The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-04

uniform series of text books in our public schools win again come up. The liquor question may also cut an important hgure for the question of a State dis penSaEy law will be discussed and an ef- fort made to have such legislation enact ed; there will be many other matters of general import to be brought to the at tention Of the law makers and it Is a matter of universal congratulation that local matters are cut on to a large ex- tent and that more time will be given to the consideration of general laws. A matter of far reaching importance. one that will come home to everybody. is the adoption of a revenue code. In this work the Legislature is faced by diff10ul- ties that were unknown to the State law makers of other years. The tax rate is limited to 1-2 mills by the new constitu- ton. The same instrument provides that mills of this shall be expended for edu- cational purposes and this leaves only 1-2 mills for all other purposes of the State government.
 It devoives upon the Legislature to frame revenue code which will increase the income of the State from all other sources to make up the diminished in come from taxation. The problem is a Serious one and has already given thought to some of the leading members of the Legislature.
 The Constitution provides that the Gov ernor, the Auditor and the Attorney Gen eral forming a kind of State Board of Revenue shall prepare and submit to the Legislature a general revenue bill. This bill is already in course of preparation and it will be completed when the Leg islature assemblies. The State officials have called to their assistance in this im- A nfa tors and Assessors of some of the most important counties of the State. The | work on the bill is being carefully done l and 1t is predicted that it will be the
 best revenue bill ever presented to an Alabama Legislature.
 The Organization.
 The question of the organization of the | two houses is now being discussed and
 will be the principal matter of interest | until 1t is completed. In the Senate the | Lieutenant Governor is to preside, but | the organization of that body will have
 been effected and the business gotten well
 under way before that officer can qualify; | the opening and counting of the vote
 had in November must be made and the
 declaration of election promulgated and
 he is to take office on Monday the 18th | inst. along with the other officers. In | the meantime a president pro tenn will | be selected, the committees appointed l and when the Lieutenant Governor takes | the chair he will find the machinery of
 the Senate running along like clock work. 1 In the formation of the committees, it is probable that the old members of com
 mittees of the last legislature who are
 returned will be given the preference. In the new Senate there are members of the last Judiciary Committee as fol- lows: Messrs Morrow, Goldsby, Powell and Arlington, in the order named. Of | the Revision of Laws there are Messrs Harrison. Bullock, Oliver, Bostick, Hipp. Of the Finance Committee, Messrs John ston, Norman. Hall. Bostick, Dunn. Of the Banking Committee. Mir. Hurst Is the only Senator returned. On Penitentiary, Messrs Dunn, Hall. Oliver. Acree, Har- rison. On Corporations, Messrs Hall, Bullock, Hipp On Local Legislation. Powell and Acree. On Education, Messrs Johnston. Hipp, Blackmon. Ar rington and Powell. On Commerce and Common Carriers, Messrs Goldaby. Bos- tick, Arlington. On Mining, Messrs Morrow, Norman, Blackmon, Johnston. Bullock. On Agriculture Messrs Hall, Dunn, Acree. These are the principal committees and it Is seen that thare are ,sn0ugh of ths old -senators left to have