The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-17
TAX REDUCTION BILL TAKEN
 FROM THE ADVERSE CALENDAR

mittee on Municipal Organization. It was seen, too. that an earnest effort would be made to get the bill through at the earliest possible time. Senator strother asked that the bill be made a special order for today. and this was done.
 There are doubtless some features of the bill to which some of the Sena- tors object. but the objection is not ap- parent on the surface of things. From present indications 1t looxs as though the bill would have much better chance of passage than some of the other important general measures. N Leo street Dill Killed.
 " The Lee Street 'epot question was put to sleep yesterday for at least four years. The effort to compel the Louis- vile & Nashville Railroad Company to remove it's big freight depot from the foot of Lee Street failed The bill yes- terday was indefinitely postponed.
 Tho motion to indefinitely postpone the whole thing was made by the au- thor of the bill in question. Senator plained quite frankly thau he made the motion because he was convinced that a majority of the members of the Sem ate were opposed to the Dill
 The Reynolds bill was the last of a series The question was quite a live one during the winter session. The Lee Street property owners were con- ducting an active propaganda to have the depot taken away. tnad been plac- ed there by the Louisville & Nashville under . contracg entered into with the City Council of Montgomery.
 Previous to the making of the con- tract and previous to the erection of the depot. Lee Street had been stop. ped up as 1t approaches the railroad N ltr1 tered into an agreement with the :ail road whereby the road was to have the foot of Lee Street for the erection of a freight depot if the road would build structures of this kind adequate .or the city's needs. As result of that contract, the splendid union passenger station was erected, together with the commodious freight depot. both of which stand at the foot of Lee Street. In recent years the property on Lee Street has largely increased in value. It was believed that there would be a much larger increase If the freight de- pot were taken away and Lee Street was made the most accessible thorough fare to the passenger station. The property owners took the question to the Legislature and went actively to work to get the depot moved. Bill af- ter bill was introduced. But most If them went deal in committee.
 The bill of Senator Reynolds got on the calendar. but there 1t stuck. The bill was on the calendar when the Legislature adjourned for the winter session. The bill came up yesterday as a special order.
 q would ask," said Senator Rey- nolds "the indefinite postponement Of the bill. I thought and still, think that the bill has some merit in 1t. The bill. as you who are familiar with IL know. provides a way for testing in occupy a public street in any Alabama town. While 1t has been applicable to case which has attracted consider able attention, 1t is nevertheless gen eral in is bearing. I had thought there could be no objection to testing such an issue in the courts and this was the purpose of my bill.
 But bills resembling this measure in small or a large degree have been killed iH committee. I understand that the sentiment of the Senate is against the measure and for this reason l move its indefinite postponement."
 The Hinson firearms bill had hard time in the Senate yesterday. notwith- standing the long and energetic hght Senator Hinson has made to get the measure into the favor of the Legisla- ture But the bill contained some nov cities in legislation as well as some unquestioned merit. The Senators were afraid of 1t because of its novelties. And after they had talked about the bill hour after hour and after they had trimmed 1t a little here and little there the whole measure and It's amendments were sent back to the Committee on Revision of Laws.
 Montgomery Bill Passed.
 Senator Teasley yesterday afternoon had passed his bill regulating the practice in the Circuit Court of Mont gomery County. The bill is or lmport- snce fo the lawyers of Montgomery and 1t was favored by the bar of Mont gomery.
 The Senate began the days work nromntlv at 10 o'clock with Lieuten- ant-Governor Henry B. Gray in the chair Prayer was offered by Rev. Wm. Crawford of Montgomery.
 Among the introduced bills was one by Senator Lusk to provide better (COntinued on Page TwO)