The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-09
F|LBUSTER MOST
 TALKED OF EVENT DURING THE WEEK
First Week of Extra Session Fails to Show Relative Strength of Factions
 at State Capitol
By FRED II. aoRMLEy


 2sia First Natiossl Bank BuiidInG
 Montgomery, October s,-(SpectaL) Alabama passed through the fiiks week Of the extra session and no per son yet knows the relative strength of the various interests which have been represented at the capitol. The blockade of those representatives in the lower house who favor the abol- ishment of the county tax adjusters has furnished the chief cause for the Taxpayers league, but there is no indication that legislation will be held up for any great length of time. forces have indicated that they have assurance that the fii- ibuster will end during next week, and the legislature will start on tho orderly consideration of the meas ures already introduced.
 Gossip at the capitol and in hotel lobbies Saturday, while the members of the legislature were at tneir
  state, was that many of the 2s wn9 agreed to vote against the considera- ton of any measures except the poll tax amendment and the legislative appropriation bill until the tax ad- justers had been abolished, would leave the flibuster during the week and would vote on the various bills now pending.
 Wiu Not Jeepardize Interests
 It was pointed out that many or the 29 have & personal interest Tn the bills and would not jeopardlze this interest after 1t Is seen that the pro Rramme of the minority cannot De carried out. For instance, an over ,whelming majority Of the leBislature favors the resubmission of the $29,- COG, 900 bond issue to the people. Tn this list are many of those who Voteu with the blockaders on the test Thursday. The story has gone abroad that some of the 2s have al- ready decided not to remain in the flibuster, and that others will Dc re- corded against 1t on the next test vote.
 The first measure on the calendar in the house for Monday Is the plii submitting g. constitutional amend ment which will permit cities ''no towns to levy higher rate of taxa ton where 1t Is necessary to assure the people an adequate supply of wholesome water. If this measure comes up in its order there should be a test of the strength of the block adcrs again Monday afternoon.
 Long Has Btlf of Owu.
 Anither bill on the calendar iE that of Representative !. Lee Long of Butierf one of the .naders of the blockade, which proposes to repeal the act of 1919, which Is Intended to abolish the convict lease system at the end of 1922. Many persons arc wondering what Mir. Long will do when his own bill comes before the house for approval or rejection. It was he who served notice on the ma jority that several members of the legislature had enter ed into a com pact not to favor any legislation un- til the tax adjusters had been sbol- ished
 An amusing story was told Satur- day about the movement of those who favor the abolition of the tax adjust CTS. Representative Long, on the first day of the session, introduced bill to abolish the tax adjusters. and later in the week the officers of he Taxpayers league made public statement in which they charged that the orderly procedure of the leg islature was being interfered with by those who refused 70 pass the bill abolishing the tax machinery. It so happens that Mfr. Long's bill would not be effective If 1t should be passed in its present form because 1t does not contain caption. as required by the constitution. The constitution provides that the intent of a bill must be clearly expressed In the title or cap<ion. The bill abollshing the tax adjuster does not express any thing In the title