The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-14
BY AN OVERWHELMING VOTE R { yylR0AD
 COMMISSION IS MADE z-ECTIVE BY HOUSE

- = = - 9O swer he asked why he had not introduced bill for an elective Railroad commis- sion.
 MT. Wood replied that he had not but that he thought such bill had been h. troducsd during his service.
 .'Did you vote for itr' asked Mr. caa- lahan.
 T don't know whether did or did not. [ may have-been blinded but since then my eyes have been opened"
 T suppose tho gentleman is in . harry to vote on the amsndment for fear that he will be struck blind before Monday,' said MT. Callahan.
 Starr prods Callahan.
 "T would If,xs to ask the gentienau from 1xoruan," said Nr. Starr of Dallas, ]" n hs has never changed his mind on any pubsio question in the past twenty yea1s.~
 Ut may bs reelection on me-" an swered MT. Callahan. but I cannot re- call that have changed my mind on any public question"
 MT. Callahan said that he wanted t un- derstood that he was opposed to an cleo tive Railroad Commdsslon. He had no uterior motive In 1t. He did not know any members of the Commission and hs had never had the good fortune to be employed as counsel for railroad. He declared that putting the amendment in the bill was unconstitutional And" said Mir. Callahan, If tho para graph is unconstitutional what becomes of your election bill? Why insert the elective Railroad Commission in the bill when you can pass the London bill Mon- dayr
 Were you not candidate for Con- gress on the Palmer and Buckner ticket in 1ss6?" asked Mir. Starr.
 ''Yes sir" quickly answered Mr. Caita- han. T was the Democratic candidate for Congress- in 1s0s and voted for Pal mer and Buckner. stand right now where stood then. My people knew was a goidbug when they sent me here. Popuiists before and have not been fright ened.''
 CalIahan's Fine Sarcasm.
 s.And now" said MT. Callahan. with line sarcasm, 'ff may be permitted to avoid a discussion of the issues of 1896 will resume my argument
 Mir. Rushton. of Crenshaw. supported the amendment. He saad that on this aues- ton he represented his people and stood with no faction. The House, he declared would put the amendment in the election bill and 1t would pass the London ball Monoday. The threat of the minority, he said. that 1t would block legislation would not deter the majority from doing It's duty.
 MT. Lusk, of Marshall, moved a sus- pension of the rules that an aye and nay vote might be taken. and the motion pre- vailed.
 MT. Bankhead announced that he would withdraw his amendment. It had been offered. he said, only that 1t might insure a discussion of the DuBose amendment It was plainly the will of the majority he said, to put the amendment in the bill and he and other friends of the election bill cheerfully acquiesced in that wiR He hoped that the majority would be al eathusiastic for the election bill as they were for the elective Railroad Commis- sion.
 MT. Waddell, of Russell, as c member of the Committee on Commerce and Com mon Carriers, arose to a question of per sonai privileges to defend the committed from some insinuations that had been cast upon 1t.
 Mir. London reiterated that he had mol criticised the committee and that he had not intended to cast any insinuatlons upon it.
 The Vote in Detail. The vote on the DuBose amendment was as follows:
 Ayes-Messrs Aimon, Arnold, Ballard Barnes. Benners. Blackburn, Brown (Cle. burne), Brown (St. Clair), Byars, Crum Curry, Davis. DeLoney, DuBose, Ed. wards. Elliott. Espy. Foster (Pike), Eos ter (Tuscaloosa). Frazier, Fulton. Gold smith. Haley. Hammer, Handisy, Hardic Hickman. James, Johnson (Coosa) Johnson cPerry). Johnson (Russeil Joiner. Kelly. Killen, Lanier Lee Butler). Leigh (Escanbia) London. Lyman. Lusk, Minge, McCrary McCluslxy, Mcdonald. McTyre. Newman Parker. Pilley. Poole. Posey. Powell Preston, Pugh, Reynolds, Ruclssr, Rush. ton. Scheussier. Scale. 6earcy, shafer Sigiin. Starr, 5trother. Swindali. Thomas Thompson. Werner. Waddeal, Walden Walker, Ward. Warren, Watts, wheeless Wiggins, Williams (Calhoun), Williams (Covington), Williams OMarengo). Wood, Total, 78.
 Nays-Messrs. Speaker. Bankhead, Bo. gart. Byrne. Callahan, Glover. Goodwyn F Gray. Hall Hoffman, Jay, Lowe, Lyons Maner. Peters. Rich. Total 1e. Mr. Cunningham of Jefferson was pair ed with Mr. Thach of Limestone. ths former for and the latter against the amendment,