The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-16
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 BILL LOOKED UPON W | I H SUSP |C|ON
Senator Fosters Measure Looked Upon As Effort To
 Save Convict Lease
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tenn for the care and education of destitute, delinquent or neglected children or in child welfare work in Alabama.
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Alabama:
 Section 1. That in order to ame1io- rate conditions in Alabama which tend to increase the number of criminals ard delinquents, the gover- nor be, and hereby is, authorized and empowered to use any part of the an nual net earnings of the convict sys- tenn not needed for the maintenance, improvement, and extension of con- vict prisons or for the construction or development of facilities for the proper employment of convicts, for the care, support and education of destitute, delinquent, or neglected children in the state.
 Establishing Institutions.
 Sec. ?. That in carrying out the purposes expressed in Section 1 of this act the governor may establish institutions which he deems neces- sary or take over any such institu- ticns already established in Alabama or he may employ such earnings in the work of the child welfare depart ment as he may deem best.
 Sec 3. That no established institu- tion shall be taken over and no money of the state shall be used for the maintenance of the same until a warranty deed conveying an .uncon- ditional title in fee simple tC' the state of Alabama shall have been de- livered. to the governor and such deed and title to the property ap- proved by the attorney general.
 Sec 4. That all institutions estab- lished or taken over under the au- thority of this act shall be under the control and management of the board of convict supervisors under the supervision of the governor, and shall be regularly visited and in spected by the prison inspector, who shall report to the governor the con- ditions found by him with any rec concentrations which he may make.
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 Lining Up Senate.
 Halls of hotels and the lobby of the capitol were deserted Sunday by legislators who returned to their homes Friday afternoon followin 8 the recess of the legislature until Tuesday afternoon. Discussion of the effort of supporters of the convict lease system to bring an end to anti lease legislation through the Long resolution which was adopted by the house Friday afternoon was abated temporarily, though there was talk that the weekend was being used by proponents of the lease in an effort to line up members of the state sem ate who must reject or adopt the resolution at Tuesday afternoon s session of the senate
 Adhe-ents of the present system were not to be seen in Montgomery Su- day afternoon and evening. Gov ernoi Brandon, whose influences has been exerted throughout the week toward the ending of talk in favor If the abolition of the lease system during the administration, was on a fishing trip to Lock 12, Coosa river and was not expected to return tC the capital until Monday
 The reported activities of the lease lobby through the week resulted from the announcement of Senator Walter s. Brewer of Jeffer- son, leader Of the opposition to the resolution in the senate, that the vote would be close with the prob ability that the senate will decline to prejudice the legislation not yet introduced.
 Senator Brewer said he had made no count of the members of the sen ate who are in favor of the abolitiCn n of the lease system during the pres ent senate, but had been assured of F members of the senate who would decline to support the Long resolu- tion.
 "I am reasonably sure of several others" said Senator Brewer.
 With 35 members of the senate in their aea.s, Cnly IS votes will be needed to prevent the adoption of this resolution, which would deprive the people of Alabama of their con stitutiona- rights to make sugges- tions to their representatives regard ing legislation. l am sure of F and, therefore, only six additional votes arc needed"