The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-14
Senate Creates Special Com mittee To Handle Necessary Legislation To Make Amend ment Effective
 TO KEEP MOBILE GATEWAY UNDER STATE CONTROL Brandon Asks That Income From Port Be Devoted To Sinking Fund Looking To Payment Of Bonds
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE GE-HERALD

Legislation providing for the de- velopment of the port of Mobile un- der the constitutional amendment will be handled by a special commit tee in the senate. The senate Friday afternoon adopted a resolution of Senator Craft of Mobile creating a seaport committee which will be com posed of five members. Lieutenant Governor Mcdowell will name the committee and it is probable that Senator Craft will be made chair man. Port legislation is now being prepared by the state harbor com mission and will be introduced dur ing the next few days. This legis- lation will be in line with Governor Brandons recommendation Friday and will provide a program of de- velopment during the next quadren- nium with the use of funds derived from the use of the states credit.
 The senate also adopted resolutions creating a special committee on code, which will read the report of the re cess code committee and the revision of the code written by Judge James J. Mayfield, code commissioner, and considered by the recess committee and creating special committee which will make an inspection of the governors mansion and make recom- mendations for it's repair and upkeep. Brandon Urges Legislation.
 The legislature was requested to enact a law providing for seaport development as soon as practicable. in a message from Governor Brandon received by both houses Friday. Gov ernor Brandon advised the solons of the responses received by him from justices of the supreme court to questions which he had propounded, in which five members of the court held that the port aid constitutional amendment Is valid and two justices declined to answer the questions pro- pounded. Copies of the replies were furnished the legislature.
 In his message Governor Brandon recommended that receipts from the operation of seaports to be developed through act of the legislature be devoted HIS far as practicable to the creation of sinking fund with which to pay the interest and principal of any state bonds which may be issued.
 Tn consequence of the opinion of the majority of the justices. which is in accord with my own opinion. l therefore suggest and request that the legislature, as soon as prac- ticable, enact into law a statute pro- Viding for the promotion, develop ment, or operation of harborS or sea ports within the state, as is author ized by such amendment to the con- stitution," Governor Brandon said in his message.
 Under State Control.
 "The details, or exact provisions of such statute or law I prefer to leave to the wisdom of the legisla ture; but I do suggest and request that In the drafting of such statute care should be taken and observed that the statute provide that such work or improvements Of the harpors or seaports of this state shall all ways be and remain under the man. agement and control of the state through it's state harbor commission or other governing agency as is pro- vided for in the amendment, and that the statute also provide that the receipts, charges, incomes or profits from the operation of such harbors or seaports be devoted so far as practica- ble, to the creation of sinking fund with which to pay the interest and principal of any state bonds which may be issued for the purpose of promoting, developing or operating such harbors or seaports; and that the statute contain ample provision and safeguards to insure honest, faithful and efficient service and eX- penditures of the funds. the profits of tho sale of bonds so issued or the promotion. development. or op- eration of such harbors of seaports."