The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09
M ILL SENATORS ACCEPT NE w ONE ]. OR ORIGINAL BILL?
McDoWeIPS Committee Prod suct Criticised After Thor
 ough Study
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD MoutRomery, Ala, Sept,

Has created widespread discussion .sere following editorial criticism in i Fridays Age-Herald of Lieutenant Governor W. w. McDowelrs selection of the standing senate committee on Seaport when he named a majority to lne committee who had voted against the constitutional amendment.
 < Those who cast opposing votes ao- Gprding to admissions during the ses- saons of the legislature, were Sena- LOTS w. F. Garth of Madison. S. c. Oliver of Talladega, and s. NJ. Adams Of Chiffon. These senators consti- Wted majority of the committee Which presented the seaport enabling i3iil substitute and which Is looked Upon here by friends of the seaport as prenicious bill that will hinder development of Alabama's seaport after the voters of Alabama over SFhelmingly approved the constitu- @onal amendment. The substitute III follows:
 aSubstitute for a bill to be entitled act to give effect to the amend tent to Section 93 of the constitution Alabama adopted at the November lection, 1922, enabling the state when authorized by appropriate Aws, passed by the legislature to en- Bge in the work of internal improve Int, of promoting, developing, con- sructing, maintaining and operating Fl harbors or seaports within the flate or It's Jurisdiction at cost not txceeding ten million dollars; to Nthorize thes state of Alabama to gage in the work of internal i'm ovement of promoting, developing, Wstructing, maintaining and op- ting all harbors or seaports with he state or its Jurisdiction, in- 'ttig all kinds of terminal facilities ,saports, and therein and there to borrow money through the le and sale of it's bonds, or other therefor. but not to exceed In the gregate ten million dollars; to pre- ibe the powers and authority of the state In respect to said de- lopment; to abolish the present lte harbor commission and to ate in lieu thereof an agency of state to be known as the state Ks commission; to provide for the agenent and control of all said ations by said agency; to pre- ,e and define the powers and M of such agency; to confer upon agency all powers, duties and ,rity now vested In the state commission; to confer upon
 gency the power and authority ireasonable charges for services
 Ned pursuant to this act by the nor under it's authority and for
 n of it's facilities acquired un-
 Priority of this act to require
 sons and corporations render al services or furnishing similar
 -s, to make charges therefor
 | as great as the reasonable
 liked bX such agency; to ----.s--lerally the acquisition,
 ! and operation by the
 rbor improvements; in
 kinds of terminal facilities
 s, and to repeal all laws
 It with this act;
 acted by the Legislature or son 1. The state of Alabama Is N authorized and empowered to kge in, through the agency here fprovided and designated and
 other agencies as hereafter 4y be provided by law, works of ternal Improvement of promoting, veloping, constructing, maintain and operating all harbors or Siports wNbin the state, or it's isdiction, Nncluding the. acquisi- h, or const %ucton, maintaining and ratng at shports of harbor water y and terIkinal railroads, as well Sother hSinds of terminal fa- es, provided that such work or mp, 2ve nent land facilities shall all ways b and iremain under the man aEement and control of the state through the governing agency here after provided and designated, or .h other governing agency or ncies as hereafter may be provid- ny law, and provided further that entire cost to the state of en- sfng in such work or development All not exceed the sum of ten mill in dollars.
 kate Docks Commission.
 tSec 2. There is hereby created 8 board or body, in lieu of the pres 1t state harbor commission, which 0mmission is hereby abolished, the 4w board to be known as the state ocks commission. which shall con St of three members to be appoint Ff by the governor, one of whom ,governor shall name as chairman rch commission, no two of whom be residents of the same con
 VI district of the state. which
 ,n, sn addition to the dutes
 N particularly specified,
 sted with and shall exer-
 vers, duties and authority,
 ed in and exercised by the
 state harbor commission
 are not in conflict herewith. commissioners shall be appointed
 terms of two, three and four
 spectively; each commission
 4 m to be designated by the or. The term of each com
 1T, after the expiration of the
 owe provided for shall be
 but any commissioner may
 1 by the governor at pleas
 / time and a successor ap-
 for the remainder of the
 said state docks commis-
 by provided and desig-
 ie agency of the state
 aich it shall accomplish
 ition or constructor,
 land operation. of all of
 Aments and facilities
 ehorized and through
 same shall be managed
 led by the state, and here
 s-ch agency will be called
 mission. tit is further pro. mat no person having hnancial st in any harbor facilities such ke state docks commissloh IS oi;u au fixed to deal with shall be chg N for appointment as mempeI fsaid commission. The members of {. td commission shall receive thelr &tuai expenses in attending meet ssrs of said commission or Tn at- Hding to any of the duties under Ss aot. The governor may aise < fnoin1 board of three members Al whom shall be an engineer of whom shall be an archi- no two of whom shall be from ame congressional district: wno ts,s se known as the board Of cen
 Il whose duty 1t shall De 10 Psyith an examiner of public 4nts, examine into the doings ol state docks commission at leas' between January and July again between July and De ber 31 of each. year. and to make eport to the governor as to the gress of the undertaking, making eh criticisms and suggestions al v seem to them to be helpful te governor in passing upon thu -ious matters connected with thu Nertaking, and the governor may --l--. II. 4i...-. fo lime call Said board O1