The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
BILL ID GIVE MORE POWER ID BANKING DEPARTMENTPASSES
Amendments Provide for Four Bank Examiners In- stead of TwO-HOuse
 Activities Yesterday
By L. 8. BETTY

The house todaA', by a vote of S1 to ? passed the bill introduced by Representa- tive Ffte of Tuscaloosa to amend tht laws of the state banking department sc as to give additional powers and author ity to the bank superintendent. Tn, amendments provide for four bank ex. aminers. instead of two, the manner il which bonds shall be filed. gives tn, superintendent of banks authority tc determine the necessity of establishing state banks, and clothes him with othei powers A resolution providing for a recess in- vestigation of the Alabama Insane Hos pital at Tuscaloosa was introduced by Representative Smith of Crenshaw coun- ty. The resolution provides for the ap- pointment of three members from the house and two from the senate.
 The house refused to recomnit to the committee on education the bill to au- thorize the trustees of the university to transfer the medical college at Mo- bile to Tuscaloosa when the school at the former place is not maintained az Class A institution. Representative Fite of Tuscaloosa opposed the motion to recommit the measure.
 Considerable merriment was caused in the house by the introduction of a reso- lution providing for immediate adjourn ment of the legislature and calling upon the members to supply themselves with walking sticks and begin a tramp back to their homes. The resolution was of fered immediately after the reading of Governor Henderson's message announce ing that he had requested the treasurer to refuse to pay any new warrants until the outstanding claims against the state have been settled.
 Favorable reports were read in the house today on the following bills:
 To abolish the jury commission of Jeff ferson county
 To prohibit the running of pool and billiard tables for profit in incorporated towns.
 To abolish the county tax commis- sioners
 To require all state money to be paid directly to the state treasurer.
 To authorize the state board of edu- cation to issue first grade teachers cer- tifeates to all graduates of Class A col leges
 To submit a constitutional amendment for local taxation for school purposes
 To create state board of education
 To make an appropriation for the sup port of the Alabama Boys Industrial school for the years 1915 1916, 1917 and 1918
 To systematize the handling of cotton in Alabama.
 To abolish the Goodwater circuit court.
 To repeal all appropriations contingent upon the governors release.
 To appropriate s25, GOO for the support of the Alabama National Guard.
 Medical College Appropriation
 Representative John of Dallas intro duced bill to appropriate S17,50o to the board of trusteees of the university for the use of the medical college.
 bill to require railroads to construct and maintain openings across their road beds was introduced by Representative Smith.
 Representative Keyser introduced bill to submit a eonstitutional amendment to authorize persons to vote who have lived in the state one year, fin the county six months, and in the precinct three months.
 Representative weakley of Jefferson in troduced a bill to abolish the office of associate state tax commissioners.
 By Representative Shapiro a bill was introduced to fix the time for holding the criminal court of Jefferson county.
 The following bills passed the house this afternoon:
 H. B. 293 by MT. Grayson of Mobile NNitH d1lu cSldD- fishing the juvenile court of Mobile coun- ty, and defining it's powers and juris- diction providing for the process and procedure of said court; for the equip ment of said court; for officers of said court and their salaries and defining their powers and providing a commission to aid in carrying out the work of the court and prescribing its duties,
 H. B. No. 530, by MT. Welch-To better avna6ita tha trial at1d dict1pcttin,, af cases in the criminal court of Jefferson county; to provide for the appointment of an additional associate judge of said court and to prescribe his qualifications duties. authority and powers and to fix and provide for his salary and the pay ment of same.
 H B. No. 531. by Mr. Wech-To amend an act entitled, "An act to amend an act enttled' an act to establish the criminal court of Jefferson county, approved Feb ruary IS. 1887. which said act was ap- proved December z, 1900.
 H. B. No. 1S7, by MT. Blackwell-To fix the time for holding the regular terms of the city court of Anniston.
 H. B. No. 147, by Mr. Scott-To provide for building and maintaining public high ways through incorporated towns and cities by boards of revenue and courts Of county commissioners in all counties of 100000 inhabitants or more, out of any money at any time subject to the disposal of such boards of revenue and courts of county commissioners for road pun poses.
 H. B. No. 47s, by MT. Morris--To abolish the office of county treasurer of Dale county. and to provide for the keeping and disbursing of all county funds in some bank or banks, to be designated by the court of county commissioners and to require said bank or banks to give bond for the faithful performance of services.
 H. E. No. 452, by Mir. Neely-To ratify and confirm the action of the court of revenues of Lawrence county, in allowing and ordering the issue of county war rants to F. M Carruth for the sum of s99, to l. NJ. Houston $6. to Jackson Wind ham s214 50. to J. c. flames VI. to Rome Pickens $1. to w. V. Pruett $64 90 to l. N. Sheets s99, to F. F. Harris SIS and to J. c. >Kumpe ss5S 62, and to authorize and direct the county treasurer of Lawrence county to pay such warrants.