The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-15
LEGISLATURE MAY
 REMAIN IN SESSION
 FOR MANY WEEKS
Convened at Noon Yesterday and Organization of Two Houses Completed as
 Contemplated
By FRED Fl. GORMLEY
 Montgomery Bureau Tho Ass-Hsrald
 22i-z First National Bank BuildiI

(Speclal) )--MeeJlng Ill exLraOr- I dinary session, primarily for the enactment of laws, which | will qualify women as voters, the Alabama legislature at noon Tuesday began a term, which will continue for several days and probably will go into weeks if developments the first l day may be taken as an indica- l tion.
 Soon after the organization had been perfected. F. o. Deese of Dale offered a resolution which called for the dispo- : sition of all measures included in the T governors call and the adjournment
 No sooner had he proposed the suspen- sion of the rules of the house for inn ! mediate consideration than D. B. Cobbs | of Mobile took the floor to protest that ! there were other measures which should ! be called up for action at this time. Thomas E. Orr of Marshall proposed a | substitute which called for the dispo- | istion of all important general bills
 
 Il 1S21 when session would be held Tor l the enactment of local laws and such \ other measures as the time might show { to be necessary. A compromise was
 made whereby the resolutions were re- l ferred to the committee on rules, With ' the promise that some definite plan of procedure in the house would be made | during the next few days.
 ORGANIZATION PERFECTED The organization of the two houses I was perfected as contemplated. 5. A. I Lynne of Decatur. floor leader Of the I administration last year. was elected \ speaker of the house without opposi- l ton, J. o. Adams was reelected assist n ant clerk, ]. H. Stewart enrolling clerk, \ and Leon Jackson expressing clerk. T. Il ] Fain, doorkeeper of the house for II many years, was elected to this posi- Il tion as the successor of J. F. Pouncey' II whose illness forced his retirement 5. Il B. Herlong of Autauga was named as Il sistant doorkeeper as the successor or 4 w. F. Slough. deceased, after an in- \ teresting contest with B. G. Skipper or Il Montcomery. MT. Herlong received ot
 votes and Mir. Skipper 35. No changes \ were made in the Organization or the Senate. Henry F. Reese was elected \ assistant secretary, Mrs. N. w. L. | Thompson enrolling clerk, and Mrs | Jesse Lamar. expressing clerk. Elns N Hollams of Birmin gham was appolnt- Il ed chief clerk and F. w. stanley or II Greenville reading clerk. w. F. Milier' II secretary of the senate, and Fred n. H Gormley, clerk of the house, retaineo H their positions. having been elected TOT H term of four years.
 The only unusual development or II the first session was in the intro- N duction in the house of Dill pro- H hfbitfuR the operation of closed H shops in Alabama. The author is HI w. F. Green of Selma. This meas II ure would prohibit the empioyen II of union members exclusively anu \ -ouId reouire all corporations to n masnt.in m open shop for the em-
 nloymeut of any persons who are
 romueteut for the positions. Speaker
 sIvnne referred the bill to the com
 ,.tsxfon of labor and immfgration'
 before which nm tnterestins Hs"
 will he made. Labor leaders pro II no.e to fight the measure 10 the !. sra end .s soon as the bill was ln- Il t-c1urea the fact was flashed 10 N the Birmingham district by repre- N ..nt.tives of the labor organisa- H tiOn. oryY~rD
 Al bilIs proposed by Governor kilny II in his call were introduced Tn the .wo H houses during the day except the meas Y ,,roviddnr for change in the law 4 reiatine to the public service commls-
 -;n, This bill, which gives the com Il mission broader powers IS now pei,s .
 --,ritten and will be introduced later III N the week. - n,blic |l II levies a fee against each pupllc I service corporation in Aiapama ooo ~.o.. ~ ' Il will provide fund of about Soo,Voo TUT |I the expenses of the committee.
 I Rilla legalizing women's sutrrase Il -a rresented and referred to the com ynittees on privileges and electiohs oi .hs two houses. The bills were intro dnced in the house by w. H. snaw . o1 I Colbert, who proposed measures Tn io,S .S wh;ch contemplated ratification anu 1A have prevented this extra ses- .,on One measure provides TOT the .;..ra+jon of women at a special reg :trsticr neriod, beginning Octoper A.othar prescribed the quahficatlons of women voters, the plli prosius ~ 3 Il tbat their qualification snail pe .ne came as imposed on men oy 'ne eo stitution. voters to -, yearly poll tax of s15o. pegin- :
 p;rr nctoher i. This poll tax VIII DC sa,;ncrent February 1 and VIII par
 ~rnn,an from participating in any pri-
 mary or general election.
 GOVERNOR READS MESSAGE ccv~rnor Kilby read his message at joint session of the two houses d. ,r o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Ills reiu, .r,
 snce to the financial condition or tns
 s,ste which showed the treasurer 10 pc out of debt with no outstanoing war
 vants and all accounts paid to date ane
 e91s m in the treasury. brought cneeT' rron, ali sections of the house, admins tration supporters being joined in the
 .nrIause by those who have been op
 rosed to the administration.
 The famous gasoline inspection bill
 vh;ch caused so much trouble at ths
 session last year was introduced agar
 ;n tha senate by Senator Craft of Mo
 hi,e. Tt levies a tax of one-eighth of 2 cent per gallon on all motor fuel solt
 ;n inc state. the fee being used in tn'
 inspection of the product This bill wal
 stolen two times in the course of passage
 last year and finally enacted only to b'
 declared invalid by the federal distric
 Members of the legislature are dis
 posed to work as many days each weel
 as possible until the urgent measures
 arc enacted into law. When preiiminar
 ies were completed and bills introduced
 Tuesday afternoon an adjournment Wal
 taken until 2:30 Wednesday afternoon il
 order that committees might work dur
 ing the morning and prepare measure
 sfor their second reading in the after noon.