The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
SOLONS ARRIVING AT CAPITAL FOR
 SPECIAL SESSION
Legislators Desire to Complete Work and Adjourn at Earliest Possible Moment, Says
 Speaker Lynne
Montgomery Bureau The Ace Herald
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 Montgomery, September u.-(SpeciaI J. s. A Lynne of Decatur, who will be speaker of the house of representatives during the extra session beginning Tues day at noon, reached Montgomery Satur- day, being the first members of the legis- lature to arrive. Several other mem bers came later in the day and by noon Monday majority will be in the city.
 My. Lynne expressed the opinion that number of members of the legislature will desire to complete their work and ad- journ at the earliest possible moment.
 ''I believe we should complete the work as soon as possible and go home,' said MT Lynne. Letters received from va rous other members indicate that they are of the same opinion"
 Mir Lynne, realizing that many mem bers will desire to have local bills enact ed is of the opinion that the legislature should dispose of all general matters in- cluded in the governors call and recess a few days in order that members that are advertising local bills. as required by the constitution, may prepare them for introduction. He believes that if this is not done many members will desire to re- main here until they can introduce their bills, which might force a needless ex- pense on the state treasury.
 Reports received at the capitol indicate that several meritorious local bills will be introduced They will result from the decision of the supreme court last year invalidating a large number of gen. eral laws with local effect. Examiners of public accounts have charged large amounts against officials of one county which had been paid out under the laws which were rendered invalid.
 Governor Kilby has completed the writ ing of his message, and will read 1t at joint session of the two houses Tuesday afternoon. He established the custom of appearing personally before the legisla- ture during the sessions of 1919. In this message he will make full report of conditions in Alabama since he was in augurated.
 ALL IN READINESS
 Final preparations for the beginning of the session were completed Saturday. The clerk of the house was assigned an office next to the house chamber, which has been used by the clerk of the su- preme court The secretary of the sen- ate will have an office at the entrance of the senate chamber. Temporary places have been provided for commit tee rooms and quarters for the enrolling and expressing departments of the two houses.
 Judge A. S. Van de Graaf of Tusca- loosa has prepared and distributed pamphlet entitled, What's the Consti- tuition Between Friends?" which crltl- cses severely what he terms a viola tion of the constitution in the handling of bills during the closing hours of the legislature in 1919. He alleges that bills were signed by the speaker of the house without the presence of quorum, as he had not been able to obtain copy of the journal of the last session. An investigation during Saturday afternoon developed the fact that the state printer has completed the journal and 1t will De ready for distribution among the mem- bers during the extra session
 Judge Van de Graaf intimated that he will seek to have the legislature order the rewriting of some sections of the journal The constitution says the pos session of the journal shall not pass from the secretary of state after it has been deposited there by the clerk Of the house and that no person can alter II after it has been sent to the secretary of state. Judge Van de Graaf did not say how he would avoid this provision of the constitution while seeking to cor rect other alleged violations of the same instrument