The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28
LEGISLATURE ENDS
 ITS SESSION TODAY
SolonS FroIic And Tell Yarns Pending Arrival Of Mid-
 night Hour
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD AInr.Ann..aa.u- Ala Gnr,A ne


 When the official clock records the hour of midnight Friday the quad rennial session of the Alabama legis- lature will come to an end butt Is hardly probable that the members will need lanterns to light their path way as they tread their home ward steps because the official 12 o'clock will mean the early hours of the morning after.
 Members gathered in hotel lobbies Thursday evening to bid their unoffi- cial goodbys. The official ones will be said during the lull in the pro- ceedings Friday. The hotel loobies at times resembled the early days when the members were anxious to gain fragments of information regard ing the contest for the speakership and regarding the probabilities of their getting good committee assign ments. But the scenes were a bit diff ferent from the scenes of the early days. There was formality then, now informslity. It was MT. Jones' or MT. Martin" then; Thursday night it was "Bill" or Tom" because the leg islators have been together during much of the year. Many fought and bled, fguratively speaking, while others came to be not political enc mics but personal friends. Some of
  in the minds of the lawmakers.
 "Amen" Bowen.
 Amusing incidents were discussed and the burlesQue was quite general. It seemed quite well agreed that one of the most amusing incidents of the session was furnished by Representa- tive L. k. Bowen of Jefferson, other wise known as Amen Bowen" The Amen" has become his sobriquet be- cause of his persistence in using "amen' when he approved utteranceS of speakers in debates.
 But the amusing incident; Mir, Bow en introduced a bill abolishing the state tuberculosis commission. He report of the committee It was reached by the house the other night and there was consternation when the author of the bill announced that he was opposed to 1t. Not only was he opposed to 1t, but he made speech in opposition to it. MT. Bowen explained that he was misled at the time he introduced the bill, was frank enough to admit that he was misled and desired to have the bill defeated. But the house passed it just the same. Many other amusing incidents have occurred during the session
 Expect Little Business.
 Little serious business will be transacted on the last day. It is doubtful that any bills will be ham dled after the noon hour. The cot ton mill exemption bill and the gen. eral salary bill are special orders and an effort vii be made to dispose of them during the day. A large num- Der of other bills are on the special calendar and members of the house are hopeful that consideration can De given to legislation during the morn- ing.
 The senate will have little work be- fore it. Its calendar is clear. The last bill which called for action was disposed of early Tuesday evening. While a few bills went on the cal endar on the last legislative day 1t probably will be able to dispose of them in short order.
 Much of the day will be spent In watchful waiting-watching the clock and waiting for the clerical depart ment to complete it's work. The hour of adjournment will depend upon the clerks. If many bills are handled on the last day it probably will be late on Saturday morning before the gavels fall and "finis" Is written.
 DAPHNE SCHOOL TO OPEN
 The state department of educa tion Is making plans looking to the open ing as soon as possible of the Daphne Normal school, according to pr. John w. Abercrombie. state superintendent of education. The opening of the school will be delayed, as the faculty has not been selected, and the school is without a president, but it Is ex- pected that action will be taken at the next meeting of the state board of education Tuesday, October 2, to have the school opened as soon as possible.
 The state board of education and the legislature recess committee on education had recommended the clos ing of the Daphne Normal The budget commission, In it's report how ever. continued the appropriation of S14,00o for the school along with other educational appropriations. ana this action is regarded as sufficient ground for the continuation of the school in the absence of special leg islative enactment. Delay in selecting a faculty was due to the belief that the recommendations for closing the school would be accepted.
 pr. Abercrombie stated that reports that P. w. Hodges of the state de- partment of education has been named as president of the school are incor- rect. Selection of the president is In the hands of the state board of edu cation. which holds its next regular meeting here October 3.