The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-03
. WILL PROBE
 INTO TRUST" House Concurs in Senate
 Resolution TO INVESTIGATE FERTILIZERS Commission Will Draw Up Bill to
 Correct Evils. Lswer Branch Passes Leith Measure by Unanimous Vote to Carry on : Inquiry During Legislative i Recess.
TO INVESTIGATE FERTILIZERS

The fertilizer trust. is to be inves- tigated by the Alabama Legislature.
 The Leith resolution presented in the Senate several days ago, and passed by that body Thursday, despite an adverse report by the committee having 1t in charge, was passed yesterday by the House, with a slight amendment, which was later concurred in by the Senate.
 The resolution was productive of considerable debatepby the Representa- tives. several of whom expressed them selves upon the iniquities of the fer tiiizer trust" and the necessity Of extending protection to the farmers from its ramifications. The only op- position to the measure came from Mir. TunstalI of Hale, who suggested that the committee could accomplish nothing more than had been accom- plished by the federal authorities in their investigation of the subject, and that he feared it would be simply useless expenditure of money. Later in the discussion, however, he declar- ed himself satisfied with the resolu- tion, with an amendment proposed by MT. Bulger of Tallapoosa, instructing the joint committee of investigation to prepare bili to correct any evils Ln4L might pc lVcdttu by tHO PiOpAH6 committee.
 The resolution of investigation was passed without any dissenting vote.
 It was just at the noon hour when the fertilizer trust" investigation reso- lution that had come over from the Senate was taken up. MT. Tunstall of Hale said he did not understand all about the "fertilier trust" but 1t was his understanding that the managers AR A ho forfflfaT farfnFiNQ had been indicted by the federal authori- ties which had gone to very heavy ex- pense to get at the facts in the mat ter. Tn view of these facts, he could see nothing to the proposed investiga- ton but clerks and per diem for the members. He did not see why the Legislature could not get this evil dence that had been collected by the United States authorities.
 Mir. Pitts of Perry, chairman of the agricultural committee, wanted the action taken to probe into the mat ter. If Information were obtained, he said in reply to a question from Mir. Tunstall. the committee could at least submit recommendations to the Legis- lature when 1t reconvened.
 Mir. John of Jefferson thought one of the things the committee could accomplish would be to secure the evidence obtained by the federal au- thorities. The committee could at least probe into the matter.
 Mir. Long of Butler looked on the resolution of Investigation as a good one
 Mir. SteagalI of Dale had been work ing on the fertilizer question since the opening of the Legislature, and felt the utmost interest in the subject. It was an all-important proposition. He urged the adoption of the resolution.
 MT Bulger of Tallapoosa offered an amendment to the investigating reso- lution, instructing the joint committee to be raised to prepare and report to the Legislature a bill to correct the evils that might be found to exist.
 MT. Jenkins of Baldwin thought the resolution was the best way that of- fered for the legislators to save them selves and to save the State.
 The Bulger amendment was adopted without opposition, and the Senate resolution as amended was passed by viva voce vote without any audible noes.
 When the House amendment reached