The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-04
To Be Determined During the Week-Legislative Del
 egatiOn to Meet N
COMMITTEE OF 100
 TO CONCLUDE WORK
Legislators To Agree On What Is To Be Asked of General Assembly. Strenuous Opposition from
 Minority Forecast

The political future of Birmingham and Jefferson county in several re- spects judged to be of great import ance is to be determined this week.
 The Jefferson county delegation to the legislature in it's meeting Tuesday Light will consider and reach an agree ment on the following points of differ ence:
 The expediency of nbolishing the Of- flee of county treasurer.
 Salaries which shnn be paid off cials of Jefferson county.
 Time of making effective change in basis of officials remuneration.
 Change in the judiciary system as it obtains in Jefferson county.
 Method of obtaining financial relief for the city of Huntingdon.
 The delegation has agreed among it. self to settle differences before report ing for duty in Montgomery. IL is therefore considered certain thas tte delegation. standing solidly on matters affecting this county, will be able to acquire the legislation for which il will ask for this county. For that eason the conference of the delegation Tuesday night is considered of great importance.
 Committee to Report
 Another matter which renders the developments which will occu, this week of great importance-especia to the city of Birmingham---is the con- oluding conference of the committee of 100 appointed sometime ago to de- wise a scheme for the temporary and permanent financial relief of the nut ricipal government.
 For the temporary relief of the city it is generally believed that the people bond issue of S1,000, 900. For the per manent relief of the city it is gen erally believed that the legislature will be petitioned to submit an amendment to the people of the state permitting Birmingham to increase by mills the rate of taxation.
 When agreement on these points is reached committee will in all prob- ability be named to go to Montgomery and submit to the legislature the remedies which will have been declared necessary. ton from this county supports the report of the committee of 100, it is considered certain that the legislature will submit the amendment and that il will be voted on by the people of the state sometime before the beginning of summer.
 Agreement Not Certain
 It Is not altogether certain that agree meni on the various matters referred to above will be reached without strenuous opposition from militant minority. In the legislative delegation, certain differ encc is due to the fact that certain mem bers intend to make the antifee amend ment apply to officeholders who were elected prior to the submission of the some years ago. Others are os the opinion that officials chosen prior to the submission of the amendment should not be effected. And it is said that in the delegation there is difference as to the amount of money which should be paid monthly to officeholders
 In the committee of 100 there is diff ference strong minority being of the oriEion that the rate of taxation should not be increased This minority it is be- icved, will urge the adoption of q plan which would work to the equalization rather than the increasing of the burden ,f taxation. A considerable portion of the committee, it is believed. would prefer tie creation of separate taxing dis trict for Birmingham to an increase in taxation. However. it is believed that before the week is out the points will be settled, and hat the people of this city and county Will unite in their effort to obtain 'enedial legislation at the hands of the general assembly.