The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-30
SOLONS TO TAKE
 UP BRANDON BILLS. DURING THIS WEEK.
Legislature Convenes Today Determined Soon to End Session. -Administra-
 ton Has First Cal!
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD ; Montgomery. Ala. Jan. 2g

Determined to complete the short session of the legislature by the mid dle or next week, members gathered in Montgomery Monday night for the tenth legislative day which will be- gin at , o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
 Ftur important administration measures which must become laws before tEe end of the short sessIea Will, be- up for consideration. dullng the day One of the bills which ex- tends the convict lease system tor another four years, has been passed by both houses, but because os the amenoment made by the senate II must receive further consideration in. the house The house passed a bill extending the lease system until January l, 1927, while the senate amended it so as to extend 1t until April l, 1927, thus putting the prob lem before the governor, who will succeed Governor Brandon. It will be necessary for the house to concur in the senate amendmca: CT for the senate to recede from it's amend inent.
 Tax Commission Up
 Another of the administration bills provides for the abolition of the present state tax commission and the
 
 which will take office February 15. This bill also provides for the aboli tion of the county tax adjusters at the end of the fiscal year, September 50. It has been passed by the house and is before the senate for action
 A third administration measure provides for the abolition of the state hoard of control and economy and the creation of the state board of convict supervisors which would take portion of the duties of the board of control. This bill is on the calen- dar of the house. It provides for two members chairman at s6,000 a year, and an associate member at S5.000. Salaries are the same as now paid the chairman and warden gen eral of the board of control.
 Still another administration bill provides for a state highway com mission of three instead of the pres ent commission of twelve. This bill was placed on the house calendar Friday and may be called for third reading and passage Tuesday after noon. The bill would permit the governor to pay the members of the commission $10 day for all time actually engaged in the performance of the duties of the commission. At present the members of the commits sion serve without compensation.
 The Administration is also inter- ested in the passage of bill by Representative Ashcraft of Lauder dale which gives the public services commission tho right and power to revalue the property of any public utility at any time 1t is convinced that a revaluation is necessary. This bill would remove the uncertainty re- garding the right Of the commission to grant rehearing or order a re- valution except on the application of the. utility.
 Governor Brandon will urge the enactment of bill giving him the right to call upon the supreme court for advisory opinion regarding the validity of any constitutional amend ment already adopted or about to be submitted by the legislature. This bill was not originally an admnis- tration measure but was made one when doubt was indicated about the efficacy of the amendment giving the state the right to lend it's credit for the development of the state sea port. w
 Rather than submit another amend ment many attorneys desire to have an advisory opinion from the su- preme court and If this opinion is unfavorable another amendment will be submitted at the adjourned ses- sion, which will be held during the summer.