The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-30
TWO DEPARTMENTS
ARE ABOLISHED BY
HOUSE MEASURES
immigration Department
and Bureau of Cotton
Statistics Get
Hook
by l.. g. BETTY

Montgomery. Janaury Specially
The house today passed bills abolish
ing the immigration department and the
bureau of cotton statistics Only six
votes favored the retention of the form
er department, while the opposition to
the latter was unanimous 4 similar
measure abolishing the cotton statistics
department was passed in the senate
last week, but has not been set down
for passage on the house calender
The passage of bills engaged the at
tention of the house during the greater
part of the morning session. various
bills We're introduced, but there was
a great falling off in the number Of
measures presented for Legislative coh-
sideration as compared with the early
days of the session
Two bills were passed by the house
of interest to jefferson county The first
was a measure, introduced by Repre-
sentative Hogan, to allow the Birming
ham Dental college to dispose of the
proceeds of the sale of certain property.
While the measure was general, being
applicable to all corporations organized
under the state for educational pur-
poses, it applied specifically to the col.
lege at Birmingham.
Another measure affecting Jefferson
county was a bill presented by Repre-
sentative WEIGH for the relief of Rose
Huey, clerk and register of the city
court of Bessemer. BY the provisions
of the bill, Mr.. Huey will have $3.50
refunded to him.
Salary of Solicitor
The house passed two measures in
troduced by Representative Bealle Of
Tuscaloosa affecting the fees and sal
airy of the solicitor of that county The
first measure provides that all fees
earned and collected by the solicitor
shall be paid into the county treasury,
and the second bill fixes the salary of
that official at $500 per annum.
The only debate Of the session oc-
CURED when there was called up for
passage a measure, introduced by Rep
resentatiye Moore of Fayette county,
providing for the drainage of farm,
wet, swamp and overlooked lands in
the state. The bill was on the verge
of passing the house when some one
inquired whether or not the measure
carried an appropriation. 1t was thsn
ascertained that an appropriation was
provided, whereupon debate was pre-
cipitated. The bin was temporarily dis
posed of by being deferred until the
fourteenth legislative day.
To Elect Senators
One of the most important measures
introduced was a bill to provide for the
election of United States senators by "a
vote of the people and to provide for
their appointment by the governor when
vacancies occur. The senate also has
this bill under consideration.
Representative Merritt of Macon in
troduced a bill to reduce the number
of examiners of public accounts from
seven to three. Seven examiners were
authorized by the Legislature of 1911.
A bin to abolish the office of super
numerary judge WAS introduced by Rep
resentative Darden.
The most important resolution pre-
sented for legislative consideration was
introduced by Representative Walden
of Morgan county. The resolution pro
Nides for the appointment of joint
senate and house committee to inVesti-
gate the cases of all persons who have
been dropped from the state pension
rolls as result of the recent investi-
cation of the board of pension eXami-
ners. Authority is granted in the rcso-
luton for the committee, following adj
Journment of the present session, to
visit every county in Alabama in max :
ing the pension Investigation.
The house adopted the senate joint
resolution providing for Alabama's ac-
ceptance of a government appropria-
ton of $4,000 for agricultural develop
ment The fund will be disbursed bv tho
Alabama Polytechnic institute at A4-
burn.
Game Department
The fight on the game and fish de-
partment will be resumed in the house