The age-herald., 1900-11-16
Caused First Fight of Session
 In That Body
HOUSE COMMITTEES TO BE NAMED
MT. o'Brlen Introduces a New Tax
 Measure for Jefferson County-oth- CT Important Measures-The hvsa Jefferson Delegation.

Age-Herald's Bureau, Hotel Clancey, Montgomery, Nov. 16-(Special)-Th third days session of the Legislature was with out special interest except the passage by the House of bills No. and relating to the governorship and the administration of the oath of office to the chief executive, which were introduced the first day of the session.
 The first fight of the session occurred in the Senate on these bills, which were sent over from the House and arose over the presidents ruling in referring them to the Committee on Rules, which was objected to by MT. Johnson, of Tuscaloosa, and MT. Thompson, of Macon.
 The speaker of the House will in all prob- ability announce the standing committees tomorrow This announcement is awaited with interest. It Is believed that the chair manship of the Judiciary will go to Hon. Richard H. Clarke, of Mobile; revision of laws, w. H. Hogue, of Perry; ways and means Frank P. O'Brien, of Jefferson cor porations Henry B. Foster, of Tuscaloosa; local legislation, A. M. Tunstoll, of Hale; education, Erie Pettus, of Limestone; ap- propriations, John H. Wallace, of Madison; constitutional revision, Bernard Harwood, of Greene.
 The last named Is a new committee, but will be one of the most important in the House, as many bills looking to the hold ing of a constitutional convention and amendments are expected
 The Jefferson delegation, by a unanimous vote, have elected Hon. Frank P. OBrien as their chairman. Captain OBrien is not only popular with his own delegation, but he is easily taking rank at the front with leading legislators
 THE HOUSE.
 The House was in session but an hour to- day. The passage of two bills and the in- troduction of sixty-seven bills marked the days work.
 The speaker called the session to order promptly at 12 o'clock Rev. J. c. Ott of- fered prayer. Eighty-four members re- sponded to roll call.
 On motion of MT. Tunstall of Hale, the regular order was suspended and the pas- sage of bills taken up MT. Tunstall said that he made the motion because of the very urgent demand for the passage of House bills and 2. The Bulger bill, amend ing section 1853 of the code, so that any officer eligible to administer an oath of of- flee shall be eligible to administer an oath to the Governor, was called up, read third time and passed without debate The vote was S3 ayes and one nay, Mr. Bartlett Populisa) of Marshall voting nay The Tunstall bill prescribing who shall assume the duties of the office of Governor in case of the death of the Governor-elect, of his failure to qualify, was read third time and without debate passed by a vote of S3 to 0.
 The regular order was taken up and the call of counties, sixty-seven bills were introduced.
 Mir Pettus of Limestone offered a reso- lution which was unanimously adopted, raising a committee of four on the part of the House and three from the Senate, to meet the river and harbors committee of the national Congress which is expected to be in Montgomery next Wednesday. The speaker appointed on the committee from the House Messrs. Pettus of Limestone, Dill of Jefferson Brooks of Mobile and Deans of Shelby.
 A message from the Gof-Snor was ceived transmitting the annual reports of the State geologist, the State tax commits soner, the State land agent, the State convict departmentand of Mrs. R. D. John- ston.
 The speaker announced the following ap- pointments:
 To be pages-Masters Paul B. Fuller. J. H. Washburn of Montgomery; M. J. Bull ger, Jr, of Dadeville and Henry Long of Jasper.
 To be messenger-Ed Adams of Montgom- cry.
 To be doorkeeper of the gallery-Mr Mes senger of Calhoun.
 The House adjourned until Il o'clock to- morrow.
 Among the bills introduced in the House was one by MT. Stripling of Fillmore which seeks to increase the salary of the Cover nor from 5000 to $5O00 per annum
 MT. O'Brien of Jefferson introduced