The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-14

Legislators. Each. as he went In. ..- suned the desk and chair he fancied but the more experienced members. those whc had been members Of previous Iestsis- lures. took the places they had used in other years N
 The gallery of the House was well filled. large number of the interested specta- tors in the gallery, perhaps half. were ladies. When the House was called to or Ger every seat in the gallery was taken and scores of men stood during the pro. ceedings.
 In the lobby of the House another large crowd of interested spectators were rath cred. They stood about the door or crowded up to the brass railing which marks the boundary of the lobby. In ttg gathering there were Congressmen. State officials. judges. other public men. de- partment clerks. and hopeful and anxious candidates. feverishly awaiting the re- suit of the Democratic caucus of the House.
 Sneaker pro tenn. Tunstall presided by virtue of his succession to the Sneaker snip through the death of Francis l.. Pettus. Speaker of the last House. Jesse c. Adams Clerk of the last House. was In charge of the Clerks desk during the session. lie was assisted by Colonel W.
 
 When the House had been called to or- der MT. Tunstall announced that the ses- sion would be opened with prayer by Rev. A. l.. Andrews, pastor of the Dexter Av- enue Methodist Church.
 MT. Andrews offered an eloquent inyo- cation for Divine guidance to the Leg islators in the discharge of the weighty duties. incumbent upon them He prayed for the peace and prosperity of the State and asked that the deliberations of the Legislature might be upon high plane.
 Members Were Enrolled.
 At the conclusion of the praYer Mir. Tunstall announced thatthe Clerk would call the roll of counties alphabetically and as each County was called the mem- bers from that County would come for ward and give their names to the Clerk. Beginning with Autauga all counties were called and as each County was named the Legislator or Legislators representing that County went forward. signed the roll and gave the clerk their occupation and l their residence while in Montgomery at- tending the Legislature. Clerk Adams had a duplicate copy of the list of the Legis- lators as officially filed sent to the office of the Secretary of State.
 The official list was made up by the State Executive Board from the returns
 
 As each member went forward his name was checked off on a separate list The roll call showed that only four members were absent. As the members | went forward to the Clerks desk 1t was noticed that large number were young l msn. But the preponderance of youth l full faces was not so marked as in the Senate and gray heads were numerous in | the House.
 The honor of being the baby of the House, the youngest legislator. belongs this session to Hon. John Franklin, the youthful member from Bullock. MT. Franklin confesses that he is about p, 1" but his friends say that he is on the sunny side of that mark.
 1 The members, having been enrolled. Col. | R. F. Ligon, Clerk of the Supreme Court, mounted the Speakers stand to admin lster the oath. The oath was taken by | the IT. embers of the House. all standing and with right hand uplifted. l Arnold's First Resolution.
 Representative I. J. Arnold of Calhoun offered a resolution roviding that the rules of the last House should gov srn the present House until new rules should be adopted The resolution was adopted. Representative Augustus Benners offer- ed the following resolution:
 Resolved, that the Speaker be author | ized to appoint a committee of nine, one from each Congressional district. to assign | seats to the members of the House.
 Resolved further, that the committee is Instructed to seat the members ac- cordfng to Congressional districts" 1 The resolution having been adopted the | Speaker anno inced the appointment of the following Committee on Seats: Messrs. Benners of Jefferson, Poole of Marengo, Foster of Pike, Young of Dallas, Waddell | of Russell, Goldsmith of Lowndes, Curry of Plckens, Lusk of Marshall and De Loney of Colbert.
 Mr. Tunstall made the following an- nouncement {:
 T am requested to announce that. the cancus of Democratic members of the House will meet in this hall ab 7:SO o'clock tonight
 The announcement was also made that the Committee on Seats would meet im- mediately after the adjournment of the | House.
 The House, on motion of Representa- | tive J. F. Thompson of Bibb, adjourned until Ii o'clock this morning. The Committee on Seats got together inn mediately after adjournment and assign ed seats to the members in accordance with the instructions contained in the l resolution The seats were assigned ac- cording to Congressional districts.
 The members from the First and Second | Congressional Districts are seated in the division of desks located to the right of the Speakers desk The arrangement ends with the Eighth and Ninth Congressional | Districts, the members from these dis | tricts being seated to the left of the | Speakers desk.