The age-herald., 1901-06-13
Adopts Resolutions of Synpa- thy and Coincidence by
 a Standing Vote CAPITOL DRAFTED IN BLACK
Governor Jelks Will Arrive This Morn- ing and Assume the Duties of Chief Executive of the State.
 Novel Situation.
BY FRANK HARVEY MILLER.


 Montgomery, June 12.zz(special.) .)-The Constitutional Conventio-.. met at 10 o'clock this morning and adjourned until noon tomorrow out of respect to the memory of Governor William J. Sam ford.
 Immediately after roll call, which showed 134 members present, General Harrison of Lee arose and offered the fol- | lowing resolution which was unanimously adopted by rising vote: Whereas. The immortal spirit of Will liam J. Sanford, the distinguished Cow ernor of Alabama has passed from earth to the God who gave it, leaving the peo- pie of the entire State deeply impressed | with a lively appreciation of his manly character and many virtues; and with | profound sense of the great loss sustained | by the State, and
 Whereas, His remains will reach this | city from Tuscaloosa by special train about o'clock this afternoon. Now | therfore, be 1t resolved: First-That this convention stand ad- | journed until Thursday at noon as | mark of respect to the lamented dead. | Seeond-Be 1t further resolved, That a | committee of nine from this convention be appointed by the president to proceed | to Tuscaloosa to escort the remains to
 
 Thrd-Be 1t further resolved, That the l family of the deceased be requested to l allow the remains of the distinguished to lie in state in the Capitol | during tomorrow (Thursday), until re- | moved to his home at Opeiika. | The president appointed the following committee of nine to proceed to proceed to Tuscaloosa and escort the remains to the capitol viz;. @
 Gen George P. Harrison of Lee, J. J. 1 Robinson of Chambers, G. A. Searcy of | Tuscaloosa, ". c. Jones of Montgomery, | Gesner Williams of Marengo. John T. Ashcraft of Lauderdale. R. M. Cunning ham of Jefferson. J. B. Graham of Talla- dega and H. T. Davis of Etowah. The committee immediately left on a special train over the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. The remains will reach Mont gomery at o'clock. and will He in state at the capitol until noon tomorrow.
 The New Governor. w. D. Jelks. president of the Senate. who was in Beaumont, Texas, at the time of the Governors death, will reach Montgomery at o'clock tomorrow moyn- Ing. and assume the functions of Gov ernor. No ceremony Is required to inaugurate him, his oath as president of the Senate being all that is necessary. MT. Jelks has already acted as Governor of Alabama
 
 ming early in December, he occupied the gubernatorial chair during Governor Samford's critical illness. Governor Jelks Is man about forty years old. The first office he ever held was in 1898. when he was elected to the Senate, of which body he was made president. He is regarded as man of sound judgment, is conserva- tive and conscientious, and 1t is thought will make an able Governor.
 The capital this morning was draped in mourning and the front doors closed. The body will lie in state in the rotunda, and a detachment of the local military will act as a guard of honor.
 In opening to-day's session with prayer, Rev. Dr. .Strickley made a touching refer ence to Governor Samford's character and prayed for the members of his fam fly in their bereavement.
 A Novel Situation.
 By President Jelks becoming Governor, his is the only life between a government and what might be called an interregnum. The present constitution provides that on the death of the Governor the President of the Senate shall become Governor, or in case of his death, the Speaker of the House. The Speaker of the House, Hon. Frank Pettus. being dead. if Governor Jelks should die, there would be no one to assume the office of Governor.
 The present constitutional convention will adopt an ordinance providing for such contingency. The committee on executive is now preparing ordinance to th!s effect, which will shortly be re- ported to the. convention and which will go further in regulating the succession than the present constitution, which stops at the Speaker of the House. The sumption of the governorship by the pres ent President of the Senate leaves the State without a President of the Senate or Speaker of the House.
 John W. Tomlinson, representing the Board of trade. appeared before the com mittee on taxation today in behalf of cer- tain matters in which the board is inter- ested Among other Birmingham citizens in the city today were W. c. Garrett, Robert N. Thatch and z. T. Rudolph.