Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-19
ADJOURNED.
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Dand compsn1es ana 10 auihorlze an oHcer 1n one organization to be elected to another office without conflict
 Senate bill 366-To authorize the creation Of brigadier-geuera Of the state troops and to prescribe his duties.
 Sen ate bill 264-fo amend section 3972 oi the code so as to provide a more efectual remedy against the subscribers to capital stock of a corporation who have not paid the,r subscri ptiou.
 Senate bill 472-To incorporate CoIum biana, Shelby county.
 Senate bill 233-To provide for the draw ing of juries for the May and Novemb Der terms of the circuit court in Madison county. seH.
 The ways and means committee, to whom were referred the senate amendments to the assessment bill moved to non- concur, and asked for a conference committee. Pre- vailed.
 Recess.
 PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
 Mir. O'Brien of Jefferson arose to a ques ton of personal privilege. He said he recognized that when a man by thought, action or deed had done wrong it was the true principle for that man to acknowl- edge the wrong speedily. Last Friday night during the discussion of the ''alien railroad bill" the statement that he had charged the members of the con corrupiIy pH influenced by Bowmaa to change their votes on the alien railroad bill, and that votes had been purchased he denied then as he did now. He said he made use of no such language. MT. For man, who is a member of said party, was within the sound of my voice and heard my every word and saw my every action and will bear me out in the statement that Fl have made. He said it had come to his knowledge that Mir. Jackson had been informed that he (O'Brlen) had said that the d-1 goats had been bought. He denied using any such language.
 MT. Jackson interrupted MT. O'Brien and stated he had no such information, and this was the first time he had heard that such information had gone out con- cerning Mir. O'Brien.
 Continuing, MT. O. Brien said that Sat urday he had heard some jest about the change of some of the populist votes, and it might have been that this jest was over heard and repeated as bsing fact. If the gentleman from Lee, MT. Jackson, under stood that said that populists had been bought he was mistaken in what l said. He was willing to beg his pardon for the remarks that followed out of the discus sion.
 MT. Jackson said that since the gentle- man had disclaimed any intention to re- fleet upon his honor and having retracted the charge that he lied, he cheerfuly re- tracted what he had said and forgave the gentleman from Jefferson. He also apol ogized to the house for any ciscourtesy he may have shown to the house. The olive branch was in evidence, and all was again serene and satisfactory between the two members.
 COMMISSIONER HARVEY E. JONES.
 An attempt was made again this morning in the senate to have the nomination of Colonel Tunstall con nfirnled, but the effort failed by vote of 20 to 10.
 This afternoon Governor Oates sent the name of Col. Harvey E. Jones to the sem ate as railroad commissioner, and tn 8 nom- n at oo n rnned hnut ing vote.
 LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
 Throughout the heated contest on the "octopus bill'' the gentiemanly speaker of the house has had the respect and admi- ration of every member, whether for or against the much talked of bill. And right here, be 1t stated, the above named gentle man made some alusion to the 'sink bag' of the mollusk. He said the name "octo- pus" was applicable to the other side of the question, because they had the ink bag and uid the spattering. 1t was not quite clear that he had not gotten the octopus confused with it's first cousin, the cuttle- fish, but to force that question would be the work of captious criic-who is not quite certain himself
 The speaker's opponents werequite will ing that he should be zoologcaIly orator. ical; the more so, that had he consumed the whole time allowed him in arguing for the passage of the bill, it is more than probable he would have caused more than one of those who differed with him to look through his spectacles and see things his way. The cause he cham pioned is lost, but to man of his character defeat is not conquest, but merely a thing which hap pens-to be guarded against, but accepted with philosophy if it come. He has the pect of his friends and the admiration of men of wisest censure. More could be said of him which his modesty forbids. THE TUNsTALL "CoUP D ETAT, ' MT. Tunstali's friends endeavored to have the matter of his confirmation recon l sidered in the senate this morning, but they met with an overw helming defeat. | Senator Browder of Hale moved to go into | executive session for the purpose of recon sideration, when Senator Hundley of Mad l ison, who inaugurated the fight against confirmation, arose and moved to lay MT. | Browder's motion on the table, aud the l motion to table prevailed by a vote of 20 | to 10.
 In few moments Governor Oates sent | in the name of Harvey ls. Jones, and he l was confirmed by exclamation in open | senate. The appointment and coDfirma- | tioo was received with applause, both by
 the senators and the audience present. The governor is being congratulated on | all sides. This appointment is the best that has been made by any governor There is no man in the state l of Alabama more beloved than genial generous, noble Harvey Jones. The few "boys' of the old Third Alabama who survive will rejoice with the writer, and rise up and call Governor Oates blessed for this appointment. God bless "Old Harvey,'' and may the good Lord give him strength to fill the office for many years. PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS. Representative O. Brien of Jefferson in- troduced the following preamble and rsso- lution:
 Whereas, 1t is e-honored custom at the close of the session of the general as sembiy for the members thereof to give expression ot their feelings toward the officers with W hom they have been officially connected; and.
 Whereas, Such expressions have usually