The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-03
RECEPTION TO
Be GIVEN BRYAN
Committee Appointed to Meet the DiStln-
suiShed NebraSkan.
ADDRESS TO LEGISLATURE
Will Be Insisted Upon From the Demo-
cratic Leader.
POLICE COMMISSION QUESTION
The Conference Committee Was Unable
to Decide Upon Substitute, but Will
Agree Today Mckinley In
vitation Resolution.
ADDRESS TO LEGISLATURE
oLlcE COMMISSION QUESTION

Monteomery. December 2-(Special.)-
Hon w. J. Bryan will be give nan informal
reception by the general assembly OF Ala
bama when he passes through the city to-
morrow en- route to rejoin his regiment at
Savannah.
During the session of the house this art
ternoon Speaker Waller received a tele-
gram stating that Colonel Bryan would
pass through Montgomery tomorrow, ana
as soon as the speaker read the message
before the house Mr.. Brandon was on his
feet with a resolution providing for the
appointment of a committee of fifteen, with
the speaker as chairman, to meet the dis
tinguished statesman. The resolution went
though with whoop, and Immediately the
members swarmed around the speaker
desk asking that they be placed on the
committee The speaker announced the
committee as follows:
Messrs. Speaker Brandon, Bulger, Law
retta, Wallace, Moody, Smith of Escambia,
Long, Miller, Mathews, Stodghill, Pettus.
Poole and Lacey.
1t is not known how long Colonel Bryan
will remain in the city, but the committee
will insist on his remaining long cough to
address the assembly.
The Police Commissioners
the police commission question remains
unchanged from yesterday. Two confer
ences were held today by the joint COM
mittee without accomplishing final decis-
ion. Senator Cunningham, it is said. has
been little obstinate in a compromise.
However, the compromise as suggested in
The Age-Herald this morning will most
probably prevail. The conference commit
tee will hold another meeting at o'clock
tomorrow morning, when report will be
agreed upon. KERSH.
Mr. Brandon reminded the speaker that
there was a special order for this hour.
Every eye turned on the young warrior
from Tuscaloosa, for the special order was
none the less, than matter that has caus-
ed, possibly, more comment than any other
that has yet came before this assembly.
the Wiley resolution, with preamble ex-
tending Fl esident Mckinley an invitation
to be the states guest on, the 18th. 1t was
expected that the fire works would start
UP on this call, but happily this was
avoided. J,.. ...,s.,,- -.
AS Mr.. Brandon concluded his. sentence
the speaker requested the clerk to read the
special order. The very closest attention
was given the reading of the resolution.
Mr.. Brandon was recognized again. Mr..
Speaker he said, in tones which lead
every one to believe that he was going to
discuss the resolution at length, Il do not
wish to speak in opposition to the motive
or intent of the resolution, but l am, sir,
opposed to the preamble. 1, for one, do not
subscribe to its contents, and l therefore
offer this suhstitute:"
The clerk read the substitute, as follows:
..Whereas, the president, Hon. William
Mckinley, of the United States and COM
mander in chief of the army and navy OF
the United States, will soon honor the
State of Alabama by his presence within
her confines;
"Now, therefore, be 1t resolved by the
senate of Alabama the house concurring,
That the president be and he is hereby cor
daily invited in the name OF the general
assembly and people of Alabama to extend
his visit to Montgomery on the 18th day OF
December as the states guest, or such
other time as may suit his pleasure ana
convenience.
..Resolved further, That copy of these
resolutions, properly certified, be forward
ed forthwith to President Mckinley
Some member who had not heard the full
reading of the preamble of Colonel Wiley S
resolution, asked for its reading again.
The clerk read it as follows:
Whereas, Hon. William Mckinney, presl-
dent of the United States, by his wise and
patriotic administration contributed largely
to the obliteration of sectional lines ana
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, irrespective of political
creed and party affiliations, bow today be-
fore the altar of a common country and
kneel at the shrine of reconsecrated
faith
Now, Mr.. Speaker" said Mr. Brandon,
81 move the adoption of the substitute.
Tba wa and there full
chorus of "ayes." 'Those who are opposed
to the adoption of the substitute will say
no." said Speaker Waller. There was one
clear, ringing no" 1t came from the lips
of Mr. Porter, the republican representa-
tive from Coosa county.
The suspense was over and everybody
seemed glad that there had been no fight
made, for it was known that some of the
members had prepared some warm speeches
in opposition to the preamble.
Bills Passed.
The following bills were passed today:
H. 2lS. To relieve clerks of the circuit,
county, city and criminal courts from the
payment of any sums of money chargeable
on account of feed of prisoners in cases
in which confessions of judgment for fine
and costs were made and such feed bills
were not taxed and collected.
H 2S3. To repeal an act entitled IAN act
to establish a court of county revenues for
Wilcox county, approved February B.
1877, and also to repeal an act entitled IAN
act to amend section of an act entitled
| An act to establish court of revenues
| for the county of Wilcox approved Febru-
airy 3, 1877, approved January p, 1879.
H. 2s4. To establish court of county
| commissioners for Wilcox county.
| II. 2S5. To increase the fees of constables
| in beats O.. O. 40 and A. and 8 in Jefferson
| county, Alabama.
| SENATE
| The senate was opened with prayer by
DR.. Eager. this city, and twenty-nine men,
bers answered to roll call On motion the
reading of the journal was dispensed with.
I, Call of Districts.