The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
PERCY LOAN BILL
 PASSES THE HOUSE Choked Calendar Causes Ad- iournment Till Tomorrow TO ENFORCE LOBBY RULE House Turns Down Request of Repre- sentative Fuquay for Privilege of
 the Floor for a Friend-New
 Bills Introduced
TO ENFORCE LOBBY RULE
BY BERRYMAN c. BETrY


 Passage of Representative Walker Per
 cy's measure to further regulate the loan business in this state was the chief ac- ton in the house of representatives at it's thirteenth days session. A number
 of bills were introduced in the body.
 which, added to the previous list, brought
 about such congestion on the calendar as
 to lead to a resolution providing that to- morrow shall be devoted to committee
 meetings rather than to legislative ses-
 sion. In this resolution the senate con- cured, both bodies agreeing to reassemble
 at noon Saturday.
 l MT. Percys bill did not bring about
 serious discussion. It provides penalty
 when loan agents charge an interest greater than 2 per cent per month. It was
 passed unanimously.
 The only other bill on which final ac-
 tion was taken in the house was Mir.
 Percy's measure which seeks to amend
 section 341s of the code, relating to an
 increase of the period of leases from 20 years 10 99 years. It was also unani-
 nous.
 Abide By Rules The house representatives let it be [ known that they are going to abide by
 the rules which have been published re- | lating to congestion of the lobby. re- quest by Representative Fuquay today | that a friend be given the privileges of | the floor was denied on viva voce vote,
 number of the representatives opposing | the wish. By rule of the house unanimity
 is required before the privilege is granted.
 1 The committee on local legislation in | the house reported favorably on the bill which seeks to permit the constable of | Beat 45 of Jefferson county to appoint | deputy. The committee also reported l favorably on a bill to increase the sal ary of the custodian of records of Jef- | ferson county. The committee on bank | ing reported favorably on the bill to establish a state banking department at | the capitol.
 s500o0 for the erection of governors | mansion in this city was deferred upon | request.
 Bills Introduced | Bills were introduced in the house as | follows:
 | Hollis of Choetaw: To provide for | treasurer of the public school funds in the several counties of Alabama; to prescribe the duties and compensation of the coun- ty superintendents of education. MT Almon: To amend section 4S40 of the code: to amend sections 2996 and 9o05 of the code.
 MT. Darden: To amend section 631S of | the code relating to practive of judges. Mr McLendon: To amend section 62O5 of the code relating to public health. | Mr Mulkey: To amend 4S9 of the code. | Mir. Bernard: To increase the salary of | of Tef- | ferson county.
 | MT. Jackson: To amend section 1894 of
 the code.
 Mr Brewer: To amend 65I3 of the code. 1 Mr. Johnson, Marshall county: To re- | peal act providing for the holding of two terms of the circuit court of Marshall. MT. Wilhte: To repeal the jury com mission law; to require commissioners court of Morgan county to work convicts on the public roads. Mir. Brown of Pike: To exempt ex- Confederate veterans from payment of
 municipal licenses.
 MT. Rice: To regulate certain proceed
 ings in the supreme court; to amend sec
 tion 6264 of the code; to amend 2S42 of
 the code; to amend 5362 of the code. MT. Brown of Tuscaloosa: To estab- fish a reformatory for negroes. MT. Boswell: To anfend 57 sections Of the code relating to state tax commission members; also to provide the qualification of jurors and drawing of jurors. MT. McLendon: To better provide for reports of death.
 MT. Lavendar: To fix compensation of the sheriff of Bibb county for trans ferring prisoners from the county jail at Centreville to the county court of Bibb
 MT. Page: To require mortgages and other conveyances of personal prop erty to specifically describe the prop erty embraced therein. State Tax Commission MT. Doswells bill seeks the repeal | of the entire state tax commission sta | tutes and abolition of the office. This | is in line with the fight which has been nearing in the legislature for | some time to have the county tax com missioners do the work which Is now | In the hands of the state officials.