The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-05
0'NEAL SENDS IN
 SPECIAL MESSAGE Urges Erection of a New
 Wing to Capitol OTHER SUGGESTIONS
Congratulates Two Houses on Pas sage of Revenue Bill-Asks For File Clerk and
 Stenographer

Montgomery, April 4.-(SpeciaL)-- Governor O'Neal today submitted to the senate and house of the state legisla- ture a special message in which is contained, as a suggestion, that the two bodies busy themselves to pass the Smith bill which authorizes an appro- priation of s100,0OO for the purpose of having erected as soon as the gov- ernor thinks advisable, a north wing to the state capitol The chief executive takes occasion in his message to con- graduate the state upon passage of the general revenue bill, which. he says, will likely furnish the necessary funds for such an expenditure.
 Two other suggestions are made by the chief executive. One of these con cerns house bill 537 which seeks to authorize the governor to employ d file clerk and which increases the sal ary of the governors stenographer to $500.
 The other suggestion is that the gov ernor be permitted to lease such offices in the city as may be necessary for the transaction of the states business
 The governors message follows.
 Needed Relief
 "To the Senate and House of Repre-
 sentatives:
 "I respectfully invite your thought full and immediate attention to three bills now pending and which are in- tended to give needed relief and are of the greatest importance.
 "One of these bills (house bill 470) provides for the erection of another wing to the capitol building. When the last addition was made to the capitol it was contemplated that so soon as | I, ;,,oe 0f no tai tn f and the condition of the treasury would permit there should be erected a sim liar addition on the northern side of the building. The business of the state of Alabama has greatly increased and 1t is a matter of public notoriety that the building is now insufficient to meet the requirements of the state, and take it that every member of your hon. orable body Is convinced of the abso- lute need of this additional wing. It Is contemplated that this wing shall be added when, in the opinion of the gov ernor. the condition of the treasury will justify it, and I earnestly urge upon your honorable body favorable of this bill and its im- mediate enactment into law. You have given to the state what I believe to be an excellent revenue bill and I trust that the financial condition of the state will soon be upon a firm basis and that the treasury VIII soon be in a condition to justify the contemplated Improvement.
 One of the other measures now pending before you (senate bill 34S) authorizes the governor to lease such rooms or buildings in the city of Mont gomery as he may deem necessary for the use of the state or its officials until the wing contemplated by the bill above mentioned has been completed. Until the new wing has been eoni- pleted the capitol building will, as ev- eryone knows. be insufficient to meet the demands of the state and furnish to all of it's officials the offices needed by them, and I sincerely trust that you will take this matter, also, under your immediate and favorable consideration and see that this bill Is enacted into law before your adjournment
 GOvern0r's StenOgrapher
 "The other bill to which your atten- tion Is called (house bill 537) Is . bill which authorizes the governor to em- ploy a file clerk and stenographer, whose pay shall be $1500 per annum. As the law now stands the governor has in his office . private secretary. Ia recording secretary and g messenger