The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-12

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question of personal privilege denying
the statement of a local morning paper that
he was paired with Sullivan against the
bill. Mr.. Jarrett. of Marshall, 1t was ex-
planned should have shown the pair.
Mr.. Burkhalter of Jefferson, thought the
bill a very important one. that but few
of the members had carefully read, so he
moved that its hearing be made a special
order for next Wednesday and in the mean
time that 200 copies of the bill be printed for
the use of the members.
The point of order was raised by Mr.. Bull
ger that to make the bill special order
the rules would have to be suspended. The
speaker ruled against the motion. Mr.
Bulger then asked what vote it would re-
quire to make the bill a special order.
"A majority vote was Speaker Walters
reply.
Mr.. Burkhalter saw that there was large
sentiment favoring the consideration of the
| bill today and he withdrew his motion.
Mr. Hubbard then offered an amendment
excluding a number of counties from the
| provisions of the bill. Jefferson was not
| included in this amendment.
Wilson Brown Lost
| Wilson Brown gained the floor and offered
an amendment striking out the word mot"
in section IS of the bill, where it appears
to prohibit the bill from repeating the pro-
hibition laws in the counties in which
whisky is now sold, and the whole of sec
ton 16 referring to the elimination of GER
tain counties from the bills provisions.
Mr.. Brown spoke with earnestness in sup
port of his amendment. He said his opin-
ion and convictions had been formed long
ago. 1T has been reported to me-" he
said, that number of the friends OF this
measure have said that my object in Of
fering this amendment is to kill the bill.
No man. Mr.. Speaker, whatever his profess
ion or avoeation, has the right to impugn
the motives of any member of this house.
Some of my friends who wear the cloth
have been guilty of this remark. To those
would quote a little Scriptural passage,
to Judge not lest We be judged" He was
thoroughly convinced the dispensary sys-
tenn was preferable to the open bar. There
is no hypocrisy in me, Mr.. Speaker" he
continued There is no man on the floor
of this house who knows more of the evils
of the saloon than the gentleman from
Colbert and 1 am here to say that there
is no system which SO saps the life-blood
of a young man as does the BAR
He then entered into discussion of the
merits of his amendment.
Mr.. HARDWOOD, of Greene, amended the
motion of Mr.. Brown. He came from
prohibition county, and he believed 1t would
be to the best interests of the people to
have it apply to all the counties. The dis
pensary pays in South Carolina about $780,,
900 per annum. If Alabama should establish
the system the state would get not less
than s175,O0O for the school fund, but it
would also give an equal amount to l4ie
municipalities. He claimed that local pro-
hibition was a failure, and that the dis
pensary in his county would be preferable
to the "bind tigers now in existence.
Have not the whisky men of your coun-
ty petitioned you to support this billy
asked MIR. Knight.
mo man has petitioned me. I have the
right to my own opinions and 1 am ex-
pressing Them" replied Mr.. HARDWOOD. He
opposed whisky in politics and thought
now the proper time to force the issue.
Messrs. Bulger, of Tallapoosa, and Miller,
of Marengo, made strong speeches against
the bill. Mr.. Mitchell spoke for the amend
ment and Mr.. Cofer followed against it.
fight for the bill took the floor. He mani
tested the weakness of the measure as ap-
plicable to the entire state by opposing the
Brown amendment. He moved to lay the
amendment the table which was done
by vote of II to s. Those voting no were
Messrs. Arlington Brown, Davidson, Har-
wood, Haynie, Mitchell, Rogers and Sey-
mour. Robinson was paired with Lee.
Fight on Jefferson
The previous question was moved on the
amendment as offered by Mr.. Hubbard.
Mcqueen offered an amendment to the
amendment excluding Jefferson county.
Mr. Burkhalter took the floor and made a
strong appeal to the house not to vote to
confiscate millions of property in Jefferson,
| and cause many ''for rent signs to be
| hung up the doors of eighty business
| houses.
| Mr. Kyle moved to indefinitely postpone
| the consideration of the Hubbard amend
| ment. Mr.. Hubbard again took the floor
| explaining that the friends of the bill did
not desire to put any county in which
wanted to come out.
"Why don't you put Jefferson in your
amendment thenY' demanded Mr.. Burk-
| halter.
Jefferson is a controverted county," re-
| piled Mr.. Hubbard
Kyle warned the advocates of the bill
| that If they did not allow jefferson, Tus-
! caloosa, Calhoun, Macon, Marengo and
| other counties to come out of the bill, the
| opponents of the bill would forever prevent
| it's passage by parliamentary tactics.
| Mr. Helm, of Chambers, made strong
speech in favor of the Hubbard amend
ment during which he was from time to
time loudly appiauded by the gallery and
/ in the lobby.
| Several amendments had been sent to the
! clerks desk, all CT which Mr.. Davis moved
| to lay on the table. Mr. Mcqueen moved
to indefinitely postpone this motion. He
| subsequently withdrew this motion, saying
| that he had agreement with Mr.. Gibson,
| that a separate vote should be taken b.
| the house as TO whether or not Jefferson
should he included A parliamentary tan
gle followed. AS the clock struck the hour
of l. Mr.. Kyle made the point that under
the rules the house stood adjourned The