The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-07
Money Loan Tax Bill is the
 Important Issue
THE NEW REVENUE LAW
While There Is Some Complaint of This Measure 1t Is Not Believed
 That There Will Be
 Much Opposition.
BY HERVEY w. LAIRD.


 Montgomery, July 6.-(Special. )--With the near approach of the final link of the legislative race interest is aroused In the possibilities of enactments that will have far-reaching effect on the social and busi- ness life of the state, with speculation as to what may be expected of the in- dividual members as well as the governor himself. There are a number of bills on the hook and in the nature of the case many of them will be lost in the shuffe, but action will be taken on some of the most important, all agree.
 As it now looks the main fight will be on the money loan tax bill. in an effort to repeal 1t, practically every commercial or ganizaton of the state having asked that it be removed from the books. So intense has become the opposition that q sys- tematic campaign among the members of the legislature has been begun with the hope of getting a large enough vote to see fit to veto it, as, from his recent ut- terances he seems almost certain to do.
 
 surance companies to invest half of the reserve credited to Alabama in the state is not expected to be pushed very strenu- ously, though it has ont yet been decided to pull it out of the race. While the bill is credited to Lieutenant Governor Henry B. Gray, who has fathered 1t in the papers, it Is said to be as much a mo al tho heart Of tho as it is that of the deputy executive. The life insurance men do not fear the loan tax is In a sense a move to head off its introduction by offer to keep hands off In the loan tax law.
 While there has been much individual complaint about the revenue law the out look is that there will be no great fight in fact no special fight at all upon It. Legislation of this character has always to fight it's way to favor no matter how good and 1t is regarded that the present laws will have the same trouble that others have encountered. The tax com mission is going serenely along and in most cases the county revenue boards are falling in line, though many of them will not raise to the level of valuations de7
 
 will, and where they do not compromises will be reached that will amount to equal ization of the burden on all the territory alike.
 Gen. William w Brandon thinks that the revenue bill with a few small correc- tions will meet the approval of the peo- pie, inasmuch as thls administration ap- propriated more money to schools and old soldiers than any other and the money
 l..I Ag. NlNaE pie will approve such support" said Gen eral Brandon. "The legislature has laid the burden on luxuries of life and not the necessities, and, it seems to me that the laf is perhaps as fair and Just and equitable as could be framed" Reports of complaint are not general enough to impress General Brandon, who Is the auditor that there Is any far-reaching objection to the law.
 The superintendent of education hopes to see the school supervision bill and the other educational measures become laws. The governor approves the supervision bill in it's essential parts and stands squarely for the compulsory education measure. The bill for county high schools is likely to have a large following as are other measures in which school pro- motors are interested. The commissioner Ol dBIltulluIt VIII doh lllelt lllo Dill lOi soil surveys be passed, as 1t will, he thinks, result in the survey of every county in the state within the four years with the aid that will be given by the national government. MT. Wilkinson also will urge that he be given money enough to carry on his institutes on whels and off.
 It is expected that there will be hard ts.rl,t the ant-saloon people having found out somewhat of their strength There will be the adoption of the new code and cer- tainly q fight on d municipal bill. though the committee to get up good town law has put in many days of hard work drafting a bill that will be adaptable to all sizes of places. An effort i5 to be made to have this last named measure in- clude the option of adopting the com mission plan of government for any city that may desire to try it. It is also quite probable that a bill will be worked put for city ownership of waterworks of greater margin than now allowed. and 1t may be that stricter laws for the con- trol of public utility corporations will be adopted.
 There will be no chance for a fight in any general way on the adoption of ire code. The two houses will have to accept the document largely on faith and coa- fidence fin the committee which read and revised the manuscript as prepared by Judge Mayfeld. the commissioner. That many changes were made none will deny but 1t is also said that none of them are of material importance; at least none of the latter class will be worked out without everybody being posted on their provisions.