The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-12

indorsed a resolution which names New Orleans as the logical center for the hold ing of the great Panama exposition. An other joint resolution of the two houses provides that a joint session of the bodies be held tomorrow for the purpose of count ing the returns of the recent state cleo tion. It was ordered.
 Second reading was given to senate bills which provide for the erection of gov ernors mansion in Montgomery, for the restoration of the turkeys fees, and for a salary increase for the states chief ex- ecutive. It was decided by the senate that no other bills should be introduced until standing committees had been named. Acting upon this decision, Sen ator Fite withdrew two measures which he had introduced to the body.
 Senators Frazier and Moody were named a committee to wait on the governor, In company with a committee from the house, to advise him of the organization of both houses of theSlegislature. Fol lowing upon this the governors message was presented to the solons.
 At the request of Senator Moody Sem ator Spraggins of Huntsville was excused from sessions of the senate until he re- covers from an illness from which he is now suffering.
 Resolutions offered by Senator Morrow and passed authorizes the secretary of the senate to name reading clerk. resolution of Senator Tunstall, at the same time, authorizes the appointment of an inspector to keep in close touch with the house and senate records.
 Rules Committee
 President Morrow announced his first committee early in the session when he named on the rules committee the fol- lowing:
 Tunstall chairman; members. Senators Morrow, Screws. Sprott and Stevens.
 Further committee appointments may be announced tomorrow, as well as the pages in the senate.
 The senate session did not last longer than one and one-half hours, from the time of prayer by Senator Norman to ad- journment before o'clock. Tomorrow's session will be called at noon.
 House Session
 The house convened promptly at noon with Speaker E. B. Almon in the chair. Prayer was offered by Rev. H. T. Wal den of Ensley. after which the roll was called. The chair then announced the appointment of the following messen- gers and pages: Messengers. Claude Adams, William Henry McGowan and F. H. Hannah, Jr.; Pages, Alex Garland, Nelson B. Cranford Godfrey Ramsey, Ralph Berry, Glenn Perdue and Greer Corners.
 resolution was then introduced by Representative T. H. Brown of Pike county calling upon the governor to furnish the house an itemized state ment of all moneys expended by the state in the conduct and defense of the railroad rate cases pending in the federal court. The resolution further Al. tn fttyv ,iu, this information within two days.
 The adopton of this resolution is believed to be the beginning of au- other fight in the house in regard to the railroad cases, and future devel- opments in the matter are expected to be sprung at any moment.
 A resolution of respect on the death of Representative Crenshaw of But Ter was introduced by MT. Long. a rising vote attesting the adoption of the resolution.
 James Armstrong. ex-member of the house and publisher of the Scottsboro Citizen, was named by Speaker Almon as the doorkeeper of the house gal lery. MT. Armstrongs appointment to this position met with hearty ap- proval by the members of the house, as the appointee has for many years been a well known figure in the Ala bama legislature.
 Sh ortly before noon recess was taken in the house in order to await the assembling of the senate. and at 1 o'clock the lower body of the legfs- lature reassembled. at which time the governors message was presented. Prior to the presentation of the gov ernor's message, Judge Almon an- nounced the following members of the rules committee: Representatives Al mon. chairman; Smith, Arnold. Rice, Percy. Darden and Parks.
 Upon motion, the reading of the gov- ernors message was dispensed with. and 750 copies were ordered to be printed for the use of the members of the house.
 Representative Lavender introduced a joint resolution of the house and senate setting Thursday at il o'clock as the time for a joint session of the two legis- lative bodies for the purpose of ascer- taining the result of the gubernatorial election in November.
 A resolution indorsing New Orleans as the place for the Panama exposition was introduced by Representative Stol- lenwerck. The resolution received unan- jmous adoption.
 A bill providing for an appropriation of $50 600 for the purchase of a mansion for the governor was introduced by Repre- sentative Mastin of Montgomery. The Uiii WHS pTicls anu CouSisct With Ho cA- pression other than the need of such a home for the governor of the state, and providing for either the purchase of a lshome or the erection of suitable man. Sion on such property as the state may purchase for that purpose.
 Representative Long of Butler then in troduced a resolution calling upon the | house to adjou>a until Thursday at Il o'clock out of respect to the memory of | Representative Crenshaw of Greenville The resolution was adopted and the house adjourned promptly at 13o o'clock.