The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-09
GOVERNOR'S LAST
 LEGISLATIVE ACT
Signature Affixed to Greater
 Birmingham Bill
MON TGOMERY IS DESERTED
Legislators Have Nearly All Left for Home and the Governor and His Official Force. Are Tagged
 Out and Will Rest.

Montgomery, August S.-(Special.)- In his own hand writing Governor B. B. Conner today endorsed the King Greater Birmingham bill the following: Approved, S-S( 1907, B. B. Conner, Gov ernor." In so doing he made complete the victory of Representative Jere King in his fight for the extension of the lines of the chief city of the industrial south, and provided way by which Birmingham may soon become the greatest municipality in the state. On the back of the bill signed are the fol- lowing notations:
 House, 729. Enrolled, an act to alter and rearrange the boundary lines of the city of Birmingham. Ala.
 House of representatives, August ', 1907. I hereby certify that the within act originated in and passed the house. Cyrus B. Brown, Clerk.
 Senate, S-7-'O7.
 "Jere c. King"
 It is also shown that the bill was introduced in the house July 9, 1907, and referred to the committee on local legislation; reported and placed on the calendar July 19, 1907; called up, amended and passed on July 19, 1907, yeas 40 nays II.
 Legislators Gone Home.
 The city is practically deserted to- night of the members of the legisla- ture, the solons leaving as rapidly as the trains can get them out to their homes. North Alabama men got away as rule this morning, not a few leav- ing really before the session ended. All esemed anxious to get home. They had in many cases been here at great sac rifice of time and money and will have busy times of it to get practice and business back to normal when they get home.
 Governor Conner and his office force were Tagged out after the long strain and seemed happy to have a surcease from labor. They are busy with the back wa ter of the session, but hope to get desks cleared in a day or two. The governor was asked about the middle of the after noon if he intended to sign any more bills. "No,' he replied, mot today. l am tired" However, he had been in confer ence with the railway officials nearly all the forenoon.
 Many of the heads of departments and clerks took the day after the legislature to see the ball game between Montgomery and Birmingham, finding recreation after the long days of hard work in the hot weather in the crack of the willow and the cuss of the umpire.
 Old Negro Pardoned.
 The governor has paroled Elias Me Gowan, an old negro of Bullock county, who was sent up in the first of last year for killing another negro. It was shown that the old fellow is feeble and worn out; that the negro he killed was a bad and overpowering negro. and that he act ed in what seemed to him in defense of his life The trial judge and the solicitor and the members of the pardon board asked that he be released.
 It has been discovered that the new code which has been adopted and signed by the governor reduces the income of the clerk of the supreme court very much, placing it at the fixed amount of $3600, with al- lowance of $500 for a clerk. This is quite a surprise, as it is understood that the office now pays as much as $10OOO year. Gen. R. F. Ligon, the present clerk, will not be disturbed, the new sal ary not going into effect until the expira- ton of his term.
 The clerks of the two houses will be busy for several weeks making up the journals and getting the business of the session in shape for the printer. In fact. 1t is believed by many that they will hard ly get through before another session will be held