The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-04
New Alabama Senator is
 Sworn In.
PRESENTED BY cuLBERsor
Opposition to Judge Hundley Dis
 appears.
"r' 1ewie Arrives and Urges the se- lection of Mfr. Taylor for Water ways Committee--Bnis By
 Alsbamians.
BY ALFRED J. srore.

"ashington. D. C.. Dec y-tsnars ciaL)-Senator Johnston was sworn an today. He was. after all, escorted so the desk by Mir. Culberson. of Tax.. q hatise Aiabamian, aitnongh Senaf.,, oFerhiah' or North Carolina, yesterdav eiaiIhea the privilege because mr, l 'onhstoh was Gorn lh his State mere was a large attendance in tba saHeries, and tne spectators looi, s,s oown with much Interesr ,,.on ,,s ,..'.sS Who mas nearly eignt years ahead ,.y mn m the Senate--a longer time nal any other member of that body. ."e fresiuent sent to Ihs Senate to- day over thousand nominations. the appointments having been made during
 e 1eeess or congress. la tho ,asl were the nominations of Oscar n hundiey. to be unfted States .ulre and Oliver b. Street to De lAttor,,sv TOT the Northern District ar Alaoama
 Ahe nomination of Judge riurdIey was not acted upon last session hv ,hs senate Judiciary Committee as thers was considerable opposition and tI a iate senator Rettus was not in favor or connrmation- 1t was also Claimed was opposed but he denied if. sensIor hittredge was the ether member of the sub-eommittee that had the case in hand.
 No Oppositfoa to Husaley.
 30 Tar no opposition mas deyalonsd and the understanding Is that Judge Hundiey will be confirmed. Il can not De learned either that there $ any opposition to District Attorney Street
 The nominations of recess uppcint- ments of postmasters were also sent to the Senate today, as follows:
 J. L. Franklin. Alabama City; w. s. Mullins. Elba; W. J. Lep2ert. Cam den; Cicero A. Ross. Goodwater; Dora C.. Wendell. Tailassee; sidney I. Pes tree. Russeilville: c. c. Thompson. Tuskegee; Clyne r. Lorenz, Jackson
 Ex-Congressman Bowie arrived this morning and visited the House. He was given a most cordial greeting hy his former associates. He introd.srs8 his successor. Mir. Craig. tc his close friends and had talk with Democratic Leader Williams in which he strongly advocated the assignment of Represents ative Taylor as the Alabama snoinper of the very important Rivers and liar bors Committee.
 Mir. Williams did not indicate wheth- CT or not he is prepared to recommend this assignment. but he Is known to have most friendly feeling for Mir. Taylor. there is a great struggle going on for the Democratic vacancy on the Committee and 1t Is understood Mir Williams will not make up his mind for a week or ten days.
 United States District Attorney w. H. Armbrecht was the first one of the Mo- bile delegation to the National Rivers and Harbors Convention tc arrive.
 Representative Taylor has offered q bill in the House authorizing the Secre- tary of the Navy to sele a coaitng or naval station on the lower feet in Mo- bile Bay at or near Fort Morgan. This measure does uot carry direct appro- priation hut if 1t Is passed it will 'en- able the Department in proceed and the money can be taken from the general fund appropriated for he Department.
 Mr. Tnylor'a Bills.
 MT. Taylor has reintroduced his bill of last session providing for fish hatchery in Alabama. Also bill for the relief of the Mobile Jedical College being a claim for s25,0oo damages du- ring the civil war. rhis matter has been before Congress for thirty years.
 Another old tine claim that MT. Tay- Tor is pushing Is that Of the Deposits Savings Association of Mobile. which is for St4,352.s0. Rittenhouse Moore is the beneficiary in this and there Is like wise a bill in his interest for nearly $500 due him for improvement work Tn the Potomac river.
 Representative Heflin today intro duced a bill authorizing the appoint ment of two additional special agents of the government to travel In the orient i'm the interest of cotton goods. Two of these agents are now in the East by direction of the Bureau Of Manufactures.
 Another. bill of Mir. HeHin's provides for the return of the cotton tax collect ed by the Federal government during the civil war. The total amount col leeted was S6S O00, 900. Alabama's pro- portion Is 10.sS5,000.
 Rcpreseptative Burnett. who is leading member of the House Public Lands Committee and succeeded in get ting through some important land bills in the last Congress, has introduced "a measure granting certain lands belong ing to the United States and situated in Alabama to the State for the benefit of Alabama schools and to provide the homestead of lands in Alabama,
 Representative Wiley introduced to- day A bill authorizing national banks In times of emergency to issue currency notes to the extent of 50 per cent of the caDital stock. Also bill to establish A fish hatchery in Alabama
 Representative Clayton today intro duced the following bills; To allow and regulate amendments in Judiciai in the courts of the Unlteu States; tc provide sites and erect pun lie buildings at Opelika and Eufauias to authorize the County Commissions CTS of Geneva County to construct bridge across the Cboctawhatchie RiS- CT in Geneva County, about six miles above the town of Geneva.