The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-03
|WEAKNESSESN | LOW RATE BILL Conner May Not Approve
 Measure. FULL OF CLEARING DETECTS Proposed Law Shows Evidence of
 Nasty Preparation. |, Many Possible Dimculties Present Themselves to Legislntors-Win
 Probably Be Called Back for
 Re-Censideratfen.

'sThe chances are that Governor Co., mer will not approve the two and a halt cent railroad passenger fare in the form in which 1t passed .he two
 That was the statement. made yes- terday afternoon, of a member of the Legislature. who is not g stranger at
 q don't know that. I ought. to talk. " continued the lawmaker, but the fact is recognized that the low rate biii Before beS wedtnsssn 1t becomes s law. The Advsr. them, them and it's criticisms were not found 1t is a fact that cannot be denied that the bill as at present drawn, re- quiring no tickets and fixing maxi mum rate of two and e half cents a black, alone or with hundreds of oth- ers. 10 crowd up to the gates at the union station in Montgomery, show his to board the train. A refusal to grant the demand would be punishable by heavy penalty, notwithstanding that to permit a crowd to go through the gates would be productive of many accidents and consequent damage suits.
 "Comer Doesn't Like It."
 NO, don't know what will be done. sy byf tSe pas here 0 havs been two three measures that have been passed by the Legislature which did not meet with the approval of Governor Conner in. all respects. and motions to recon sider were promptly made and car ried, and the proposed law fixed up to suit. The general appropriation bill through both Houses and was in the Governors hands for approval It re- quired a joint resolution Of request to get the measure back before the legfs- lative branch of the government.
 And happen to know that Cover nor Conner. does not like some of the details. or lack of details, of the bill In its present shape"
 Inquiry at the Governor's office yes teTday afternoon as to the status of the two and a half cent bill elicited the information that the measure has still in the hands of the enrolling com mittee of the Senate, which originated 1t. The measure cannot now be sent to the Governor until Monday, and the vote by which it was passed may. of course. be reconsideFed before 1t goes to the Governor.
 BiIl Must Be Amended.
 There was considerable gossip about the Capitol building yesterday regard ing the defects of the measure. in point of detail as to tiakets, change. lack 4 e Dopnon Of sRo.e ing the problem, that the measure was loosely and .thoughtlessly drawn.
 @ns member coung thought something ought to be done looking to a correction of the over. of defects, he declared. Friday evening. He spoke of them to others yesterday. and called attention to the necessity of fixing the bill beforejt becomes q law.
 The probability is such amendments will have to be adopted that the for m of tne bill will be changed througnout though of course. retaining the central fact that but two and half cents a mile may, be. charged; One amendment will likely be put in, permitting the tickets, while another will fix a mini mum amount to be charged for the transportation of @ person, of ten or fifteen cents.
 It is altogether probable the initial action looking to the correction of the measure will be taken by one House morrow's session.