Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-10
The House Devotes It's Entire
 Time to Discussing
THE TAX ASSESSMENT BILL
Senate Passes Several Bills of Local Interest-Bills Intro-
 duced and Acted Upon.

Senate amendment to house bill 626, creating the Northern Chancery division, WAS non -concurred in and committee Of , conference, consisting of Messrs. John, Kyle and McClusky from the house, was appointed.
 =. The following bills having received q third reading in the house were disposed oi as indicated below:
 House bill 777-To amend the charter Of the city of Bridgeport. Passed.
 House bill 1181-To authorize sherins o1 the state to arrest persons doing business without license. Passed.
 When the hour for the special order ar- rived the tax assessment law was taken up. Mir. Brooks of Mobile offered two amend- ments, which related to local matters in Mobile county, but the amendments were lost.
 MT. Kelley of Calhoun opposed the adoption of the substitute on the ground that more thorough consideration had been given the subject by the original com mittee than by the ways and means. ''Ihe meat has been taken from the measure ln favor of classes and one equalization, as was the purpose of the bill. We cannot afford to desert the principle of equaliza- ton. The horney- handed people of Ala bama are paying the taxes, and this substi- tute seems to have been created 10 protect
 
 continue to support the state.
 stIf this legislature comes here and sub- mits to the enemy the people will spurn us out of their mouths when we go home. The state government must be maintained. I decline 10 vote for any such cowardly substitute as this. Get it on your mind and on your heart, MT. Speaker, that we must take care of the poor people of this country. God will take care Of the rich people," - speeches made on the floor Of the house this session, and convinced all who heard him that he has been diligent student of this question. At the close of his argu- ment MT. Kelley moved to lay the substi- ute upon the table, and the vote resulted, yeas 51, nays 19, and the substitute WAS tabled.
 MT. Brooks of Mobile moved further posuponement of tbe consideration of this bill until Monday aud MT. John of Jeffer- ble. MT. John's motion was held 10 be out of order. MT. John then discussed the proprlety of such bostponement, and MT. Brooks motion wa lost by safe vote.
 The speaker thehvsigned the following bills in the presence of the house:
 House bills 56, 99, 103, 268, 294. 369, 478, 515, 518, 690, 911, 9l7, ASA, 814, 440.
 Mir. Kelley then moved that the original tax assessment bill be taken up and dis cussed section by section and subdivision by subdivision. A motion was made by MT. Meador to strike out the first fifteen sections of the bill. The object Of this motion was to do away with the machinery of the bill or rather to modify this phase of the measure. MT. Meador spoke in support of his motion and handled the facts of the bill in a man. ner which indicated his familiarity with the subject. He opposed the feature of the bill which provides for further taxation of the railroads. He opposed the practice of forn in al Rn n n a h n a and banks. Railroads and banks are the friends of the farmer.
 MT. John then took the floor and pro- ceeded in his logical manner to discuss the first sections of the bill.
 MT. Brooks of Mobile succeeded MT. John with an argument favoring the mo- tion of MT. Meador. A vote upon the mo- ton resulted yeas P. nays 27, and the mo- tion was lost.
 purpose of discussing the first sections of the bill and supported 1t in an able and ef- fective manner.
 Mr. Brooks of Mobile opposed the pro- visions of the first section and MT. Smith of Mobile supported the provisions.
 When a vote was taken upon the motion of MT. Brooks to strike out section 1t re- suited yeas 20, nays A, and the motion was lost.
 The first section was adopted.
 MT. Brooks then moved that the house
 
 motion was lost.
 Section 2 was then read by the clerk, and MT. Calhoun of Clark moved to strike out said section. MT. Cameron moved to lay the motion of Mir. Calhoun upon the table, and his motion was lost,
 Mir. Calhoun moved the previous Ques- tion, to strike out section 2, but his motion was lost.
 A discussion of the merits of the secoud section was pending when the house ad- E f,r tpifh fninnal 1ohu The following bills were read a first time In the house today:
 House bill 1212, by MT. Fuller (by re- quest)-ro prohibit the sale of vinous, malt or spirituous liquors or other intoxi- eating drinks within the corporate limits of Marion, Perry county, Ala. Local leg islation.
 House bill 1218, by Mir. Summers-To permit the tax collector of Lawrence county to continue to reside in that part of said county which was attached to the county of Colbert by an act passed at the present session of the general assembly, changing the boundary lines between the counties of Franklin, Colbert aud Lawrence, to pro- vide for the exercise of jurisdiction and authority by precinct officers iD territory transferred by said act, and to provide for the determination of pending suits aud 1udiciai proceeding arising in said territory. Local legislation.
 House bill 11l5, by Mir. McQuesn-To relieve Grandson Brown, q minor, of the disabilities of homage under the laws of the state of Alabama. Revision of laws.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 At the afternoon session Colonel John renewed his argument. He uas followed by Mir. Meader, who moved at the close of bis speech to lay the bill upon the table. The vote upon this motion resulted, yeas 66, nays S6, and the motion was lost.
 Speaker Clark took the floor at this nncture tMr. Mcqueen presiding) and ex-
 eQ surprise that the house should cast
 a vote upon tabling such an im-
 measure. he made an argument
 he pill. He said that while the
 .objectionable features that
 >es . most desirable plan,