The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19
GREATER BIRMINGHAM
 BILL RETURNED BY GOVERNOR
Woun Not Sign Unless the Town
 of Ensley Was Included.
Representatfve Hoffman Introduees . Resolution 10 Adjourn Sine
 Die No Later Than
 Saturday Night.


 cities went to its death yesterday in the House, when, by at vote of nearly two to one 1t was decided that the Urquhart bill be indefinitely post poned--in other words, buried beyond hope of resurrection. Y
 The commission bill occupied the House for some time yesterday. Dur ing the morning the debate hinged around 1t. with Gaston Gunter, or Montgomery. fighting, 1t. and ". E. Urquhart, of Birmingham defending IL. The bill was referred to committee on the whole. which reported pack, during the afternoon, to indefinitely postpone the measure.
 MT. urquhart, with his pet bill thus doomed, died hard. He raised the par liamentary point. that the committee exceeded its authority in postponing the bill arbitrarily-that 1t had only the right to report and recommend. Speaker Carmichael upheld him, and on the vote. the bill was indefinitely postponed.
 The return of the Greater Birming- ham bill from the Governor. without' his approval, signalixed the afternoon session. Governor Conner declared in his message accompanying the bill. that he did not favor the Greater Bir- mingham bill as amended to leave out certain erritory-Ensley, Thomas, and part of North Birmingham. He recom- mended further consideration of the bill to include the territory excluded by the amendment. He figured on January l. 1910 as the date of effec- tiveness of the bill. as a concession to the territory to be annexed.
 The House concurred in his recom- mendation, and by the vote. the Great CT Birmingham will include Ensley. Tpt hn tn afA which were excluded, by the amend ment.
 Representative Hoffman broke in upon the routine of the afternoon with a resolution to adjourn. sine die. on Saturday, at midnight. The aresolu- tion went to the rules committee, and viii be reported ! back today. The
 .Whereas the Legislature of Ala banha is restless, and having fully per- formed the duties set out for them In the proclamation of his Exceilency the Governor, except the submission to the people of the state the -auestion of bienniai sessions of the Legislature. and
 Whereas, the cost of session of the Legislature amounts to approxi- mately sf2. .000 day. all Of the clerks and members drawing $4 each day during Sundays and also days during which there is nothing doing. whether the Legislature be in session or not and P
 Whereas. there is no apparent reason for a prolongation of this ses- sion of the Legislature beyond period within which the actual and real busi- ness before 1t can be disposed of, and such business can be disposed of speedily and to the interest of the people of the whole state, within the time herein prescribed and inasmuch as an adjournment over into tine next week win cost the state nearly $s.o00 for members pay and clerks expenses, and
 "Whereas, few of the members of this Legislature were elected to time" at four dollars day, Sundays included, although they have success fully overworked their time" and If elected for that purpose have accom- plisheI the desire of their constituents. therefore M
 "Be it resolved, that the House of Representatives, the Senate of Alabama concurring, that the special session of the Legislature convened at the capitol on July 27th' 1903. adpurn sine die at IF o'clock midnight, Satur- day. August 2l A. B.. 1909"
 Morning Session.
 The Senate amendment to the Kirby hill so as to lower the matriculatiou of the State High Schools from&5 to $2. 50 per annum. was concurred in by the House.
 Amendments to Sections 213O, 2.22, 2156. 2174, 2175 and 215S of the Code were next called. These propose to simplify the work of tax assessors and collectors of various counties by re- lteving the assessor of the trouble of entering on the books the amounts due by the tax payer to each separate lund of county and State. This separation of the fund is also to be dispensed with in the receipts of tax payers.
 Only the totals of taxes collected for county and State purposes are kept separate and reported, one to the coun- ty treasurer and the other to the state Auditor. The County Treasurer is to compute from the total receipts the amount to the credit of each fund
 The bill was passed. 6l to 23.
 It necessttates a new set of books for. the assessor.
 On motion of MT. John of Jefferson the House, went into committee of the whole. The bill was considered by section seriatim.
 Section l was adopted without oppo- sition. Section 1 provides that cities shall be classified as "cities of Class A" when having population of 35.000 or more and cities of class "B' are all having between 26.ooo and so.ooo pop ulation.
 An amendment was submitted by Mir. Stollenwerck of Montgomery, to Sec tion of the bill so as to allow the Mayor when ordering an election shall, without aid of the Council, name the election officers. It was adopted
 The section provides that a special election shall be ordered by the Mayor when one-Iourth of the voters of the city petition for such for the purpose of determining whether the city shall adopt the commission form of Govern ment.
 The remaining sections were read and adopted without opposition,
 At the instance of Mir Bulger of TaI- Iapoosa. the phrase without reference to their political faith or party affil- lations," was stricken from Section 45 of the bill. This was to allow ap- pointment of election of subordinate officers of the government, flor the good of the public service" and not to prevent the appointment of a Dem ocrat in preference to a Republican,
 The House in committee struck out the portion of Section Al which sought t0 punish officers and employes who di-