The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-13
WOOD QUITS SPEAKERS RACE:
 TUNSTALL WILL BE CHOSEN

auoption or the new constitution, marks transition for the State from an old
 10 new order of things. and the re-
 adJustrnent of the statutes to conformity
 with the new constitution will be the matter Of first importance with which the ! legislators have to deal. This revision
 rAturally affects the interests of the en- i tire State. and the progress of the law.
 makers will be watched with interest l Some Important Measures. 1 The subject of child labor. long q neg. l lected one in this State. Is certain to en- sage the attention of the present legisla- ture. A movement looking to reform in
 this direction and well supported, is now
 under way and premises a thorough going change in the institution of child
 labor in the State. Early action on this
 subject. 1t is believed. will be secured A measure providing for the esta eiish- { nient of uniform system of text books | for the use of the schools of Alabama
 is another of the subjects likely to be | pressed to an issue | A bill providing for the election of Rail-
 road Commissioners by direct vote of the | people instead of through appoInLma m ! by the Goevrnor Is also said to be in preparation.
 l Other matters of hardly less importance and touching wide variety of interests.
 are to be considered at this session, all or which makes 1t apparent that this
 meeting of the States lawmakers is no
 holiday occasion. but one where hard | work Is expected and important results | are to be attained
 Busy Scenes of Activity. Montgomery hotel Hobbies were scenes fof hustling activity last night. Nearly \ every man of any importance in Alabama | fyl, kt1
 jostling, good natured throng. | Hon. D. J. Meador of Marengo. Presi-
 dent pro tenn of the last Senate, came in
 at 6:15 o'clock from Selma. Lieutenant Governor Cunningham reached the city | 9n night train and was a prominent { figure In the ever-changing crowd in the l lobbies.
 In the crowd with the Senators and l Representatives were: Judge A. H. AL
 ston of Barbour. Judge Richard B. Kelly
 of Anniston, John B. Knox of Anniston, II. B. Gray. J. H. Leath, Judge ]. J.. 1 Banks of Birmingham, w H. Sanford l of Troy. General W. c, Oates of Mont | gomery, Judge Zell Gaston of Greenville, | J. J. Grfffin of Cullman. A. Steinhart of Greenville. Samuel c. Jenkins of Baldwin, H. B. Foster of Tuscaloosa, l.. P. Troup
 and H. Az Skeggs of Decatur. Harry Jones, Wilson R. Browne, E. P. Wilkins, R. H. Thach of Birmingham, George A. searcy of Tuscaloosa, Dave Almon of Lawrence, w. J. Boykin of Gadsden ". 1 A. Davis, Jack Moore. Sheriff Lacy of Walker. J. H.. Wallace of Madison. WA w. Whitesides of CalhoWn, J. H. Adams
 of Dale. H. R. Shorter of Barbour. F. w.
 GeGraffenreid, w. M. Knight of Hale, Hal Johnson of Tailadega. Ben Emore of Marengo. E. c. Crawford of Henry and many others whose names are familiar in Alabama
 Organization of Senate. The Senate will be organized with but
 little difficulty today at F o'clock The caucus. it Is expected, will be held within an hour after President pro tenn Meador calls the upper body to order. In the caucus all the officials of the Senate to
 serve during the entire sixty days will be
 selected and their formal election will
 take. place immediately after the ad- journing of the caucus. when the Senate officially reconvenes.
 The Senate. in view of the fact that the
 Legislature will be in session sixty days.
 will get quickly to work No time will
 be lost and the Senate will be ready for
 business some time before the House.
 An interesting bit of political gossip that has developed with the assembling here of the Legislators Is the statement that Senator Hugh M, Morrow of Bir- mingham, one of the young but promi- nent members of the last Senate. contem- plated opposing Hon. Joel Goldsby for
 President pro tenn. It was said that Sem ator Morrow decided only within the last three days that he would not be candi- date.
 Whatever the situation might have been with Senator Morrow's declination not to be a candidate every veshge of opposi- tion to Senator Goldsby for President pro tenn. passed away and the Senate will pay him the high compliment of electing him unanimously, an important trust in view of the fact that he will name the chairman of all committees and all the committee members He will also pre- side over the Senate during the first week of business.
 Gossip as to Committees.
 It was gossip aong the lawmakers that an effort would be made to have the Sem ate elect its own chairmen and members of committees It was proposed, at one time, that each of the committee mem bers should be elected by the Senate as a whole and that each Congressional dis trict should be represented on each com mittee. The proposition never met with much favor although 1t was the subject Of
 more or less discussion by the Senators
 The race for Secretary of the Senate between M, H, Screws or Montgomery and EImore Garrett of Calhoun In point of interest has been second only to the contest for the Speakership. In none of the contests for clerical positions have the legislators taken such deep inter est.
 The candidates for the other places in the Senate are as follows:
 Assistant Secretary-J. A. Kyle, Jack son; Horace Hood. Jr., Montgomery.
 Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk-Mrs. Lula Wood Francis. Birmingham. Comparing Clerk-Nrs. Laura J. Alley,
 Montgomery: Miss Kate Collins Mont gomery; Mrs. Ocher. shelby.
 Doorkeeper-J. c. Ott, Lauderdale W. T. Green. Clay.
 Assistant Doorkeeper--W. II. Maybin. Montgomery; William Cook. Wilcox. Program in Senate. The program for today in the Senate has been practically settled. It has been discussed by Senator Godsby. President ITO tenn Meador of the last Senate and a number of other Senators. and as a re- suit of the discussion a program has been practically agreed upoh.
 This program as outlined by Senator Goldshy and which would be followed in | his opinion, is as follows:
 The Senate will be called to order at
 noon by President Pro Tenn. D. J. Meador
 of the last Senate. Prayer will be of fered Tho roll of the hold-over Sena-
 tors will be called and immediately af-
 forwards will be called the roll of the
 new Senator's The oath of office will
 then be administered to Ire new Sena-