The age-herald., 1898-11-17

morning.
 At 10 o'clock retiring Speaker Clements
 rapped for order and the roll was called.
 eighty-five members responding. The jour
 nal was read and approved.
 The speaker announced the next order of
 business the election of a speaker to serve
 this term Representative Mitchell, of
 Lauderdale, was recognized and placed In
 nomination the name of Charles E. Waller
 of Hale county, who was last night unan-
 imouslly chosen for the position by the democratic caucus.
 There was no other nomination, the pop
 ulists having failed to make even an hon. orary nomination, and MT. Bibb, of Mont gomery moved a suspension of the rules and the unanimous election of Mir. Waller.
 The speaker reminded the gentleman that the constitution required the house to elect
 it's officers by viva voce vote, and or
 dered the clerk to proceed with roll call. Much interest was manifested in the roll call, as 1t was a matter of speculation as
 to how the sixteen populists would cast thei. votes The name of Geo. s. Sloan,
 of Blount, was the first populist called and
 he unhesitatingly answered Waller" This
 was continued all through the call by the
 members of that party present except In two cases The call complete the speaker announced that MT. Waller having received 92 votes, he was legally elected speaker Five members of the house were absent from the hall.
 Mitchell of Lauderdale, and Bibb, of Montgomery, were appointed a committee | to escort the speaker-elect to the chair. Waller Modestly Accepts MT. Walters speech of acceptance was l one of the most modest ever delivered III | the capitol on a like ocasion. He simpiy | said:
 "Gentlemen of the House:-I accept the | trust you have imposed in me, and will tt 1,,ffo nf best interest of all the people of the state of Alabama. Gentlemen, I thank you Retiring Speaker Clements then adminis- tired to Speaker Waller the oath Of office, and in a perfectly easy manner the new speaker announced the next order of busi- ness, the election of a clerk of the house. One by one the following house officers were then elected without opposition, as | follows
 Clerk-Massie Wilson, of Clarke. Assistant Clerk-Frank N. Julian, of Col | bert.
 | Engrossing Clerk-val Taylor, of Perry. | Enrolling Clerk-J. L.. Williams, of Bar I bour.
 | Doorkeper-Robert Hasson, of Etowah. | Assistant Doorkeeper-Thomas J. Fain, | of Dale.
 l The speaker then announced the follow l ing appointment of pages: Milton Yancey l Hood and John D. Bibb, of Montgomery. l Messenger-Chares D. Lyle, of Madison. | Doorkeper of .Gallery-E. O. Jones, of | Wilcox.
 l Michel Screws was appointed as tenn 1 porary page to instruct the new pages. He was not an applicant for the position, but l has several times served, and is one of the brightest boys in Montgomery. | The Rules Committee | The speaker next announced the following l committee on rules, the speaker acting as | chairman of this committed: l Tunstall, of Hale; Robinson. of Mobile; | Brandon, of Tuscaloosa; Mcqueen, of Jeff
 ferson; Kyle, of Morgan, and Brown of | Colbert.
 Brandon of Tuscaloosa offered a reso- | lution that the senate be notified of the organization of the house. Adopted
 Robinson of Mobile introduced a resolu- | ton raising a committee of three on the part of the house and two from the senate l to notify the governor of the organization l of the two bodies. On this committee from l from the house the speaker appointed Messrs. Robinson, Brandon and Poole. The officers of the house were sworn in | by the speaker, and an informal recess was
 taken by the house to await the governors l message.
 | The Message
 It was but a few moments, however, un- l til the notification committee made its re-
 port, and immediately the message from l the governor was announced. It was | brought in by Private Secretary Cory. The speaker asked the will of the house on the disposition of the message, and upon motion by Judge Mitchell it was ordered read by the clerk
 - Mir. Laveretta said that inasmuch as the message was such an able document, pre- senting many facts. and recommendations, | that he would move the printing of one | thousand copies of it. This was unanimous l ly agreed to.
 The First Bill Judge Mitchell, of Lauderdale, claims the distinction of introducing House Bill No. 1, and the character of his bill proves very clearly that the present house is going to | be working body. The title of the bill is: | "House Bill No. ITO amend the revenue l laws of the state of Alabama | It Is understood the bill deals with many l important questions in regard to the rev. | enue laws, making several important rec l concentrations. It also makes some recom- | mendations in regard to the back tax law, | which Judge Mitchell succeeded in passing | through the last legislature. He has de- | voted time to the study of the revenue laws | and recognized as one of the very ablest | leaders of the present house, this bill will | attract much interest
 l MT Tunstall moved that the rules of | the last house govern the present one until | the rules committee made its report. The motion adopted.
 ] Upon motion of Mr. Davis the house was | adjourned until Il o'clock tomorrow morn- ing. kERSH.