The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-16
LEGISLATION .p LEGISLATORS.

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 Hon. !. B. Graham of Taiiadesa, has spent several days in Montgomery in the interest of measure whsrby he hopes the voters of each county in the State shall have an opportunity of voting onAa special local school tax of one mill.
 The Constitution provides that the Leg islature may enact . law which will allow the voters of any county In the State to decide whether a local tax of one mill for schools shall be assessed on the taxa ble property of the county. The Con stitution throws additional restriction about the local taxation for school pur- poses by requiring three-fifths of the voters participating in the election, to vote in favor of the proposition. The Consultation, however. provided no way for the holding of the election. It was left to the Legislature to furnsih the machinery for putting the matter before the voters and carrying into effect their declared will.
 To have law enacted which will sup ply the means of giving the voters chance to register their will on the ques- ton of local taxation is the purpose of Mir. Graham and his associates.
 MT. Graham was Chairman of the Committee on Education of the Constitu- UOnat CouVenItOn. The &TttCle on Suu- cation in the organic law of the State which has been highly praised is due in no small measure to his efforts. The provisions for local taxation for school purposes were placed there by Mir. Ora ham.
 He is also the Field Agent for Alabama of the Southern Education Board.
 'sThe Legislature" said MT. Graham in discussing the local taxation matter will be asked to supply the machinery for making the constitutional provision prac- tical and operative. It is hoped that the Legislature will provide $ way through which the voters of . county may register their Will on the question of local taxation for school purposes. A bill for this purpose will, in all probabili- ty, be introduced in the House next week. We do not apprehend that there will be any serious opposition to the measure in the legislature. The tug of war will come when the question Of local taxa ton gets before the people"
 1T observe" said q gentleman from Missouri yesterday. who is staying awhile in Montgomery, "that Alabama has come to the Western idea of electing young men to once. was at the Capi- tol this morning and was surprised to note the number pf young men in the State Senate, especially am one of those who believe that this indicates progressive spirit abroad in your State. Both bodies seem to be made up of ex- cellent material. The class of men are better appearing than one usually sees in legislative bodies in my section of the country
 President pro tenn. Goldsby of the Sem ate said last night that the Senate would probably be occupied during the remaind- CT of the week with the introduction of bills and the eficial recount of the cleo. ton returns. This recount. according to the Constitution, Is to take place during a joint session of the two branches of the Legislature and q joint resolution providing that it be held today passed the House yesterday. The Senate Is expected to concur.
 Hon. Milton Humes of Huntsville, came to the city yesterday and is looking in on the Legislature in which body he was a Representative from Madison in the ses- sion of 1ss4-s6. icing the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. Captain Humes wears his years lightly and is making q name at the bar He is here to take part in the Lowe impeachment trial today be- fore the Supreme Court.
 Hon. N. R. Leigh. Jr., of Brewton. is a son of Probate Judge Leigh of Eseambia County. and is young lawyer of excel lent reputation at his home. He is well equipped for, the duties of legislator. The Senators and Representatives are generally discussing the question of di- viding the session of the Legislature. Tt is known. from past experienees," said a veteran legislator yesterday, that