The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-29
CONVICT LEASES ID REMAIN TILL
 JANUARY l, 1924
Counties Permitted to Lease Out Own Convicts Even After New Law Has
 Gone Into Effect
By FRED II. GORMLEY Montgomery Bureau, The Age-Herald, 22f-2 First National Bank Building

Montgomery, October 2S--(Special) Tie convict lease system in Alabama will not be abolished until January l, .1924i under provisions of bill which went through the last stages of legislation Friday. The senate by a vote of 25 to 0, passed the house bill, extending the time for the lease system to be abolished from January l, 1923, to January l, 1924, thus giv- ing the governor, who will assume duties at the beginning of a new year. time in which to formulate plans to. care for the state convicts.
 Counties of the state are permitted to lease out their own convicts even after the act becomes operative. The bill says that courts of county com missioners or boards of revenue may lease the, county convicts, and thls part of the measure will care for pro- tor Tally of Jackson county, already passed in the senate, but not in the house. The tally bill said that coun- ties might lease out their convicts, but not to companies engaged in the mining of coal. However, under pro- visions of the measure finally passed Friday counties may lease to coal mines or any other corporation.
 Senate Marks Time
 The senate carried out its pro- gramme of marking time" nearly all of Friday. The upper branch of the legislature has worked so harmoni- ously during the special session that its work has been completed, al- though it is necessary for the sen ate to remain in session to act on bills coming over from the house. h. formal recesses are taken by the sen- ate, and when the gavel of the pre- siding officer falls the senators come back to their seats.
 Members of the legislative inves- tigating committee, who toured the state, and inspected convict camps and prisons by request of the gov ernor shortly before .ne special ses- sion was convened, will be paid their regular per diem and expenses un- der provisions of a resolution passed in the senate and sent to the house Friday. There was some question as to the lcS dlly VI Cldliii AoL PNi diem and expenses, and the resolu- tion was presented to care for the sit uation.
 Censorship Bill Killed
 Death came in the senate formally and officially Friday to the movie censorship bill when it's author, Sena- tor Beale of Tuscaloosa, asked for indefinite postponement. This will take the bill from the calendar. There was no possible way for the bill to become a law because both houses have about decided to adojurn sine die Saturday. There would not have been time enough to pass the bill, as well as the Sunday observance law.
 Jefferson county's board of revenue Is authorized to appropriate. funds for the maintenance of homes for aged women and to have direct SUI pervision over all such homes, al though maintained by private sub scription, under terms of bill of Senator West, passed in the senate. The bill goes to the house for con- sideraton by committees but should the Legislature adojurn Saturday this bill will die on. the house calendar. The senate also passed senate bill relating to Dale county, which VIII die should the lawmakers go to their homes Saturday.