The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-12
ADJOURNMENT QUESTION
IS NOT YET SETTLED.
The Bill for Improvement of State
Capitol Which Is Now With the
Committee May Not
Be Passed.

Montgomery, February 11.-(speeial)-
With the governor ana most of the meme
bers of the legislature enjoying Mardi
Gras at Mobile, the first day of the pres
ent week was rather quiet and the cap
itol gave one the appearance of some
banquet hall deserted. However. there
few who did not get away and the
Offices We're kent open SO that there was
more or less business done all the time
Way back in little shady nook of the
supreme courtroom was discovered Sem
ator Lusk of Marshall and Representa-
tive John of Jefferson, wording away on
legislative matters. trying TO find our
where we are at as Mr.. LuslS jol5lngly
put It, we purposely stayed home from
the Mardi Gras good times TO get some
of the work done' said Colonel John,
"and we are making some progress
with it..
These two legislators were working 10
see just how much progress had been
made and what may be expected with
regard 10 adjournment for the recess
"We can not tell yet what we will rec
ommend about the recess" said MIR.
LuslS. 1T is hard To determine Just
with him. but did say that 1t would take
eight weeks 10 eead The new eode, amt
it should not be adopted without reading.
Talk of Adjournment
1t is rather hard to get a line ON the
real sentiment as to adiournmeni.
Colonel John seems to think that the leg
islature ought To leave at least ten days,
maybe twenty of the session for tho
nf he "a nd i0f
of any mistakes that may have been
made at the early meeting. On the other
hand, there are some who seem To think
that the code can be adopted without
reading at length and finish The business
and go home In the fifty days
Those who take the latter view also
tend to the belief that the governor Will
find 1t necessary to convene the legisla-
ture in extraordinary session later in tho
year. possibly in November, and think It
is just well to go ahead and finish
for the nonce at this time. They argue
that the laws now being passed are far
reaching and will possibly have TO be
modified IN some particulars later on,
aud it Will be best to have an extra ses-
sion at the end of the year
There is another element that Nands
for gonlg right through, and that is the
business interests. Men Of this class say
that as long as the body is In session
changing laws there will be unrest and
uusettled conditions i'm hnsinage aud II is
best to po aIonp ana Oct tba whole sos
sion throiiah and lie dnne win n
Capitol Improvement.
1t is whispered about the capitol. hard
ly whispered either. that the bill 10 give
another $4,000 for capitol Improvement
Is not to become "A law. 1t has passed
the house and is in the hands of the
committee on finance and taxation of
the senate. SO far as can be ascertained
the bill will never get through the upper
house because it has been decided by
the governor and others that the pres
ent work in the way Will be enough and
the improvements may wait so far as
anything new is concerned.
There had been hope that the bill
would get through ana that a new wing
to the right Of the old building could
be erected so rs To match that on tho
left. But it seems that the powers that
be have cut IT ont Of the reckoning and
will take that money and give IL To in
creasng the amounts to the schools. There
is enough to finish what has been COM
mcnced and this will give the old build
ing a neat and prepossessing appearance.
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