The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-09

Of the Senate as he Is of the House. of he was of the last State Convention. No successful attempt can be made fo challenge his dictatorship--not for SA& present, at least.
 #n the meanwhile, the charge of po- litical weakness can not be brought ngainst the entire Senate. Some of the men who were elected were elected frankly to do anything on any sub Jeet that MT. Conner suggested.
 On the other hand, there was an independent minority in the Senate which continually and boldly stood out for the executive keeping in its place, and the legislative keepiug in Its place. Nothing could be said and nothing could be done to change their conviction, that the Senate should car ry out the Constitution. respect It's own dignity and name its own com mittees.
 A Senator who held these views and who went down in defeat with the Thomas faction. expressed the senti- asents of his associate Senators when he said:
 we have been presented as ene- mics of the people of the State. Wo have been held up as standing out against the reforms for which the
  Selves. Time and the record of this Senate will tell whether we are lacking in patriotism and love for the State The work of this Senate will write the true verdict as to our de- votion to the interest of the state. Tho record will show whether the othsr side has . monopoly of aH patriot ism.
 sThe leaders of the other side have challenged us. We accept the chal- lenRe. We will meet them in the competition as to who can do most good for Alabama. We are ready for the people to say when the session has ended, whether the other side had the best of it in patriotism and in ability"
 go it requires no seventh son of a seventh son to predict there will be lively times in the Senate.
 Who App0intees Will be.
 There is some gossip as to Senate committees. now that the fight Is all over It's a bit hard to get any re- liable information. but some predic~ tIens can be ventured. Of course. the committees will not be publicly named until next Monday. when the new Lieu tenant Governor is inducted into ot- flce.
 one of the big committees in the Senate is the judiciery committee. h All probability Senator John A, Lusk viii he named chairman of that com smlstae Mr. Lusk was member oi tha Judiciary committee of the last House of Representatives. and as sucf secured the passage of the Luak Judi ciaf bili which was one of the Dis Yaea sares of the session. But the Sn preme Court came along and knocked out the act. Mfr. Lusk is i-nown n want to get another chance to enac IA. fnAiniAl ThAnEeq.
 The committee on finance and taxa fi0n is another of the important com rnittees Senator Nathan L.. lille of Jefferson. it Is understood. can nav that ehaiFmanship if he wants H. Q he can have the chalrmanship of th committee on revision of laws ht choice in, the matter is not known.
 senator John w Overton of Ran doIph is slated for the charmanshli Of the committee on commerce ani common carriers. This committee VII undoubtedly hold the center of in staRe for number of days, when rail read legislation Is under way and tn ehaTFman will have to do lot " talking on the floor.
 The committee on temperance vii undoubtedly be headed by Senator c T McWhorter of Colbert. The Anu saloon League of Alabama is takin. a very active interest in this Legisla ture. and every influence will D brought to bear to secure the passag of the general local option law wft!c is endorsed by the League, 1t IS hh dmrstood~ that the League has submit ted a list of ten Senators tu Ile"teiI art Goyernor-eleet Gray and Hske him to appoint them on the temper nnce committee.
 Senator Herbert Reynolds of Bib wiil in all probability be named chalr