The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-18
COMER'S MESSAGE IS
 SHARPLY CRITICISED The Attack on Judge Jones Is Defended SEED TAKES CHARGE Senator Sprott Introduces Hill Proyid- ing for Sumter and Piciens Coun-
 ties to Return to old Liquor
 Laws-Mnnsion Opposed
SEED TAKES CHARGE

Montgomery January 17.-(Speeial.)- Sharp criticism of that part of ex-Gov. B. B. Comer's message which referred to Judge Thomas G. Jones of the United States court for the Middle district of Alabama in an indirect way but in scath- ing terms, was offered in the senate today by MT. Moulthrop. The criticism took the shape of a resolution which was read in the upper body and which provided for the appointment of a special committee to investigate that part of the ex-chief executives message which referred.to the federad jurist.
 The tendency of Governor Comer's ref erence to Judge Jones was to abuse the minds of the citizens, according to Sen ator Moulthrop. The resolution was re- ferred to a committee, which is expected to make a report tomorrow.
 Governor O'Neal's message to both houses of the legislature was read at to- days session of the houses, and a num- Der of measures of statewide interest were introduced. Senator J. H. Bankhead was unanimously elected in both of the houses to succeed himself as United States sen and from Alabama at the expiration of his term of office on March f. 1913.
 After this both houses adjourned out of respect for the memory of the late Senator B. D. Turner of St. Stephens.
 Session in Detail
 A feature of the days work in the senate was the introduction to the body of Lieutenant Governor Walter D. Seed, the permanent. presiding officer of the senate. Introductory remarks were made by ex-Lieutenant Governor Henry B. Gray, to which the new presiding officer of the senate made a happy response.
 MT. Seed urged that the heartiest CO., operation exist between the members of the upper house to make the deliberations of that body successful and wise. He was warmly applauded at the end of his speech.
 Bills Introduced
 The senate was called to order at Il o'clock by President Hugh Morrow, after which pray-s was offered by Senator Nor man of Chambers. Twenty-eight answered to roll call. Following upon this the mes- sage of Governor O'Neal was sent to the body and the reading of the text was begun. After a perusal of one-thrd of the document, however, further reading was postponed pending publication of 20OO copies.
 Resolutions of respect sympathizing with Senator Rogers of Lowndes county, over the death of his wife several weeks ago, were offered by Senator Frazer and adopt ed. Later in the day resolution was offered by Senator Sprott out of respect for the memory of Senator Turner, who Washington county.
 Bills Introduced
 Bills were introduced in the upper body of the legislature today as follows:
 Senator Sprott-Two measures provid- ing for prohibiting the sale of vinous and spurious liquors in Sumter and Pickens county and providing for a return to the conditions of four years ago; to provide for the advancement of agriculture in Ala bama; to authorize the state to purchase the sixth volume of Mayfield's Digest. Senator Plowman-To appropriate s65, 900 to aid the school for the deaf and bind to increase the salary of the judge of the ton 1942 of the code.
 Senator Screws-To amend a section of the state code relating to Young Mems Christian associations; to require the su- preme court of Alabama to reduce the decision of the lower courts when their judgments deem it best to amend sec tion 6742 of the code relating to habeas corpus proceedings; to increase the salary of the solicitor of the county of Mont gomery; to amend section of an act regulating elections in Alabama.
 Senator Renfro-To repeal sections 3654- 5-6-7-S-9- '61 of the code relating to the removal of causes from a state court to federal court
 Senator Fte-To amend section ASP of the code.
 Governors Mansion
 An attempt made by Senator Screws to withdraw from the calendar the measure which provides for the erection of a gov ernor's mansion in Montgomery was de- feated by the senate. owing to prior reso- lution which had been offered by Senator Sprott providing that the senate adjourn cut of respect to the late Senator Turners In all probability the measure will be called for at tomorrows session of the body
 The anti-lquor measures introduced by Senator Sprott are to allow the counties of Sumter and Pckens to retain their status prior to the statewide legislation The measures are the first to be intro- Guced in the upper body providing for a eturn to the old conditions. Fight along this line is expected to be waged diligent ly in both of the houses.
 House Session
 Substitution of the word guard" fee for turnkey fee. with provisions that the same relief be afforded to the sher- ifs of Alabama as was desired in the general turnkey fee bill first intro duced in the legislature, was the pur- port of an amendment to the bill which was introduced in the house of repre- senatives today. The question was de- bated pro and con by a number of the representatives. the final skirmish resulting in recommitting the measure to the committee on fees and claims, from which it was called.
 Representative Smith of Mont gomery strenuously opposed the proposed amendment on the ground that it in- creased the fees of the sheriffs $2 over and above the turnkey fees, thus al- lowing the sheriffs S4 for every pris- oner Representative Lavender of Bibb sympathized with the amendment, stating that the word guard was q mere substitution for turnkey" there by entirely cutting out the turnkey fee, and allowing the same pay as was originally intended by the code.