The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15
MEETS DEFEAT AT
 HANDS 0F GOVERNOR
Salary Bill Passes Both Houses
 Easily
GOV. coMER WILL OBJECT
aeyernor-elect O,Neal VIII Take Oath in the Hall of the House Monday. Some of the Bills Intro-
 duced Yesterday
BY BERRYMAN G. BETTY

Montgomery January 14-(Special.)- After a bitter fight on the passage of the measure providing for increasing the sal ary of Alabama's governor from So00o per year to s75oo per year, the bill has finally met defeat at the hands of Gov. B. B. Conner The bill several days ago sailed through the senate on a considerable ma jority, and was today passed in the house by majority equally as decisive, but according to those who bring word from fhe governor the appropriation measure will not be signed by the outgoing ex- ecutive, a fact which will prohibit Cover nor-elect Emmet O'Neal fro reaping the benefits of the increased salary.
 Vote on the salary measure in the House came up today when the measure was read for its third time, and debated pro and con. The appropriation bill consumed much of the time of the morning session of the body. After passage it was sent back to the senate for the signature of name to that of Speaker Almon and for warded the manuscript to Governor Conner for confirmation and affirmance. While the chief executive will not veto the bill. it is understood that he will allow 1t to remain on his desk-a death that will be irrevocable.
 Spirited Oratory
 Speaker Almon led the fight in the house for passage of the bill. the most active opposition being offered by. Repre- sentatives Brindley of Etowah and Jack son of Lee. Convincing speeches in favor of Speaker Almon's stand were made by Representatives Long, Pitts, Smith and Sullivan, Freene of Dallas and Arnold. Representative Sanders of Pike also spoke against the passage of the measure, as did several of the representatives when their names were called for a vote on the question.
 The chief argument advanced by the supporters of the bill was that the cost of living has geen gradually getting with out bounds, necessitating more money for living expenses Representative Pitts added to the quota of facts presented sev- eral Biblical illustrations which furnished precedents for such action, while all of the representatives who favored the measure plead that tlee dignity of the office might not be assailed by Knowledge of unrequiteds labor.
 Opponents of the measure contended that the appropriation was unnecessary and uncalled for, and that s5OoO is totally adequate for the office.x
 Amendment Suggested
 Amendment to the bill, which was at- tempted by Representative Jackson. so | that the salary should be 5000 rath CT than s75O0 was killed upon a yea and nay vote by 52 to 30. after motion to lay the amendment on the table had been made by Representative Arnold. When the measure was put to a 1 vote 1t was found that 58 favored its passage, as opposed to 25 who were against the increased appropriation.
 O'Neal's inaugural
 Joint resolution of the two houses was passed in both bodies inviting Gov.-elect Emmet O'Neal to take the oath of office as chief executive of Alabama in the rooms of the house on Monday. Committees were appointed to wait upon the governor for the necessary arrangements. Messrs Tunstall and Godbold were appointed in the senate and Representatives Pitts and Long in the house. Committees were at the same time appointed by both houses providing for the auditing of the books in the office of the treas- urer and of the auditor.
 Message was received from Governor Conner in both of the houses containing the list of pardons and paroles which were issued during the past four years The batch was referred to the com mittee on penitentiaries, prisons, etc.
 Bills in Senate
 were as follows: As
 Senator Allen-To establish commits sion government in the cities and towns of Alabama; to provide for a change of legal interest in the code; to pro- tect live stock in Alabama; to amend fsections 113-120. inclusive. relating to cotton.
 Senator Morrow-To amend section oS7 of the code.
 Senator Norman-Bill providing for bank extension.
 Senator Lovelace-To amend 11s3 of the code. Senator Folmar-To amend section o964 of the code. pertaining to the open season on squirrels; to exact license of tailors.
 Senator screws--To amend section 570 of the code.
 n Senator Fite-To appropriate $25,o00 for the aid of the school building at Hamilton; to amend section 3164 of the