The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
TRYING ID SETTLE
 GOVERNORS SALARY
Sheriffs Will Get Turnkey Fee
 After All
BEAT AROUND THE BUSH
Will Be Done By Rroundabout Method But Incoming sherifYs VIII Be Able to Reap the Benefits of the
 Legislation
BY HUGH W. ROBERTS

Montgomery, January 13.-(Special)- )-In spite of the fact that the precedent calls for an adjournment of the house this aft ernoon until Tuesday morning, Speaker Alrnon has announced that there will be important bushes for the attention of the legislators tomorrow. This means that the precedent will be smashed for once, at least
 Now the important matter which de- inands the smashing of the precedent is the governors salary and mansion bill Today these bills had their second read ing in the house. Before they can go to the present governor for his signature the third reading is necessary. This third reading will have to occur tomorrow.
 The speculation is still rife concerning the probable action of Governor Conner. As has been pointed out in this corre- spondence, it is believed that Conner will sign the bill providing for the purchase of grounds and the construction of a man. sion for the governor and for sufficient appropriation to maintain that mansion, but that he will not attach his signature to the bill increasing the salary of the governor from s5OOo to $75Oo. However, today several men close to Colonel O'Neal when asked what they thought of the probable action of MT. Conner, shook their heads-but with knowing shake-and smiled broadly
 Hope for the Sheriffs
 It was reported today that in spite of the fact that the bill providing for the restoration of the turnkey fee to the sheriffs of the state was knocked out completely because it was not put on its first reading yesterday, that an effort would be made to save it by calling an early session of the legislature Monday 2 morning. Then would follow the third reading, and the rushing of the bill to Governor Conner for his signature before the inauguration of Colonel O'Neal. It came from an authoritative source that this action would have been constitution al because, technically no minor officer In the state can be sworn into office until the chief official of the state is sworn in. The argument concerning this point had reached it's full height, when a provision In the sixty-eighth section of the consti- ution was discovered which solved the difficulty.
 The section provides that no officehold- CT in Alabama shall have his salary raised during his term of office, but that the legislature can remunerate an officeholder for the guarding of prisoners. Therefore . an amendment to the senate bill will be introduced providing for the, striking out of the sections of the bill providing for the payment of $1 to sheriffs for admitting prisoners to jail and s1 for releasing them, and substituting clause providing for the payment to sheriffs of g for each prisoner guarded by them.
 This Is beating the devil around the stump a bit, but it apparently removes the difficulty. There is now no need of haste for the sheriffs can profit from the bill even though it is passed and signed during their terms of office.
 SculIy May Be Appointed
 It is now considered quite likely that Governor Conner will appoint Captain Jo- sepl Scully of Birmingham to the posi- tion of adjutant general of the state to succeed Bibb Graves, promoted. The of fee is vacant at the present time, and MT. Scully is Colonel O'Neal's choice for the position. It is understood that the appointment will be made by Conner in order that Scully can have command of the troops which will participate in the inaugural parade Monday.
 While this Is not official by any means, 1t is an interesting report, and I would not be surprised were it to materialize.