The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-18
ADMINISTRATIONS
 FORCES SEEK ID SPEED UP ACTION
Not A Single Important Meas ure Yet Has Passed The
 Legislative Mill
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD NnnAwnwsan-w AFa Av.. aW

With the weekly cost of the ses- slon of the legislature averaging sl0000 and the crops ripening in the fields, administration lea9ers gath cred in Montgomery Monday evening determined to do everything possible to speed up the work and to com plete tho adjourned session by Sep- tember IS, if such be possible.
 It Is a big task the lawmakers face, because not one of the impor- tant measures has passed through the legislative mill However, many of the bills have received a good start, and there are indica tions tha: several of them will receive final action during the next two weeks.
 Revenue and the state code of laws probably will cease to be the big issues during the week. The revenue bill, already passed by the house, Is on the senate calendar as Q special order for consideration, beginning Tuesday afternoon This special or der of work will be continued untu vote on passage has been taken.
 The Merrill bill adopting the code of laws likewise has been approved by the house and is before the upper
 
 it's consideration will follow the dis position of the revenue bill.
 Port BIii Action Likely.
 Another big measure which prob ably will receive action this week by the house will be the compromise measure providing for the eXpendi- ture 1F state funds obtained from bond issue in the construction of a state seaport at Mobile under the constitutional amendment ratified by the voters last November,
 This bill was given a favorable report Thursday by the commit ttee on rivers and harbors, carrying sub stitute which provides for the aboli- tion of the state harbor commission and the creation of state docks commission, which will have super vision of the construction work. Leaders of the bloc which has been making a close study of all bills contemplating the expenditure of state funds will announce their opin- ion of the measure on the return of Judge Mike Sollie of Dale, who car ried a copy of the substitute bill to his home when he left-for the week end Judge Sollie has indicated that little opposition will be developed If the bill carries provisions which will safeguard the states funds in the port development.
 Committees have given much at tention to the bills during the past two weeks. The result is that arge number are on each calendar, and as practically all of the most important measures have been intro duced. it will not be necessary to de vote so many days to committee meetings in the future.
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 Would Combine Measures.
 The suggestion Monday was that all appropria tions bills be combined into one in order to save roll calls, which would mean a great saving in time This practice has been fol- owed in practically all cases in the past. The opinion has become quite general that the legislature will not make increases in appropriation and that the appropriations given dur ing the past four years will be con tinued during the next four; rms ms has been favored in line with the opinion that the new revenue law will not provide for any increase In state revenue.
 Governor Brandon is anxious to have the legislature complete It's work at the earliest possible mo ment It has been in session live weeks and the total expense has been about $50,000, or Sl0, 900 week. 1T the work is completed September b. which Is Saturday, the cost or the adjourned session will be approXi- mateiy SlOO,O0O. He has called the attention of many of the members of the legislature to this expense and has appealed for action on impor- tant bills and final adjournment as early as possible.
 In addition to the heavy expense to the state, the farmer members are finding that they must get back to their farms as early in September as possible. The crop gathering sea son is approaching and at the end of the next two weeks will be call ing for the attention of the farmers. A majority of the members of the legislature are farmers or are in- terAs1ed in agricultural operations.