The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-20
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to greater extent than any preceding legislature His statement of this morn- ing. explained above, has given additional pleasure to the members. They, in re- turn, are endeavoring to inform him of their intention to work with him in har- mony and for the good of the people. Lieutenant Governor Kilby emphas sized that fact in his speech this morning be- fore the senate Representative Merritt, prohibition leader. called on the chief executive this morning and endeavored to eliminate the theory that the members would continue to harass and embarrass the executive.
 FavOrs Bond Issue
 The dissipation of these clouds argues favorably, it appears. for the material izatfon of the administration policy re- garding finances The governor is sin cerely of the opinion that Alabama should be relieved of it's present finan- cial embarra ssment. He will urge that no appropriations be made in excess of the income of the government He favors the submission of proposed bond issue of about $20OO,00O in order that money so obtained might be em. ployed to discharge present obligations If this is accomplished, it is believed here that the state will breathe freely for the first time since the inaugura- ton of ex-Governor Conner, and there will be no repetition of distressing episodes isl which school teachers and old soldiers were unable to secure from the state the prompt payment of salaries and pensions.
 It is the opinion of the governor that the state, through an economical ad- ministration of its affairs, will, if once put upon its feet be able within a period of 10 or F years to retire the bonds. the issuance of which he trusts. the people will authorize. The executive in his conference with representatives of the press made nothing so plain as that he would to the extent of his power be economical. He let 1t be known that he has horror of public debt even as he has of private obligation.
 Regarding New Constitution
 The administration. in this connection it might be stated. does not regard with favor the plan to provide for a con stitutional convention The present con sttution was adopted in 1901, IA years ago. The governor is of the opinion that the people should go slowly in opening up the charter of the state, that, in other words, it should not be tempered with every time an apparent reason suggests itself. To do so is almost as dangerous to the welfare of the state, the administration holds, as opening the circulation of an individual would be to the life of that individual
 Governor Henderson, to the newspaper men, was very frank and apparently very sincerce. He informed the report CTS that the state for the next four years would have no secrets, that the public life would be as open as the proverbial book. The reporters ex- pressed delight with the plan of the ad ministration, and immediately gave the executive the stamp of their approval As stated in The Age-Herald of this morning, Governor Henderson will set q precedent in Alabama in establishing in emulation of President Wilson new relations between the government and the representatives of the press. The conference of this afternoon will be re- peated every week, with an understand ing that informal conferences may bel arranged for any other than the sched- uled dates.