The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31
CONCRETE BRIDGE THIS WEEK WILL
 NEAR ANN|STON |S. LIKELY SEE CLOSE .OPEN FOR TRAFFIC. IF SHORT SESSION
Legislature Plans to Adjourn Saturday. Emergency Bills Put on Calendar For
 Early Passage
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD ! Mont tRomery. Ala. Jan. 30

Alabama legislature will complete its short session and recess Satur- day night if plans of the rules com mittee of the house and senate can be carried out. At joint ;cssion today the committees agreed to pre- pare special calendars of important bills for consideration during the remainder of the week and to recess Saturday night If such Is possible.
 Acting under the agreement, the house committee reported a special calendar which calls for the con s!deration during the week of the bill giving the governor authority to call upon the supreme court for opinion regarding the validity of constitutional amendments already submitted or pending, the bill levy ing a tax of 2 cents a gallon on all gasoline sold in Alabama, the bill extending the time for the pay ment of interest bearing warrants issued for the constructions of pub lie roads and bridges and the bills creating a state board of chiropractic examiners.
 Under the bill giving the governor the power to request opinion of the supreme court an effort will be made to determine whether or not the seaport amendment ratified last November is sufficiently broad to permit the issuance of state bonds for development of the seaport. The bill was introduced by Representa- tive Ware of Randolph county.
 Back Gnsolfne Tax
 The gasoline tax bill is an ad- ministration measure. It was recom- mended by Governor Brandon in his first message and by Governor Kilby in his last message. Represents tive Ashcraft of Lauderdale intro- Guced it.
 Representatives of companies sell ing gasoline in Alabama called upon Governor Brandon today and re- quested that the proposed tax be reduced to one cent per gallon, but the governor declined, insisting that two cents Is the proper tax since the money will be used in the con struction and maintenance of roads which will be used by the consum- CTS of gasoline. The distributors of gasoline propose to accept a tax of one cent gallon without a fight.
 
 cate that fight will be made to give the counties a portion of the revenue to be derived from the sale of gasoline. One proposal is that the state receive 60 per cent of the funds for dispensation by the state highway department and that the counties receive 40 per cent for dis pensation by the court of county commi ssioners for the maintenance of roads.
 The bill extending the time for the payment of interest bearing war rants issued for road improvement will benefit many counties which soon will have issues due without funds with. which to meet them. Mobile county is particularly inter- ested in the passage of the bill.
 ChirOpractic Bill Up
 The chlropractic bill was made a special order by the rules commit tee at the request of Representative St. John of Cullman. The bill was given favorable report by the house judiciary committee after the senate judiciary committee had adversed a similar bill introduced in the sen ate.
 With the special calendar made for the week indications are that the bill providing for the election of county superintendents of education by the people will not be reached un- til the adjourned session. It Is not probable that any important measures not on the special calendar can be considered during the re- mainder of the week.
 Both houses propose to have daily sessions in the hope that important measures can be placed on the gov ernor's desk by Saturday night.