The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-14
LEGISLATION bD LEGISLATORS.

 q member of the House and does not show his age. He seems to be good for much hard work yet and friends and ac- quaintances all over Alabama hope ne will be spared for many years of useful ness.
 Hon. A. T. London of Jefferson, got his start in life in Montgomery as did great many successful Alabamians He is full of new legislation ideas, knows how to tell them in an entertaining way. He is going to be heard in this House and he will no doubt have much influence in rounding up results. He Is able and fearless and a sort of free lance.
 Hon, w. c. Thomas of Chambers is one of the most successful farmers in East Alabama. He uses up-to-date methods in farming and has a stock farm and makes it pay. He has had experience as a legislator too. having been in the House about twenty years ago. He is the father of Judge w. H. Thomas of the Montgomery City Court.
 While the Committees of the House will not be named before tomorrow 1t is thought a number of bills will be intro- duced today as soon as the House Is for mally organized. The bills introduced to- day will be taken in charge by the Clerk of the House who will turn them over to the proper committees as soon as they are named.
 Hon. w. A. Handley of Roanoke is the nestor of the present House. He has served in Congress, in the Senate and House of the State and was in the last Constitutional Convention. He is level headed and safe and Is a balance wheel in every important crisis. His hosts of friends are glad to see him looking so well.
 Judge R. w. Walker of Madison comes of historic and leading family of Ala bama and he is well sustaining the name, He served with distinction as Supreme Court Judge and as member Of the last Constitutional Convention. He Is pure and upright in public and private life and Is an honor to the State.
 Hon Augustus Benners of Jefferson Is one of the old members of the House and he is acknowledged to be one of the leaders of that body. He has the tact and the ability to sustain himself in the position and he Is being mentioned as chairman of an important committee. MT. Benners is a Birmingham lawyer.
 Hon. Manly Foster of Tuscaloosa is anywhere a leader among men, and has not only been often a member of deltbe- rative bodies. but has always taken an important and leading part in the pro- ceedings of all of them He was one of the strong men of the late Constitutional Convention.
 Seiator Hugh M. Morrow of Jefferson is from ability and character a leader among men. He was the second man on the Judiciary Committee of the last Senate and this time is to be accorded, 1t Is said. the position of chairman of that committee.
 Senator w. l.. Lancaster of Elmore is leading business man of Wetumpka, and 1t is predicted he will make prac- tical and stanch legislator. He knows about as we'll as any member of the Sem ate what the people need and what they want.
 Senator H. R. Kennedy of Florence is a practicing physician and excepting Senator Hurst of Etowah. is the only doc tor in the Senate. He was a hard worker in the last Senate and will no doubt make his influence felt in the body this time.
 Hon. W. W. Callahan of Morgan is one of the brainy young members of the House. He has succeeded at home on merit and force of character and he will undoubtedly make a mark In the present House. 7 s- sts'~r4.
 Hon. John B. Knox of AnnIston. the President of the last Constitutional Con- vention. Is here looking in on the law makers. They are all his friends and he is meeting with a cordial greeting.
 Hon. Thomas Wiggins, the Represen- tative from Monroe County, was detained at his home in Monroeville by illness and could not be here at the organization of the House.
 Hon. Cecil Browne of Talladega is also a visitor. He has been in both the Sen- ate and House and was leading mem- Der of the last Constitutional Convention.
 Hon. J. B. Graham of Talladega Is here He Is the Solicitor of his circuit and a lawyer with reputation not con- fined to his own State.
 Chancellor R. B. Kelly of Anniston is also with his friends ct the Capitol. and he. too. is being extended a kind receD- ton.
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