The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-24
MR. KING EXPECTS
 AN ADVERSE REPORT
But Hopes to Secure Majority Vote in Senate Against Endorsement of Committee - Senator Miller
 Is Retieent.
BY HERvEY W. LAIRD.

Montgomery, July 9S.-6speciall l-The impression tonight. is that the king bdl for Greater Birmingham will be reported adversely from the committee on local legislation in the senate to which it was today referred also that an attempt wih be made to call 1t from such report and put it on it's passage at the next egs- latnre day. opinion is divided with ie- gard to the success of such an effort.
 Lieutenant- Governor Gray. is for the King bill, but Is not making so far IS can be seen any vigorous fight for il. He thought tonight that the bill has q gsod show to make it's way.
 Merritt =avors Bill.
 Senator Merritt head of the local legis- lative committed is fer the bill. and has so stated Friends of the measure think 1t will win out. among these are Sec retary Babb of the Commercial club.
 Senator Miller is retcent T reeeived today a number of petitions against the King bill" he said tonight. .I do not think 1t is all the people of my eountv are ta king about There are several oth- CT matters Of far reaching interest yet to come" Senator Miller does make any big fuss with his fight. even though l il is known that he is not going to let lne 1 bill pass without opposition. l Representative King the author of the 1 bill. expects an adverse report with coa- sequent struggle to get 1t Fbffore the senate by a majority vote not 10 endorse the committee.
 The Tax Commission.
 The tax commisson spent the day hearing from intangible asset assess ments Among others before the eanl- mission were the officers of the Birnins- ham Railway. Light and Power company. Conclusions with definite figures will DC given out next week.
 Governor Signs Bill.
 The bill to prohibit the shipping Of H. auors into prohibition territory Is a law. It was signed by the governor tonight.
 This is the first of the prohibition vics tories of the session. The next VIII hkely be the early closing law The governor has signed these o1lls;
 To regulate practice in the circuit court of Walker county to fix the salary of tne judge of the city court of Selma; to use sa aloon money of saloon license Ill Attaiia for schools; to allew Limestone county to build roads, to employ stenographer
  neal the Bessemer police commission; to vacate certain streets in Birmingham; to amend the Tuscaloosa law and equity court law
 Bills passed by the house tonight in- clude these;
 TO confer new jurisdiction In the circuit court of the sixteenth circuit and reduce inc salary of the solicitor to S1SO0' to fiX inc time of holding circuit court In Lime stone county; to vacate certain alleys and streets in North Birmingham. to fix the time of circuit court in Walker and Win ston counties; for relief of D. NJ, Scott.
 May Recel Bill.
 In the house tonight Representative Thompson gave notice that he would move to take from the adverse calender the bill to restrict the exemptions of prop erty held by the Tuskegee Normal and ln- dustrial institute. The bill Of MT. Lee or Houston to regulate and control corpora tfons with regard to taxes was passed also.
 Prayer ara Ice Water.
 That prayer nvaileth much. the women of Troy, one of the best towns of the state. believe today. While the election for prohibition was on yesterday crowds of ladies served lee water free, While scores of others kept up continual prayers in the churches. As result John barley- corn was voted out overwhelmingly. Even the dfspensary that was so eagerly sought few months ago, was ordered closed at once.