The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15
code; to amend sections s1s4-5-s of the


 are exempt from the provisions in so far
 as free passes are concerned; to amend | section 3237.
 Senator Merrill (by request)-To appro-
 priate Ss0,OOO to aid the Normal school at l Jacksonville.
 Senator Godbold-To amend section B relating to fertilizer tags, and providing
 for an official design.
 | Senator Fite-To make an appropria-
 tion for the executive, judicial and legis-
 lative departments of the state govern | ment.
 Prohibition Matters | A communication was read in the sen-
 ate from the Butler County Baptist as- sociation, petitioning the legislature that
 the present prohibition laws remain on | the statutes untouched. In the house sev-
 eral bills pertaining to temperance were
 introduced, chief of which was a measure
 by Representative Long providing for the
 purchase and sale of liquors in the city of Greenville.
 It was decided by both houses that a | short session of the legislature should be
 held on Monday at the hour of the inau- | guration. | Commission Government
 Senator Screws introduced the follow
 ing resolution in the senate, which was | adopted:
 Whereas, The cities of Birmingham, Montgomery and Gadsden have already, | by overwhelming majorities, declared In | favor of the commission form of govern
 ment for said municipalities, and many
 other cities are known to be earnestly de- | sirous of adopting such plan; and, | ''Whereas, The commission form of goy-
 ernment, wherever same has been the
 governing plan of municipalities, has met l with marked and almost marvellous sue
 cess; and,
 Whereas, Sincere and enthusiastic ad- | vocates of commission government diff
 fer as tot the various provisions which l should be embodied in the plan in this
 state to serve the greatest good; now, | therefore, be 1t sa
 Resolved, by the senate, the house concurring, That joiVt committee of
 three on the part of the senate and four
 on the part of the house be appointed for the purpose of considering the various
 forms of commission government, and as 1 a result of their deliberations to draft
 a measure embodying their conclusions
 and report same, with their recommenfa-
 tions, to their respective houses"
 House Session .
 The house convened promptly at Il | o'clock with Judge Almon in the chair.
 The Rev MT. Avery. representative from Randolph, offered up prayer, and "A nem- bers answered to their names when roll was called. ~ sHuW MT. Rylance of Tallapoosa reported to
 the house for the committee on revision ! of the journal, the report being adopted. l The prelminaries of the opening of the
 house being disposed of. Judge Almon had the roll of counties called for the in- l troduction of bills, resolutions and petI- tions. This call brought forth the intro-
 duction of more than 50 bills, and the ses- sion of the fifth day of the house was launched in a,manner that indicated that
 the members were ready for business and
 prepared to transact the affairs of the I lower body of the legislature. MT. Williams of Barbour introduced l four bills. one providing for the amend l ment of section 3288 of the code, re-
 lating to the salary of supernumerary judges; a bill to amend sections 656.
 667 and 659 of the code, relating to
 the game, fish and forestry laws; a bill to regulate the power of courts, and a bill to amend section Of the code MT Long of Butler introduced the | following bills:
 l The rearrange the boundary lines of 1 the city of Greenville; to authorize
 the city of Grecnville to buy and sell malt and vinous liquors; to regulate
 the fees and compensation of the dep- 1 uty solicitor of Butler county. | Mr. Arnold of Calhoun introduced a | bill providing for an appropriation of
 s10,000 to aid the Frances F. Willard public school at Piedmont and a bill
 to amend section TAI of the code of
 Alabama, relating to life certificates of teachers.
 l MT. Mathews of Clarke introduced a
 bill to regulate the practice of justices
 of the peace fin Alabama and local
 bill defining the duties of the county l treasurer.
 MT overton of Cleburne presented a fav .lx>.1 l section 32s7 of the civil code, relating l to the time and place of holding court
 of the Seventh judicial circuit of Ala bama
 MT. Page of conecuh introduced a bill to amend section 28 of the code, | relating to the fertilizer tag tax law. MT. Pitts of D21las introduced bills to amend sections 546 and 547 of the code relating to the fixing of the duties or the state examiners of public accounts as well as the bank examiners: to amend section 727 of the code. relating to the jury laws; to amend sections 24 and 32 of an act describing the quail ] | iflcations of jurors. Mr. Richeson of Franklin introduced a bill providing for an appropriation to repair and equip the rural sch oolhouses of the state. together with provision for an annual appropriation for this purpose.
 MT. Judge or TUSCALOOSA introduced bill providing for an increase in the | salary of the adiutant general from $500 to $2400.
 Mir. O'Neill of Jefferson introduced a bill providing for the compensation of | property owners in the cities and towns | of the state whose property should be obstructed at any time. MT. Barnard of Jefferson introduced a bill providwirg for the pensioning of police officers by the cities of the state.
 MT. Motion of Jefferson introduced a bill regulating arrests in misde- meanor. cases bili setting forth the qualifications of jurors and jury com missioners in all the courts of the state; a bill providing for the pensioning fix the time of recording mortgages, liens, etc.. to regulate the junk bus mess, and bills to amend sections 7824 and PITS of the code. Inferior Courts MT. Motion also introduced bill pro- viding for an inferior court for certain precincts of Jefferson county. but with drew 1t on the announcement that the bill had not been advertised sufficiently long in order to make its introduction constitutional
 MT. Lane of Lawrence county, intro duced a bill to provide for board of agriculture to take charge of the farm demonstration work in the state; to make the office of cotton statistician a part of the department of agriculture and in- dustries, and a bill to regulate the manu- facture and sale of feedstuffs in the state
 Mr. Chamberlain of Mobile infrodi,ced