The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07
The Legislators Apparently Have Lost in Political Game and Will Get Down to Work
RADICAL LEADERS
 ENCOUNTER STERN
 REBUFFS IN SENATE
Henderson Believes Situa- tion Considerably Better and That Remedial Meas ures Will Be Passed
By HUGH w. RoBERrs

Montgomery, February 8.-tSpeciai.D
 The governor of Alabama, after com
 pIetinE his work of the day. closed
 hss desk thIs afternoon, rubbed his
 hands together, and smiled very
 broadly.
 Having done 50 he walked from the
 executive office without having said a
 word. But there Is no question hut
 that he is entirely sati-fied with the
 situation and that he is hopeful that
 dzrisg the remaiy,ing two weeks of
 the present session the legislature will
 desist from game of politics. which
 many believe 1t has been so stubborn
 iy playing, and get down to actual
 work.
 As a resume, therefore, the indications
 are that despite the fact that the legisla-
 ture will adjourn according to schedule,
 at the conclusion of the twentieth work
 ing day, the members are tumbling to the
 truth that it behooves them to accomp-
 fish something of material nature, to come, in other words, to the governor's s
 ''way of thinking"
 That Filibuster Failed The legislature, according to the gen. eral Impression of observers, played it's trump card this week. and failed to win. That trump card was shown when in
 attempted response to the governors re- peated suggestions and recommenda tions that something regarding finance be ac- complished, the members caucused and tentatively agreed to abolish eliminate end cut expenses in such fearful manner that had they been serious tnc goyern- ment of the state would have beeu ir- rerarably crippled
 It was patent to those who had studied conditions that the members were saying to the governor:
 You have persistently talked fnan- cial conditions and have persistently told us to do something to relieve the states embarrassment These
 many things we will do if you so rec
 ommend.
 But the governor was not frustrated As matter of fact, he had anticipated the action of the legislative leaders. So
 he smiled and said nothing. As re- suit, the playing of the trump card was without effect It did not instil fear in the breast of anyone.
 The First Defeat It Is to be recalled that that caucus of house and senate leaders agreed to abol- ish any and everything, including the court of appeals.
 And yet when Mir Lusk. referred to as the boss of the senate, attempted on the morning following the agreement to re- move from the adverse calendar a bill pr''vioing for the abolition of the court OF appeals, he encountered a stern reburf Despite the agreement, therefore. the senate declined to take one of the pl.iu- cipe actions it's leaders had agreed to take.
 This was more than significant. And then leaked out the fact that the mem hers who had entered that caucus were not bound to abide by the action of the caucus. Senator Lee of Etowah for in- stance, displayed no reticence in discuss Nihs this topic with the correspondent of |IThe Age Herald.
 When I entered the caucus,' said he. and discerned what was in the wind. demanded to know If it was expected that all members of the caucus were to be bound in honor to observe the action of the caucus The answer was, No
 In other words, the impression is gain | ing force every day that the plan of that caucus was one laid for the purpose
 of putting the burden for what was then
 the situation on the shoulders of the chief
 executive, rather than on the shoulders
 of the legislature which had declined to (COntinued on Page Ten.)