Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-15
The General Assembly Elects and
 Installs It's Officers.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES
A Resolution by Jefferson's Delegation on the Water
 Works Question.

MONTGOM ERY, NOV. l4.-lopecldl'J J-- io features of today's assembly proceedings were the presentation of the governors message and the formal election and in stallation of the officers nominated by the democratic caucuses of yesterday.
 When the house was assembled this morning at 10 o'clock MT. Out of Lauder dale nominated Col. 5. w. John of Jeffer- son for speaker pro tem., and he was unan- imousy called 10 the chair.
 After invocation oi divine guidance in it's deliberations the house proceeded to the election Of officers.
 Capt. Ben Screws nominated MT. T. H. Clark of Montgomery for speaker, and Capt. J. H. Harris of Chambers, a popu- list, was nominated by Mir. Langley. The ballot resulted: Clark 5S, Harris 34.
 Massey Wilson of Clark, democrat, and w. A. Dent of Chambers, populist. were nominated for clerk, and Wilson was elected by vote of 59 10 3i.
 By about the same vote John Proctor of Jackson was elected assistant clerk over George F. Gaither of Etowah; w.. F. Howell of Cleburne was elected enrolling clerk over J. B. Adams of Blob; Val lay Tor of Marengo elected expressing clerk over J. G Curtis of Winston: R. l.. Haeson of Etow was elected doorkeeper over w. E. Ii. n ,l Coose, and Thomas d keeper over Francis McGovern of Cren- shaw.
 MT. Clark was escorted to the chair and called upon to speak. He declined to make speech upon the ground that busi- ness was the order of the day. He eX- pressed his appreciation of the high honor done him in few well chosen words, and announced that the house was ready for business.
 The officers elected were called to the fr4 nd fhn oath of yua Q6 n tered to them by the speaker.
 A messenger from the senate announced that that body had appointed committee to act as joint committee with commit tee of the house to wait upon the governor and announce the organization of the bodies. Upon resolution committee to call upon the governor was appointed, consisting of MT. O. Brien of Jefferson, MT. Knight of Hale and Mir. Boykin of Russell.
 Mr. Mcqueen of Jefferson introduced 8 resolution expressing the thanks of the house to MT. Pettus, the retiring speaker, and congratulating him cordially on his election to the presidency of the senate. It was unanimously adopted.
 MT. Knight of Hale offered resolution that the SD, aker be authorized to appoint doorkeeper for the gallery of the house and that his pay be the same as that of the other doofkeepers. The resolution pre- vailed with the amendment that the re- muneration be fixed at $3 per day.
 The doorkeeper was authorized to pur- chase sufficient supplies for the use of the house.
 The speaker was auth orized to appoint messenger and three pages.
 A resolution was passed providing that the speaker appoint committee of three to CO operate with a committee of two from the senate to investigate the condition of the 2 and per cent fund.
 MT. Willett of Pickens offered @ resOlu- ton that the permanent rules of organiza- ton of the last house be adopted as the rules of the present house until com- mitiee on rules could be heard from. Adopted.
 Tie representative from Washington in- troduced resolution, which passed, that the speaker appoint committee of three to co-operate with acommittee of two from the senate in calling upon the city ministers and requesting them to attend the sessions of the assembly and open the houses each morning with prayer.
 On resolution of MT. Hill of Montgomery the clerk was instructed to place code of Alabama and @ copy of the journal of the tative, for use by him during the session.
 The speaker then announced the follow ing appointments:
 Nessenger-Herbert Rankin.
 Pages-Mochelle Screws, James Ward and Jack Turner.
 The committee appointed to wait upon the governor reported that the executive would communicate with the house In writing, and Private Secretary Jackson de- livered the message to the clerk. The representative from Henry moved that the report be printed and copy laid upon the desk of each member, but the proposition was promptly voted down. The message was hen read by the clerk.
 The house then adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 SENATE.
 President Compton called the senate to order.
 Rev. Mir. Ott of the house delivered the opening prayer.
 The roll was called and thirty one sem satcrs an swered to their names.
 President Compton presented letter to the senate from Governor Jones, present. ing beautiful gavel made by the students of the Agricultural and Mechanical col lege, for which resolutions of thanks were offered and adopted.
 MT. Milner pu, in nominatioB the name of Hon. F. l.. PetIus of Dallas for presi- dent.
 MT. Williamson put in nomination the name of Hon. A. T. Goodwyn.
 Mir. Pettus received 21 votes, MT. Good wyn z, MT. Williamson 1, MT. Goodwin first voting for Mir. Pettus, then changing it to Mir. Williamson.
 Sen ators Hawkins, Hundley and Austell were appointed committee to notify 1. Pettus.
 Mir. Pettus thanked the senate in. few well considered remarks, declaring that he would endeavor to be fair and impartial in the discharge of his duties as presiding officer.
 Resolutions were then offered and unan- imously adopted thanking the retiring president, MT. Compton, for the able and