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scribe the pay of witnesses and jurors in proceedings by the coroner; to authorize any person to pick up and to secure the bodies of any deceased person found in the waters or streams of the counties embraced in this act, and to further provide for their compensation for so doing; and to provide that this act shall embrace and shall apply only to counties in this State containing not less than ninety-five thousand nor more than one hundred and ninety-five thousand inhabitants, according to the last Federal census, or according to the present Federal census, or according to any succeeding Federal census, and to repeal all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act.

By Mr. Craft:

S. 47. To repeal an act entitled 'An act to fix the salary of tax assessors in the counties having a population of over 82,000 and not exceeding 100,000 according to the last Federal census or any subsequent census and allowances for clerical help in said offices, and to provide for payment thereof,' approved February 17th, 1919."

By Mr. Craft:

S. 48. To provide the procedure for divesting the court of county commissioners or other governing body of a county of the control, management, supervision and jurisdiction of streets or parts of streets within the corporate limits of an incorporated city or town within such county, and vesting such control, management, supervision and jurisdiction in such incorporated city or town.

Mr. Miller, chairman of the Standing Committee on Revision of Laws, reported that said Committee, in session, had acted on the following bills and ordered same returned to the Senate with a favorable report, and they were severally read a second time and placed on the calendar, to-wit: By Mr. Teasley:

S. 52. (With substitute). To fix the compensation or salaries to be paid the judges of probate, sheriffs, tax collectors, tax assessors, and members of courts of county commissioners or boards of revenue and courts of like jurisdiction in all counties in this State which now have, or which may hereafter have a population of seventy-five thousand people and less than ninety-five thousand people according to the last Federal census or any such census which may hereafter be taken, and to regulate the payment of the same; to provide for the selection of clerical help and other assistance to said offices and the manner of fixing their compensation and paying the same. And to provide rules and regulations for the payment and conduct of such offices; and to require all of said officers to pay into the county treasury of said counties all costs, charges of courts, fees and

commissions authorized by law to be collected by said officers, as other moneys belonging to said counties are paid.

By Mr. Teasley:

S. 55. (With substitute). To authorize the employment in counties of more than seventy-five thousand and less than ninety-five thousand according to the latest Federal census, or any subsequent Federal decennial census of persons to investigate and report violations of law, to prescribe the mode of their employment, their terms of office, their duties, and the amount and method of payment for their services.

BILL RETURNED AND RE-REFERRED.

Mr. Butler, chairman of the Standing Committee on Finance and Taxation, reported to the senate, the bill:

S. 37. To fix the fees of the register of the circuit court in equity for making transcripts of the record in cases of appeal.

With the request that said bill be re-referred to the Standing Committee on Judiciary and said bill was re-referred by the President of the Senate to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mr. President:

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.

The House has originated and passed the following resoluiton:

By Mr. Sparks:

H. J. R. 18. Resolved by the House the Senate concurring, that when the two Houses adjourn today, they adjourn to meet again on Tuesday, September 21, 1920, at 2 o'clock p. m. And sends same herewith to the, Senate.

HOUSE MESSAGE.

Fred H. Gormley,

Clerk of the House.

On motion of Mr. Acker, the foregoing House joint resolution set out in the foregoing House message was concurred in and adopted.

BILL TAKEN FROM ADVERSE CALENDAR.

In accordance with notice heretofore given as required by the rules of the Senate, Mr. Acker moved to take from the adverse calendar and have placed upon the regular calendar, the bill:

S. 1. To authorize the governor to employ a special force to serve under his direction and control, to assist him in his duty of

taking care that the laws of the State are faithfully executed, to define the powers of persons employed on such special force and require each to give bond, and to provide compensation for their services.

And said motion was adopted.

Yeas, 15; Nays, 9.

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Mr. McDowell announced that he and Mr. Bealle were paired on this vote, that if Mr. Bealle were present he would vote yea, and that he, Mr. McDowell, would vote nay.

Mr. Moore announced that he and Mr. Smith of Coosa, were paired on this vote, that if Mr. Smith of Coosa, were present he would vote yea, and that he, Mr. Moore, would vote nay.

MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES.

Mr. Bedsole moved that the rules be suspended in order to allow him to make the motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill:

S. 6.

For the further protection of fish. To make it unlawful for any nonresident of the State to take, catch or have in possession, or to take out of the State, more than ten bass in any one day, and to make it unlawful for any person to take or have in possession any bass or green trout of less than ten inches in length.

Was lost on the last legislative day.

And said motion prevailed by a unanimous vote.

Mr. Bedsole then moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was ordered to its engrossment and third reading, which motion prevailed. Mr. Bedsole then moved to re-consider the vote by which the amendment offered by Mr. Leith was adopted, which motion prevailed. Mr. Bedsole then moved to table said amendment, which was adopted.

Mr. Bedsole then offered the following substitute for said

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Substitute for Senate bill 6:

A BILL

To be entitled an act for the further protection of fish. To make it unlawful for any non-resident of the State of Alabama to take, catch or have in possession or to take out of the State of Alabama more than ten bass or green trout in any one day, or for any non-resident to have in possession at any one time more than' ten bass or green trout and to provide penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:

Section 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person who has not been a bona fide resident of the State of Alabama for more than one year, then past, to take, catch or have in possession more than ten bass or green trout, or to take, carry or transport out of the State of Alabama more than ten bass or green trout at any one time, and ten bass or green trout are hereby declared to be the bag limit on such fish within the State of Alabama which non-residents may legally take or have in possession at any time, and the having in possession of more than ten bass or green trout by any non-resident at any time is hereby declared to be prima facie evidence of a violation of the provisions of this act.

Section 2. That any person violating the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars, which fine must be paid in the lawful money of the United States of America.

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Which was a two-thirds majority of a quorum of the Senate. And said bill as thus amended was read a third time at length and passed and ordered sent to the House without engrossment. Yeas, 23, Nays, 0.

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Which was a two-thirds majority of a quorum of the Senate.

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.

Gentlemen of the Senate:

I am directed by the governor to hand you herewith a message which is self-explanatory.

Respectfully,
W. A. Darden,
Private Secretary.

September 17, 1920.

To the Senate of Alabama:

The strike of coal miners in the Birmingham district that had been under way during the spring and summer has recently assumed a very serious aspect. The president of the United Mine Workers of America has since the beginning of this month issued a call for a general strike in the coal fields of Alabama.

Feeling that a continuance and broadening of the strike would necessarily bring widespread suffering and distress to the people of the State and regarding the situation as essentially critical I decided to attempt to avert further threatened trouble by requesting three of Alabama's leading citizens of unquestioned integrity to serve as a commission to inquire into the differences between the operators and the miners with a view to effecting a settlement that would end a situation fraught with the gravest danger to our people.

A commission consisting of Dr. George H. Denny, president of the University of Alabama, Hon. Charles Henderson, former governor of Alabama, and Hon. James J. Mayfield, a former justice of the supreme court of Alabama, was appointed, Dr. Denny being designated as chairman.

The results of the efforts of the commission are fully set forth in a report which I transmit herewith, together with a draft of the legislation suggested by the commission.

This is a matter of the gravest importance and deserves your most careful and painstaking and prompt consideration. I earnestly recommend that legislation shall be enacted that, in the language of the commission, will "tend to correct existing abuses, protect the public interest and stabilize the mining industry."

Respectfully,
Thos. E. Kilby,
Governor.

September 17, 1920.

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