The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-11
GREEK HORSE MADE SPEED Baseball Ordinance Passed By Council. SOME LIVELY PASSAGES Measure is Subterfuge to
 Play on Sunday. Alderman Sullivan Championed His "By Request" Act Which Reg ulates Baseball aud Other Games in Montgomery.
 

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 The Greek horse of Alderman James J. Sullivan which proposes to premit the playing of baseball on Sunday in Mont gomery ran like 2-year-oid at the special meeting of the City Council of Montgomery last night and was passed by vote of g to B. In other words nine Aldermen flashed under the wire with the measure and i've city fathers also ran."
 It will be remembered that at the last regular meeting of the Council an ordi- nance was introduced by Alderman Sui- ivan couched in language prohibiting the playing of baseball on Sunday. The ordinance went further than the State law. It provides that persons convicted of It's violation could be compelled to perform hard labor. At the end of the ordinance was paragraph, fixing the cash punishment at not less than s1 The minimum fine under the State law is $25.
 Some one smelled a rat. Alderman Sullivan said the ordinance was intro- duced by request. He would not divulge the name of the person who requested him to introduce 1t. but said the author Of the ordinance was a reputable citizen.
 Measure Was Exposed.
 The ordinance was exposed through the columns of The Advertiser as a subter- fuge to nullify the State law. According to popular belief. the plan was to play baseball under the city ordinance and the statement was made that "the city authorities would probably get too in- terested in the game to arrest the viola- tors"
 But these. things didn't prevent the ordi- aA Al last night. Alderman Gunter from the Committee on Judiciary reported it favorably.
 Alderman Teague made futile attempt at having consideration postponed.
 Alderman Ruth made equally futile at- tempt in his advice to the. Council to 20 slow.
 Alderman Teague spoke some very plain words. exposing the true nature of the ordinance and Alderman Sullivan de- iivered fiery Phillipic against any one casting reflections on his "pure motives or those of the ordinance.
 Lastly the ordinance passed-ayes, 9; nays, B.
 The vote was:
 Ayes-President Mcintyre. Aldermen Coins. Gunter, Strauss. bobnan. Jack son. Kofin. Ryan and Sullivan.
 Nays-Aidermeu Ruth, Teague. Roe mer. Maddox. srifith.
 Fans Were on Hand.
 The Council chamber was crowded with baseball fans. when the ordinance was reported.
 A test vote which showed just how much weight the Greek horse could carry was immediately taken. on Alderman TeaRue's motion to postpone consideration until the newt regular meeting.
 Alderman Gunter promptly moved to table the motion rnd the Csunter motion prevailed. Ayes. 10: navs 4
 Alderman Ruth stated briefly that the City Council was about to pass an ordi- nance which would mean for the cItv much trnuhia 'n the future. vt was his rnde-~trr rSing inst tt the o-dInance nSss- ed H'iea+'nn wo,td irnu1eSiatelv follow "rd the city would find itself in the mid do nf Iawsrit.
 AlAn~nan TaaRuA spoke against pass ine tHn ord'nnnce. It was hehv. h~ satd. thst h"d TO fsther or mother and who had no howe of having anv poateritv It had TO r-ide of ancestry. It had been Ieft cn the door step of the Alderman rom war7 e. hut he wss glad to say that his friend Sullivan disowned the mon strositv. Alderman TeaRue said inst in reading hetweu the lines. of the ordi- rarce. it could pc. seen fHdt the huthoV ot the orAipanee had e-her seen fhe Executive DAp9rtment of the eitv or be- IAved thst tho department could be seen. Fa urged the defeat of tho orHinance and otferAd 10 snsnd by striking out the word ''rnav" In the clause providing the runishment at hard labor and substitu- tIrR therefor the word "shaIi."
 His amendment was defeated. ayes g; nays. 5.
 Then Sullivan Spoke.
 Alderman Sulliv"n arose. Alderman snlIiv4n was sreqtiv exercised over the --'ord% oF the senior aldcrrean-at-iarge. He did rot nrorose. he said, 10 divnlge the name of everv constituent to every newspaner man. whenever. an ordinance waz introAuced by request. He was nlvvavs vrFline to he open and above board Tfe had been elected by as big Q mnIoritv as any man In the Council. Eonv Q neero had heAn Tiven hard labor fn- using tArrn. that Alderman Teague ,,ac4 Tn -eFerAnce to the nrdInancH. Golf ord tennis had been ulsved eve~v Sn"dav since the law was passnd. HH wished to eo or record as for the ordinance and tweed its 0assage.
 v passed