The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
BILL INTRODUCED
IN HOUSE To CUT.
PAY OF cow: RNOR
Swarm of Proposed Laws
Sought by Legislators.
Fite Bill Would Prohibit
Employing Relatives
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU !
THE AGE-HERAID
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 10

The persons who succeed Governor
William w. Brandon will be forced to
serve the state at $4,000 year, II a
bill introduced in the house becomes
a law. This bill offered by Repre-
sentative N. E. Stewart of Bfbb be-
came house bill No. and was re-
ferred to the committee on ways
means and appropriation by Speaker
Merrill, The present salary of the
governor is $500.
Forty-nine bills were introduced IN
the house Tuesday on the first call
of counties. covering almost every
conceivable subject of legislation.
Governor Brandon's suggestion that
the legislature extend the time Tor
the abolition of the convict lease sys-
tenn was followed shortly afterward
by the Introduction of bill by Rep
resentative w. o. Walton OF Cham
bers, which provides that the law
abolishing the system shall not be-
come effective until January l, 1921.
This would extend the life or tho
lease system until Is days before the
end Of Governor Brandon's term. The
bill was referred to the committee
on penitentiary and criminal admin
istration.
Governor Brannon's proposal was
that no time be set for the aboliuons
ton of the governor.
would Shut Out Relatives.
Another interesting bill proposes
the prohibition of the employment OF
relatives in offices held by state OF
ficials. It was offered by Represent
alive Fred F'ite of jefferson, who IN
troduced a similar bill when ne rep
resented Tuscaloosa county in 1919.
At that time Mr.. F1te received little
Fryk-g GnxArnnF
in his final message urged the leg
islature to enact such a law. Mr..
Fite's bill would prohibit the employ
ment of any relative within the fifth
degree of sanQuinity and the third de-
lation proposed.
Representative Butler introduced
bill making it unlawful for any per-
son holding a public office In the
state which pays as much as SOW
year to lobby with any member Oh
the legislature regarding any legis-
lation proposed.
Mr. Long introduced another bill
providing that credit shall be given
any convict for time served In jail
while awaiting decision of the su-
preme court or appellate court.
Representative st. John of Cullman
introduced bill repeating the entire
revenue law OF 1919. This bill would
destroy the taxing machinery, apol-
ish the coal and iron tonnage taxes
and return the state to the revenue
system of 1915 or such portion of 1t
as was not repealed by the law of
1919.
Want superintendent Elected.
Two bills were introduced provid-
ing for the election of county super
intendents of education by the people
instead of by the county board OF
education. They were offered by Rep
resentative Hendley of Escambia and
Forman of Morgan Representative
Session of Coffee proposed bill pro-
-yiding for the election of the county
superintendents of his county by the
voters.
Senator Jones of Barbour intro
duced in the senate and Represent
alive Glover of Henry introduced In
the house a bill providing for the
establishment of state printing
plant for the publication of all school
books and reports issued by the va
rious departments. Senator Jones
obtained the passage of similar Dill
in 1915 by the senate, but 1t failed
of passage in the house.