The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-11
SENATE DEFEATS
 INSURANCE BILL Hill Leads Fight Against Passage of the
 Measure
By l.. g. BETTY

Montgomery. August 10.= Special. ! The senate today. by a vote of l , to f3. defeated the bill providing for the creation of an insurance department Previous to the defeat of the bill, the senate adopted an amendment by the lianlsng and insurance committee fix ing the insurance commissioners sal ary at s25oo per annum. providing for his appointment by the governor with the consent of the senate, and requir- ing that he make bond in the sum Of $50. 900 instead of s25.ooo The amend irenta however, was deefated with the bill
 Senator Hill of Montgomery led the fight against the passage of the bill, He declared that the department would cost the state s10000 a year. When ever you create an office il is easily created" said Senator Hill, but ii is q giants task to destroy one of them. .
 He declared 1t was the opening wedge for the creation of God knows now many offices" He concluded by stating that the bill was loaded.
 Others who opposed the bill were Senators Lusk, Milner and Bonner. measure.
 doS HUI al oCitOVi
 The senate. after considerable de- Late, passed the rural school measure, appropriating s134,00o annually to the rural schools of the state, to be ap- iortioned equally among the ST coun- ties of Alabama The bill as passed carried an amendment offered by Sen ator Burns allowing towns of less than 500 population to participate in tile appropriation.
 ivh har Ia i,,tr duced at the first session of the legis- ldture, was called up today and re- ferred to the finance and taxation committee in order that it may be amended before 1t is put on its pas sage. The bill was originally adversed by the committee on constitution and constituational amendments
 The senate committee on revision of laws rendered favorable report in the senate today on the attorney gen eral bill. This measure, it will be called, was referred to the committee last week, but was postponed indefi nitely The senate then adopted a resolution requiring the committee to make a report on the bill.
 Judiciary Bills Passed
 Several judiciary bills were passed by the senate today, among them being a measure introduced by Senator Mil ner, re-establshing the county courts of the state, The bill provides for the re- establishment of these courts in All counties in which they have here tofore been abolished, except in coun- ties having a population of 75,000 Fur lner provision Is made for the transfer of all indictments pending in county court to the circuit court of the county.
 The bill carries with 1t an amend Hl. 1.s,- ( courts have been held in two or more towns of any county the county courts shall hold sessions in such towns.
 Another judiciary bill passed by the senate provides for the taking of tes- timony orally in open court in equity cases.
 The Milner bill regulating and pre- any and all proceedings in the courts to nonresidents of the state and county in which proceedings are pend ing was also passed
 Late this afternoon the senate voted to recommit the Jury commission bill, proposed by the recess committee on the Judiciary to the senate judiciary committee. The bill provides for the appointment of one jury commissioner by the governor, one by the chief jus tice of the supreme court, and the third by the board of revenue of the county. Heretofore. the governor has appointed the jury commissioners for the various counties.
 The senate also considered several other judiciary bills before adjourning. One of them was the bill prohibiting justices of the peace from issuing gar nishments. This bill was hotly con tested Senator Thach of Limestone leading the fight in opposition, and it was finally defeated.