The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12
LiVe|yFightPrecipitated 0veI Appointment of New
 Brigadier General NO ADJUTANT GENERAL IN STATE AS A RESULT House Has Short Session and Among Other Things Introduced Was Bill
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Montgomery, January 11.--(spe- cial.)-First scrimmage in the 1911 legislature of Alabama took place in the senate today. when the appoint ment of Bibb Graves of Montgomery. present adjutant general of the state. as brigadier general of the Alabama National Guard was confirmed by that body. Stalwart opposition was made by Senator Hugh Morrow. president pro tenn, and by 10 others, but the Graves forces. led by Senator Michael Screws of Montgomery. won out by a major ity of nine votes.
 Upon the final count 20 favored i'm mediate confirmation of the appoint delay for Investigation purposes. This delay was desired, according to Sem ator Morrow, in order that a committee might be appointed to investigate the contention of some that the term of office of Gen. Louis V. Clarke of Bir mingham, the present brigadier gen eral, had not yet expired.
 Reading of Governor Corners mes- sage to the legislature was ordered in both houses and committees on rules were named by the respective presiding officers in the upper and lower body. Second reading was given to some of the imperative measures which 1t is de- sired that Governor Conner should sign before he goes out of office, after which both houses adjourned until to- morrow out of respect for Representa- tive T. H. Crenshaw of Butler county, who died at his home last night.
 Lively Debate
 The debate over the confirmation of the appointment of General Graves was q lively one and the most exciting hap peninE of the week. outside the cleo tion on yesterday of Judge E. B. AL mon as speaker of the house of rep resentatives. Discussion was precipt- tated by the reception of message from Governor Conner, in which he an nounced the appointment of General Graves, and in which he urged im- mediate confirmation.
 Promptly upon the reading of the message Senator Screws moved tnat the appointment be confirmed, to which Senator Morrow, calling Senator Tun- stall to the chair, offerd substitute that the message be referred to the committee on rules.
 Raising objection to this procedure. Sen l ator Screws in speech of four minutes | duration explained the urgency of !m- | mediate confirmation one the ground that | General Graves is a member of the na- | tional militia board. to session of which | he was to leave tonight for Washington. | The senator was of the opinion that delay l in the matter might be a costly one to the state in view of the advantage which | Alabama possesses in having one of It's military officials on the biggest militia board in the United States.
 Replying to the speech of the Mont gomery senator, President Morrow ex- plained his position as one of fairness, ex- pressing himself as confident that an l investigation should @-st be made before the appointment wa med. The Jef- | ferson county sen tor sreupon moved l that the motion of Sena Screws be laid | upon the table. " Bis pot being sustained \ President Morro moved another substi- tutc to the mot 1n cf senator Screws, in Il which he moved fsr the appointment II to a committee, w,sa instructions to re- port back to the SC. ate tomorrow.
 II Senator Screws promptly moved that Il the motion be tabled which was effect | ed upon an-aye isae TO vote
 \ Effect Appointment
 K Effect of the al. snlr ent and onfirma- Y ton of General t, ses as brigadier gen. | eral of the stats ir Co leave tile state, temporarily. withei a'A adjutant gen II eral, inasmuch kua ication of Gen. eral Graves to tl,e 9flipef ipso facto va oates the office 1ore tisis afternoon the II 14- se~~--s II lCoNTlNUH oN ssA0H Vsy