The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-11

by a large majority if the legislature decides to submit 1t to them at the next general election.
 Would Reduce Taxes.
 A horizontal reduction of 25 per cent would be made in all taxes in Alabama if the legislature should pass the bill of Representative E. II. Baker of DeKalb introduced in the house Monday afternoon. MT. Bakers bill requires the tax collectors of all counties to reduce each mans taxes 25 per cent and 70 refund to persons who have already paid one- fourth of their total taxes. The measure was referred to the commit tee on, ways, means and approp -ia- tions
 MT. Baker also introduced bill re- pealing section 25 of the compensa tion act of 1919, which provides that after January l, 1923 the salaries of the state auditor. state treasurer. secretary of state, commissioner of agriculture and director of the de- partment of archives and history shall by $4.000 instead of $3,000. The constitution prohibits any change in the salary of constitutional officer during his term, and the legislature of 1919 could not. make the increase effective until the end of the terms of the present officers. This bill also went to the committee on ways, means and appropriations.
 Senate Passes Two Bills
 Without dissenting votes the state senate acted favorably on two bills before adjourning it's fifth legisla- tive day until o'clock Tuesday aft ernoon. No arguments were indulged in before the passage of the bills, although prior to the joint session of the two houses Senator Nj. l.. Leith of Walker county launched an attack against the measure advocated by the administration, which will permit suits against unincorporated organizations Measures passed by the senate are: Providing a statu- tory method for the collecting of taxes where tax records have been stolen, lost or destroyed; and proyid- ing for the refund of money paid into the state treasury for bonds proposed to be issued under provisions of an invalid act. The tax bill will pro- vide machinery for the collection of taxes in county where the records were stolen, while the latter permits the state to refund money paid by an Alabama county under provisions ot an invalid act.
 Tie senate SaW the O6BlnntnB OI first fireworks of the present session when the bill relating to suits against unincorporated associations and organizations came up in regular order on the calendar. Senator Leith of Walker county was making sensational speech when time came for the joint session, but when the session was over the Walker senator was not in his seat to continue the attack against the bill. He was arguing on an amendment which would have killed the effectiveness of the bill by striking out the word defendant" wherever 1t appears.
 Approval Indicateed
 Previously the senate had voted down an amendment of Senator Charlie Teasley of Montgomery and another by Senator Leith, and count ing the previous attitude as a test of the strength of the friends it ap- pears the measure will be approved when it is called Tuesday afternoon.
 The Walker senator charged that the bill was directly striking at or ganized labor, and he added that la- bor would not abide by the boycott bill now pending in the legislature.