The age-herald., 1900-12-07
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE


 and thy health will suffer"
 "A child born on this day should keep in employ and not attempt any business on its own account; if female. an un- fortunate life is significant"
 Astrologer Raphael's prophecies for Sat urday, December S. 1900:
 Court, marry and ask fsYors before Il a. m
 Beware of sickness; keep thy health in order; in thy business thou wilt have a quiet year; the young will court"
 A child born on tls day will have a quiet life: it will be obliging and good tempered. but not fortunate; if a female rather lucky in marriage"
 "It is the prevailing opinion at Montgom- cry that the Legislature will be unable to adjourn for the recess before Wednesday of next week, December 12," said a man who came from trhe capital to Birmingham last night. "Certain it is that adjourn ment cannot be had on Saturday, as orig inally proposed for there are a number of bills of great importance which must be disposed of.
 "The present Legislature is perhaps the most industrious the State has 1aad in many years but as to the merit of the legislation in progress my information is too limited to admit of anything like posi- tive opinion. The appropriations are being very considerably ncreased-something like $l0eo0O already, I believe; but likely enough it is all needed. Some of it is of the utmost urgency and justice, notably the money for the Boys Industrial School at East Lake. The bill as introduced by Speaker Pettus called for s25,00O. or $12,5OO a year. As it passed the House today it car rles $15,000 an unreasonable and unjust re- duetion from the close estimate made as to the imperative needs of the home. One is mpelled to the conclusion that the reduc- ton in the amount asked for was made il- logically and at haphazard. It is pity Speaker Pettus didn't ask for $50,0e9, and thereby left room for the inevitable amend ment.
 "Rumors imperil the House bills now in the Senate for the repeal of the back tax law and for the calling of constitutional convention; but the best opinion is that both bills will receive substantial major ities and will become law. It appears that in many of the counties there is an indif- ference to the back tax law, it having been in effect imperative in such counties and the citizens therefore knowing nothing of its working; but in other counties, notably in Jefferson, there is understood to be al- most fierce opposition to the law as it stands.
 "The source of opposition to the proposed constitutional convention is not clear at the moment and men in position to know do not believe that there will be any organ ized effort against it, though it is not stated that the bill will pass the Senate by anything like unanimity. In other words, committee report favorable or un- favorable, the convention bill and the back tax repeal bill, will pass the Senate.
 Meantime Senators and members are about the busiest men in Alabama. They are up to their necks in sea of bills, and it is but justice to say of them that all appear to be most earnestly endeav- bring to ascertain what is best to do and are doing that fearlessly as occasion aris- es The visitor is forcibly impressed with this manifest industriousness and spirit of earnest endeavor. It seemed to me that there weren't any indolent men in either House.
 "The first bill to receive the sigma ture of Acting Governor Jelks was a liquor dis pensary measure for Headand, Henry County, and having gotten his official pen linked he has been turning off completed laws about fast as he could read and pass judgement upon them.
 Governor Jelks' honors become him in the fullest degree, and his responsibili- ties are powerless to oppress a soul so true and a judgment so wise On the first day in office he bore himself as calmny and with much self-possession as if he had occupied that high place for years. There was no change in the man: same young old Jelks; same affability, geniality, unfaiing courtesy, manly bearing. He is having an immense number. of visitors, To all he manifests fullest spirit of good will and comradeship and especially is he glad to see hts former co-workers of the newspaper press throughout the State by whom he has been always exceeding ly honored. A great many of the newspa- per men have paid there respects to him. and he was enthusiastically glad to see them.
 " How do you feel?' one of them asked him.
 Just like l always did. Why?
 ;" This Governor business?
 Tn answer he told little story. One man said to his friend:
 " Saw you out with her last night, and you looked mighty happy
 " Just for a minute-just for a minute, was the answer of the man of joy
 Governor Jelks quite frankly expresses his qualification at the universal goodwill shown him during the trying weeks through which he has passed, and the flood of cor dial greetings pouring in upon him in these first days of his administration is to him vastly pleasing. One thing is most observ- ant about him at the moment: He is holding his tongue in every imaginable language. I shall deal with every question as it pre- sents itself, and not before,- he said. I shall not lose sleep tonight over something that may not happen tomorrow Thus he is absolutely serene and self-collected and is borrowing no anxiety"