The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
r |NANC|AL PLAN |S ID BE OUTLINED LATE NEXT WEEK
Governor Probably Will De- liver Brief Statement Only
 On Opening Day
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 THE AGSE-HERALD ! Moutxomery, Ala, July J

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 Montgomery, Ala. July :
 In a general message which will go to the legislature during the lat ter part of next week, Governor Brandon will outline the financial program which he believes should be established in Alabama during the >eNt quadrennium. The governor Saturday stated that his message win not be submitted until he has re- ceived final reports from the recess committees, especially the recess committee on finance and taxation, which vii be given to him early In the week.
 The delay in the governors message will be departure from the general practice. In the past the message has gone to the lawmakers on the first day of the session. Governor Brandon desires to enter into dis trsSion of the plans for the handling of the states activities during his admins hration, and since the recess committees have aided him in de- Veloping the plans he desires to have their final reports.
 The governor probably will submit a short message to the legislature shortly after the adjourned session begins at noon Tuesday and in it will announce that a detailed statement will ibe forthcoming. In his confer ence with newspaper representatives Saturday afternoon. Governor Bran Con discussed with reservations the financial program which he and the recess committee will ask the legis- lature to establish.
 No Radical Changes.
 This program, Governor Brandon said does not contemplate any radi- cal changes in the revenue law writ ten by the legislature during the ad- ministration of Governor kilby, ex- cept in the machinery of the assess ment of taxes. The new bill does provide for the assessment of prop erty for taxation by the tax asses sors However, authority is given the state tax commission for super vision of the work of the tax asses sors General license schedules Will remain practically unchanged. How ever, an increase will be proposed In the franchise taxes of corporations new schedule will be added leVylhs taxes on power corporations, whose tax exemptions were withdrawn py . the legislature at the first session. "I believe the proposed revenue law will meet the approval of the people" said Governor Brandon. II has been written after due consider ation was given to the interests or all the people, and I believe 1t Will Dc passed by the legislature witnous the tne long delays which have followed the introduction of revenue bills In the
 
 past
 Begin Gathering Monday.
 Members of the legislature Will oo~ gin gathering in Montgomery at noon Monday. No interest is being shown in the first session of the adjourned term because the legislature is or ganized and is ready to take up the work where it was leIt oIt ""e" the recess began in February.
 Lieutenant Governor Charles s. Me DowelI. of Eufaula, will preside dur ing the sessions of the senate, while Judge Hugh D. Merrill of Annlston' speaker of the house, will be in the chair in the house.
 The only bill of general state in terest now pending as unfinished business is the one providing for the election of county superintendents or education by the people. It passed the house without great opposition at the spring term and went to the senate, where it remained in the committee on education throughout the session.
 Another bill which has created some interest is the one prohibiting the operation of pool rooms. It was introduced by senator A. A Griffith of Cullman and was passed by the w senate to the surprise of many on- lockers It went to house com mittee and never reached the house . calendar. ,,
 Sunday legislation probably will take much time of the legislature. The senate bill prohibiting the op- eration of amusements on sunday where admission fees were charged was defeated by a vote of Is to IT. Since the session ended Senator Roy l.. Nolen of Tallapoosa and Fillmore counties, who voted against the bill, has retired to become associate mem Der of the state board of convict supervisors. His successor is pr. 4. l.. Harlan, who was nominated by the legislative committee of Fillmore and Tallapoosa counties. -Dr. Har- Ian has never indicated what posi- tion he will take on the issue, but has announced that he will give thorough consideration to it before malang a decision.
 Although bills are pending in the house which bear an import similar to the anti-Sunday amusement bill of the senate, no test has ever been made, as the measure remained in committees throughout the short ses- sion.