The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-16
HOUSE SESSION BRIEF
REPRESENTATIVES CONSUMED
 FIFTEEN MINUTES.
Inaugural Committee and Rules Com mittee Announced by Speaker Tunstall-May Canvass Elec-
 ton Returns Friday.

For the lack of legislative machinery necessary for the transaction of the bust ness, no progress could be made yester- day in the lower house of the Legis- lature and an adjournment was taken until today. after fifteen minutes ses- sion.
 Legislation could not go forward be- cause there were no committees to as- sist. With the condition which. faced them the Legislators could do nothing but adjourn for the day so that the Rules Committes might supply the deficient machinery.
 The interest in yesterdays session cen- tered about the announcement by Speaker TunstaH of the Rules Committee. This committee, whose every action, will vitally affect the work of the Legislature Is regarded by the members generally as one of the most important commit tees. If not the most important of the House.
 D The announcement of its personnel was awaited with curiosity by all and with apprehension by some of the members Its influence in shaping legislation has been duly weighed. It was generally believed that Speaker Tunstall would name on 1t members who were not only his friends, but who would in the ses- sion play a prominent part in the pro- ceedings. An appointment on the Rules Committee 1t was thought would usher a member into a field of wide opportu- nity.
 Rules Committee Named.
 The silence in the House was intense when Speaker Tunstall announced that he appointed the Rules Committee in compliance with the resolution presented Wednesday by Hon. J. c. Rich of Mobile and adopted by the House.
 The members of the committee, he said, were. The Speaker, J. c. Rich of Mobile, J. Manly Foster of Tuscaloosa, A. H. Benners of Jefferson, J. J. Arnold of Cal houn, A. s. Lyons of Mobile and R. T. Goodwin of Montgomery.
 The preponderance of young men on the committee Is especially noticeable. All with the exception of Mir. Rich and Mfr. Goodwin, who are serving their first terms in the legislature, have had ptevi- ous legislative experience.
 During the session a joint resolution offered by Mir. Curry of Pickens provid- Ing for joint session of the House and Senate to cast up and declare the result of the vote in the November State election was adopted under a suspension of the rules. The joint session will be held Fri day if the Senate concurs.
 The House met promptly at 12 o'clock and adjourned at 12:15 o'clock.
 It was called to order by Speaker Tun- stall and the session was opened with prayer by Mir. Johnson, member of the House One hundred members an- swered to their names at roll call.
 Mir. Curry presented a joint resolution providing for joint session of the House and the Senate to canvass the vote in the State election and declare the result and the joint session to be held Friday. The rules were suspended and the resolu- ton was adopted.
 Speaker Tunstall said that in compli- ance with the resolution introduced We'd nesday by MT. Bankhead of Walker he would appoint the House members of the Joint Committee to arrange for the inaugural of the Governor.
 Inaugural Committee.
 On the Committee he named Messrs J. H. Bankhead of Walker, J. R. Wood of Macon. A. A. Mcdonald, of Barbour and Thomas Arlington of Montgomery. The Senate members of the Joint Committee are Senators Richard Arlington of Coffee and Thomas Fraser of Bullock.
 In compliance with the Rich resolution raising the Rules Committee the Speaker announced that the committee would be composed of the Speaker, Messrs Rich, of Mobile. Foster of Tuscaloosa, Ben ners of Jefferson, Arnold of Calhoun, Lyons of Mobile and Goodwin of Mont gomery.
 Representative Benners of Jefferson said that the House was unable to pro- ceed without committees. No progress could be made, he said. until the House had fixed the number of committees and decided how many members were to be on each committee This could not be done he said until the Rules Committee had met and made report to the House
 In order that the Rules Committee might meet and report to the House the committees and their membership. he moved that the House adjourn until 10 o'clock today.
 Before stating the motion the Speaker requested all members of the Rules Com mittee to meet him as soon as the House adjourned. The House adjourned on Ar. Benner's motion until 10 o'clock this mo1ta0& -