The age-herald., 1898-11-16
SENATE

President Francis L. Pettus called the senate to order at noon, and prayer was spoken by Rev. w. P. Howell, enrolling clerk of the house of representatives.
 Secretary John F. Proctor read the roll of the senate.
 The new senators present then advanced to the secrtary's desk and took the oath of office, which was administered by the pres ident. The new senators not present were Dean, of Covington; Hall, Jenkins, Pulley, Thompson and Wiley.
 Senator Cunningham moved that the rules of the last session be in force until otherwise ordered, and the motion was adopted.
 On motion of Senator Brown. of Cullman, the president was authorized to appoint temporary subordinate officers.
 The president appointed Elmore Garrett, of Calhoun, assistant secretary; J. A. Johnson, of Culman, doorkeeper; Bryant James, of Jefferson, assistant doorkeeper, and William Jones, of Dallas, doorkeeper of the gallery.
 The senate adjourned till 10:30 o'clock to- morrow morning, and the democratic sen- ators immediately went into caucus, the chamber being cleared of all other per- sons.
 The Senate Caucus
 The senate caucus was rather prolonged, the time being chiefly taken up with a dis cussion arising from resolution intro duced by Senator Moody to the effect that all senators who supported the straight democratic ticket in August last. and the democratic congressional tickets respec- lively, and who intended to support and maintain the principles of the democratic party in the future should be entitled to sit and vote in the caucus
 The matter was left to the honor of sen tors, two of whom, not heretofore classed as democrats, remained, Senator Case, of DeKalb, and Senator Buchanan, of Cren- shaw. Senator Buchanan remained but a short time, and, without voting, withdrew The senator from DeKalb participated in the proceedings throughout the caucus, and is therefore now formally within the lines of the democratic party.
 The appointment of credentials commit- tee of the democratic caucus Is believed to be without precedent. This clever act was done on the motion of Senator Wiley, and the committee consisted of Wiley, Meader and Abercrombie.
 The first duty of the caucus after the adoption of the resolution as to qualification was the nominati4 Il of a candidate for pres ident of the senate
 Senator Wiley, whose appearance on the floor of the chamber was greeted with loud applause and cheering, placed in nomina- tion the senator from Jefferson, MT. Cum ningham. Senator Cunningham was nomi- hated by exclamation, there being no other name mentioned.
 The senator from Jefferson accepted in a beautiful speech of ten minutes duration, in which he declared he was and had al- ways been a democrat. He might have and did have his personal friends and favorites, but when his party spoke he yielded gladly to the wisdom of its united power. He paid a glowing tribute to Senator Wiley, whose devotion to military duties in Cuba had come near costing him his life.
 John F. Proctor, of Jackson, was nomi- mated for secretary of the senate; Richard G. Banks, of Montgomery assistant secre- tary; J. A. Johnson, of Cullman, door keeper; and Dugald Frank Mccall of Montgomery, enrolling and engrossing clerk. After which the caucus adjourned.
 WALKER.