The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-01
GOVERNOR TELLS DELEGATION ID
 PRESENT ITS CASE
Acting on Governors Advice, Communication Was Sent Urging in Special Call
 Necessities of Port
By HUGH w. ROBERTS Washington Bureau The ase-Herald
 500 Davidson Building

Washington, May 31.--(Special.)-- reply to the Alabama congressional delegation's request that it be given advance notice of the issuance of a call for an extraordinary session of the legislature. Governor Kilby, in a letter received today, urged the delega- i ton to present its case at it's conven- sible."
 The delegation. taking that advice to mean definite assurance that the leg islature would be convened and that quickly, immediately addressed com rnunications to the governor, urging < that he include in his call references to the necessities of the port of Mo- bile. Representatives McDuffie and EOliver of the First and Sixth districts, mailed letters tonight. and Represen- ltative Steagall of the Third, Rainey of < the Seventh and Almon of the Eighth agreed to dispatch their pleas in tho ! immediate future.
 The letter of the governor, addressed
 rough Representative McDuffie to ! 4e delegation, follows: 1 T do not expect to determine definitely the matter of calling an extra session of the legislature until N am ready to act; therefore, 1t will Nlot be possible for me to give advance Ilnotice of my intention. There are cer- tain reasons why I do not deem it ad- IEvisable to do so.
 l T suggest that any matters which 1.-the delegation desires to have con- {Ssidered in advance of the call be sub- Emitted at the convenience of tho dele- gation and with as little delay as pos sible.
 Wants Plenty of Time T presume that it is desired that some matters of legislation be included in the call if it is issued. If such be the case, I should like to have as much ltime as possible within which to con fsider them.
 You may be assured that any rep- kresentations which the delegation de- fsires to make will have my most ear lnest and careful consideration. Mir. McDuffie in his letter stressed the success of the municipality-owned terminals at New Orleans which. after an operation without cost to the peo- ! pie, has a sinking fund of s2,00o, 900. Mir. Oliver reminded the governor that the future of Alabama depended on the successful development of its water enterprises, including Mobile bay, the Warrior and other rivers, and Muscle
 
 reference to these enterprises in his call was deemed by Mir. Oliver of transcendent importance because of the necessity of bringing to the at tention of the federal government the fact that Alabama Is preparing to help itself in cooperation with the federal { government.
 Mir. McDnffie suggested that tho sub mission of the amendment be delayed A untll the fall of 1922. MT. Oliver took the ground that the legislature be not Icalled upon to act In reference to the Mobile matter until the people of Ala \bama, as result Of an educational cam fpaign, are in the mood to Insist on lstate ownership of water terminals.
 That the entire future of Mobile, the iWarrior river and Muscle Shoals en- terprises Is dependent on AIabana's display of abiding interest and appre- citation was declared to the governor Ito be true. Indifference on the part Of state 1t was added, might prompt the x federal government to wash it's hands of all Alabama affairs.