The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-24
LEGISLATURE READY
 ID FULFILL PLEDGES
 MADE ID THE PEOPLE.
Liquor Issue Is Thing of the Past and Factions Join Hands to Accomplish
 Needed Reforms
By l.. i. BETTY

Montgomery. January c3.-tSpecial.) ) With the disposal of the liquor ques- tion the members of the legislature will now join hands in the accomplishment of the many constructive reforms which they have pledged the people. Already the liquor fight has become n thing Of the past. for it was settled with out either bitterness or any exhibition of personal nnimus. During the entire time the question wns before the peo- pie the temper of the two factions wns good. There was no hostility displayed by either side. No rupturcs occurred and, to repeat, there wns no bitter- ness.
 And now that the question has been settled, the legislature has assumed a fixed determination to labor for those constructive reforms which the state stands in pressing need. The biggest question before the legislature re- lates. of course, to the financial sftu- ation.
 Just how this matter will be worked out is not known. None of the mem- bers have as yet any definite idea on the subject. They have had little time to give to the consideration of finances other than to arrange for the immedi- ate needs of the state.
 Nor will the legislature attempt any fiscal reforms during the present ses- sion. The members of the two houses seem to have a fixed conviction that this question should be taken up and Thoroughly thrashed out following an adjournment of five or six months, during which time standing committees from the two houses will be able to devise a new revenue and financial sys- tenn
 Rules Committee to Decide
 The rules committees of the -wo houses will probably meet next Tues day and fix the day of adjournment for the split session. At that time the committees may also decide what ques tions shall be taken up durlng the present session.
 In the opinion of Speaker Carmichael the legislature should not attempt to settle any of the big issues during the present session.
 "I believe the legislature should only take up at this session those uueS- lions which are of not great general importance" said Speaker Carmichael today The question of finances, ju- dicial reform, constitutional amend ments, education, departmental organ fzations and other big matters should be investigated and taken up during the split session.
 And this seems to be the fixed con viction of practically every member of the legislature. For, as before indi 'cated, the members of the two houses are bent on effecting many constructive Reforms and are unwilling to rush through any very important legisla .tion effecting the state at large before First Investigating such questions from every possible angle and viewpoint.
 Will Adjourn in February
 It is generally agreed that the leg islature will adjourn after 20 or 25 working days. It is probable that ad journment will be taken on the tWen- | tieth day, thereby leaving the burden of the work for the session in June | or July. There was an effort to have | the rules committees fix the tenth day l for adjournment, but it was agreed | that this would not be sufficient time | for the accomplishment of the ncces> sary work before the legislature. Hence l the legislators will have 12 more work | ing days-probably 1S-before they>ad- journ for the long recess.