The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-24

case by the supreme court of the state,
II Is not out of the way to say that
there are reports that the court is at
this time pretty we'll divided on the ques-
ton of the constitutlonality of the Four
teenth and Fifteenth judicial circuits.
That it is not possible to know this deti-
nitely all may see however. The CON
tention is that tho circuits were establish
ed by bills which were passed in the leg
islature as general measures when they
are local. On this theory the consolidated
court of jefferson county was thrown
out. 1t was argued in the submission of
the last two cases, though. that the es-
adjustment of judiciary system is made
mandatory upon the Legislature by the
constitution and that any one circuit Is
a part of the general system to be chang
ed or redistricted at the will of the
Legislature and Is not a local measure In
the meaning of the constitution One Of
the members of the supreme court said
this afternoon that II would be possible
to sustain these two circuits and not as
sault the decision in the jefferson county
case. Felix Blackburn. who is trying to
have the Jefferson case brought up again.
In an attack on the criminal court of
jefferson county, said yesterday that he
was informed that the court was divided
on the question OF validity and in that
event he believed that the Jefferson coun-
~ case Coulu De ildue u Holu.
Something Doing" In Military.
| One hears that there is something do
ing in military circles that is not all
| pleasant What 1t is no one is prepared
to say That 1t has something to do with
the Manassas trip none deny. 1t is said
that there is some kind of a kick from
somewhere about something that is kept
very quiet One man said 1t was
| Mess" whatever he meant by that An
other regarded 1t as vexatious and came
! almost saying "euss" talk about the mill
| itary as a whole. Whatever 1t is the re-
suit Is the holding up of the stipends
due from Uncle Sam for the service on
the old battlefield and there are some
who ask in a quiet way what is going to
result
1t is also learned that no Alabama mill
itary will go to the Inauguration of the
President at the slightest expense to the
state. Individual companies desiring to
attend will be given permission by
the governor to do so, but the state will
not be cash party to the jaunt. In fact.
there VIII be very little done until some
things happens about the Manassas trip.
What is may not be anything of impor-
tance after all, but there Is talk about
1t just the same.
They Want the Money.
It is coal mans weather in midsummer
when Mobile has not something to enter
tain the state Sometimes it is a river
and a sand bar, and everybody wishes to
see the bar removed to the extent of 1000
feet wide and thirty-five feet deep, and
Birmingham and the rest of the state
Is helping to get the money. other times
! II is a monument to Father Ryan of be-
loved memory, and others the effort to
find out IL there is an inferior court or
not, and who are members of the board
of revenue. Some of these the courts
must determine, some Uncle Sam and
some ne people. The latest is the renew
al of the fight to have the state pay over
to the Mobile Medical college $780, 900 app
propriated by the last legislature for
improvements While this bill was passed
by both houses ana signed by the pre-
siding officer 1t was not endorsed by
Governor JellSs. 1t laid on his desk until
adjournment. Because of this and the
constitutional stipulation that no money
shall be paid by the state to any instl-
tuition not absolutely" controlled by the
state, Auditor Sowell refused to pay the
money. 1t was contended by the Mobile
people that the bill became a law In
six days without his signature and that
ii was on his desk six days, excluding
Sunday after passage. A mandamus to
force the auditor to pay the amount