The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
ALL LPROSPECTSF0R EXTRA SESSION HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED Various Developments Have Occurred Within Past
 Week or So O'NEAL CAN GET ALL
 MONEY NECESSARY Deficit at Close of Last Fiscal Year Not as Large as Had Been Ex-
 pected-No Call for Spe-
 cial Elections

prospects for an extra session of the leg islature have been eliminated by various developments that have taken place with in the past week or 10 days. This is the opinion of practically every member of the states official family at the capitol. It has been admitted that the ques- ton of finances offered the largest de- mand for an extra session of the legisla- ture, and that if this matter could not be satisfactorily adjusted there would be no possible way out of reconvening the state solons.
 There have been times during the past few months when Governor O'Neal had the question of calling the legislature together under serious consideration, and when call would not have surprised even his closest friends and political ad- visers, who had all along opposed the proposition. The governor may have even considered calling the legislature to- gether as late as couple of weeks ago, for at that time, with reports of a stu pendous deficit staring him in the face, and with no immediate means of tidfng the state through it's financial difficulties, it was believed that an extra session was the only possible solution of the complex ing situation.
 Can Secure All Money Necessary
 That was few weeks ago. but since that time the governor has been made cognizant of two facts:
 First, the deficit at the close of the last fiscal year was not nearly so large as had been expected.
 SpcOnd that he all the money he needs with which to run the state government during the remainder of his administration, without the neces- sity of materially increasing the states indebtedness.
 Regarding the deficit at the close of business September 30, 1912, 1t has been shown that this was not nearly so large as had been reported, and that the state was as well off financially as could have been expected under the circumstances. With the exception of few hundred thousand dollars most of which money was due various banks In the state on warrants that had been paid and not presented to the state treasurer for col lection. the state was not burdened by any great deficit, certainly not sufficient ly large, in the opinion of Governor O'Neal to occasion any serious alarm.
 Another reason why there will not be a special session of the legislature is the fact that the governor can secure all the money he needs with which to run the state government This statement was made by the executive few days ago. who at that time declared that the hnan- cial situation offered no occasion for alarm, and that he had made arrange ments by which he could secure what ever funds the state should need
 Just what arrangement the governor has made Is not known, though it Is be- hot .n1t tAxr A turflI be, in the main, along the same lines on which the state has previously managed it's deficit. The system in the past has been to allow the banks receiving the states warrants to pay all claims made upon them, and later to present the war rants to the state treasurer for collec- tion. Under this method, the state is re- lieved of the necessity of going outside of the state to borrow money.
 No Call for Special Elections
 Had Governor O'Neal intended calling the legislature together in special session shortly after the first of the year, as had been originally expected, and as he had contemplated doing, he would prob ably have issued call for special cleo tions to be held In those counties in which there are vacancies to be filled on No vember 5, at the time of the general cleo tion. These elections could then have been nelu without any duultlOndl expense to the state, whereas should he now issue the call 1t will be necessary to provide for a considerable outlay of funds for the purpose of holding elections to supply the 15 vacancies which have occurred during the past two years.
 Thirty days must elapse after the call for special elections before they can be held, and October was the latest day on which he could have issued the call for filling the various vacancies at the November election.
 It is certain that the friends of Cover nor O'Nea are pleased at the turn of affairs. Most of his close political ad- visers have strenuously insisted since the adjournment of the last legislature that it would be unwise to call special ses- sion, maintaining that little real good could be accomplished, and that 1t would be practically impossible to raise enough additional revenue by special session of the legislature to pay for the cost of the session.
 Just what developments will take place during the next year is matter upon which no one is able to speak with any degree of certainty. By the close of the next year it may be necessary to call a special session of the legislature. but few officials at the capitol now think that such will be the case, and declare with the most positive assurance that, in their opinion. there will not be an extra ses- sion during Governor O'Nears adminis-