The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-10
HOUSE IS NOW ORGANIZED Officers of Body Formal
 lY Elected. MARTIN ASSUMES POSITION New Speaker Makes Speech Promis-
 ing Impartiality. Lower Branch of Legislature Hears Governor, JeII<s's Message, Ap-
 points Members of Inaugural
 Committee and Adiourns.

Committee and Adtourns. 4t Formal organization was effected by the election. by unanimous vote. of the nominees for officers of the House. selected at the caucus Tuesday night. Hon. w. l.. Martin, of Montgomery county was inducted into his position as Speaker of the House, after whic1 the Representatives Listened with close attention to the reading of the last message of Governor Jelks. That Is, in brief, the record of the days session of the Alabama House of Representatives, which was in session for about three hours in the Southern chamber at the Capitol building with out any pyrotcchnics.
 It was 10:40f o'clock beforei the re- tiring Speaker, A. M. Tunstall. called resentative J. w. Malone of Henry county, who invoked Divine blessing upoE the work of the session. After calling the roll, which showed 102 members present, acting Reading Clerk Brandon started to read the journal for the first days session. He was interrupted by motion to dis pense with the further reading of the journal and that It be approved, which was done.
 J. Manly Foster of Tuscaloosa. who was not present on Monday. was called to the clerks desk. where he took the oath of office.
 J. Lee Long of Butler. chairman of the caucus then offered motion that the House proceed with the election of permanent officers. This motion pre- vaiiing, MT. Long nominated. without debate, the name of w IL. Martin of Montgomery for the Speakership. Martin is Elected.
 A motion was offered that he be elected by exclamation, but Speaker Tunstan ruled the motion out of order. as the Constitution required the cleo tion to be by roll call. The resulting roll call showed one hundred votes, all that were cast, for Martin, and | he was formally declared elected ! Speaker of the House, by Mir. Tuns- | tall. Both MT. Borton and Mir. Mid | dleton. the two Republican members, | cast their votes with their Democratic colleagues, for Mir. Martin.
 l The same procedure was gone through | with in other positions. In each case the nomination was made by MT. Long without comment, and the roll cati showed one hundred votes cast for the
 caucus nominee; The nst or the ne" l Clerk-Cyrus Brown, Montgomery county. r .yo.... Ma- rengo County.
 Engrossing Clerk--F. A. Gamble, I Walker County.
 Enrolling Clerk-John " benson, | Chambers County. County.
 Assistant Doorkeeper--T. w. DeYam- | pert, Montgomery County.
 As soon as the election was conclud- ed Speaker Tunstall suggested that he would entertain a motion for the ap- | nointment of a committee to notify the | new officers of their election, and to es- cort the newly-elected Speaker to the rostrum. MT. Long of Butler onered the motion, and the Speaker named as the committee Messrs. Long of Butler Pitts of Dallas and Johns of Jefferson.
 Tho new officers of the House were | escorted to the right-hand side of the Speakers rostrum, and were sworn ln' l Sneaker Martin was first sworn by Re- l tirinr Speaker Tunstall, after which he
 was introduced by MT. Tunstall as the
 new Speaker. He at once swore In the other officials, and then made briet
 address to the members
 | Sneaker Promises Imparttality. He reiterated the thanks he had ex- | pressed to the caucus Tuesday, and promised again to preside in an inn martial and fair manner, and then called | attention to the shoTtness of the ses- sion and the necessity for getting down l to work at once. His brief remarks | were greeted with applause.
 Col. s. W. Johns of Jefferson was the first member to secure recognition rom | the new Speaker. He introduced se-
 ries of three resolutions, each or whlcn
 was adopted under suspension of the rules.
 The first provided for the appoint ment of a committee of three to wait
 upon the Senate and notify 1t that the Ionse was organized and ready for
 business.
 The second resolution, a concurrent
 one with the Senate, provided Tor
 joint committee, composed of three
 Representatives and two Senators, to
 wait upon the Governor and notify him
 inc Legislature was in session and
 ready to receive any communication he
 might desire to submit. The Speaker
 named as the representatives of the
 House upon this joint committed
 Messrs Johns of Jefferson, Woolf of
 Marengo and Arnold of Calhoun.
 The third, resolution, also concur
 rent one. provided for joint session
 of the House and Senate for this morn
 ing at II o'clock in the House chamber ~~ONNN
 open and publish the returns of the
 vote cast at the fall election for Gov l ernor and other State officers.
 Upon the request of member of the
 Jefferson County delegation, an indefi-
 mite leave of absence was granted Dr
 M. c. Ragsdale of Jefferson, on accoun of illness in his family.
 Thereupon, at 11:40 o'clock, on motion of MT. Hoffman of Mobile, the House |
 InauguPatin Committee. When the House reconvened at 12:3(
 o'clock, Mr Gunter of Montgomery of fered a concurrent resolution providins g } for the appointment of a joint com mittee, consisting of four Representa-
 tives and two Senator's to arrange fol { the inauguration of B. B. Conner al 2 Governor. Messrs. Gunter of Mont.
 gomery Kirby of Madison, KornegaS of Dallas and Norville of Mobile wer' 2 appointed as the House members oi a the committee.
 MT. Pitts of Dallas suggested tha local and special bills might be intro
 duced at the time and referred tt | committees later on. but MT. Long O ' Butler objected that such procedur, | might be illegal. Speaker Martin callet ? attention to the fact that the Governo 2 l and the Senate had not yet been hear from, and that it would be discourte I ha