The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-30
Attorney General Garber Too Busy to Take Up
 the Papers
SENATOR LUSK DOES NOT
 EXPECT EXTRA SESSION
Lusk Also Is of the Opinion That the United States Court VIII Not Annul New Railroad
 Laws.
BY HERvEY w. LAIRD.

pdl OOH DOdTu VIII lhIdAy IAAhc A0P0II On the John Williams case before next week. Attorney General A. M Garber has his office so full of work that he Will not be able to take up the papers before that time. He said yesterday that the delay of a few days made no difference in the case as the prisoner has not been re- sentenced, and cannot be until the as- sembling of the Cullman county courts.
 Just here 1t is not amiss to say that Attorney General Garber is about the busiest man in the state. He is called upon to interpret almost every law of the new legislature and as each one requires hours, many of them days, to work out, some Idea may be secured of the time he takes. At this time he Is at work on an opinion of the new tax on money statute which Is attracting so much at tention from the business men. This Is so important that every feature must be studied before a conclusion Is reached.
 In addition to this MT. Garber Is the leading attorney for the state in the suits brought by the railroads and upon which answer must be made by June 12 He will be engaged at least a week on these, during which time other matters which he has to handle personally will have to wait
 Secretary of State Julian has gone over the papers in the Williams case. and Au- ditor Brandon will have done so by the end of the week, he having been at the university commencement some days.
 Leqislative Session. !, Senator John A. Lusk, one of the lead CTS of the administration and regarded as the leader of tho senate majority, does not look for an extra session of the legis- ature this year; neither does he expect th at in the end the United States court wiH annul the railroad laws passed by the present session and now being lig- gated by the railroad people.
 "I lsee no reason at this time for an. extra session. said Senator Lusk. The lawR demanded by the people have been in most cases passed. or in course of passage. and the pledges of the admin istration have been carried out In much more consequent way than I have ever known. Hence, 1t is not at all likely that the solons will have to come back soon"
 Suppose the courts should declare the railroad laws bad?' suggested the news paper man.
 "rhey are not going to do that in my opinion," was the reply. I am not ex- pectlng anything of the kind. They have held In other states, and why should they not hold in Alabama. They are not out of line with reason and justice and that is the only reason there could be to annul them. No, sir, I am not expecting to come back to re-enact the laws about which the courts are now taking up time. They will stick. I believe.p
 Fight on Tax Raises.
 1t is not at all unlikely that the state tax commission will have to make the raises in Montgomery county If there Is any general advance on what is now the average. A member of the board of rev. enue said about this to the writer: We are not going to increase the average tax rate in this county. Where there are inequalities they will be corrected, but it is not our purpose to make any raise''
 The Montgomery county board is slated to take up the equalization of the taxes next Monday at which time the test Is
 
 missioner Mitchell has said that the aver age must be brought up to Go per cent of the market value. Members of the board are not inclined to follow this, If the basis is to be the valuation placed com mercially on October l. last They seem to follow Jefferson county in the feeling that the rate is as high now as they can stand
 The member of the board quoted was ac xfba ha 10 mt board refused to bring the values up to the point desired by the state officers. "The state commission could put it there" was the reply. It has the right under the law to make raises and the counties have no option. save, of course, in the improbable event that the rate might be confiscatory''
 Baseball Outlook
 President Chambers, who Is just back from the east, and Manager Malarby of the local ball club, let 1t be known that the team will be strengthened when needed, but both seem to feel that the lineup is adequate today. The weak places have been filled and the box work is going to be generally brought up.
 Sam Weems, the Auburn pitcher, who beat the locals in the practice games of the early season, will be here June f. and in fine shape to become a star. Sam Apperius will be back in the game by next week and Henline will go back to Memphis. Nye will go to second and Hausen will relieve Seabaugh behind the bat. Yates will take McCann's old place in right and make 1t easier on the pitch CTS who have had to play in the field.
 Manager Maarky has refused Pitcher Harper of the Chicago Nationals because he has been tried out by Columbus, O., and found wanting. It is understood that the three star pitchers of the local team will be worked two days week until Walsh gets back into form. He is ex- pected to round in in few days. With Weems the box will be about as strong as the Southern league will stand.
 Think Him Criminal.
 Deputy Sheriffs Lamar and Hall have arrested Jim Spivey, a negro, thought to be wanted fin Georgia, though what part is not known. He has been here for some time without working and has acted in a suspicious way. Authorities in Atlanta and other Georgia cities have been noti- fled of the capture.
 State Agent Travis had three negroes at the jail on the way to the penitentiary from a South Alabama county. They were murder and manslaughter men and had sentences of forty years between them. This means forty years of good work for the state and great sum of money fin the aggregate.
 Charles Cook who is accused of shoot inE Florida Lucas, negress, Sunday