The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-11

R. B. Conner SI,sOs
 Asa F. stratton ..... s.s7s
 For Lieutenant Governor;
 Henry B. Gray .... ...... 5s.61s Daniel N. Cooper :. ]. .... .. 10,147
 For Attorney General:
 Alexander N sarber. .... .. 57,sso
 J. B. Sloan.. .......a ..... 1O.0ss
 For State Auditor
 William W. Brandon. .... .... 5s1sO ]. Clyde Miller ... ..... 10,Oo4 I For Secretary of State.
 Frank N. Julian ......... bsos7 George B. Randolph :. :. ..... 10,0S9 For State Treasurer:
 Walter D. seed... \. .... 5s,07S George Eyer .... .... ... 10,0l5 l For State Superintendent of Educa
 Harry c. Gunnels :. .... .... 57,ss7 George L. Malone .... .... .... 1003l For commissioner of Agriculture and Industry:
 J. A. Wtlkinson.. :. 5795e l William Cook .... .. ... ... 10.7.5 A large proportion of the members
 of both houses left their seats during
 the reading. those during who re-
 mained busying themselves with their
 mail, newspapers and in conversation. 4 It required one hour and twenty min- utes to read the returns.
 In announcing the vote for each of ! flee. Speaker Martin formally declared elected to the respective positions the Democratic nominees for the offices. I they having each received majority of the votes cast
 President pro tenn Thomas of the Senate. who had been called to the chair by LSeutenant-Governor Gray. ] then announced the joint meeting dis solved, and the senators returned to the Senate chamber.
 Concur Tn Adjourn ment. The concurrent resolution providing for the. adjournment of the two houses at the close of business yesterday af- ternoon until Tuesday morning at 1o.30 o'clock was received from the upper House. and on motion of MT. John, of Jefferson. was concurred in
 Another concurrent resolution, pro- viding for joint committee of the two houses to examine the books of the officers of the State Auditor and State Treasurer, to consist of three members from each House. was concurred in. on motion of Mir. Buiger of Tailapoosa. The Speaker named Messrs. Cranford of Walker; Lancaster of Fillmore, and Hughston of Lauderdaie, all bankers, | as the House members of the joint com mittee. A little later In the proceedings, MT. Tunstall, of Hale, called attention to the fact that the joint resolution did not provide for close investigation | into the amount of money that was at the disposal of the Legislature for ap- proprfation. He therefore asked for the reconsideration of the vote by which the resolution had been passed and when this had been done, he offer ed an amendment to the joint resolu- l ton that the committee should deter mine the amount of cash on hand at the
 end of the last fiscal year, September l 30. 1906, the amount in the special | school fund, of the special fund for soi-
 diers. and the amount in the general | fund.
 He stated, in presenting the amend
 ment. that 1t was his impression while there was plenty of money in the treas
 ury. there was really but little surplus | for appropriations. Upon his statement
 the House adopted the amendment, and
 the Senate resolution. as amended. A resolution was presented by Mir.
 Bulger of Tallapoosa, recommending to l the Governor that as far as possible he
 appoint capable and competent men as
 guards at the Capitol. The resolution
 was referred to the Committee on Rules.
 l MT. Bulger also offered a resolution,
 during the presentation of the big grist
 of bills, authorizing the Speaker to ap- 1 point a committee OI three mSIlDeTS IO l confer with the pastors of the city rel
 ative to securing ministers to open | the House with prayer This resolu-
 tion was passed under suspension of the rules.
 Many other bills were introduced. a list of which will be found in another
 column of this issue.
 Dr. Mccormack Talks.
 It was nearly 2 o'clock when the bills l oll int M
 taken until o'clock to permit the
 members to listen to the address by Dr. It, N Mccormack, of Kentucky. | As soon as the House was called to
 order by Speaker Martin, MT. Bulger, | of Tallapoosa, one of the committed, named to invite Dr. J. N. McCormack | to address the Legislature, moved that the House adjourn, in accordance with | the joint resolution passed at the morn
 ing session. until Tuesday morning, with the idea that the members re-
 main in their seats to listen to the ad- dress by Dr. Mccormack, and this course was followed. 1 Dr. Mccormack spoke for nearly two
 hours, pointing out the great things
 that have been accomplished by the
 medical profession, confessing frankly | to the sins of omission and commission of the profession, and urging in stir l ring terms the passage of laws which
 would give the doctor greater oppor" tunity to do things for the health of i the community in which he lives.
 He referred to the great death rate | in the American army during the Span-
 lsh war, which was laid upon the med | ical officers, but the speaker pointed
 out that these medical officers were
 powerless to correct conditions which
 they knew to exist, because they had
 absolutely no power to fix the location