The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IS TO GET
 $12,6OO ANNUALLY
$4,000 Also Appropriated For Repair And Upkeep Of
 Governors Mansion
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 THE AGE-HERALD

STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD I
 Montgomery, Ala, Sept. IS The bill. of Representative Bealle of Tuscaloosa, making an annual ap- proptiation of $12,600 for the geolog- ical survey, was passed today. Ihe house also passed the bill of Repre- sentative Tunstall of Hale, to make an appropriation for the ordinary ex- penses of the offices of-the governor, attorney general s5udiciary depart ment, state securities commission, public service commission and depart ment of archives and history. For the interest on the public debt, no in creases were provided in the bill, it was stated. Another bill of MT. Tun- stall which was passed appropriated s4,OOO for the repair maintenance and furnishing of the governors s mansion.
 New bills introduced included a bill by Representatives Guy of Lowndes, which would require separate ceme- teries for white and colored races, and another measure by Mir. Guy pro- viding a reward for the killing of hawks and owls.
 Consider Only Local Bills.
 The senate by virtue of a resolu- tion adopted during the afternoon, considered only local bills at its sec ond night session of this legislative session Tuesday night.
 Senator Crafts bill providing for q constitutional amendment to allow Mobile county to increase it's indebt- edness for construction of roads and bridges Under terms. of the bill ex- pense of the road projects is to be defrayed through tax assessments of six and one-half per cent in excess of tax now provided by the constitu- tion. The bill passed by 8 27 to c vote
 Representative Fite's bill to create office of first assistant clerk and ex-officio judge of Jefferson county court of misdemeanors passed by a 27 to 0 vote.
 Senator Crafts bill to repeal an act to require the city of Mobile to pay one-fourth of annual cost of repay ing certain streets in Mobile was in definitely postponed on motion of Senator Craft.
 The bill of l.. K. Bowen prescribing duties and compensation of the treas, urer of Jefferson county together with his clerical assistance passed Representative Forman's bill legal izing working convicts on public roads of Morgan county passed by a 27 to vote.
 Bill of Representative Lewis Bower to repeal an act to extend boundary lines of the town of Brighton, Jeffer- sof county.
 county superintendent of education for Marion county passed unanimous. ly.
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 Authorize Sewer Connection.
 Jefferson county was authorized tc construct and maintain sanitary trunk sewers into and through tht town of Inglenook through a bill G1 Representative Rives, Jefferson which passed by 26 to 0 vote.
 Representative Sessions bill fo abolishing jury commissioners of Cof fee county and imposing that duty ol the county court of commissioners 70 Coffee county, passed by 26 to vote.
 Senator Hutson's bill repeating al act regulating moffey loan bushes! in Jefferson. Morgan, Walker ant Etowah counties passed. 27 to o. The bill was in conflict with the recen general bill regulating the loan busi ness, the senator said.
 Bill fixing boundary lines of Roam oke, Ala, passed, 26 to 0.
 Bill of Representative Tanning fol relief of county officers of Walker county for compensation for services rendered during the past 10 years passed unanimously.
 Senator Overton's bill creating of flee of an additional fudge of the Fifth Judicial circuit and providing for his authority, qualifications anG compensation passed, 16 to 4.
 Bill of Representative Adams, pro- viding for election of a county treas urer for Blount county and to fix time of election fer such office, pre-. scribe duties thereof and compensa. tion, passed by unanimous vote.
 Representative Holcombe's bill pro. viding for employment and compen- sation for road patrolmen in Mobile county and to define duties of sucl officers. passed by 26 to 0 vote.
 Bill of Senator Waddell to require the judge of probate of Russell coun. ty. In addition to the probate officC maintained at Scale, to maintain a branch office in Girard. passed in the senate without a dissenting vote. Four other local bills for Russell county, sponsored by Senator Waddell passed the senate at the night sess:on They were to fix the time and places of holding the county court of Russell and to fix the time and place of hold Ing the regular terms or the DOard Ol revenue of that county. Also the bil providing for an additional circuit court in Russell county.
 Sena tor Waddell's bill to require the board of jury commissioners of Rus sell county to prepare two boxes o1 names of jurors to be usel in county courts at Scale and Girard passed by unanimous vote.
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 Pensions Provided.
 The senate finance and taxation committee voted to report favorably the bill of Senator Jones of Barbour providing for an amendment to the act for pensioning Confe ierate vet erans so as to include in the pension fund members of the home guard an6 state militia who served during the Civil war. Under terms of Senator Jones' bill, veterans who would be beneficiaries under the amendmen, would receive equal pensions witt veterans who saw service on battle fields Of the Civil war.
 The committee also reported favor ably the bill of Senator Middleton Marion. which repealed an acr [. 3bOl;si, tha circuit- onprf kTo,; o |.