The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
S0L 0NS ADJOURN NEXT WEEK AFTER. 4 MORE SESSIONS
Houses Unable To Agree On Highway Board-To Call
 Up Election Measure
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD Montgomery, Ala, Sept. IS

Alabamas legislature will com plete it's quadrennial session during the middle or latter part of next week. Only four legislative days re- mained after the session was com pleted Tuesday Two of these ses- sions will be held this week, leaV- ing two for the final week. Both houses recessed at the close of the session Tuesday until Thursday and another session will be held Friday. It is probable the recess Friday will be until Tuesday of next week and the last session will be held either Thursday or Friday
 Detailed legislation is now being handled and no important fights on bills are expected to develop durin g the remaining sessions. However, side issues will attract much attention. For instance, the dispute between the two houses over the blll changing the personnel of the state highway com mission must be settled. The com mittee of conference named by the presiding officers of the two houses last week had been expected to make recommendations during Tuesday but no report was submitted. Members of the committee indicated that this report will be ready for action of the two houses Thursday.
 The senate bill introduced by Sem J yided for a commission of three per sons, a chairman and two associates, who would devote their entire time to the work. The house amended the bill so as to provide for commis- sion of three who would be elected by the legislature on nominations of the governor. When the bill was returned the senate for concurrence in the house amendments the senate voted 31 to one against concurrence, indicating that it will insist upon the appointment of the personnel on the commission by the governor
 With this disagreement the two houses named conference committees and charged them with the respon- sibility of working out differences in conference. The committees were named during the middle of last week. There are indications that the committees have not yet reached an understanding Under the law each commission must act separately and there must be a majority of the com mittee of each house in favor of a recommendation before it can be placed before the. two bodiess
 ELECTION BILL Is ISSUE
 The primary election bill also will cause a fight. It has passed the sen- ate but was placed on the adverse calendar by the overwhelming vote of the house committee on privilege es and elections. Representative Travis Williams of Franklin, who introduced the bill in the house and who is standing sponsor for the senate bill which is copy of the house bill gave notice Tue sday that he will make a motion on the next legislative day to take the bill from the adverse calen- dar. A notice of 24 hours is required by the rules before motion can be r1ada to remove 2 bill from the ad- 'erse calendar and place it on the regular calendar for consfderatlon
 Opponents of sAthe measure have been active since the bill lwassi ad- 'versed and contend that a majority of the members will vote against the removal of the bill from it's present position.
 The primary election bill provides flor thehpomination Of candidates for public offices by majority vote or the persons participating. In the event clear majorities of all votes cast are received in the first primaries the two high candidates for each office would be required to enter a second primary. The first primary would be held in May and the second in June.
 Opponents of the convention plan of nominating candidates also con- tend that loopholes are left where Dy tfe state executive committee ot 2 political party could provide for the nomination of some candidates in primaries and for the nomination of other candidates in conventions.