The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
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| gomery passed through and over Birming-
ham yesterday leaving Montgomery lone
some far behind. Some of the lawmakers
alghted here; others passed on,
| scarcely pausing, weary in their flight
from the scene of legislative labor to their
| resting places in the various counties.
Each senator and each representative had
| their own stories to tell to such persons
as asked for the facts; but out of it all
there came little history, which The Age
| Herald has not already related. The broad
facts of the session of the general assembly
have been told Only gossip remains to be
| given to the world.
The legislator most talked of throughout
| Alabama amongst the visitors In Biz
mingham last night He was Senator
Frank L. Moody. of Tuscaloosa, author of
the now famous dispensary bill. Senator
Moody is president of a bank, and is per-
| sonally one of the most agreeable and gen.
ial men whom one could meet in a half
dozen days journey. In advocating his dis
pensary measure, Senator Moody was per-
fecty sincere. He was laboring for what
he conceived to be the good of the public.
Governor Johnston is not likely to be-
come an open candidate for the senate"
not dare to oppose Morgan, and as Nor
CAMS selection seems to be inevitable,
Johnston will probably openly advocate
him with the hope of restoring his popu-
larity in Alabama. with a view of naming
| the next governor, with the understanding
that this next governor appoint him sena-
| tor In case of the death of either of the
two senator's now. It is evident that John
| vii 6O11t
to the senate. He will either do this, or, If
| there are more candidates than one against
Senator Morgan, enter the race for the SEN
| ate, expecting Senator Morgan's strength
will be thrown to him. speaking of sena-
| torial races, when Senator Pettus was n
candidate, though a lifelong friend of
| Johnston, Johnston went fishing 1t Is not
likely that Johnston will help Morgan more
than he helped Pettus. unless he can serve
some purpose of his own"
| Senator w. G.. Brown was at the Morris
| yesterday. Senator Brown stated that 1.-The
| governor sought to have the $780, 900 appro-
| priation for the public schools stricken out
4 of the appropriation bill after the passage
1 of the Bulger bill, but before-h signed the
| Bulger bill, andrsit was given out that he
~wsuld veto the Bulger bill unless this ap-
4 preparation was stricken out of the general
1 appropriation BILL The friends of educa-
ton, however, stood firm, and the appro-
priation was not stricken out
Senator Brown deserves great credit for
1 the stand he took in the senate for the
/ schools Whenever bill came in the SEN
i ate creating some unnecessary office pro-
viding for some unnecessary expenditure,
! he stood and fought against it with all his
ability He made no mere pretense of
/ saving the states money; he didn't believe
| in saving dollars expense here and spend
/ ing ten dollars there by creating useless
| offices for political machinery. But while
| Senator Brown protected the treasury of
| the state from inroads of useless expense.
| whery it came to the question of educating
the poor people of the state, he believed
that should be done and done to the fullest
extent
Hon. William Youngblood, fourth auditor
of the United States treasury, arrived in
Birmingham yesterday forenoon, coming
direct from Washington. Being asked as
| to the object of his unexpected visit Col
onel Youngblood said
| There Is no politics involved. I do not
| come on a political mission in any sense.
| To be frank with you, 1 have a small prop
| erty near Montgomery, the lease of which
| Is about expiring, and 1 come south to ar
| range it. That Is positively all there is in
my visit"
| "will there be an extra session of con-
/ gress?"
NO." answered Colonel Youngblood.
There will be no extra session. The army
bill has been compromised, and there is
| nothing now in the way. The democrats
have acted in praiseworthy manner re-
specting the army bill. They consent to
the standing army remaining at 81, 900 men,
| and will allow 3S 900 volunteers until 1901. or
| so long as the president may need them.
| That is all that could be asked; and the
| democrats in congress are entitled to praise
| for their action In the matter"
| Colonel Youngblood, who looks the pic
ture of stalwart health, says that members
of the Alabama colony in Washington are
all well, and all are enjoying life The
colonel will be in Birmingham again on
Thursday or Friday.
Colonel Youngblood was met at the union
passenger station by Postmaster Hughes
and United States District Attorney
Vaughan, who were in conference with him
during the day 1t is alleged that the con-
ference had to do with the postmastership
at Uniontown. 1t appears that Postmaster
Hughes and District Attorney Vaughan ia
vor T. g. Fowler for postmaster, and that
Colonel Youngblood is in favor of a lady
whose father was staunch republican.
Mr.. Fowler was until two years ago an
| ardent democrat. He was in Birmingham
yesterday and probably had q talk with
Colonel Youngblood.
|
In Montgomery there is saddle and
! harness maker who was at school with
| George Dewey, at BrattIeboro, VT. He has
many interesting stories to tell of the man
that is now immortal; and what he says
bears out the truth of the following story
from Manila sent to the New York Journal:
Il would not accept nomination for the
| presidency of the United States.