The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-01
Montgomery Board of Revenue Mat
 ter Discussed.

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 MT. Maner of Montgomery moved to reconsider tho vote by which the House | refused to concur in the conference report | in regard to the Montgomery board or | Revenue bill.
 1t will be recalled that the House at the Friday afternoon session refused to accept the Senate bill which made the mem bers of the Revenue Board appolntive. The House bill made the members of the Board elective.
 MT. Maner spoke for reconsideration. The members of the Montgomery delega- tion he said, had not been formally pledged to an elective Board. but they had been committed. The members of the House had made every effort he said, to secure an elective Board, but the pas sage of such a bill through the Senate was impossible The Senator from Mont somery, he said. was opposed to an elec- tive Board and would not allow the bill to be passed. That being so, Mir. Maner said three out of four of the members of the House from Montgomery favored the con- ference report as the next best thing.
 lie urged the House to reconsider the | vote, and. to support his argument. read | the editorial from The Advertiser of yes terday on the Board of Revenue.
 Mir. Hall of Montgomery spoke against | reconsideration. Ina members or inc House from Montgomery, he said, were | pledged to an elective Board. l MT. Goodwin of Montgomery explained that in addition to the appointive feature. the Senate bill differed ill that it pro- vided for revenue districts. While he was I explaining the situation, the hour of Il o'clock struck and the point of order was made that the time had arrived for the | consideration of the uniform textbook | bill
 For a Recess Committee. | Before the textbook bill was taken up, | Speaker Tunstall moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution providing | for a. joint committee to sit during the necessity of such a committee. pointing out that the Senate had already provided l for the committee. He said that if the motion to reconsider prevailed, he would l offer an amendment reducing the mem- | bership of the committee. His motion to reconsider was adopted 55 to 8.
 Mir. Tunstall then moved to amend the resolution, making tho joint committee l five, three from the House and two from the Senate.
 The amendment was adopted-ayes 64; l nays. 21.
 l The resolution was then adopted. l Later, however, the Senate refused to concur and the House will not hace ce- | cess committee.
 Text Book Bill Came Up.
 The State uniform textbook bill was taken up as the special order.
 MT. Arnold of Calhoun proposed a sub stitqte, which provided for county uni formity.
 There was some parliamentary spar | mt ttlfn at length.
 The substitute was. on motion of Mir. Thach of Limestone. tabled. the vote be- ing 50 to 2s,
 The Rich amendment authorizing the l State Commission to exempt from the provisions of the bill cities having more 1 than 6.0o0 inhabitants or over. came up for disposition.
 Mr. Blackburn of Jefferson, speaking for the friends of the bill. sad that they had agreed that tho House should adopt the amendment. It was. ho said. satis- factory to Senator Johnston the author of the bill.
 MT. Callahan of Marengo wanted the amendment amended 50 that it would leave out Decatur and New Decatur, cit les which had few hundred less than the required limit of inhabitants. These towns he said, HHsped their schools with a special tax. They have their own sys- tems and they pay their own taxes It was unjust. he declared, to thrust this thing down their threats. He offered an amendment lowering the limit of popula- ton from 5000 to 3,000.
 London's Few Remarks.
 MT. London of Jefferson submitted a few remarks on his amendment, exempt Ing from the bill the schools of towns which were supported by special school l taxes and which kept them open mora than six months in the year.
 MT Blackburn moved to table the Cal 1 lahan amendment.
 During the call of the roll sharp pas- sage at arms occurred between Messrs. Blackburn and nuBose. both of Jefrer- son. who were on opposing sides of the text book question.
 When the name of Representative Cook of Wilcox had been called Mir. DuF3oso sprang. to his feet
 A point of order" hc exclaimed, Mir. Cook IS not present and somebody voted aye when his name was called" me gentleman evidently refers to me said MT. Blackburn. with some warmth. T want it undcrstood that [ did not attcppt to vote for MT Cook. I sad aye to the gentleman from Mont s1me.y 70 intimate to him how the frlehds ot the measure were voting"
 l oon deny that l referred to the gen tleman.' retorted Mir DuBose. Tho incident ended with the aunov9oo- rnent by the clerk that he had not record ed any vote for Mir. Cook. The Callahan amendment was tablod ayes E; nays, g.
 Rich Amendment Adopted
 The Rich amendment was adonted ii 10 26
 Some of the friends oi the bHl osioa;o5 to the London amendment which exempt- cd the schools of towns which levtad q special tax for school purpos9s and wh3ss s,aoois were kept open six months in me year, MT London asked leave to with draw his amendment, but objections wers interpossd.
 MT Blackburn moved to table the amendment of MT London. I, VA tabled os ayes, 9 nays. The previous question was then ordered. The bY; passed ayes 6s, nays 20
 The special order having been disposed of MT. Goodwin of Montgomery resumed l the floor to explain the situation of the Montgomery County Board of Revenue bill. He was, he said unqualifedly f,r an elective Board but that was imposs!- ble as the Senator from Montgomery was against it, That he said was most un- fortunate. He pointed out that the con- ference committees report provided for a division of the county into revauue. dis tricts and it also provided that the clerk shall not be q member of the Board These were two propositions to which the House members were committed and