The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-15


 as President pro tenn. of the last sen- ate, came to Montgomery to preside over the organization of the Senate. left las, night for Mobile.
 When Senator Meador yesterday turned over the gavel of the Senate to Hon. Joel Goldsby he completed legislative serv- Ice extending over 6 period of fourteen years, divided between tho House and Senate. In the House Senator Meador was chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and in the Senate he was at the head of tho Committee on Finance and Taxation.
 Perhaps no man Is better informed on the revenue matters of Alabama than Senator Meador. He was regarded in both houses as an expert on this branch of legislation. By his associates in past Legislatures Senator Meador Is univer- sally esteemed.
 Back to the farm I go," said Senator Meador last night I'm going to get busy with my own interests now and show the boys something about success fuh farming in Alabama"
 At Myrtlewood. Marengo County, Sem ator Meador has a beautiful country home and thousands of acres of fertile fields which yield, him a splendid revenue.
 While 1t will not be definitely known who are to be the ..airmen of the con- mittees in the House and Senate until the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate read out the lists of com mittees today there was yesterday more or less reliable gossip in the lob bies as to the chairmen. The knowing ones made predictions as to the chair. manship of some of the most important committees in the House and Senate. 1t was predicted by the gosslps that Sem ator Hugh Morrow of Jefferson would be named by President Goldsby as chair man of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate. It was also predicted that Hon. J. C. Rich of Mobile would be named as chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the House. The gossips had further decided that Hon. R. T. Goodwin of Montgomery was to be made chairman of the House Committee on Banking and Inhurance, the committee presided over last session by Hon. Bibb Graves of Montgomery. Another prediction of the knowing ones was that Hon. Augustus Benners of Jefferson was ito be made chairman of the House Committee on Re- vision of Laws.
 It is not generally known either by his neighbors or by his fellow members that Hon. Thomas J. Hall of the Mont gomery delegation is grandson of Ly- man Hall, the distinguished Georgian who was one of the signers of the Decla- ration of Independence. This fact Is mentioned in a sketch of Mir. Hall, fur nished the State Department of Archives and History as provided by law.
 Hon. Joseph No!wood of Lowndes was a member of the Constitutional 'Conven- ton He is a large merchant and farmer atA Fort Deposit and a successful and ex- pcEieuced business man. He spends most of his time looking after his interests in Lowndes, but his interesting family resides in a handsome home on South Perry Street. Montgomery.
 For the convenience of the members oi the Legislature and the newspaper cor hrespondents the Western Union Tele- graph Company has established a, branch office at the Capitol. The office Is located on the second floor in the room of tho Railroad Commission, adjacent to both houses.
 Senator W. l. Bullock was c member of the House in 1S82-S3, was in tho late convention and was on the Committee or Revisions of Laws in the last Senate He enjoys the esteem and respect of his fellow Senators and takes a leading part in the proceedings
 Senator W. O. Long of Henry was fir the last House and he has the honor of being the first Senator to represent Henry County since 1t has been made a district alone.
 Ex-Representative John IT. Wallace of Madison has been among the law makers since the session opened. He has had much exnerience and is popular among public men.
 Harry Johnston of Talladega, the head of the leading institution in the county for the Deaf and Blind, the State institution at Talladega. Is here and he has been as usual "hail fellow well met with all the members. He has made wide reputation in his management of the excellent institution of which he is the head. He Is to be awarded the deserved honor of being elected a trus-