The session was opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Ingram of the House. ROLL CALL. On a call of the roll of the House, the following members answered to their names: We, your Committee on the Revision of the Journal, beg leave to report that we have examined the journals for the thirtieth, thirty-first, thirty-second, and thirty-third days and find same to be correct. W. H. Shaw, Chairman. The report of the committee was concurred in and adopted and the journals for the 30th, 31st, 32nd and 33rd days were approved. Mr. Speaker: MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. The Senate has originated and adopted the following resolution: By Mr. Gunter: S. R. 107. Resolved, that Senate bills Nos. 157 and 158 be recalled from the House of the Legislature for further consideration by the Senate. Respectfully, W. F. Miller, SENATE MESSAGE. The House acceded to the request of the Senate for the return of Senate bills Nos. 157 and 158 and the same were returned to the Senate. RESOLUTIONS. The following resolutions were introduced: By Rules Committee: H. R. 111. Resolved by the House, that the Committee on Banking and Insurance shall consist of sixteen members; that the Committee on Agriculture shall consist of twenty-four members, and that the Committee on Local Legislation shall consist of twenty members. The rules were suspended and the resolution was adopted. By Mr. Longshore: H. R. 112. Resolved by the House, that the Senate be requested to return Senate bill No. 53 to the House for the purpose of amendment. The resolution was referred to the Rules Committee. By Mr. Baker: H. R. 113. Be it resolved by the House, that H. 88 relating to the election of county superintendents of education by direct vote of the people be made the special, paramount and continuing order of business immediately after the routine morning business on the next legislative day. And the resolution was referred to the Rules Committee. By Mr. Dickson: H. J. R. 114. A joint resolution to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alabama for the purpose of amending section 39 of article 2 thereof and to order an election for its ratification. Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that there shall be and there is hereby proposed an amendment to the Constitution of the State for the purpose of amending section 39 of article 2 by adding thereto and at the conclusion thereof the following words and figures: "Provided that the Legislature shall have the power to create a new county out of the county of Jefferson in this State of not less than one hundred nor more than three hundred square miles in area, so as to include the city of Birmingham within its limits; to provide a government therefor and for the consolidation of county and city governments therein as the Legislature may deem necessary; to prescribe the powers and duties of the officers of such government in said county so created; to provide that the compensation of all officers of said new county and of each precinct within same shall be fixed on a salary basis; to provide that all fees and commissions earned by said officials shall be paid into the county treasury; to provide for the apportionment of debts of the county of Jefferson and said new county; to provide for a division of county buildings and property between the said two counties and the purchase thereof by either county; to provide for altering or extending the boundary lines of said new county so that the area shall not be less than one hundred nor more than two hundred fifty square miles; to fix the boundaries of said new county irrespective of the provisions of the Constitution existing at the time of the ratification of this amendment; to do all things necessary for the establishment and government of the new county so created; to authorize the county of Jefferson to maintain its county seat in said new county so created or at any place within the old county of Jefferson to be determined by an election to be held by a vote of the qualified electors residing in said old county." Section 2. Be it further resolved, that there shall be and there is hereby ordered an election to be held by the qualified |