The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-05


 inn sspiir session. was psssss ana the comn,ittse appointed by the spsak- CT.
 The general revenue bills. six in num- Der, made their appearances at the af- ternoon session. and eight local bills were passed.
 Rev. RefukarAt Opens sessien.
 Rev. J. W. Reinhardt, pastor of the Fifth Avenue Methodist Church. open ed the House for its new weeks ses- sion, with an invocation for divine blessing. The roll call showed eighty six members present.
 Upon request of their colleagues. Messrs. Pitts of Dallas; White of Per- "; Rainer of Bullock; Lee of Barbour: Powell of covington; Parker of Coving- tom. Foster of Tuscaloosa; Cranford of Walker; Coleman of Marshall, and Glover of Jefferson. were granted leaves of absence for the day. They not having returned yet from their weekend vis- 1t home. As usual, the Journal was approved without reading. On motion of Mfr. Kornegay, of DaI- las. the privilege of the floor was granted to Hon. H. S. D. Mallory, Chair Committee. The same course was fol- lowed with references to Hon. John w. Grayson of Madison, many times member of the Legislature, on motion of Mir. Kirby of Madison.
 Favorable reports were received from various committees of the House on about twenty measures, and adverse reports on half q dozen. Among them were the bills making 1t misdemean- CT to charge more than two per cent . month on short time loans. Twenty-eight new measures were presented upon the call of counties for the introduction of bills. The proposed enactments cover a wide range of sub jects.
 Tn pursuance to notice given Fri day, Mir. Pitts of Perry moved to take fr5n tsss adverse calendar House Ell 51e, to prevent the borrower from pay ing any tax on loans. compelling the mortgagee to pay 1t. The bill, said Mr. Pitts. had been referred to the, Ways and Means Committee, but 1t had got In lhe hands of the mean ways" com mittee. It was a poor mans bill, he asserted designed to prevent the mort gagor from forcing the mortgagee to pay the tax. The bill provides. he said, that any such any attempt would constitute usury.
 Lender Ts Pay Tax. Mir. Maner of the Ways and Means Committee, said the bill had been ad- versed because 1t was the purpose to put the same provision in the new reve- nue bill.
 The present law, he said. provides that the lender shall pay the tax. and also places the Alabama mortgagee in the same position as those outside the State
 MT. Kornegay of Dallas. favored the measure. while Mir Rice. of Tuscaloosa. thought it unnecessary.
 The bill was left on the adverse call endar. on a rising vote of 24 to 3s.
 Mir. Carmichael of Colbert, presented a resolution relating to the appoint ment of committee to examine the new codes. II was referred to the Con- mittee on Rules. 4
 Mir. Long of Morgan. presented res oiution providing that the State depos- ftory bill be made special order for Thursday. February I. It was referred to the Committee on Rules.
 Mir. Long of Butler. Chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Common Carriers. at 1920 o'clock, moved that the House remain in session until the three railroad measures. special orders for the day. were disposed of. This mo- ton prevailed on rising vote. S2 to 26.
 As soon as Senate Hill No. 15, making the present rates of railroads for freight and passenger traffic, the max imum rates. had been read. Mir. Long proposed a substitute, making the bill apply only to freight rates. and mak- ing, the ''present' rates, but those in effect January 1. 1907. the maximum ones. ,
 Makes Charge Against Railroads.
 "T say to you" said MT. Long, ex- plaining the substitute, "and I say 1t to you advisedly. that the railroads are sending teiegrams to their agents in all parts of the State. since this bill was proposed, instructing them tO raise their rates for the transportation of freight.