Lieutenant Governor Albert Brewer presiding over the Senate at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, during a special session in which a $160 million road bond issue was passed.

Seated with him are Senators Pierre Pelham and Hugh Morrow. At the time, the road bond issue was the largest ever approved in the state. The Senate passed the three-bill package late the last night of the special session, but the House did not pass the bills until after the session technically ended...

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Main Author: Giles, Tommy; Adams, Robert
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/102904
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collection Alabama Media Group Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Photographs
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Lieutenant Governor Albert Brewer presiding over the Senate at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, during a special session in which a $160 million road bond issue was passed.
Giles, Tommy; Adams, Robert
fulltopic Photographs
Brewer, Albert P., 1928-2017; Morrow, Hugh, b.1931; Pelham, Pierre, 1929-2009; Alabama State Capitol (Montgomery, Ala.); Government officials--Alabama; Legislators--Alabama; Politics & government; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)
description Seated with him are Senators Pierre Pelham and Hugh Morrow. At the time, the road bond issue was the largest ever approved in the state. The Senate passed the three-bill package late the last night of the special session, but the House did not pass the bills until after the session technically ended at midnight. To allow this, the chamber wall clocks, which determined the times recorded in the legislative journals, were stopped before 12:00. (The journals were considered the official legal record of the proceedings.)
spelling BN0022088_06BN0022088Lieutenant Governor Albert Brewer presiding over the Senate at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, during a special session in which a $160 million road bond issue was passed.Seated with him are Senators Pierre Pelham and Hugh Morrow. At the time, the road bond issue was the largest ever approved in the state. The Senate passed the three-bill package late the last night of the special session, but the House did not pass the bills until after the session technically ended at midnight. To allow this, the chamber wall clocks, which determined the times recorded in the legislative journals, were stopped before 12:00. (The journals were considered the official legal record of the proceedings.)1967-051960-1969Giles, Tommy; Adams, RobertBirmingham News67-02510Brewer, Albert P., 1928-2017; Morrow, Hugh, b.1931; Pelham, Pierre, 1929-2009; Alabama State Capitol (Montgomery, Ala.); Government officials--Alabama; Legislators--Alabama; Politics & government; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives4000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/102904
title Lieutenant Governor Albert Brewer presiding over the Senate at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, during a special session in which a $160 million road bond issue was passed.
titleStr Lieutenant Governor Albert Brewer presiding over the Senate at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, during a special session in which a $160 million road bond issue was passed.
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