The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-10

which there can be no controversy. The Senate certainly has the right to name its own committees, and on this there can he no difficulty and no division. If there Ia any man in the Senate who dif- fers from me on this right of the Senate, let him stand up and express that difference. There Is not lawyer in the State, there is not an intslligent man in the State, but who knows that the naming of it's committees lies with the Senate. Then why this attempt to delegate the power of naming the conn mittees to an executive officer? For 1t is on the cards that the lieutenant Governor shall name these commit tees.
 we have had the precedent of the pre- yious Senate of the President pro tenn naming the committees. It Is threat ened to have another precedent by which the Lfeutenant-G Governor names the committees. With one precedent this way, and another precedent that way, what will succeeding Senates do? It will depend upon the personnel of succeeding Senates.'
 Mir. Spragins expressed his surprise to find on reaching Montgomery that factional light had developed in the Senate.
 Tt is a factional division.' said Mir. Spragins, mot on measures, but on men: a factiona1 division carried on in the teeth of the Constitution"
 Conner says ssee Frank White." Mr. Spragins explained his personal interest Jp the controversy, and told the Senak frs he was one of Mir. Corners most active supporters in Madison County, which went for him by a thousand majority. In view of that circumstance, the Madison Senator said he thought he was entitled to so see Mir Conner and talk the situation over with him.
 He was informed by Mir. Conner he had studiously refrained from taking any active part in the controversy, but that he wanted to see his policies car ried out. Mir. Spragins then suggested to Mir Conner that a steering committee be named to appoint the Senate com mittees and he was told by MT. Conner:
 "sGo see Frank Whtte.'"
 Mir. Spragins was informed by Cap tain White that the matter had gone too far.
 If we adjourn for several days at the expense of the people," said MT. Spragins; If we adjourn to wait until the Lieutenant Governor comes in and names the committee, isn't 1t an ad- mission that we haven't the capacity to name the committees2 Ism it an admission that we are not to be trusted to carry into effect the policies we were commanded to make effective%
 Thomas Is Poetic. ..-s'
 Senator Thomas. who was one of the central figures of the controversy that was under adjustment. was next recognized. Beginning, Senator Thomas said.
 Ella Wheeler Wilcox has said: Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone;
 For this sad. old world must borrow
 it's mirth.
 But 1t has troubles enough of it's own.
 I'm here to laugh and not to weep, though I have cause to weep. am here to smile and not to frown, though I have cause to frown, Standing here in the shadow of defeat, for it Is de- feat: standing here in the shadow Of a humiliation, for 1t a humiliation; knowing the proneness of humanity to be resentful of injuries received. l want to assure you that I shall stand for, and labor for those principles for which the Democratic party~has declar- ed. In the sense of the high eompli- ment that you have conferred upon me. in the sense of the high compliment that the people of the grand old county of Barbour, have conferred upon me, l can assure you that l can, I will rise above all figure, all personal humilia- tion and support the principles which we were elected to carry out; and l will say to the Senate;
 Even though you slay me. yet will I trust you
 Senator Thomas said that even though the precedent had been estab- lished four years ago, even though the incoming Lieutenant-Governor made his canvass before the people of the State in the face of this precedent.