The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-26
Mr. Lyon. of Mobile to pr. Rhett coodo

Mir. Lyons of Mobile to pr. Rhett Goode
 On recommendation of the Commit tee on Rules, three special orders were set for Thursday, as follows:
 Senate Bill No. IT, providing for the manner of the contest by common car riers of maximum rates, after the re- ports of standing committees.
 Senate Bill No. 219, providing for the revotion of the license of foreign cor
 porations in certain contingencies. fol- lowing Senate Bill No. IT.
 Senate Bill No. 86, regulating foreign corporations, following Senate Bill No. 21s.
 The Committee also, through MT. John of Jefferson presented resolu-
 tion providing that during the first four days of this week no Senate bills
 should be passed by the House devot- ing its time and attention to House
 measures. The Senate bills were to
 be taken up Friday in the order in
 which they were laid aside. The reso-
 lution was passed.
 Strip of COnecuh to Escambia.
 House Bill No. 7s1 by Mir. Henley of Escambia, which was laid over from
 Saturday, eyvening because 1t required
 two-thirds of the House for Its pas sage, was brought up and passed, with out discussion, by vote of "A to 0.
 The bill provides for the annexation of a small strip of territory belonging to Conecuh County by Escambia. The Judiciary Committee reported fa- vorab1y on the Senate measure provid- ing two secretaries for the Supreme Court, and 1t was placed on the calen- dar.
 Mir Goodwin of Montgomery called
 up House Bill No. IT, fixing the mile age of members of the Legislature, and
 1t was passed without debate by vote of 70 to o.
 Mir. Pitts of Perry rose to a ques- ton of personal privilege with regard to an article in The Advertiser with regard to the Perry County dispensa- ries. The dispensaries were to be con- trolled by the County Commissioners. but the newspaper had stated, he said, that the dispenser, to be employed at a salary of $1,S00 per annum, was to control them. The fact was that the dispenser was to be employed at a salary of not to exceed $1,800 per an- mum. The bill, he continued, was a bill for all the people of his County.
 and not for any portion of it. Mir. Steagall of Dale moved that the vote by which the Tax Commission measure. House Bill No. 76s, was de- feated Saturday, be reconsidered. He referred to the light vote cast on the his belief that the bill had been voted | upon without proper thought and con- l sideration.
 To Reconsider Tax Commission. It was the purpose of the friends of the bill to introduce several amend l ments to cure defects and overcome ob- | jections. One objection that had been raised was on the question of where | hearings were to be held on questions ! of taxation. It was not the purpose to compel men from all over the State | to come to the Capitol, but to avoid any | question of its meaning, he purposed to introduce an amendment to provide such hearings a the County seats. He wanted the bill to have full and | fair consideration, but, because of the | approach of the legislative recess, it would be impossible to recommit 1t or even to have 1t considered in Commit tee of the whole.
 He was applauded by two members when he asserted in reply to remarks by MT. Tunstall of Hale Saturday, that | no body of men more faithful or more | able had ever sat in the hall. He had been out over the State, he said, and | found the people were not mised by any newspaper headlines about the stupendous appropriations that had been made by this Legislature. He de- | clared. amid applause, that the pres ! ent incumbent of the Governors office | was the biggest man who had ever held | that office. He meant no disrespect to | Governor Jelks or any other Democrat
 ic Governor, but simply that the State | was progressing. And the people had
 a right to expect. he said. there would
 be distinct advance in the next ad- | ministration.
 | MT. Lee of Houston could not sec
 what the statement that the present Governor was the brainest who had | ever sat in the executive chair, had to do with the bill under consideration He congratulated the gentleman from Dale
 on the spirit of fairness shown in his expressed willingness for fair consider
 ation. Had such a spirit been shown ferent shape.
 l Debate Over Measure. | The bill needed many amendments and only one had been suggested. He was not willing. he said, for any man | drawing a $3,000 salary to come to his
 county and say what the taxes should | be- The remedy for unfair values be-
 tween counties was in an equalization board, and not a Board of Tax Commits sioners.
 | The bill practically denied the right
 to trial by jury on these questions. by
 giving the decisions on tax matters to | the Tax Commission. To gain a decis-
 ion here, would cost more to any citi- zen than the reduction In taxes would | amount to- He would be in favor of | the bill if 1t were in proper shape. but lit needed many more than one amend ment.
 MT. John of Jefferson, favored re- Iconsideration and would be in favor of
 giving full and fair consideration to every amendment offered in good faith.
 He had resolution to recommit the bill
 to the Ways and Means Committee for