The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-07
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YIELDING AND WEAKLEY
 ARE COMMISSIONERS
New Game and Fish Law Is Now In Effect Beyond Question-LaWyers and Judges Had Varied
 In Opinion.

In Opinion.
 Montgomery, September 6.-(Special)- The committee appointey by the gover- nor to investigate charges against the conduct of the state asylum for the in sane at Tuscaloosa met here this after noon to write it's report to the gover- nor, which will be completed tomorrow. The report cannot be made public until done so by the governor, which will de- lay it to the return of the executive from his vacation.
 It is not known what the committee will advocate. None of them are will ing to talk about 1t. Chairman Jere King said there was much to be said, bus he could not indicate what way it would be. A draft of the report was written by MT. King early in the day and 1t will be gone over by the members of the commission tonight and in the morning, after which it will be filed with Private Secretary Fort to await the return of Governor Conner.
 The committee was named by Governor Conner shortly after the adjournment of the legislature, being the same personnel as the legislative committee appointed early in the July session. It grew out of charges that patients were badly treated and inhumanely handled at the asylum Several witnesses testified that they ha seen cruelties and others went so Nfpu as to say that they had known Of actI' murder being done. 'ai
 The commission is made up of ReI sentative Jere King of Birmingham; st te- ators Hayes and Reese, and Represenfn- tives Arnold and Gunter. 'a-
 State Archives.
 The director of the state departme of archives and history is able to fs1t nounce that beginning of final arrangl- ments of the state archives, which il clude the official manuscript records all the departments of the state govern ment, also those of the legislative an judicial sections. pr Thomas M. Owerl the director. is busy just now getting tn papers and records in shape. It is O. interest that most of the state history Of this kind is in a sense continuous. He has, for instance. an unbroken run of rec ords of the governors office from the formation of the territory in ISIS to the present. though he Is making up only to 1905, as later than that the records are current and have not yet been des ignated archives
 A large fire proof room is provided for the records and will give safe attention to all papers and files The papers were found by the director everywhere and placed in regular order by him. They make now over fifty tons in weight All business and political history is covered and it is noted that the records are of
 
 point. Many things come up every week that are fought out by the department because he has these records Dr. owen has made the study of this service his life work and is held to be one of the most progressive historians of the coun- try.
 knotty Question.
 Will John C. Williams remain as sup erintendent of education of Talladega county, or will the nominee of the last primary, Mark Linder. get the place. The question is up to Attorney General Car Der and will be decided upon the infor- nation yet to be gained from an invosti- gaton as to the laws now on the books. if the office is appointive, as many nov think, Mir. Williams will go out on the first of next month to make place for Mir Linder; if elective. MT. Williams will hold on to the general election in 1908.
 MT. Williams was appointed superin- tendent in March, 1903 to succeed Joseph B. Graham, appointed solicitor He served two years and was again appointed in 1905 to serve two years. That would make his term expire next month. In the meantime the county democratic commit tee took note of the office being ap- pointed, and, following the example of the state with regard to United States senators, made it possible for the people to vote on man for the place at the last primary.
 MT Linder made the best run and was nominated. About this time the question was raised of the right to appoint. It is held that the office is elective by the code of 1896 and that no appointment can be made If this be so MT. Williams will hold until the next election. If not he will go out next month. as Superin tendent of Education Gunnells will be guided by the primary and name MT Linder.
 There is nothing in the contract be- tween the state and Public Printer Brown about the printing of the code, though he will have the right to print the general acts. In fact he has begun on the gen eral acts and has a number of them in type. However this will have nothing to do with the code, which will be printed by Marshall and Bruce of Nashville, ac- cording to the contract.
 F, B. Yielding and J. B. Weakley we today appointed police commissioners the city of Birmingham, the mayo make the third and head of the The appointment was made by Go Conner from Atlantic City by wir
 Frank N. Julian, secretary of yet under the weather. He for several days.
 Citizens of Ashford. Hous are making a hard fight fo state high schools. A COT posed of Mayor s. M St William Crawford have state superintendent to Columbia Is also after that county.
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