The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-30


 The Legislature of Alabama was yes- terday afternoon formally notified by Governor Conner of the death of Sena- tor Edmund Winston Pettus. The Leg islature will attend the funeral of Senator Pettus in a body. .t
 The lawmakers will make the trip on a special train which will go to Sel- ma this morning. and return in the afternoon. Senate and House will to- day. in the home of Alabama's dis tinguished son and among his neigh bors, pay tribute to his life and to its achievements.
 The special train, 1t is announced, will be only for the State officials. It will leave the union depot at o'clock this morning, and the joint committee of the two houses of the Legislature. which arranged for 1t, will be at the gate to pass in all who are entitled to go to Selma on the train.
 The only persons entitled to the use of the train will be the State on1cials. the members of the House, the mem bers of the. Senate and their ofacers. |.
 The formal notice of the Governor to the Legislature of the death of the great son of Alabama was contained in these words. written by Governor Conner:
 Tt becomes my painful duty to an- nounce to the Legislature the death of Edmund Winston Pettus. United States Senator from Alabama. on the 27th of July, 1907. which death leaves a vacancy in said office"
 Tt will become the duty of the Legislature at its present session to fill said vacancy by election"
 Upon the reading of the statement in the Senate. Senator Reese, represent ing the Senatorial District n which Senator Pettus resided. offered the fol- lowing resolution:
 Legislative Resolution.
 Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
 That, whereas. The record of a long life is ended and Gen. Edmund Win ston Pettus, Alabamas venerable and much loved Senator, rests from his la- bors He was a patriot, a soldier, a statesman and Alabama mourns his death.
 Be it therefore resolved:, First That when the Legislature adjourn to- day it shall stand adjourned until Thursday. August 1. 1907. for the pur- pose of attending in a body his f.I- neral at Selma.
 "Second-That the Legislature attend his funeral in body.
 "Third-That there is hereby raised a joint committee of three Senators and six Representatives to be appoint ed respectively by the presiding off, cers of the Senate and House.
 "Fourth-That said committee be and is hereby authorized and empowered to make all proper and necessary ar engagements for attending said funeral, including transportation of the Leg islature and judicial officers of the State. and to contract with the rail- roads for a special train for said pur- pose"
 The resolutions were adopted in both houses without opposition. Just pre- vious to their presentation in the Sen ate, President Gray had read to the Senators a cordial invitation to come to Selma to attend the funeral cere- monies of the distinguished citizen of Selma and Alabama.
 When the resolutions had been adopt ed. President Gray named as a com mittee Senators Reese. McWhorter and Reynolds. In the House Speaker Car michael announced as the House mem bers of the committee Messrs. Korne- gay. Mitchell. Scale, Tunstall Goodwin and Williams.
 Must Fill Both Terms.
 On the reading of the communica- tion in the House Representative John spoke of the necessity of filling the va cancy in the Senate by election by the Legislature. He said that the Legis- lature under the law would be re- auired not only to fill the unexpired term of Senator Pettus. but to fill as we'll the vacancy for the term begin ming March 4. 1909 because there would be no session of the Legislature before the present term would end
 Governor Conner and his stan will attend the funeral exercises An or der to his staff to this effect was is- sued yesterday The Governor and members of the stan will make the trip to Selma on the legislative special
 The Governor also invited Brigadier General Louis V. Clarke and his staff to officially attend the funeral and the invitation was officially accepted.
 The End Infantry Alabama National Guard. Is already in camp in Selma and it was held there for the purpose of attending the funeral But for the death of Senator Pettus the regiment would have broken camp yesterday | morning. The presence of a full regiment of | infantry attending the Governor and | Brigadier General will make the mil