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eration of the measure. He moved that the bill be made a special order for next Wednesday.
 Senator Stevens objected to delay on the ground that the measure had all ready been considerably debated
 Senator Justice favored postponement of the bill because of the appropriation called for. He said that bills of more eonseauence to the state were being held up because of the expenditure clause.
 Senator C. NJ. Sherrod moved that the motion of Senator Atkins be tabled, but withdrew 1t upon request of Senator Stevens.
 The bill was ordered placed on the cal endar as special paramount order for next Wednesday at noon.
 Session in Detail
 Senate was called to order at Il o'clock with prayer by Rev. C. L. Chil- ton of Montgomery. President Walter D. Seed was in the chair and 26 senators in their seats. Reading of the journal was dispensed with.
 Senator Sprott reported to the senate that he had been unable to have meet ing of the joint jury commission com mittee owing to absence of several of the | members. He suggested that the com- mittee be discharged. and that the bill | now before the senate to revise the jury law be called from the calendar. The suggestion was referred to the rules com mittee.
 | Message was received from the house asking the senate to return to the lower | hodv house bill No. 100 in order that it might be correctly engrossed. Resolution 1 containing the request was referred to the committee on rules.
 Further message was received from the | house announcing passage of house bills 21f and 3lI Senator Atkins moved that senate bill | No 1s3 be reconsidered. The bill relates to tagging corn shipped into this state l but action on the motion was delayed ow- | ing to the absence of Senator Justice, | author of the bill.
 Senator Tunstall, in behalf of the rules committee reported favorably on the sug- gestion to discharge the joint jury com mission committee. Joint resolution was introduced to have the committee dis charged, but upon motion of Senator Fra ger action on the resolution was deferred, the sentiment being expressed that a committee meeting might be possible dur ing this week.
 Senator Atkins called for a consider aton of his motion, in re senate bill lS3 immediately upon the arrival of Senator Justice. Unanimous consent was given, and the bill was then re-committed to the
  explained that the regulations in the measure as passed did not carry out the desires of the author.
 Bills were signed by President Seed as follows House measures 194 19S and 9l. The first of these bills authorizes con- stitutional amendment to further regu- late the fee system in Jefferson county.
 Bills Introduced
 i,, hn ta day as follows:
 By MT. Tunstall: To amend section 44S0 of the code of Alabama.
 By MT. Spragins: To establish, main- tain, regulate and make efficient dis pensary for Madison county, Alabama, located in the city of Huntsville.
 With notice and proof as follows
 By MT Spragins: To prohibit and pun ish the selling, bartering or exchanging of spirituous, vinoCs or malt liquors in the county of Madison, after the first day of March, 1911, except in the dspensary for said county, located in the city of Huntsville.
 By MT. Beasley: To provide for the ere ation of a state highway commission, defining it's powers, duties and compensa- tions, and methods to be adopted for con- trol of same and for appropriation and maintenance of the same and to give state aid and state supervision over all public roads, culverts and bridges of the state for construction of permanent na- ture and the maintenance thereof wherein any portion of the appropriation herein after made shall be used for such pur- pose; and to make an appropriation there for out of the net revenue of the convict fund of the state and from other sources.
 By MT w. T. Brown: To amend sec tions 2, 3, and 3 of an act entitled an act to declare the powers and jurisdic tion of the city court of Gadsden, in Etowah county, approved February 27, 1901.
 Bills Reported
 Bills were reported in the senate today as follows:
 By MT. Jenkins. (Notice and proof) (Judiciary): To detach the county of Baldwin from the Thirteenth judicial cir cult of Alabama, and attach 1t to the Second judicial circuit of Alabama, and to