The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11
GENERAL INQUIRY TO BE MADE INTO ALL DEPARTMENTS
As Legislature Adjourns Re- cess Committees Get Busy. Budget Commission to
 Prepare Revenue Bill
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l :
 THE AGE-HERAID ! Montgomery, Ala, Feb. 10 ]

bama completed its short session at noon Saturday and recessed until July 10, the real work of the quad rennial session of 1923 has just be- gun. Plans developed by the law makers during their short session call for a general inquiry into all departments of the state and the needs of all departments of the gov ernment during the recess. These investigations will bring forth sug- gestions intended to reduce the work of the long session, which will carry the legislature through the summer months.
 Recess committees will begin their studies as soon as they can be organized. Before July 10 has come reports will have been pre- pared regarding the needs of the state. One committee will sit with the state budget commission and in- quire into the financial condition and financial needs of the state and all counties. This committee is authorized by the legislature to spend every day between this time and July 10 in it's investigations.
 Budget CommissIon to Sit
 Governor Brandon as a member of the budget commission created by the law of 1919 will sit with the recess finance committee. The other mem- bers of the budget commission are Harweu c. Davis, attorney general; W. B. Allgood, state auditor, and Judge c. F. Mccall. chief examiner of public accounts. The budget com mission Is charged with the duty of preparing a revenue bill for submis- sion to the legislature at the ad- journed session. In the preparation of this bill 1t will have the support and advice of the recess committee named by the legislature
 Another recess committee will read and study the draft of the state code prepared by Judge James J. Mayfield, code commissioner. during the past four years. It will be the duty of the legislature at the ad- journed session to adopt code. The re cess committee must determine whether or not the draft may be recommended to the legislature. Judge Mayfield prepared the code of 1907 and his success at that time caused his election in 1919. When the code has been published and has been 4 hH . m a n the governor 1t will supercede all laws now included in the code of 1s01 and in the acts of 1909, 1911, 1915, 1919, 1920, 1921 and the first session of 1923.
 To Study Agriculture
 A third committee will make study of the agricultural needs of Alabama. For many months J. M. Moore, now state commissioner of agriculture, has been preparing a code of agricultural laws. (The agri- cultural laws will not be included in the code prepared by Judge May field.) This proposed code will be submitted to the recess committee on agriculture. T
 But the committee does not pro- pose to stop with the reading and approval of this code It will go into OlHeI SldlcS lOA hiiC Pdi pOoo OA man ing a study of the agricultural laws in the hope that new ideas may be obtained for incorporation in the agricultural code of Alabama. The state convention of the democratic party, September ', called for the enactment of legislation necessary for the advancement of agriculture. The legislature answered the com mand by creating the recess commit tee.
 Another recess committee is charged with the duty of making & study of the needs of education in Alabama. It will visit all state in- stitutions of learning and will make an investigation of the state depart ment of education. It will recommend such changes in the educational code enacted in 1919 as it believes neces- sary for the advancement of the ed- ucational interests of Alabama.
 Work of Education Committee
 This committee will have many difficult problems for solution be- cause of the issues which are in- jected into the short session. Many members of the House insisted upon the passage of bill providing for the election of county superinten- dents of education by the people. lEe Dill was postponed untll after the recess by the senate and this committee must make recommenda- tons to the legislature which will unify the varoius factions if such be pc ssible
 All state institutions are crying for additional revenue. The university and Auburn have already made cam paigns for voluntary contributions and the girls school at Montevallo has a campaign In contemplate
 The recess committee will be called upon to make suggestions to the legislature for such relief as the state may afford.
 Conservation Statues
 Another recess committee will de- ter mine what conservation statutes should be enacted at the adjourned session. It will call before 1t persons interested in the sea food industries on the gulf cost with the view O. obtaining the needs of the indus tries. It will obtain information from sportsmen regarding changes in other conservation statutes
 One of the last acts of the legis- on conservation. It will work with l. T. Quinn, state eommis ssioner of conservation, and with other con- servationists in the hope that the legislature at the adjourned session will enact legislation which will f,t a ha ,af