The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
Jefferson Members Fare We'll on Various Con-
 mittees Named
CHANGES INDICATED BY
 TEMPERANCE PERSONNEL
Percy Heads Committee on Municipal OrganizatiOns--Molt Chairman of Banlxing-Morrow Cares
 for Frnzer's Friends
BY HUGH W. ROBERTS

Montgomery, January 13.-(Special)- With the appointment of the standing committees of the senate and house this afternoon and the adoption of rules by both bodies the organization of the leg islature was completed.
 The changes made in the old rules were minor both in the upper and lower houses. In the senate Senator Frazer suggested that as the rules were of the greatest importance, he thought that they should not be adopted without serious consideration. Senator Morrow moved to table the motion of the senator from Bullock. That gentleman made no further effort to carry his point, and the steam roller rolled. In the house also an effort was made to postpone the adoption of the rules, but the steam roller was used again.
 Before having his appointments read by the clerk, Judge Almon administered one of the stiffest lectures to the members and the clerks ever hard in the recent history of Alabama legislation. He in- structed every member to attend the ses- sions promptly, to dispatch the business of the state without unnecessary delay, not to indulge in intoxicating liquor, not to appear in the capitol under the infiu- ence of liquor, not to leave Montgomery unless on the most urgent business, and finally reminded every one that they are here not simply to receive their per diem remuneration, but to work.
 At the adjournment of the house he re- quested the chairmen of committees to re- main in tEeir seats, and then the house having been cleared. he proceeded to re- peat his general lecture. The speaker, both to the house and the chairmen ex- plained that he believed that none of the offenses which he had mentioned would be committed, but he cautioned them nevertheless. The lecture of the speaker was the general subject of comment after the adjournment of the house, and con- siderable criticism was heard.
 In the appointment of his committees, Senator Morrow did not adhere to the bat belongs the spoils."
 Naturally, he gave the chairrnanships of the most important committees and of the majority of committees, to his warm personal and political friends. But he gave all the senators who were not with him in his race for president pro tenn de- sirable committee appointments, and Il of them he made chairmen.
 Morrow's Appointments
 The following chairmen of the following committees were supporters of Senator Frazer:
 Merrill. commerce and common carriers; Frazer. insurance; Espy, penitentiary, prisons. and punishment; Atkins. fees: Walden, military; Folmar, federal rela- tions; Moulthrop, public buildings; Stokes, public printing; Curry, engrossed bills: Godbold, roll bills; Crumpton, revision of journal.
 In addition. in naming Senator Screws, an ardent Frazer supporter, a member of the rules committee, Senator Morrow broke all precedents.
 Personnel of Temperance Committee
 Inasmuch as the liquor question Is the matter of chief interest from one end of the state to the other. the committee on temperance, appointed by Senator Nor row, is causing coment
 Senator Moody, chairman of the com mittee, Is normally dispensary advocate, although from his general statements 1t is believed that he favors different modes of operating the liquor business in differ ent sections of the state. Senator Sprag- ins, second on the committee, is an ad- vocate for dispensary in his own county, but 1t is understood that he is opposed to drastic and sumptuary legislation of all descriptions, and especially as con- cerns the traffic in liquor. Senator Nor man is an out and out prohibitionist. and so are Senators Crumpton and Miller. Senators Stevens. Atkins, Justice and Rogers are considered anti-prohibtion- ists. sf
 So in naming this committee which Is perhaps the most important of all-be- cause 1t will report on the question of most vital importance to the state at large-the concensus of opinion is that Senator Morrow used good judgment. He gave every class representation, Ind 1t is probable that the ultra -prohibitionists, inasmuch as 1t has been impossible up to the present time for them to carry out their programme of mo compromise" will announce themselves satisfied. The public generally will class the members of the committee as follows: For dispen- sary, Moody and spragins; for state wide prohibition, Norman. Crumpton and Miller; for anti-state-wide prohibition. Stevens, Atkins, Justice and Rogers.
 Percy and Motion Chairmen
 In his committee appointments Judge Almon took good care of those who sup ported J. Lee Long in his campaign for the speakership. but while Senator Nor row named Il Frazer men as chairmen the speaker put but three Long men in places of equal responsibility.
 MT. Long, himself, was made chair man of the committee on appropriations Mir. Bush of Mobile was appointed to the chairmanship of the committee on priv ileges and elections. Mir. Fletcher of Huntsville was appointed chairman of the committee on public printing.
 MT. Percy and MT. Motion of Jeffer- son were given chairmanships, the for mer being placed at the head of the com mittee on municipal organizations, a most important assignment in view of the fact that one of the most important mat ters to be considered by the present legislature Is commission form of govern ment of municipalities. and the latter. being appointed to the chairmanship of the committee on banking. g
 It is noticeable fact that Representa- we McGowen of Sumter, who. after vot-
 
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