The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-04
AAMIANS VERB ON HAND ,rlgreSSmen Ready to
 Press Bills.
MONEY FOR THE WATERWAYS
MT. Heflin Wants to Regulate
 Washington Street Car.
Flight May be Made on Appointnent of Mir. Hundley, Who is Backed by Referee
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RY ALFRnp ,. sToFER.

1 Washington, Dec. s.--lSpscial. )---All of the Alabama delegation except Rep resentative Bowie were in their seats today when the Senate and House were called to order.
 Senator Pettus. who was reported quite III some weeks ago. was looking rather better than for many months. and was generally congratulated by his Legislative associates on bis wonderful Iy improved phyical condition. He iaughingly told those who shook his hand that he did not feel over 22 years of age.
 After the usual formalities had been gone through with the vice-president was, by resolution. authorized to ap- point a committees to walt on Presi- dent Roosevelt and indorm him Con l. gress was in session and ready to receive any communications he had to to make. Mir. Fairbanks nEmed Sena- tor Pettus as the Democratic member of the committee The President Is ex tremely fond of General Pettus and does him as many favors as he can be con sistently showered upon a Democrat by a Republican. He enjoyed the visit from he venerable Aiabamian.
 Senator Morgan Is also In good phy- sical trim and is gettlny matters in shape or an active winters work.
 Nominatlon of HundIey.
 The nomination of Oscar R. Hundley of Huntsville was sent to theSenate to- day to be United States Attorney for the Northern district of Alabama. Vice, Thomas R. RouIhac, who has been serv- ing that capacity for some years. This appointment was quite a surprise here and the understanding is that Hundley owes his selection chiefly to Referse c. H. Scott, although he had the back ing of other Republicans in the state.
 From what can be heard on the sub ject the nomination of Hundley will be vigorously opposed before the Judiciary Committee. The chances are that it will be held up for sometime. even If confirmation Is not defeated. Mir. Hundley according to the re- ports in circulation here last session. was being pushed for judgeship in 1 the event the bin had passed to provide an additional Federal judge for Ala then declared that his activity had a great deal to do with the sidetracking of the measure. Now. the packers of Hundley are said to be smiiing inas- much as he has been named for com fortable Federal position, even though the term Is limited to four years.
 William Joseph Leppert was today nominated to be postmaster at Camden. He took charge of the office several moHths ago when Mrs. Sarah R. Fairby widow of Confederate soldier was re- moved in spite of the petition of most of the patrons of the office. Leppert will doubtless be confirmed although at one time a lively fight was made against him.
 Representative Wiley introduced in the House today 6 bill to amend two acts which he had passed heretofore for the relief of about 400 homestead CTS in Alabama, most of whom are lo- cated in the Second Congressional Dis- trict. The object of the amendment is to give the homesteader, whose entry has been successfully contested. the right either to retain his homestead or select other agricultural lands of equal area anywhere in the United States. The two acts referred to limit the right of selection to the state of Ala bama.
 work on Alabama River.
 Representative Wiley is reliably in- formed that the next river and harbor bill, and a big one is on the program for this season, will contain an appro- priation of probably s5o0,0oo to deepen the channel of the Alabama river be- tween Montgomery and its mouth. The project is to secure a uniform depth of four feet, and Colonel Wiley also thinks from what he can gather that an ad- ditional amount will be voted for main tenance of the river.
 It is understood that since his visit to Montgomery Mir. Burton. of Ohio. chairman of the rivers and harbors comm. ,.ee is taking a keen interest in having the Alabama river properly cared for in future appropriations.
 Repi iesentative Richardson introduced his bill today for the erection of a monument at Florence to the memory of General John Coffee. Since his state- ment that he had prepared such bill he has received numerous letters from Alabama and other southern states urging that the measure be passed this session.
 Representative Hehin will introduce a new Jim Crow bill to apply to Wash ington street cars. It will provide that shall set apart one for negroes and the lines which run two cars together other for whites. He expects to push the measure this winter.
 Appropriations for Alabama.
 Tn his book of estimates sent to con gress today the secretary of the treas ury recommends that the following appropriations be made for Alabama during the coming fiscal year:
 Improving Black Warrior and Tom bigbee rivers and for maintenance
 with view of securing a navigable channel depth of six feet in said rivers from Mobile to Mulberry and Locust Forks on the Black Warrior, S5l5,OOO.
 Improving Tombigbee; maintenance of improvement from mouth to Demop- oils to Columbus, Miss, $12,000; Col umbus to Walkers Bridge Miss, S2,0O0.
 Mobile harbor, continuing improve ment and for maintenance of harbor channel SS7a.000; and for deepening and widening the channel through the outer bar near Ft. Morgan. S50,00O. Alabama river. S1O0.0O0 for deepening channel,
 Chattahoochee river, Georgia and Alabama. $75.00O. Chotaw-hatchee river; Florida and Alabama, $10,00O. Escambla and Conecub river; Alabama and Florida, S15,000.
 For Alabama postofice buildings the amounts being needed to carry on the work during the next fiscal year: Flor ence S10,0OO; Gadsden S2,000; Besse- mer S25.O00. the latter for completion of buildings under present limit.
 Captain O'Brlen of Pensacola, Presi- dent of the National Pilots association