The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-13
ACTION DEFERRED
 ON EXTRA JUDGE FOR JEFFERSON
Bill Of L. K. Bowen To Repeal Workmen'S Compensation
 Act Reversed
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD

Action Deferred-lS ital caps
 The house committee on judiciary today deferred action on the bill of Representative Rives, to provide for an additional circuit judge for Jeff ferson circuit. Senator Brewer ap- peared before the committee in favor of the bill, so did Captain Matt Mur phy. representatives of the city of Birmingham. It was explained that the city of Birmingham would pay the entire salary of the judge, and that he would give first considera- tion to cases appealed from the city court Senator Brewer stated that the present docket on city appeal cases is so crowded that an appeal from conviction is equivalent to an acquittal for all practical purposes. The committee adversed the bill of l.. K. Bowen. to repeal the work mems compensation act of 1919.
 The following bills affecting Jeff ferson county were favorably re- ported:
 By MT. Fite. to provide for ap- pointment of jury baliff and clerk of the circuit court, at salary of s2.400.
 Another bill by MT. Fite, to pro- vide that the Jefferson circuit solici- tor shall prosecute appealed cases from the Birmingham city court,
 
 sessed against the defendant.
 Bill of Senator Brewer, providing foD appointment of official court re- porters for Jefferson circuit court.
 The bill o Representative Howze, allowing the board of the state train ing school for girls to borrow money with which to buy land near Bir- mingham.
 Bill by MT. Howze relating to de- sertion and non-support by husbands applying only to Jefferson county.
 The bill of Representative Howze, the salaries of clerks and registers of the Jefferson circuit, and their employees shall be paid from the general fund of the county.
 Another bill, by MT. Fite, provi- ing for a salary of S1,S00 per mum for marshals of inferior courts of Jefferson county.
 SALARY BILL FORWARDED
 The house judiciary committee Wednesday adopted favorable re- port on the bill of Senator Craft to fix the salary of the president of the Mobile County Board of Revenue at $1,500 per annum, and other members of the board at $500.
 The bill of Representative Hol- combe, establishing juvenile court and juvenile court commission for Mobile was also reported favorably.
 The house judiciary committee today adversed a bill by Fred Fite to change the name of the Warrior river to Bankhead river. A favor able report was adopted on another bill by Mir. Fite to designate as Lake Bankhead, the section of the Warrior river above lock F and below Null berry fork.
 A bill by Mir. Fite. to require na- turalized aliens to reside in this country 16 years after being natur slized before being allowed to vote was adversed, as was a bill by Henry Howze to. regulate the issuance of trading stamps.
 The committee adopted favorable report on the Randall bill which has passed the senate prohibiting boards of revenue from awarding contracts or giving work to any persons re- lated to any member of the board of revenue within the fourth degree.
 A bill by Representative c. S. Gull yer of Etowah, to raise the age of consent to eighteen years was ad- versed. The bill was favored by a number of womens organizations of the state.
 JASPER JUDGE APPOINTED