The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-15
Governor Discusses Ap- pointive Power Problem With Senators-No Com promise in Sight
THINKS OPPOSITION :. WILL NOT SERIOUSLY
 PRESS PROPOSITION
Governor Also Confident Bond Issue Will Be Car ried Despite Strenuous Opposition of Lobby
By HIGH ". ROBERTS.

by w. HOBEHIS.
 Montgomery, July I4.-tSpeciaI.)
 Governor Henderson would have
 no objection to the enactment of
 law providing that on the appoint
 ments of the chief executive, the
 senate should place it's stamp of
 approvaIy If, in other words, fed
 eral provisions in this respect
 were made applicable to Alabama.
 While the governor so stated his opin- ion this morning to Senator Bulger, Sen ator Lee and Senator Milner. nothing in the nature of a compromise a settle ment of the struggle initiated by the di- recting lobby of the prohibitionists hav- ing for it's object the transfer of the ap- ypointive power from the chief executive to the legislature, Is in progress. It seems that irrespective of the present situation, the senators desired to know the posi- ton the governor would take in the event that before adjourning the legislature should endeavor to pass a law providing for confirmation by the senate of the appointments of the governor
 As a matter of fact, the effort of the prohibition nonmembers to deprive the
 
 tined to be defeated. The forecast to this effect printed this morning in The Age Herald, is accurate, in the opinion of the governor; accurate, also. in respect to the issue of the campaign against the submission of the bond issue ardently advocated by the chief executive.
 The Governor Explains
 'I was asked this morning. said the governor If I would oppose the passage of bill providing that the senate should confirm the appointments of the gover- nor I replied that would not object that a bill to such effect would result simply in the creation of more red tape without materially changing the present status of affairs, but that I would not oppose by any means, it's passage through the legislature.
 .sThe senators who visited me made it plain that they were not in the interest of any movement having for it's object settlement of the situation incident to the plan of certain people to deprive the gov ernor of the appontive power. As a mat ter of fact, the three gentlemen agreed with the report of my other friends in the legislature that there was no chance . of the bills of the recess committees. as presently drawn being enacted into law S"I anticipate that the effort to rase Aom the governor the appointive power will not be seriously pressed. I am re- liably informed that there are legislators fin sufficient number to check any action having for its object a cnange m con- ditions which would be tantamount to a change in the constitution.
 Bond Issue Converts
 T feel certain, too, that the bond issue amendment will be successful in the sen ste as it was last winter in the house. When the measure passed the house last February as Is remembered. it had friends enough in the senate to put 1t through had time as a result of fiibus- ter not been consumed-or in other words had the issue been put to vote
 ..I have not heard of any of its friends undergoing a change of heart. On the other hand, four senators, considered at that time against the proposed bond is- eue amendment, have assured me that they will give it their support next Tues days when it will be considered as a spe- eial order of business"
 While the governor did not make known the names of these four senators, 1t Is generally thought that they were Senator Hartwell of Mobile Senator Easterly of
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