The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-19
BRANDON APPOINTS
JUDGE HERZBERG
AND 4. {. JACKSON
Gadsden Man Member of Tax
Commission and HartSelle
Citizen State Superin-
tendent of Banks
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU !
THE AGE-HERAl.D
Montgomery, Ala. Jan. Is |

/ STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
THE AGE-HERAiD
Montgomery. Ala, Jan. Is
Carrying out the prediction of the
Montgomery bureau of The Age-Her-
! aid, Governor Brandon Thursday
named Judge L. i. Herzberg of Gads-
den member of the state tax COM
mission, appointed A. e. Jackson of
Hartselle, state superintendent of
banks, and reappointed Col. Hartley
A. Moon, head of the state military
department.
Judge Herzberg will succeed Judge
A. A. Evans of Montgomery, who re-
signed to become special assistant
attorney general The nomination of
Mr.. Jackson and Colonel Moon re-
qufred the action, of the senate and
when the nominations were received
| they were confirmed without debate.
Mr.. Jackson will succeed B. H. Mont
gomery, who has resigned to become
president of an Admission bank, while
Colonel Moon will retain the position
which he took at the beginning of
the administration of Governor
Kilby.
New Trustees Named
Governor Brandon also withdrew
| from the senate the names of Cover
nor Kilby's appointees for member
ship on the board of trustees of the
State School for Deaf. Dumb and
Blind at Talladega and appointed
| by the senate. Those named by
Governor Brandon were T. S. Frazer,
Third district; L. ]. Lawson, Jr.,
Sixth district; j. B. Bell, Fifth dis
trict; r. Heiney, Fourth district.
VOTE ON BUDGET
The amendment of the joint rules
| of the house and senate of 1919,
which was made after the budget law
was passed, and which provided that
neither house can increase an appro-
| priation proposed by the state budget
commission without a two-third vote,
was written into the joint rules of
the two houses again yesterday. but
! the vote was changed to a majority
instead of a two-thirds vote.
This joint rule caused many bat
| tie on the floor or the house and
senate in 1919, and at least one time
an increase would have been made
| in an appropriation had the rule been
| invoked.
Long objects
Representative j. Lee Long re-
membered well the time when the
question came up and when an effort
to increase the appropriation for the
public schools failed because the
| speaker ruled that two-thirds vote
was necessary.
Representative Long objected to
the inclusion of the joint rule when
| the question came up and declared
that he did it at this time in order
that he might not be forced to do so
at later date.
Representative Sollie of Dale
agreed with Mr.. Long that the joint
rule should not be inserted, but Mr..
Tunstall of Hale called attention TO
the fact that this Legislature is com
posed of economists and should be
willing to restrict itself by such a
rule. Mr.. Tunstall agreed to change
the vote to majority, which was ac-
cepted by Mr.. Long Under this rule
no appropriation can be increased be-
You'd a figure recommended by the
state budget commission.
Hutson Bill First Passed
Senator Hutson of Morgan took
credit for passing the first bill at
passed by the senate during the day
and regulates the issuance of mu-
nicipal bonds, being intended to meet
situation in his own county. The
fact that no bill was passed by either
house until the fifth legislative day
is .interesting reading. In other days
the Legislature always enacted one
or more laws during the first five
days of the session. 1t being emer-
gency legislation which requires
signature of the outgoing governor.
This Legislature held only two ses-
sions during Governor Kilbys admin
istration. Five sessions are necessary
to pass a bill. even if the shortest
possible road is travelled.
Had not a, large number of bills
been introduced the two houses
would have been in session only a
short time, Little business came be-
fore the Legislature. except the intro
duction of bills and the report of
committees. Senator Jones of Cone
cub during the session of the senate
presented to Lieutenant Governor Nc
Dowe1lra gavel which came, with the
compliments of the people of Cow
ington county.
BANS PRIVATE ATTORNEYS
State departments will be prohib-
tied from employing private attor-
neys and all legal representatives of
Alabama, with the exception of the
governors legal adviser, will be en-
ployed with the consent of the attor-
ney general if the legislature enacts
Il bill which was introduced in the
senate yesterday by Senator liner of
Etowah, and was reported favorably
by the senate committee on judiciary
following the recess of the senate for
the day.
The bill provides that all state at
torneys shall be employed with the
approval of the attorney general,
thus giving the head of the states
legal department the right to main
tain check on attorneys used by
state departments and boards.
1t further provides that the attor-
ney general shall employ a special
assistant attorney general, whose
duty it will be to represent the attor-
ney general IN all litigation involving
the Alabama public service commits
sion. This attroney would receive
salary fixed by the attorney gem
eral and approved by the governor,
but his salary would be paid by the
fees collected from public utilities
for the support of the public service
commission. and would not be taken
from the state general fund
Aid to County Officials
THE bill further requires the attor-
ney general to render opinions to
county officials regarding matters
involving their offices. For his
special service the attorney general
will be allowed $500 a year. Sena-
tor liner told the committee the bill
has been approved by Governor
Brandon, and that 1t is the wish of
the governor that it be enacted.
FIGHT ON CHIRoPRACTIC
Ona af tho hiDraSt fieb<.