The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-05

eral members were opposed to one an other and therefore they would raise objections. but this was not really thu case. It was simply a matter of keep ing the other fellow from occupying the attention of the House.
 Most of the members of the House are well satisfied that they can ge back to their constituents with tho knowledge that they have done all thai 1t was possible for man to do in tht way of legislating for their counties.
 The Jefferson delegation brides itseli on the fact that there Is not a meas ure of local importance left standing on the House calendar. With then are the members from Montgomery the members from Mobile and ths energetic representative from Bald. win. as well as many others.
 The temperance people, are satisfied that they have done all that it is de. sirable to do at this time and thai their course of action has paved the way for prohibition throughout tn. entire State in four years from now
 The Henley prohibition bill has been decently buried as the framer of 1t asked that 1t should when 1t became known that 1t would not become a law at this session. It has been taken from the adverse calender of the House as MT. Henley desired, but that is all. There Is now not the slightest chance for it..
 Elect Senator Tuesday.
 The Senatorial election will take place on Tuesday At l2 o'clock the House and Senate will vote separate ly to elect Joseph F. Johnston, to the vacancy in the United Senate. caused by the death of Senator Edmund Wins ton Pettus. On Wednesday the two Houses will hold joint session for the final confirmatory canvass of the vote in accordance with the law.
 Only the form is to be gone through. The Democratic caucus settled the question beyond all peradventure. The Legislature will unanimously vote to carry out the action of the caucus. There will be no laudatory speeches and no speeches of acceptance. The whole business of electing United States Senator. as important as 1t is. will take less than half an hour.
 When the Legislature has completed it's election of Former Governor Johns- ton it will have established a record that has never been reached by any Legislature in the history of the state. And 1t may be that no other Legisla- ture will ever have the record of elect ing four United States Senators.
 The Legislature would probably have finished its session Saturday night, had 1t not been for the necessity of elect ing a United States Senator and the belief that the election should come on Tuesday and Wednesday, as pre- caution of regularity.
 Both Houses. If they had been rushed could have finished their working days by that time. As 1t Is. no very important bill will be left on the calendar unconsidered There is no reason why every local bill should not be passed. if the bill has already gone one House. In all probability the roll will be called in both the House bills until each member has had every opportunity of passing nIs local meas ures
 The general bills will all be given that is. such bills as many of the members believe ought to be passed. There will be time enough for it.
 The final session will be unconven- tional and the members will have a chance to let down their dignity. Both Houses will be in session until mid night probably, but they will be in session principally for the signing of bills by the Speaker and the President.
 They will walt while the overworked clerks rush through the enrolling of the bills and bring them in for the signatures The members will mean while be watching to see that no bill comes up for passage which in their opinion ought not to be passed.
 Then the last night is the night for mock sessions while the Senators and Representatives are waiting. The mock sessions are always held on the final night and 1t supposed that We'd nesday night will be no exception Then the jokes pass and if any Sena- tor or Representative has a weakness some shaft will be aimed at that weak ness