The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-28
WILL FAVOR BILL AND NAME MEN
 FOR COMMISSION
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NNOIS FNOM
 --~~----~-~--~----~----- ----~------------------~- ;ny light on the situation at that time.
 Personal Views
 Personal views of the governor are be- heved to be antagonisNc to the recall pro- visions of the measure. though these views, of course, will not affect the de- cson which will be reached before the bill is finally signed or sent back to the two houses. MT. DeGraffenreid, legal ad- wiser to the governor, has been delving during the day into the legality of the measure, and only the governor knows his views on the subject.
 The argument that malcontents might exercise their authority under the provis- ions of the bill to oust a worthy official is generally considered a strong one. In case of extreme unrest it is believed that a systematic campaign might possibly turn the city over to the machine" be- fore it could be again rescued. Boards Cleared
 All boards in the governors office
 have been cleared to give way to the Birmingham matter, with the result that the day was merely full of rumors
 without any direct stamp of authenti- Clty dlldCneQ tO IHeIIl. 1tepOTl IndL q Birmingham delegation was coming so
 the city to interview the chief executive
 helped to materially enliven matters,
 without giving any satisfaction. Members of the Alabama legislature who are now in the city absolutely re- fused to commit themselves on the question one way or the other Men right next to the administration, and right-hand bowers of the chief execu- ttxra cto ofnI fhof thnx 70 the situation.
 This was notably true of the states attorney general, R. c. Brickell, who refused to enter into any discussion of the measure. He said that the governor was thoroughly Investigating the bill. No Bills Signed
 No bills were signed during the day by the chief executive, pretty much all of the day being devoted absolutely to a consideration of the Magic City's problem. In the absence of the usual legislative following, there was little gossip of consequence save the Birm- ingham commission bill
 From this 1t is at once seen that the
 matter has inveiged the citizens of Montgomery as well as the capitol of- ficials. All day long there was feel. ing of intenseness, but it was not lifted during the moyhing and afternoon. It seems certain that the bill will not be signed before the allotted five days allowed it to become of a law of its
 own volition. Between now and Thurs day, as a consequence, the bill will bS signed, or sent back to the legislature. Senator Allen Talks Senator Allen of Lauderdale county,
 thinks that the commission government bill bears every ear mark of constitu- tionality.
 In an interview he said: "This talk
 which we are hearing about the bill being unconstitutional, in my opinion, is rot Several have advanced the opin-
 ion that the measure might be uncon-
 stitutional on the ground that the classic
 fcation of cities affords local legisla- ton, rather than general, -but that theory
 has been pretty we'll exploded. be- lieve that the bill is all right A close friend of the governor, how
 ever, who was approached relative I'd the rumor, stated that the recall fea- ture was being investigated as contain | ing some clause that might be repugnaut l to the- states organic law.