The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-19
RULESCOMMITTEE GETS CALENDAR READY FOR CLOSE Judiciary Measures Will Be Given Right of Way When
 Solons Assemble PRINTING BILL IS
 STILL LIVE ISSUE Redistricting Bill Is Regarded as Very Important-About Fifty Meas
 ures Selected From
 Long List
By l.. 2. BETTY

cia1. 1.)-The rules committee of the house met today and selected about 50 bills for passage on Monday. Most of the bills set down as special orders are judiciary measures, which were pro- posed at the beginning of the present session by members of the recess com mittee on. the judiciary. In addition tc the judiciary bills selected as special orders, the committee also designated about 20 other measures for passage on Monday.
 The most important of the judiciary bills to come up for passage are the measures reducing the number of judges and regulating solicitors of the state. As will be remembered. both of these bills had a stormy passage through the senate, and 1t is expected that they will arouse considerable oppo- sition in the house.
 The other judiciary measures will pass with little opposition.
 With the exception of the various judiciary bills, it is not known what measures were made special orders for Monday. None of the members of the rules committee would give this infor- nation. The special calendar was ar ranged for Monday alone, and every possible effort will be made to complete the list on that day. Other special or ders will be made for the two remaining days.
 It is practically certain that the Jones printing bill was not made a special order for Monday, and it would ha ri he h eIo together fail of securing place among measures set down for passage.
 The bill is on the regular calendar, as is known, and it has a few ardent supporters in the house, but it is not believed that it has even remote pos sibility of becoming law. It Is known that some of the leading members of the house have promised the author of the measure to vote for 1t, but it is also known that they will not do so Believing it not for the best interest of the state to pass the printing bill, some of the strongest members of the house will ask to be relieved of their promise, and, should the bill come up for pas sage, they will fight it as vigorously as they contended for the cause of prohi- bition.
 It is well known that Senator Jones succeeded in gaining the promise of enough members of the house to pass his bill. But that was a long time ago. Many promises were made because il was not contemplated that the bill would ever come up fer passage. But now that the bill has actually gained q place on the calendar, the members who were erstwhile supporters of the Jones meas ures ,seeing the error of their way, will vigorously contest against it's passage Before doing so. however, they will gc to the senator from Barbour and asked to be relieved of their promise.
 An interesting work of the ensuing and final week of the legislative session will be the appointment of a committed of conference on the recircuiting bill the most important measure prepared by the recess committee on the judiciary.
 The bill. as is recalled. went through the senate bearing several important amendments It has passed the house bearing several additional amendments In the limited time remaining for ac- ton 1t Is certain that on the amend ments the two houses could not agree; thus the necessity of A conference com- mittee
 The bill is amended in such manner that the courts of Jefferson county will be arranged as the Jefferson county con- solidated court bill would have had them had it been able to stem the tide. The courts are consolidated into one circuit court, presided over by a chief justice 10 DC erected by the Ndf1ouS Judges WfC are now sitting and will continue to sit on the bench. This chief justice will prorate the cases among the nine asso ciate judges, and thus will be expedited the legal business in the transaction oi which courts. as presently constituted have consumed so much time.
 The bill as passed by the senate cared for all of the clerks of the vari- ous courts save Sam Blake and w. B Copeland A house amendment pro- vides for these clerks and hereafter they will be known as assistant clerks A house amendment, too, makes it un. ! necessary for all the judges. as orig finally planned, to run in the same cam paign. If the house amendment is con cured in judges will run as they now run in Jefferson, that is, two judges will stard for election in the regular intervals.
 The recircuiting bill is regarded as one of the most important yet pend ing before the legislature and tho work of the conference committee will be followed with great interest The appointment of the conference com. mittee will require the attention o1 the presiding officers of the two houses Monday morning and it Is an ticipated that the committee will com. plete its labors early enough to guar. antee the passage of the bill before the final hours of the session.
 The bill is of especial interest tc Jefferson because it Is in effect tn, embodiment of the Jefferson count, consolidated court bill on which tn, entire delegation prior to the recon. s vening of the session in July hat