The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
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Continued from First Paqe) The bill provides that the auditor shall furnish the tax collectors with stub books which are to be kept by the col- lector as books of record, the same as license books are now kept
 Governors Salary Bill. MT. Lyons bill raising the governor 8 salary from 5000 to $5000, and providing contingent fund of $lO00 for his personal living expenses, caused rather lively debate. The committee on appropriations had amended the bill so as to cut out the expense fund, and the house sustained the amendment.
 MT. Lusk of Marshall then offered an amendment to insert $40O0 in lieu of $5000, the motion was tabled by the very close vote of 50 to 47. This result was obtained after many changes in the original vote. Mr Bogart of Jefferson, then moved that consideration of the bill be postponed un- til the second Tuesday in February. He stated as his purpose that other bills for extention of the capitol grounds en- larging the building and erecting a home for the governor. and he desired that there message should be considered be- fore the bill before the house should be finally disposed of
 MT. Hoffman of Mobile moved the tab ling of the motion, but the house refused to table by vote of 53 to 46.
 Mir. Lusk then secured the floor and his reasons for offering the amendments. He was in favor of maintaining the dig nfty of the state, but not at the expense Of the treasury He referred to the pro- posed revenue bill an the desk of the members as the 'most drastic" measure ever presented to the legislature, and made necessary by treasury conditions, so it was stated.
 Davis Opposed 1t. MT. Davis of Etawah vigorously op- posed postponement, and made A ulea Tor decent salary for the chief execu- tlve. MT. Maner of Montgomery followed In opposition to postponement and made an earnest plea for the proposed bill.
 Chairman Handley of the appropriations committee defended the bill in his usual terse style. He said Alabama was a grand, prosperous, rich state, and one still a-coming, and that it was but proper that it's chief executive should have a fair salary. Personally he was close in finances, he said, but he earnestly favor ed the raise.
 MT. Kelly of Choctaw favored postpone ment for the same reasons as set forth Oy DOBdIl OA JdCkSOIl. TIC SdlQ there were plenty of men in the state who were willing to accept the office at the salary of S4J00
 Mr, Starr of Dallas said that he favof- ed postponement until the other bills were considered and that if these meas ures failed and were left as at present, he should favor the passage of giving the governor even more than s5000 per year.
 MT. Simpson of Lauderdale had the floor in support of immediate considera- ton when the senate was announced.
 After the joint session to elect United States senator, Mir. Simpson again took the floor in support of the bill He thought every member had his mind fully made up, and that there was no reason for postponement. He thought the pend ing bill of far greater importance than the building and improvement bills.
 Mir Hoffman of Mobile argued in sup port of the bill reviewing the action of the constitutional convention in advising the legislature to increase the salary.
 The house at o'clock adjourned with out taking vote.