The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-30
REVENUE BILL IS GRADUALLY
 BEING HAULED TO DEATH
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avoided by provision in the bill which recommends that the tax assessors can not secure any commissions or fees on tax raises unless the assessments for the current year are greater than the assessment of the previous year.
 The bill specifies that the state tax commission in addition to it's present duties shall assist the state board of as- sessments in the performance of the du- ties of that office. The bill materially enlarges the duties of the tax commits sion in that it makes it the duty of the commission ITO equallze taxes and the values of property
 Fixing of Salaries,
 The commission is given the power to institute proceedings to cause to be re- duced or increased any assessment that is made. The salary of the secretary Of the state tax commission is fixed at a sum not greater than $2400 at the same time suggesting raise of $500 per year over the present salary of $500.
 In recommending to the senate that that body recede from it's amendment fixing the basis of taxation at SO per centum, the committee incorporated in the bill provisions which permit the right of appeal from the decision of assesosri to county or circuit court the jury can then determine what the taxation shall be. The closing recommendation of the committee was that the senate should recede from that section which assessed an occupation tax of $10 on professional men, recommending 8 tax of only Sj. The total appropriat ton of $40,000 allowed to the tax commission is in increase of $15.0O0 per year over the present appro- priation. The additional appropriation Is to be utilized in the employment of assistants, none of whom shall receive salary greater than $lS0O per year.
 Report Read in Senate
 As soon as the report was read in the senate motion was made by Senator Spragins that the revised bill be adopted. Opposition was immediately offered by Senator Moulthrop, who moved that the senate non-concur in the report. Senator Spragins moved to table the motion, which was ordered by vote of F to Il.
 Senator Screws moved to make the bill a special order for tomorrow. Sen ator Spragins moved to table this mo- ton. The motion was then tabled by q vote of 17 to 13
 Senator Spragins then moved that the bill as amended by the committee be adopted. This motion prevailed by a vote of 19 Co A. Those who voted against the measure were Senators Atkins. Curry, rSlIldl, fdLci, NTOuDOll, McITlll, MOul- throp, Screws and Sherrod.
 Following upon passage of the bill a I esolution was offered by the rules com mittee that the two houses recess to- morrow in order that the governor might have opportunity to study the bill. Strong opposition to the resolution was offered by Senator Screws and others, but the resolution prevailed.
 Senate then took up the calender for tha nf n1
 After passage of another resolution which provided that the senate should remain in night session until the action of the house on the revenue bill should be reported.
 Submitted to House
 Mir. Brindley, chairman of the ways and means committee submitted the re- port of the conference committee to the house making a motion that the house remain in session until the report of con ference committee was disposed of The motion of Mir Brindley was adopted, and the report was read.
 For the first time since the present session began Governor ONeal entered the hall of the house and took a seat in the gallery. Just as the reading of the report was concluded the clerk of the house read message from the senate to Lhe effect that the senate had concurre1 m the amendments proposed by the con- ference committee.
 MT. Brindley then explained the chief provisions of the report. He said that he only matter of dispute between tht two houses about which there was much difference of opinion was the feature seeking to curtai the powers of the bacB tax commissioners. He said the commit lee had worked long and hard, and that lhe revenue measure was in his opin- ion an honest and fair one.
 MT. Darden asked MT. Brindley if the house conferes on the committee of con ference made any effort to eliminate the Pegram feature from the bill.
 'I say that an effort was made to strike out this feature" said MT. Brind- ley.
 Answer yes or mo-" asked MT. Dar- len.
 "Answering for myself, I can say that did," replied MT. Brindley
 Rice Explains Bill
 MT Rice followed Mr. Brandley. The Tuscaloosa representative said that the 'evenue bill was the result of the conl- nittee's best and most patriotic efforts. md that he considered that the com rittee had done we'll He said that the