The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
SENATE VOTES TO ELIMINATE VOTING
 IF SECOND CHOICE
Run-0ff Primary Favored h. Stead-Fire MarshaPs Sal
 ary Raise Defeated
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 THE AGE-H ERALD !
MOntrOmery, AIn,, Sepf, III


 The Alabama senate Tuesday af- ternoon voted to eliminate the second choice vote from the ballot and sub stitute in it's place, a second primary election to determine the victor in a political contest. Vote on the mea- sure was 20 for and 13 against.
 Senators voting for the measure were Bonner, Brooks, Caffey, Carl- ton. Duncan, Ellis, Foster, Garth Hildreth, Jones of Conecuh, Middle ton, McNeil, Oliver, Overton, Powell Randall, Teasley, Tunstall and Wad- dell
 Senators voting againststhe mea- sure were Adams, Brewer. NCraft Griffith, Horton, Howle, Hudgens Hutson. Inzerm. Johnson, Martin. Pei ham and Slone.
 2 The bill was finally ratified after nearly two hours spirited debate par ticipated in by many of the senate memb CTS
 Senator Martin (Houston) who opened the barrage on the bill term ed it a backward step for Alabama in the political standards of America, He not only elaborated on that fea- ture but stated passage of the mea- sure would create an additional Nex-- pense on the state, the counties and various municipalities that was totally uncalled for.
 Senator Martin was assisted in his fight to defeat the measure by Sena- tor Brewer (Jefferson) whose main contention was that he had found no faction or party of people in Ala bama sponsoring the bill and by Senator Adams (Chilton) who plead ed for defeat of the bill to leave traditions of a solid south intact.
 Champions of the bill, among whom were Senators McNeil. Waddell, Over ton and Foster. declared through the double primary, the choice of the people would be undisputably elected and would eliminate the second choice vote which was forced on the peo- pie without a referendum by an act of the legislature.
 The bill provides for elimination ot the second choice vote in its entirety and replace that vote by the second primary. Two candidates sin an e,ection receiving the highest mum Der of votes are required under pro- visions of the bill to make second race, the one receiving the majority keing declared the winner
 Protects Road Funds
 Under provisions of a bill intro duced in the senate Tuesday after noon county boards of revenue, coun- public officials responsible for funds in question, guilty of using ordinary read and bridge funds derived from the gasoline tax for other purposes than constructing. roads and bridges shall be guilty of an infraction of state law, punishable by impeach- ment Senator Randall is champion ing the measure which was referred to the committee on finance ana tax &tion.
 Senator Duncan's bill providing fo- augumenting personnel of the treas ury department, was referred to the committee on finances and taxation
 At conclusion of a spirited debate in which Senators were again re- minded of the administration cam paign pledges to cut expenses to the bone, the bill providing for creation of the office of state fire commis- sioner in lieu of the present state fire marshal and carrying provisions for an increase in salary of $500. fo1 the fire commissioner was defeated on the floor of the senate. Senator Duncan who piloted the bill, stated that the insurance companies were glad to pay the increase in salary and were at the present time paying for something they were not gettine through a special tax being paid by them into the treasury.
 Opponents of the measure con tended that increases in salary would merely take that much from the state treasury which was now sorely in need of every available dollar.
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