The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-03
ADMINISTRATION REVENUE
 BILLS ALL PASS THE SENATE

the members of the House and Senate on this measure than on any other bill In which he has been interested. Senator Blackmon had a couple of amendments. but they stood no show before the Senate. The first Of these amendments provided that the State Board should not reassess any prop erty after 1t had once been assessed. and the taxes paid for the year. The amendment was put on the table on the motion of Senator Miller.
 The second Blackmon amendment provided that property owner whose taxes had been raised had the right to show before the State Tax Commits sion, and on an appeal to the Circuit | Court. that his assessment was raised | to a figure higher than the average ] assessment in the county or in the State This, too, was laid on the table | at the motion of Senator Miller.
 Tt is the spirit of the entire bill to make all taxes equal and of an aver | age" said Senator Miller in making \ the motion. That is the spirit of the | bill. and the amendment is not neces- sary."
 Another of the battery of revenue l bills was immediately called up and | immediately passed. This was to make | subjects for taxation the franchises | and intangible assets of corporations | doing business as common carriers in | the State.
 I May Raise Mayors Salaries. I One of the many municipal bills was l passed at the afternoon session, and it was of special Importance to the three | large cities of athe State.
 | The bill authorizes cities of Alabama which have a population of more than l 25,00o, to increase the salaries of the 1 Mayors. The bill, however, provides that the salary shall not be more than | $6,o00. The bill. of course, applies to | only the three cities of Montgomery, Mobile and Birmingham. As soon as | the nature of the bill was explained, | it was passed by the Senate without discussion or opposition.
 The Governor sent into the Senate an amendment to the bill which forbids common carriers from taking a case l from the State Court to the Federal | Court The Governors amendment to the bill provided that the bill should go l Into immediate effect. The Senate | adopted the amendment without hesi- 1 tation, and sent the bill and the Gov ernor,s message over to the House.
 Pass Daphne school BliI. Rev. Brooks Lawrence offered the opening prayer Thirty Senators were present.
 The Daphne school bill was one of the first measures to come up. It was passed over the protest of Senator Bar bour. who declared the appropriation | would come from the common school funds of the State, and he was oppos- ed to the creation of any more normal schools He thought there ought to be a system of high schools throughout I tho state, one in each county. The appropriation of S4,o00 was not large, but he was satisfied from the past OK perience of the State. that the very next Legislature would be called upon to increase the appropriation, and in all probability the amount asked would I he s5.D00, to pul ele school on an equal footing with other normal schools of the state.
 Senator Reese ably supported the bill. l He spoke of the great need of such a school in that section of the State and called Baldwin, The empire county of Alabama" He informed the Senate that the territory contained in Bald win County was nearly as large as the total of the territory of Great Britain. He was disappointed that the Senator from DeKalb, as q school man. would oppose a measure having for Its pur- pose the upbuilding of tfle educational interests of the State. He alluded to Senator Barbour as "the pride and pet of the Senate"
 On the final vote. only a corporal s guard followed Senator Barbour In vot- | ing against the measure, which had the endorsement of Governor Conner. An amendment was put to the bill provid- ing that the county commissioners of Baldwin County should deed to the State the old court house property at Daphne.
 Defines Youthful DeIlndnency.
 As soon as the school bill had pass ed, Senator Bayles called up and had passed the bill which authorized the county commissioners of Baldwin County to turn over to the State the court house property at Daphne.
 The John bill. providing for the ar rest. care and reformation of delin- quent children under IS years of age was taken up and passed The bill, in a measure. carries into effect the ideas of Judge Ben Lindsay of the Juvenile Court of Denver, of which so much has recently been said and written The bill authorizes the cities to estab- fish courts tc take charge of youthful delinquents, and it defines youthful delinquency within the meaning of the law. It further provides that outside of the cities. the youthful delinquent can be taken in charge Py' the chan cery court.
 The Senate, at the request of Sena- tor I.usk. passed the bill to enlarge the duties of the State Department of | no appropriation. It simply provided that the Director of the Department should be authorized to engage in the work of organizing and establishing school and free libraries throughout Alabama There was no opposition to the measure.
 The bill to create a legislative com mittee for the purpose of drawing up general municipal Code, to be pre- sented when the Legislature reconveneo M in JuIy. was tho basis of u consider able discussion. although 1t passed with votes to spare. It was first opposed by Senator Jones, Ho had a record on the question of creating. recess com
 nittees.
 Protest Against Recess Work.
 T went on record in this chamber four years ago at the last session of the Legislature" said Senator Jones T fought the proposition to have re- cess committee work. for I dld not be- lieve that anything would come out of it. Results proved l was correct That committee. after sitting for many days at the expense of the State. presented number of bills to the Legislature. Not single one of those bills was passed. Their work amounted to noth- ing. That experience alone would make me opposed to the measure.
 Senator Reese also addressed the Senate in opposition to the measure He had not. he said. intended to refer to the unfortunate experience of the last Legislature with recess commit l faae until ft Arrt,orlf forvrarJ l,1