The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-21
MORE AID FOR THE
 ATTORNEY GENERAL The Senate Passes Bill for Two
 Assistants WILL INVITE CAPITAL
vestments By Outside Interests. Adjournment Taken Until
 Next Tuesday
8Y BERRYMAN G. BETTY

Montgomery, January 20.-(Special J. favorable report was made by the senate judiciary committee today on the bill au- thorizing the attorney general to appoint two assistants in his department, and
 upon third reading the measure was
 passed and ordered sent to the house. The measure provides, at the same time, salary of s24O0 for the first assistant,
 and a salary of $lS00 for the second as-
 sstant attorney general, both of whom
 are to have an office at the capitol Pas sage of this measure and the signing of
 the Montgomery inferior court bill In
 both houses of the legislature were among the features of today's Session. The state was put on record by a favor
 able report of the committee on rules set ting forth that it is the policy of the commonwealth to invite capital to this
 state, and to give it such protection as
 to make investments in this state att
 tractive.
 Senator Moody's dispensary bill was
 introduced to the solons thus causing
 another temperance measure to be added
 to the fast accommodating stack. num- Der of bills of statewide interest were at the same time introduced Montgomery Court Operation of the Montgomery inferior court will result in the abolition of the offices of justices of the peace in the precincts of this municipality, thus giv- ing to Montgomery the same system as is employed in Birmingham and Mobile. The measure was overwhelmingly favored
 at recent primary held In this city. In the morning session of both bodies of the legislature decision was reached that adjournment should be taken until
 Tuesday of next week. Tn the interim committee meetings will be held and new bills will be drafted
 Senate Session Senate was called to order at 12:1O o'clock with prayer by the Rev Page Thirty-two answered to rollcall. Reading
 of the journal was dispensed with D. A. Mccall upon motion, was made expressing clerk in accordance with bin introduced in the senate last week provid- ing for separation of the office of en-
 crossing and enrolling clerk. There was
 no opposition and oath of office was inn
 medately administered. Bills was intro
 duced as follows:
 Senator Moody-To provide for better equipment of the University of Alabama,
 and to appropriate funds therefor to
 amend chapter If of the code in relation to dispensaries, and to control the liquor
 business in the state.
 Senator Beasey-To provide for the election of county commissioners of
 F'ayette county; to amend 5Ss7 of code. Senator Sprott-To regulate selection of grand and petit juries
 Senator Lovelace-To provide for prep | aration and distribution of copies of at | torney generals official opinions; to au- thorize the probate judges to make a l registered list of the elections; to amend G701 of the code.
 Senator Godbold-To authorize suits at law; to regulate fines by taking suitable proceedings in chancery proceedings; to
 amend 2S3S of code.
 Senator Renfro-To encourage technical
 education and to provide better facilities
 for Alabama Polytechnic institute Senator Screws-To amend 7l62 of code relative to coroner's inquests; to amend 6s46 of code relative to contract labor law
 to fix salary of the reporter of supreme court and to provide a stenographer. Senator Atkins-To amend 1869 of code Senator Stevans-To amend BOAT of code to provide compensation of probate
 judges for poll lists; to amend Ss5 of code to amend 3170 of codee
 Senator Stevans-To repeal 3174 of code
 Adjourned to Tuesday Resolution was offered by Senator
 Espy that the house and~senate adjourn today until noon on Tuesday
 Message was received from house an-
 nouncing the appointment of commit :
 tee to confer on commission government
 This commission was composed of Percy, Smith, Brush, Brindley and Horton. Also
 message announcing that the house had agreed to having clock in dome of capitol repaired.
 Message from the governor carried with it report of the legislative committee of the University of Alabama Message from the house announced the appoint
 ment of committee to wait on the clergy of the city to request them to attend the opening sesison of the legislature every morning. The house committee consists of Representatives Stollenwerck Jones and Page.
 Senator Beasley called attention to error of the legislature in eleeting Sem ator Bankhead this week, prior to the constitutional requirements. Resolution
 was offered providing that another elec-