The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
WOULD CUT SALARY
 0F THE GOVERNOR
Senate Works on Retrench-
 ment Legislation
COMPARISON OF RATES
Faulk Asks Information From Rail- road Commission-Lusk Would Abolish Office of Game
 Commissioner
By L. S. BETTY

ny Is Ss bEI-IA
 Montgomery, January 2l-1special.) )--Re- trenohment in state. municipal and coun- ty government continues the order of the day in legislative deliberatlon and action.
 In both houses of the legislature to- day measures were passed looking to a curtailment of public expenses New bills introduced today contemplate retreneh- ment along various other lines.
 The principal retrenchment measure passed in the senate today was the bill by Senator Lusk to reduce the salary of the governor from s75oo to s5ooo, the new law to become effective at the begin ming of the next administration.
 An even greater reduction in the gov ernor's compensation is proposed by Rep- resentative Morris of Dale. who intro duced a companion bill to the Lusk meas ure and another providing for the repeal of the law governing the maintenance fund of 5000 annually. which was appro- priated by the legislature of 1911 for the upkeep of the governors mansion.
 The Lusk measure passed the senate by vote of 2S to g.
 In speaking for the bill Senator Lusk said that he would have introduced the bill on the first day of the present ses- sion had there not been a probability that such action might have been con- strued as an affront to the governor. For that reason. and acting on the suggestion of other senators, he waited to introduce his bill until too late for it to become aNn ri ba nra ad fro- tion.
 As is we'll known, the bill increasing the governors salary to S75o0 was passed during the first five days of the session of 1911, but was not acted upon by MT Conner. The measure was therefore, non effective during the O'Neal administra- ton.
 Comparison of Rates A significant action taken by the sen ate today was the immediate adoption of resolution introduced by Senator | Faulk requiring the state railroad com. mission to furnish information relative | to changes of rates on the railroads. The resolution asks for facts relating to every change In rates and classification, to- gether with a comparison of the rates | fixed by statute in 1907 with the rates 1 fixed by the commission The commission was asked to furnish | tho following information: | l. The rates of freight now authorized | by order of the railroad commission or | first and second class railroads. on com modities mentioned in all acts of 1907 wherein rates are fixed. ?. The rates as fixed by the statutes of 1QO7 fl, parallal columns with thOst l fixed or authorized by the commission on said articles
 l 8. Any change In classification of ar- | ticles. showing in parallel columns the classification under acts of 1907 and un. der order of the railroad commission | and the rate of freight under each. 1. A full and complete list of all other ! articles on which rates have been changed. or classification has beer changed, showing fin parallel columns what the rates and classifications were before changed and what they are since changed by order of the railroad com mission since Janaury l. 1914.
 To Fight Game Commissioner | Senator Lusk called attention of ths senate to his bill to abolish the game and fish department. This bill was re ported adversely by the committee or judiciary, but Senator Lusk stated tha | he proposes to move that the Dill nt taken from the adverse calendar an5 put on the regular calendar He will make a motion to this effect tomorrow 1 The senate passed a bill by MT. Ike. | tc repeal an act relating to the public roads in Franklin county. Senator Key announced in speaking for the measure | that 1t had the support of his constitu'
 ency, and that it was merely intende; | to repeal a number of local road laws. Other bills passed were: l By Senator Pride: To fix the maximum punishment for arson at 20 years i'm lprisonment.
 By Senator Hall: To provide for tn publication of all local acts or laws.
 By Senator Hall To disolve the mu
 nicipality of Kency, Houston county.
 Bills Introduced
 Senator Pride introduced a bill to de
 clare all state lands as game preserve and refugees.
 Other bills introduced were: By Senator Lusk: To prohibit solici tors from accepting employment by pub lie service corporations.
 By Senator Faulk: To provide for three-fourths jury verdict.
 By Senator Kline: To submit al
 amendment to the constitution allow ing legislature to fix tho salaries of al county officers.
 By Senator Lee: To provide compul
 sorry and local taxation.
 By Senator Jones: To provide a stat
 printing plant.
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