The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-19
BANKHEAD FORMALLY ELECTED ID SENATE Lively Fight on Plans for Gov
 ernor's Mansion BILL PASSES IN SENATE Flood of Bills Covering Wide Range of Subjects Introduced in. Both
 Houses-W. c. T. U. Me-
 moriaI in Senate
BILL PASSES IN SENATE
BY BERRYMAN G. BETTY

| piration of his present term of office. lature of this state today. A joint meet ing of the two houses was held for the purpose of declaring the election, though the session did not last longer than 15 minutes.
 After reading the journal of the two houses relating to the nominations for the office held in both of the houses yes terday, Lieutenant Governor Seed an- nounced the result, and friends of the popular representative at once wired him their congratulations.
 In the upper house of the legislative body the Screws bill providing for the erection of governors mansion in this city was passed after a third reading, and the result was sent over to the house. In view of the fact that there will be no session of either house tomorrow, final disposition of the measure will not be made until later in this week, or the first part of next week. Lengthy Arguments Arguments in the senate over passage of the mansion bill were lengthy and profound, the discussion being freely en- tered into by a number of the senator's Senator Frank S. Moody of Tuscaloosa led the opposition to the measure on the ground that the finances of the state were such as to prohibit the expenditure of $50,O00 required for the purpose.
 Upon the call for a third reading of the bill, Senator Frazer urged that before the measure should be considered a re- port should be heard from the special committee which had been appointed to investigate the condition of the state treasury. On the ground that the sen- ate should become better acquainted with ths condition, he moved that the bill be recommitted to the committee on finance and taxation. Senator Screws moved to table the motion, which was done on a vote of r to 13.
 Thereupon Senator Frazer proposed an amendment to the measure to read that s249O should be set aside annually for the maintenance of the home, and not s3600. Senator Kilby offered an amendment to the same effect. Motion to table the amendment was made by Senator Allen, the vote standing IT against the amend ment and 13 for it.
 Senator Espy moved that an amend ment be added to the maintenance clause which should read that the $s6OO should and 1914. which was accepted. Third reading was called for.
 Active Oppositions
 Speaking against the measure, Senator Moody stated that the treasury was so low at the present time as to make such an appropriation inadvisable. He stated that he was in sympathy with the meas ure, and that ordinarily he would favor it, but that he did not believe that the state at this time should make the ap- propriation in the face of other appro- priations much more needed. He called attention to the need that is felt in the state for suitable statue to perpetuate the memory of Jefferson Davis, and ad- vsed the senate that a measure malS- ing such an appropriation had already been passed, but that the monument has not been erected owing to the low water mark of the treasury.
 Senator Moody urged that retrench- ment was tho policy of the present ad- ministration, and that to stay in line with this policy care should be taken at the very outset of the new administra- ton.
 Rolls Up Sleeves
 Senator c. w. Brown of Jackson rolled up his sleeves to enter the fray, and di- rectly attacked the attitude of the Tus- caloosa representative. The senator stated that he had intended to keep quiet during his incumbency, but that such a condition prevailed at the present time as to forbid his further silence. Using this statement as an introduction, the Jackson representative argued that a home for the governor of the state Was imperative, and that the need was mani fest in every way. He plead for such home as the governor would like were he in his native city.
 The speech of Senator Brown was punctuated with witticisms, as when he requested President Seed to remove the pot of flowers which obscured his vision. He was warmly applauded at the end of his remarks.
 Further Debatef
 Senator SherroG spoke in defense of the mea sure, declaring that a home for the governor WAS recognized throughout Alabama as one of the states great needs. He quoted from the message of ex-Governor Comer who declared himself on record as fa- voring such home.
 Senator Norman opposed the bill on the ground that $50,000 was too much for the purpose required. He declared himself in favor Of a bill which should provide smaller appropriation and a less ostentatious residence.
 Senator Walden closed the argument by declaring that the money spent In the property would be a good invest ment.
 Flight Against It
 Upon vote the following favored the measure; Allen. Atkins Beasley, c. w. Brown, Curry, Espy. Folmar, Godbold Justice, Kilby, Lovelace. Merrill, Nor row. Moulthrop, Renfro, Screws, Sher- rod Stevens, Stokes Tunstall and Vai- den.
 ton Fite, Miller, Moody, Nance, Nor man, Plowman and Sprott.
 Following upon passage of the meas urc, Senator Norman read resolution providing that all appropriation meas ures hereafter to be introduced shall be referred to the committee on finance and taxation. It was referred to the committee on rules
 Senator Morgan also read a memorial from the Wotan's Christian Temper ance union petitioning the senate to preserve statewide prohibition:
 Bills Introduced
 The following bills were introduced in the upper body:
 Senator Kilby: To perpetuate the United States survey.