The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-17
REVENUE BILL |S ID BE PROPOSED EARLY IN SESSION
Measure To Contain Machin- cry For Replacing Tax
 Adjusters
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD MOntKomery, Ala, Juno 16

With the adjourned session of the Alabama legislature only 25 days way, the recess committees created at the first session and charged with the duty of making rec concentrations for the solution of the major problems of legislation are completing their investigations and drafting their reports, which will be submitted during the first days of the session, which will begin July 1e the session which will begin July 10.
 During the week the recess com mttees on finance and taxation, agri- culture, code and conservation were in session. The recess committee on finance and taxation is drafting revenue bill which will be proposed at the beginning of the session. Mem bers of the committee have declined to discuss the proposals which will be made in the measure However, It is known that no radical departures will be urged.
 The most important feature of the now revenue bill will be the creation of machinery which will take the place of the system of tax adjusters es- tablished during the administration If Governor Brandon. The legisla- .ure has already abolished the tax adjusters effective October l and the recess committee, according to infor- nation, will follow the suggestion of Governor Brandon and will sug- gest that the work of the tax ad- justers be done In the future by the tax assessors and collectors.
 Cheek Up Is Provided.
 However. the committee does not propose to adopt system which will not contemplate the supervision Of the work of the assessors and collec- tors. According to the plan Of the committee. the state tax commie1soo will have authority to send field agents into the counties at any time for the purpose of checking up the work of the county taxing officials The field agents would have authority 70 make such revisions as they be- lieve to be necessary.
 The big task of the recess commits zee on agriculture has been the pre-. paration of code of agricultural laws which will provide a larger field for agricultural development during the next quadrennium. This committee has made investigations in the leading agricultural states and is prepared to suggest to the legis- lature the enactment of legislation in line with the advanced thought in agriculture,
 ia One thing, is certain: The agricul- tural+. committee will urge that greater attention be given to experi- mental work during the four years and will recommend the establish ment of additional experiment, sta tions or substations in order that the various types of soil in Alabama may be used for experimental purposes. Suggestions Received.
 The agricultural committee during the, week received the suggestions of persons interested in tho various phases of agriculture and plans to complete the writing of the agricul- tural bills during the next two weeks.
 Members of the recess code com mittee have devoted practically the entire recess to the reading and re- vision of the code of laws prepared by Judge James J. Mayfield, code commissioner, who has worked for about four years on the code. The reading and revision probably will be completed during the next ten days.
 Under the law creating the code commissioner and establishing his duties, the code will include practical ly all laws on the statute books with the exception of those relating to agriculture, revenue and education. The laws relating to agriculture and p the legislature did not deem 1t proper to place the revenue laws in a code because revenue laws are changed at practically every session of the legislature.
 When the code has been adopted by the legislature. it will be publishe ed and will become effective on a date to be proclaimed by the governor.
 study Conscrvstion Needs.
 The recess committee on conserva- tion has been making a study of the needs for the conservation of tho states resources during the past week. Sessions have been held at Mobile, Birmingham, Montgomery and other points and the members of the committee visited points on the Mississippi coast in an effort to learn how other states have handled the problems. The committee will pre- pare bills which will be submitted during the adjourned session.
 Persons who discussed tho ad- journed session during the week ex- pressed the hope that it can be brought to an end during the latter days of August. It Is known that an effort will be made to write the important measures into law as soon as possible. However, not many may be found who believe the session will be short one. It is remembered that legislatures of the past have been deliberate in their investigations and