inhabitants to acquire or build, own and operate their own water works and electric light plants, and to take all the necessary steps to those ends.
 rr 4In md of Revenue of Jefferson county to apply a portion of the sanitary fund raised by taxation to certain construction work.
 By Mir Stevens To provide and cre- ate a commission form of government for Mobile.
 By MT. Espy; For the relief of Mrs Prasby Hodges of Henry county, Ala bama.
 By Mir Roberson: To allow the clerk of the circuit court of St. Clair county one assistant during the days of the cir cult courts session at Ashville and at Pell City; to define his duties, fix lis compensation and to repeal conflicting laws.
 By MT Sullivan: To provide for and regulate the purchase of books. print ing, stationary, material and supplies Tor the officers of Mobile county the cost | of which is now or may herearter De made a charge upon said county.
 
 | Washington county from the Thirteenth judicial circuit and to attach it to the | First judicial circuit of Alabama and | to fix the times of holding the terms of the circuit court for said county.
 By MT. Merrill To regulate the prac- tice in the circuit court of cleburne county. aa By Mir Rush: In aid of the public school system of Mobile county under the administration of the board known as the Mobile school commissioners.
 By Mr. Jenkins: To prevent the catch ing of fish from Alabama waters for commercial purposes by non-residents or Alabama.
 By MT. Parks: To establish board of revenue for Covington county. By MT. Jenkins of Baldwin To pro- vide for the further protection Of fish and to prevent the taking or catching of fish except with hook and line or With smear. cast net or gig in any lake, river, creek, stream, lagoon or bayou in Bald win county, Alabama.
 .By MT. Richeson: To repeal an act en- titled an act to amend an act 10 pro I vide for the better construction, repair ing and maintaining the public roads and | bridges in Franklin county. approved July 31. 1907 approved August 20, 1909. By MT Edmonds: To confer additional l jurisdiction upon the county court or | Winston county Alabama, and to regu- late the proceedings therein and 10 pro vide for the appointment of solicitor. By MT Rush. To authorize ana eia power the city of Mobile and the coun- lty of Mobile to make appropriations from funds in tn cir respective treasur- ies to be paid to the Mobile school com- missioners for the erection ana equlp- ment of a public high school building land other public school buildings in the city of Mobile and county or Mo lbile.
 By MT. Bush. To amend section 1857 of the code of Alabama of 1907.
 By Mir Lane. by request. To alter, to rearrange the boundaries Of the town of Athens. Limestone county, Alabama.
 By MT. Martin of Calhoun. To au- in orize and direct the commissioners court of Calhoun county to draw, or cause to be drawn. warrant on the county treasurer of Calhoun county in favor of Walter Dean for the sum of $509.2S.
 By Mir. Screws Te provide for the appointment of an official bailin for the city and circuit courts for the county of Montgomery and to prescribe his duties to fix his compensation and to provide for the payment of the same.
 By MT. Moulthrop. To ratify, confirm and validate the census of the cities and towns in the state of Alabama, Of TOO and less, where the same has been taken as provided by the cOue or Ala bama of 1907 and the report of the same filed in the office of the secretary of | state.
 By Mir Martin of Jackson. To amend | section S95 of the code of Alabama.
 By MT Espy. To fix the terms of of fee of the commissioners of Henry | county Alabama.
 By MT. Sullivan. To provide for the more efficient working sof the public roads in Mobile county and certain |lstreets and public thoroughfares in the city of Mobile. s.s
 My MT. Tunstall: To authorize and empower the judges of the several law and equity courts in this state estab- lished by the present session of the legislature of Alabama or that may hereafter be created to set down for trial any cause pending in said court and to repeal any and all local laws to the contrary
 By MT. Godbold. To provide that all claims which are payable out of the | fine and forfeiture fund of Wilcox county shal in future be paid out of the general fund of said county. | By MT. Cranford. To appropriate the sum of $431O for the year 1910 to Mrs. M. M Wise. the widow of T. E. Wise. an ex-Confederate soldier. l By Mir. Cranford To appropriate the sum of s43.1O for the year 1910 to | Mary Snow, the widow of James Snow. an ex-Confederate soldieE By Mir Pegram To amend an act en- | titled an act to rearrange and extend the corporate limits of Linden, Maren