The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25
Doors to Open Tuesday
Morning.
PRELlMINARIES NOT
TO BE IMPRESSIVE
Fight to Center Around the Con-
stitutional Amendments.
The Greatest OF These Propositions
WIN he the Endeavor To Put
Prohibition On the state
Constitution.

MONTGOMERY, on Tuesday, will open
its doors to the special session OF the
Legislature called by Governor Conner
and 1t IL confidently expected tnat II
will be the Invest and "scrappisst
meeting OF the Legislature since 1874
when George s. Houston went In a.
| Governor Of Alabama. The usual pre-
dIction In Montgomery Is that the Leg
| islature will be In session for thirty
days and that II 1t finishes it's work
by September 1 1t win be fortunate.
The usual preliminaries Of the OPEN
ing OF the Legislature win not be 80
impressive Tuesday. principally be-
cause the various officials and clerks
will not have to be elected and there
will be no big fight of consequence. A
fight was started on James A. Kyle.
Secretary OF the Senate. because the
Supreme Court declared q number OF
Legislative acts invalid because OF de-
fective records in the Senate. but Mr..
Kyle has a number of staunch friends
in the Senate who propose to show
that the fault was not that OF Mr..
Kyle. They will insist that under the
constitution Mr.. Kyle retains his ONCE
and that he can only be removed by
impeachment proceedings formally
conducted in the Senate. They intf-
is made to make Mr.. Kyle scape
goat for all legislative derelictions.
that he has friends who will fight Inn
peachment proceedings to the last
ditch and that II Mr.. Kyle Is i'm
peached. 1t will take longer trial and
a bigger fight than that which accom-
panied the impeachment OF the sheriff
OF Mobile.
But the Senate will be raped to or.
der at noon by Lieutenant Governor
Henry B. Gray. And at the same mo.
let fall the gavel in the House. The
session ) will be on and the fur
win fiy-at least the politicians make
that prediction.
The unanimous opinion Is that the
main fight will center about the three
proposed constitutional amendments.
And the greatest CO these IL the prop
osition to put prohibition in the con-
stitution. The majority of both the
House and the Senate are in favor
OF statutory prohibition.
Any attempt to change the present
statutory prohibition. no matter what
Birmingham, Mobile and Montgomery
thinks OF II. would be defeated. But
constitutional prohibition stands ON
different ground. When Governor CO.
mer nrst proposed constitutional pro.
hibition II was believed that IL would
be showed through both Houses az
though 1t were creased. But enough
reports have come in 10 show that
there is going to be the iivest sort of
fight ON the matter. Constitutional
prohibition win require .three-fsths, OF
the members OF both houses. viii II
get It, is the most interesting ques-
ton. which Is to be answered by the
AIMING Ftnaattnar %
Is known that a number Of Represen-
tatives and Senators who favored stat
htory prohibition, WIFI oppose the
movement to put II into the constitu-
ton. There are enough of these to
give assurance that the fight will be
fast and furious. no matter which way
II goes.
VIII tue Governor Controlp
VIM the Governor control this session
as he has controlled the previous ses-
sion. Is anothrr question asked by all
VINO discuss tn" coming meeting Of the
Legislature. No,ody eau tell until the
Legislature meets In Montgomery and
shows its temper. Politicians of the
State and no doubt members- OF the
Legislature belle re that a deep laid
scheme OF politics IL behind the extra
session and Its tilr>e PROPOSED amend
ments to the constitStion. In fact, a
great many members OF the Legfsia-
ture as well as q great many ueopIe
Of outside. do not believe that there
was any need for an extra session. The
call. as issued by the Governor con-
firms this belief.
The whole session centers around the
three proposed amendments to the con-
stitution. Members of the Legislature
believe that the three proposed consti-
tutional amendments are the real cause
behind the call of the Legislature. The