The age-herald., 1901-06-08
Office of Lieutenant Governor to be Created and Governors
 Salary Increased A BOARD OF CANCELLATION
Former Governor Jones Makes the Re. port for the Committee On Ex- ecutive and Returns Ordinan-
 ces Introduced by Delegates.
BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.

BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.
 Montgomery, June 7.-(Speciai.) .)-The main feature of today's session of the convention was the report of the com mittee on executive. of which ex-Gover- nor Jones of Montgomery is chairman the main features of which were as stat ed in today's Age-Herald viz: Fixing Gov ernor' 8 salary at S5000; creating the offices or Lieutenant Governor and commission CT of agriculture and industries; creating board of pardons and board of con- cilistion, and fixing the terms of the of hcers of the executive department at four years. The report was made by Governor Jones as chairman, and minority report was made by Watkins M. Vaughan, who wanted the salaries of officers fixed by the Legislature, and opposed the lending of the States money. The committee filed with its report complete article on the subject of executive department but the main changes from the present constitu~ tion are embodied in their report
 Aside from this report the only ordin- ance introducing new matter was an or VI. Autauga to spend the monies derived from the sale of fertilizer tags in edu- eating free certain number of poor farmer boys.
 Executive Committees Report
 The following is the full report of the Committee on Executive:
 MT President
 The Committee on the Executive De- partment instructs me to report herewith an ordinance to take the place of the arti- cle in the present Constitution on the sub ject.
 The committee has not deemed 1t neces- sary to report specially upon the several ordinances or resolutions referred to it. All of them have been maturely consid- cred and the principles of some have been Incorporated in this article. The reading of the article as reported will enable the convention and the authors of the ordi- nances and resolutions referred to us to see how far their respective suggestions have been adopted. These ordinances and resolutions are herewith respectfully re- turned.
 The material changes reported are as follows:
 The Lieutenant Governor.
 The office of Lieutenant Governor is created. The name of the office of Com missioner of Agriculture is changed to that of Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, and both are made officers of the executive department. The terms of the officers of the executive department elected hereafter ar heightened from two to four years. The Lieutenant Governor, the Commissioner of Agriculture and In- dustries, and the Superintendent of Edu- cation are included among the officers the returns of whose election are required to be directed to the Speaker. To remove uncertainty as to the Speakers powers and duties under Section 4, in counting the votes. 1t Is provided that his duties are ministerial. and his decisions subject to the control of the joint Convention. The officers of the Executive Department after the first election under the Consti- tuition, are made ineligible to succeed themselves. The Governor is made in- eligible to any office under this State within one year after the expiration of his term and his acceptance of the office is q pledge to the people not to accept an election or appointment to the Senate of the United States during his term, or at any time within one year thereafter. The salary of the Governor Is fixed at S5000 per annum, to take effect on the adoption of the Constitution. and the arti- cle contains the usual limitations upon the legislative power to increase or diminish
  during their terms.
 Section g of the present article of the constitution has been amended to provide for the case of refusal to give informa- kion, when required by the Governor.
 A Board of Pardons.
 A board of pardons Is created to meet on the call of the Governor which shall sit in public, before whom shall be laid all recommendations or petitions for commit tations, pay rolls or pardons in cases of felony which board must advise with che Governor; after which. or delay to act for more than sixty days, the Governor may. act as to him seems best for the pub lie interest. He is also required to report to the General Assembly the opinions of the board of pardons, as we'll as his own reasons. in all cases of felony, in which he acts fayorably.
 Section 13 of the present constitution has been amended so as to authorize the two houses when the Governor vetoes bill, to amend 1t to meet his objections, in- stead of passing it over his veto. And the Governor is given ten days after final ad- journment in which to approve bills, be- fore him at that time. A recess of the General Assembly as well as an adjourn ment excuses the Governor from returning bill within six days. the time fixed in the article within which, if the General Assembly is in session, the Governor must return a bill, or 1t will become law Section IA provides the procedure in case of a veto of a part of an appropriation bill to remove doubt heretofore existing whether the original bill shall be returned in such case.
 Order of Succession.
 Careful provision is made in section 15 defining the order of succession when the Governor dies, resigns or Is removed from office, and when he is impeached, or ab- sent or under other disabilities: and specific provision Is made for the coatin- gency of the Governor-elect's failure or refusal, or that of the Lieutenant Cover nor-elect, to qualify, from any cause, and the succession defined in that event
 Section 16 is a new provision. to meet the contingency of the Governor or other officer administering the office of Cover nor, becoming of unsound mind. and pro- vides for the ascertainment thereof. Sim
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