The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-23
By BERRYMAN G. BETTY

Montgomery, March 22-(Special )-The state revenue bill for which the entire commonwealth has been waiting ever since the measure passed the house of representatives last week, and went to the senate, was reported to that body late this afternoon with more than a dozen amendments. Pending it's report the senate adjourned from a morning session within 15 minutes after its as- sembly at noon today in order that the committee on finance and taxation, which was Investigating the measure might have further time for its deliberations, and in order that the committee on finance and taxation, which was inves- tigating the measure might have further time for deliberations, and in order that the measure might be reported before the end of this. the forty -second legisla- tive day. The fact that only eight more working days remain in which to pass the measure in the senate and have it amended by the governor, spurred the committee on in its deliberations and was directly responsible for its report today.
 As amended in the upper house of the legislature the bill is minus many of the objectionable features which were sought to be tagged on, the chief of which is the action of the committee in failing to incorporate in the measure the "Dread insurance feature, which sought to make the basis of taxation property the amount of insurance carried on such property. As fixed by the committee the insurance carried on property and mer- chandise is to be merely 'circum- stance" in arriving at just taxation. Put On 60 Per Cent Basis
 Senator Morrow's bill, which was de- feated in the house some time ago, and which sought to make 60 cents on the dollar the basis of taxation, is revived | in the revenue bill as reported by the committee in that such basis is re- tained. 's..e
 One of the most important of the other changes in the measure Is one which de- nies back tax commissioners fee on tax raises. These fees have usually served the purpose of "cutting a ma- terial hole" in the revenues of the state The back tax commissioner, however, is still allowed fees on escaped taxes and . licenses.
 As an evidence of the desire of the senators to have the revenue measure passed at this session of the legislature, thus avoiding if possible the necessity of an extra session, a joint resolution this afternoon pissed both houses that recess be taken tomorrow in order that legislative day might not be killed.
 The effect of this resolution is to avoid . sitting on a day when the revenue measure could not possibly be considered. The measure will come up for final ac- tion on Friday, as will also the Smith reg ulation whisky measure, which was reported at tonights session of the sen ate.
 Resolution providing for night ses- sion of the two houses unanimously passe dthe two houses this afternoon.
 Commission Bill Corrected
 Save for, the report of the finance and taxation committee on the revenue bill the days work in the upper house was devoid of features, though a batch of bills of local importance was passed Of chief interest in Birmingham, however, was the formal return of the Birming- ham commission government bill to the two houses of the legislature for cor rection, which was made. Before the days session of the two bodies ended the measure had been corrected and signed, and was again sent to the state S chief executive
 Of especial interest in Mobile was the action of the presiding officers of the two houses in formally signing the Chamberlain Sunday baseball bill for that city.
 The senate was 25 minutes late in call Ing to order, delay being occasioned hv the failure of the finance and taxatioa committee to appear at the hour of { o'clock.
 Message was received from the bouse Announcing passage in that body of a point resolution requesting the governor to return house bill 112, the Birmingham commission government measure, in or der that an error in the enrolment of the measure might be corrected The rules of the senate were suspended, and the resolution was unanimously passed Mistake in the enrolment will allow the chief executive another five days in which to consider the measure.
 Senator Stevens in behalf of the com mittee on rules, reported favorably on half dozen special order measures for con- sideratlon at tomorrow's session of the senate. The report was adopted.
 Senator c. M. Sherrod asked the senate 10 allow him the privilege of calling up the Decatur liquor bill on tomorrow. rather than today. The privilege was granted him. sss
 President Seeds signature was affixed to the Chamberlains bill, which author xes the playing of baseball on Sundays
 h the city of Mobile. The O'Neill in lsrior court bill for the city of Birming-
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