The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05

official stenographer of Etowah county to provide for his appointment, to pre- scribe his duties, fix his compensation and provide for the payment of the same Passed, 62 to 0.
 By MT. Wright-To regulate the fine and forfeiture fund of Fayette county Alabama; to require registered claims asanist said fund to be presented by the 18th day of October 1911 and to transfer any surplus belonging to said fund to the general or other special fund of the county as may be directed by order oi the county commissioners Passed, 50 to 0
 By MT. Stolenwerck-To authorize the board of revenue of Montgomery county to retain and employ an attorney at law to fix the services which said attorney at law may be required to render, and to fix his compensation therefor. Passed, 54 to 0.
 Bills Int0duced
 The Rev MT Sturdivant, representative from Shelby county, opened the session of the house today with prayer, and 7s members answered to their names on roll call
 On the call of the counties the follow ing bills were introduced:
 By MT. Pegram tTo provide for the more efficient assessment, equalization and collection of taxes and licenses in the state of Alabama, and to abolish the office of county tax commissioner.
 By MT. Jenkins of Baldwin; Regulating the conducting of races and contests ol speed at state and county agricultural, horticultural and industrial fairs.
 By MT. Rice: To amend section 3o19 of the code of Alabama.
 By MT. Rice: To regulate the present. ing and signing of bills of exception and to provide for establishing bills of ex- captiop in tba Sl1prpn1e cOilrt in All cases tried in any court of this state, with ar without a jury, from which an appeal lies to the supreme court before any per son acting as judge thereof, other than the regular judge of said court.
 By MT. Rice: ToNamend section 3022 of the code of Alabama.
 By MT. Stollenwerck: To prohibit the use of the common drinking cup on rail- road trains, in railroad stations, in the public and private schools and the state educational institutions of the state of Alabama.
 By Mr Griffith: Providing for the transfer of all criminal prosecutions and indictments pending iD courts of statu- tory of criminal jurisdiction to othor courts Of competent Jurisdiction, where such courts of statutory jurisdiction are abolished, or their jurisdiction is curtailed by the legislative enactment.
 By MT. Barnard (by requesD; TO au- thorize and require the courts of county commissioner and boards of revenue of the several counties of Alabama to re- arrange the several precinct lines In their respective counties as provided for by this act.
 By MT. Barnard notice and proof): To amend an act entitled ''an act to amend an act entitled an act to establish the criminal court of Jefferson county. Ap- proved December I, 1900.
 By MT. Judge: To create and estab- fish the office of general guardian ad item in all counties of over one hundred thousand 100000 population according to the last federal census or according to any subsequent federal census; to pre- scribe his duties and qualifications; to provide for his appointment and fix his compensation and term of office; to pro- vide for the appointment ad litem in cases where the general guardian ad Item IS disqualified or where the interests of the infants interested in a case are antago- nistic or conflicting. and to prescribe the penalty for the wrongfully appointing such guardian ad Item.
 By MT. Chamberlain: To appropriate twenty-five thousand dollars S(25,000) to be used by the oyster commission of Ala bama, as provided for by law, in foster ing, protecting, improving, developing and regulating the oyster industry of Ala bama; in conserving the oyster resources of the state and in making the barren oyster bottom productive