The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-26
COURT OF APPEALS
 BILL INTRODUCED Mobile Man Presents Measure
 To Senate HAVE THREE MEMBERS This and Passage of Number of Minor Bills Constitute Activities of the Upper House For
 the Day
HAVE THREE MEMBERS
BY BERRYMAN G. BETTY

l Montgomery, January 25.-(Special.) )- In the Alabama senate today the bill providing for the establishment of a court of appeals in this state was introduced by Senator F. NJ Stevens of Mobile and referred to the judiciary committee. In troduction of this measure, election oi Senator Bankhead and the passage oi several bills included the chief features | of the work of the eleventh day.
 A bill to establish the appellate court is favored by the State Bar association at the request of which organization the Mobile senator introduced the measure. According to the terms of the bill the act Is designed to create the court to consist of three judges at a salary oi $5000 per year; clerk at a salary oi s2500 per year, and secretary at sal ary of s165O per year. Meetings of the court are to be held in Montgomery, and the counties of the state are to be put ir 1 divisions identical with the eight divi- sions of the Alabama supreme court.
 The court of appeals is to act in the capacity of an interim supreme court. Ii will consider all criminal appeals up to five years. and civil appeals up to s1Ooo | The court is to be effective immediate l ly following upon Governor ONeals sig nature to the bill.
 Senate Session The senate was called to order at .11:2O o'clock, with prayer by Dr. George Brew CT, an ex-state senator. President Seed was in the chair and 30 senators were present. Reading of the journal was dis pensed with.
 Bills were introduced as follows.
 Senator Norman: To prohibit the run ming of pool or billiard rooms where gam bling is in vogue, outside of police juris- diction.
 Senator Moody: To regulate the prac- tice of veterinary medicine in the state.
 Senator Morrow: To encourage holding of state fairs and to provide for an ap- propriation.
 Senator Lovelace: To regulate distribu- ton of witness fees.
 Senator w. T. Brown: To provide for additional methods of prescribing lands; to amend section 3S55 of the code, regu- lating conveyance of lands.
 Senator Screws: To appropriate s2O9O. 06 for improvement of street abutting capi- tol grounds.
 Senator Stevens: To establish a court of appeals for state of Alabama. The bill provides for one judge and two as- sistants to be appointed by the governor
 Senator Allen: Fixing time for killing doves. robins, etc.
 Senator Sherrod, with notice and proof To restrict sale of beverages in Precinct 1 of Morgan county. f Senator Morrow, with notice and proof: To amend act relating to office of auditor | in Jefferson county.
 Senator Espy: To amend sections 1S61-63 of the code, relating to county high schools; providing appropriations for county high schools
 Senator Justice: To amend section 733 of the code, relating to appropriations for public health.
 Senator Walden introduced a resolution providing that both houses listen to an address by Dr. S. A. Knapp immediately following upon adjournment of the house. Resolution was adopted.
 Senator Brown introduced resolution prescribing time when senate and house are to meet Referred to committee on rules.
 Message was received from the house dDHOuDCllS psSSdSC ol 70 III ehht body.
 Senator Morrow: To amend section 1894 of the code.
 Bill Signed
 President Seed attached his signature to bill providing for amendment to sec ton 923, relating to number of subordi- nate employees of the legislature. The bill was signed and sent to Governor O'Neal for final action.
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 Judiciary committee: Revision of laws, finance and taxation. Local legislation, Engrossed bills.
 Bankhcad Elected
 Promptly upon the hour of noon the house and senate assembled In joint session, when John Holis Bankh cad of Jasper was unanimously reelected senator in the United States Congress to succeed himself upon the expiration of his present term of office, March 4, 1913. Following upon the election, felicitations were sent to the distin- guished Alabamian at Washington, con- graduating him upon his preference. The joint session at which Senator Bankhe cad was elected lasted scarcely 20 minutes.
 knapp's Address pr. s. A. Knapp, director of the bureau of plant industry of the United States agricultural department, ad- dressed the house, following upon the election of Senator Bankhead. Dr. Knapp was given a cordial reception chiefly to the boil weevil ravages in the south. He advised late planting and quick growth as a means of coun- teracting the work of the pest. The speaker paid a tribute to the south's possibilities and lamented the fact that planters and brokers would be inclined to fear the weevil as cal culated to cut off the earning supply of the planter. Dr.. Knapp urged that as a double precadtion to offset this impression the growth of the neces- sities of life first and then the rais- | ing of cotton to furnish the luxuries He went into detailed history of the progress of the weevil but intelligent | use of resources. he said. would serve the purpose of keeping the pest at a | distance.
 | pr. Knapp insisted that fear of the | evil was doing more harm than should | he the case He insisted that such feal | was not only unreasonable but unpro | voked. Early planting of cotton seet was characterized as a mistake. Int speaker said that there would be tot much danger of destruction of the croI l because of early frost The legislature was urged in the ent to direct its energies toward inspiring | greater confidence in the farmer as { means of promoting cotton growth. Banking Measure
 Senator Flies banking measure wal | taken up as a special order of the da. when the senate reassembled after thu joint session. The measure Is entitled an act to prohibit the issuing by an. one of checks or orders upon banks O. other persons, when the makers of sucl