The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-21
INSTITUTIONS TO GET
LARGE APPROPRIATIONS
soys' Industrial School at East Lake
Gets $4,000 for Buildings and
$4,000 for Maintenance.
Railroads Considered.

Montgomery, February 20.-(Special)-
The Greater university bill passed the
house today, along with bills carrying an
preparations for the archaeological insti-
tute at Auburn, the Boys Industrial
school, the Girls Industrial school the
Medical college and the Deaf and Blind
institute.
Measures for the same purpose In most
cases are favorably reported in the SEN
ate, however. The bills passed this after
noon went at once to the senate without
ehsrossment and Will likely get to the
governor by the last of the week.
According to these bills the following
amounts are 10 be given for the four-vear
term University. 100000 for buildings
and 100000 for maintenance; Auburn.
*224Ooo for buildings and sl24,0OO for main.
tenance Girls Industrial school. 100000
Tor buildings and $4,000 for maintenance.
Medical college. $4,000; Boys Industrial
school, $4,000 for buildings and $4,000 a
year for maintenance. provided that no
more than 500 a year shall be used for
each boy in the school.
For Railroads.
The first bn oI tbe gassfla iesxioe
Dai'tcplAf ata3ef tho raflreaqs was pre-
1. ss & ,t. ,,p :, 4 S. a, i,'s2 tas
W. 2iat, sik fates so that every railt
road = ~ yfniw earn per cent on its in
vestments, and provides for a board OF
arbitration to ascertain the value of tho
property of the roads. This board is 10
be named, one by the governor one by
the president of any road in question and
the third by the two. In case they cannot
agree, the chief justice is to name the
third. This board Is to ascertain the
value Of common carrier property and in
Vestlgate all about the earning of the
roads, and If II g found that 1t is earning
less than per cent rates are to be raised.
immigration Bill Fails.
In spite of hard work the bill 10 estab-
llsh an Immigration bureau failed to pass
the house being killed by a vote of 81 to
81 The members from Birmingham
worked hard for 1t. but with the men
against 1t being active and prominent and
the administration out of line 1t could not
be landed
Mr.. urquhart moved to reconsider, and
his motion will come up tomorrow Mr.
Kirby, the author of the bill, says that he
viii rentroduce 1t after recess If there is
interest enough on the part OF the people
to justify II.
There seems to be unnecessary fears
about the bill to tax intangible assets of
public service corporations" said Chair
man Manner. of the house committee on
corporations today, This bill was pre-
iented by me at the instance Of the heads
II these corporations, and was agreed to
)y most of them. In my estimation tho
'evenue from It will not exceed $4,000 a
year, maybe less. II was suggested to us
hot t-t19
gross incomes this kind OF bill would be
acceptable. The revenue code, therefore,
'equires that If this bill is passed the
provision for taxing gross incomes will be
lbrogated.'
Mr.. Maner Is chairman Of the commit
ee on corporations. ana Is making a close
Inspection of all the revenue bills that
each corporations. He has been hard at
york on one or two others. one of which
8 to so domesticate corporations as t.
,eep them out OF the United States courts
With suits
The senate passed the bill to give tho
of the Old Soldiers home
1900 a year, doctor $500 and the adjutant
f0n
IT also provides for the payment OF
ebt Of s55i9 and $50 a year for each in
iate.
Bill Is Recalled.
The bill to allow the Illinois Central TO
lose Fifteenth street in Birmingham for
epot was recalled today from the house
alendar and recomnitted to the commit
20 on corporations. 1t had already been
aported favorably by the committee on
svlsion OF laws.
Several citizens were here today. and
fter a meeting with them the Jefferson
elegation agreed to have the bill roalld
nd committed as noted. The tight on
MS bill has been very hard before the
gisatHe.
The senate has agreed to adjourn March.
to June Is. The same resolution went
the house committee on rules.
The local option bill was discussed all
ny in the senate and adjournment found
still up.
The report that Private Secretary to tho
overnor Fort is Ill was an error. He
az out a part of day, but is back at