The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-15
GOVERNOR Conner
CALLS ELECTIONS
VIII Fill the Vacancies In the
Legislature of Alabama
SPECIAL SESSION IN JULY
Quite a Number of Places Are To Be
Filled in the LegisIature-It Is
Not Known What Will Be
Included in the Call.

Montgomery, May 14-(special.) Be
cause the legislature will be in session
prior to the next general election, Gov
B. B. Conner has issued orders for cleo
lions to be held to fill eight Legislative
vacancies in the following counties: Sen
ator from Marshall and Jackson; repre-
sentatives from Blount, Jefferson, Lauder
dale, Lee, Lowndes, Montgomery and
Tuscaloosa. There is possibility that one
other vacancy may develop in the lower
house from Montgomery, and also the
capital county senator. In this event
there may be 10 vacancies, where only
eight seem to exist.
This is accepted by all as a clearing Of
the decks for an extra session of the leg
islature for 1t could mean nothing else,
when it is said that the body will be in
session before the next regular election.
June IS having been set as the date of
the elections, 1t is thought that the call
for the extra session may come so as to
bring 1t along about July l. This has
been the impression for some time, as
to date, and the outlook is all the bright
or that 1t will be carried out Strange to
say, July, usually termed one of the
hottest months of the year. is the best of
the midsummer months in Montgomery.
Those Who Are Out.
The men whose places are to be filed
are: Senator Lusk, who has become a
member of the railroad commission; Rep
resentative w. A Weaver of Blount
elected solicitor; Representative R. F.
Lovelady of Jefferson, elected to the coun-
ty revenue board; ]. L. Hughston of
Lauderdale, appointed probate Judge; T.
D. Power Of Lee, deceased; J. A. Coleman
of Lowndes, appointed sheriff; R. Tyler
Goodwin of Montgomery, appointed at
torney for the Louisville and Nashville
railroad; ]. Manly Foster of Tuscaloosa
resigned ts become assistant district at
torney for the Louisville and Nashville
railroad.
Senator C. B. Teasley of Montgomery
having been elected tax collector, will
take the oath of office and make bond
July l, and though he does not take over
the office until the first day of August
he may be barred from Legislative service
o. C. Manner of the Montgomery deIega-
ton in the lower house, has said that he
will move to Spartanburg, S. c., to live,
which event, If it comes soon, will make
his place vacant. However, Mr.. Manner
has indicated his intention to remain here
until after the session. In any event
there is possibility that Mr. Teasley will
resign so that there will be time for
an election to fill his place, along with the
others.
What Will Be Done.
What will be included in the call for
an extra session has not been fully given
out, though 1t is known that an effort
will be made to strengthen the prohibit
ton laws. These are regarded as weak
in that the power of raiding is limited to
the point almost of prohibition. Then
the Greater Birmingham bill will be in
Guided though Jere King, its father
doubts If it can be re-enacted Many
minor matters of pure oversight will <a
remedied, along with some fresh laws
needed
The re-enactment of the many laws de-
clared bad, among them the pistol bill,
will also be included, as well as the COM
pulsory education act, and many others. It
Is not improbable that way will be made
to provide for any shortage of cash that
may come along with the fall, though it
is now thought that the periods of low
water in the treasury will be bridged over
with safety. 1t is also likely that what
ever can be done will be, to further
give vitality TO the railroad bills. Gov
ernor Conner does not say what he will
put in, neither has he set day for the
session so far