The age-herald., 1898-11-22
DULL DAY WITH
 THE LEGISLATORS Nothing Occurred to Break the
 Weary MOnotOny, THE ORATORS IN TRAINING Today the Young Statesmen Will Break Forth in EIoquence. BILLS REPORTED ON FAvoRABLY The Hobson Resolution Conflicts With
 Article of State Constitution. HoTF1GHT ON MOBILE MEASURES
The Hobson Resolution Conflicts With
 Article of State Constitution.
HoTF1GHT ON MOBILE MEASURES
The Bienville Water Company Has Lobbyists at Work, and They Are Striving With Might and
 Main to Defeat the Bills.

Montgomery, November N.-(Special)- The general assembly is at last getting down to business. Today has witnessed more real legislative work than any previ- ous two days.
 The standing committees of both the sem ate and house have held sessions today, and large batch of bills have been pre- pared for the second reading tomorrow, when the nice batch reported favorably to- day will come up for final passage.
 In the house the Mobile bills to permit the city to build new water works and construct sewerage hold the first place on the calendar. These bills were called for their final passage today, but there Is a, lobby here in the interest of the Bienville Water Works company, which at present has the Mobile franchise, and the bills were asked to be passed to hear the Bienviile people tomorrow morning. This is hot fight in Mobile and Is getting equally hot here
 The sessions in both houses today have been very dull. There was no occasion for debate in either house, but some resolu- tions were presented which will bring forth a display of oratory at tomorrow's session. if the resolutions be promptly reported
 
 luton against acquisition of territory by the United States. Some of the members are loaded to the muzzle on this question: and the representatives in the national congress could gain valuable pointers from our learned young statesmen, were the for mer here tomorrow
 Another question is the resolution intro- duced by MT. Poole to suitably recognize the heroism of Richmond Pearson Hobson. This resolution would pass without the slightest debate were it not for the consti- tutional provision that no money shall be appropriated out of the state treasury for an individual. It will be a marvel if the self-constituted watchdogs of the treasury do not take advantage of this provision to make war on a beautiful resolution to honor Alabama's most illustrious son. The resolution carries an appropriation of $500 to purchase sword to be suitably en- graved. This resolution may not be reached until Wednesday,, when Hefiin, Brandon and Robinson, the three house orators will champion it's adoption.
 There is still another resolution of na- tioal importance, which is threatened with stormy reception. This is the Wiley res 
 the states guest next month on the occa- sion of his trip south The Wiley reso- lution reads as follows:
 The Wiley Resolution
 "Whereas, Hon. William Mckinley, president of the Uinted States, by the wise and patriotic administration of his great office has contributed largely to
 the oblteration of sectional lines and to the binding together, as never before, all territorial divisions of the nation in the strongest bonds of union, loyalty, fraternal love and civil liberty, so that
 the people of the United States, ire spective of political and party affilia-
 tions bow today before the altar of common country and kneel at the shrine of reconstructed faith; and,
 "Whereas, His excellency has ac- cepted an invitation to be present in Atlanta, Ga, on the occasion of tn. peacs :, tllte to te nsd n mat y n the 14th day of December, proximo; and to visit the Colored Normal college at Tuskegee, Ala, on the 16th day of De- cember; now. therefore, be 1t
 Resolved, By the Senate of Alabama, the house of representatives concurring, That the president be and he Is hereby cordially invited in the name of the Gen. eral Assembly to extend his visit to Montgomery, the state capital, and to be present in Montgomery on the 17th day of December as the states guest, or at such other time as may best suit his pleasure and convenience.
 Resolved further. That copy of these resolutions. properly certified. be forwarded forthwith to President Me- Kinley.'
 The objectionable features in these reso- lutions. to some of the members. are the high eulogies in the preamble, which many members think is giving the president un- due praise on the conduct of the war with Spain. and more especially the reference made to his part in wiping out all sectional feeling, This is but the outcropping of the