The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-10
SENATOR MILLER WINS
 IN HIS FIGHT ON THE
 LUSK ANT|-LOBbY BILL
Lusk Measure Passes Senate With the Registration Clause Eliminated. RagsdaIe's Bessen1er County Bill Is troduced-Adjourn
 ment Today.

Montgomery, July 9.-tSpecial)-the features of the reassembled legislature to- day were the evident desire to reaeal un- popular laws of the first part of the session, among them being the tax com mission law and that levying tax on foreign loans in the state. Three men in the senate presented measures to reduce the tax rate and others to do away with the tax commission.
 The bill of Representative Tnnstall to make the rate of taxation forty per cent of the market value was also pass at the tax commission law.
 Much interest vas manifested in the senate in the movement for a bronze statute to Senator Morgan and in the house the resolution of MT. King to investigate conditions at the state asylum for the insane.
 Commercial men from several cities gathered after tine adjournment of the legislature and endorsed the absolute repeal of the loan tax law.
 The effort on the part of the senate to pass an ant-lobby bill with the regis- tration feature met with rather warm reception at the hands of Senator Miller If Jefferson county this afternoon, anda as a result the bill went through the senate without tlose provisions which require registration. Mir Lusk of Mar shall made the fight for the measure as passed by the house, but was beaten out by MT Miller who made warm speech in defense of elimination of those features to which he found objection.
 Miller Wins Fight.
 MT. Miller said that he gets much in- formation from men who came here to lobby for measures in which they were interested and that it was impossible for members to know about the many matters that came up unless some one well posted helped them He thought it a reflection on the intelligence of any senator to say that he can not discrim- mate hetr-eo, the men who would do wrong and those who were at work for bills in a reasonable way. "I hate to refer to the remarks about debauchery, said MT Miller. Who is it here that can not trust himself or his fellows?"
 MT. Miller thought 1t reflection on senator to say that he can not talk to a man except that man be labeled with a tag to show that he had been registered. He could see little reason with honest men for the registration feature and thought it a childish proposition.
 Reflect on His Honor.
 MT. Luslx asked if he thought Governor IIoke Smith of Georgia childish when he urged that a bill like thatn before tho senate of Alabama be passed in his state. The Jefferson man said that he thought it childish no matter who advocated 1t. However, he was not in favor of elmi- mating that part of the bill which pro- hbited corrupt solicitation and hoped it would pass to that extent, which it did on vote later on.
 During the progress of the debate on the bill MT. Miller was urged by the governor not to take the position he did. the executive being very anxious to have the bill passed as it came from the house. However, MT. Miller took position against the registration feature, believing it sub- servient of the manhood and self respect of the members, who he thought. would be able to separate the bad from the good in the lobby crowds.
 Closing Bill.
  the bill for closing saloons at D. m. and open not earlier than that hour in the morning, made a special order for today, but failed, the resolution going to the rules committee. This is one of the bills which the prohibition forces are working for and one that, along with the anti-shipping bill, will be pushed.
 The resolution memerialiing the con- gress to establish fish hatchery at Montgomery, was passed by both houses As a result of this Montgomery is to have a fish hatchery that will cost $25,- 900 established by the United States gov ernment. The government would not agree to this, says State Game Comms- sioner Wallace, until the passage of the good laws for the protection of fish that have recently ben put on the books.
 Jere King, representative from Jeffer- son, got his bill to enlarge the corporate limits of Birmingham by arbitrary ex- pansion in the house today. presenting 1t along with companion measures to give it effect. It will be pushed and Mir. King expects in the end to have for 1t every member of the house delegation from Jefferson county. It is understood that the bill does snot meet the ideas of Sem ator Miller, who may not support it.
 Civil Code Bill.
 The bill prepared by the civil code recess committe which is expected to meet the apprONal or most or the mem bers. Is to be put into the hands of the solon tomorrow some time. This bill has cities that seems to promise relief and may be adopted by number of them in the end.
 In fact, Senator Miller. who has not yet read the bill. is impressed with this feature of the measure and if he is as -"uy convinced as he thinks possible he