The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
STARTLING REPORT FROM MONTGOMERY ON EXTRA SESSION Latest Information Is That Governor Will Call It
 for November JEFFERSON CANNOT
 BE GIVEN RELIEF Understood Effort Will Be Made to Confine Session Largely to Re-
 form of States Judiciary
 System
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Startling in it's nature is the report from Montgomery that there will be an extra session of the legislature.
 Birmingham people who during the week just closed interviewed the gov ernor are authority for the prediction They contend that the session is not cniy possibility but probability
 If they are correct the session will be called for November following the date of the general election and the newly ordained members will be per mitted to carry into effec tone of the hobies of the governor-reorganiza of the judiciary system and moderniza- ation of the methods by means of which at the present time that system en- deavors to transact it's business.
 It is stated that the governor will certainly not call a special session ever for November unless he is positively as- sured that in special session the leg islators will permit to remain undis- turbed the present situation as con- cerns the traffic in grog.
 
 There is an advantage in calling the new lawmakers in session, for then would be obviated the necessity of pro- ,idlng special county and senatorial district elections by means of which to fill numerous vacancies which in the old or present body exist. And another advantage is that a session beginning late in November would run into the regular session which will begin early in January. This would permit legis- lators to transact all that business which in limit of 50 days---a regular session-cannot be transacted.
 Jefferson county, however, will not look with special favor on session to begin late in November. Jefferson coun- ty has an idea that if a special ses- sion is called it should be convened prior to the election of the nominee for sheriff of this county flor only at that time, according to legal talent could s legislation be had which could make effective Alabamas attempted destruc- ton of the fee system as its exists in Jefferson. And the people of all those municipalities which are prevented from stepping forward by the lack of salutary legislation would scarcely re- joice at a call in which would not be included a clause for their relief.
 Therefore, it is safe to predict that lawmakers will not fall over them selves" in promising to be good" in accordance with the governors idea of what is good when in return for their promise they would receive blessings only through indirection.
 If the special session is called for the specific purpose of making improvement in matters appertaining to courts in this state, it is certain that the governor will not find himself on "a bed of roses''
 For one of his hobbies, one of the peaches of his eye is the appellate court. And for this court, legislators, present and to be. are grinding their axes. When- ever the judiciary is considered the ap- pellate court will be, considered. And when the appellate court is considered. the appe1ltae court will be doomed-un- less the minds of men who have this busj- ress in hand undergo voluntarily or per- force a sudden and complete change This determination on the part of many legislators to go gunning for the appellate court may prove to be another deterrent making improbable the special session.
 There is a crying need, statewide in its significance. for certain remedial leg islation. It Is questionable. however, as
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