The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-07
POKER AROUSES
 TIE CITY COUNCIL Gambling is Very Live Topic in
 Montgomery
HOT DEBATE ON SUBJECT
Alderman Roemer Is Called "Butter' in," and Alderman Sullivan Elo- quently Defends the Great
 Game of Poker.

Montgomery, December 6 (SpeclaD- Gambling talk is to the average Montgom- cry alderman what a red rag is to bull. The man who stands up before Presiding Officer Mcintyre of the Capital City Council, and undertakes to discuss the famous thumb-paper question may assure himself in the beginning or all sorts of attention, no matter which side of the controversy he may align him self with.
 Some time ago, Alderman J. Kirk Jack son had passed an ordinance making 1t impossible for the police to raid private room. Alderman Roemer did not like 1t and introduced substitute which went to the judiciary committee, and has been slow coming out. Alderman Roemer wanted to know last night how much longer his product was to be tied up Alderman Sullivan jumped to the aid of the committee. He talked about Alder man Roemer without gloves. He was called "butter in" and all that sort of thing.
 On the great American game, Alder man Sullivan grew eloquent. He had 
 played poker and expected to do so as long as he was able to get the money and the chips and find a congenial party of gentlemen. He did not want any, body to trample on his rights in this par ticular. He was an eagle and wanted to fiutter his wings when and where it suited him and he did not want any body telling him what limb he should light upon. He wanted MT. Roemer' 8 motion to take the question from the committee beaten, and the others to a sufficient number to defeat it. were with him. and the incident closed, with MT. Sullivan the gentleman from the Sixth, the recognized champion of the great poker industry.
 Compromise Talk.
 J. w. Gray, attorney of Mobile, and representing the Fidelity and Deposit company of Baltimore, will be in the city tomorrow to submit to the governor, the auditor and the attorney general propo- sition of compromise in the suit against the bondsmen of John Case former tax collector of Mobile county It will be re- membered that the state examiner found the accounts of MT. Case short in the alleged sum of $9,SO991, and that the Fi- deity and Deposit company made the bond in the sum of 00O0. Suit was filed to recover the above amount some weeks ago by the attorney general.
 Books of Chiffon. The books of Chiffon county officials have been reported upon by State Exam iner German, and some errors found. Former Clerk of Circuit Court E. B. Dea- son was found to have failed to report | $100 in solicitors fees and T. J. Hubbard. | tax collector, had not remitted $59S.SO due , in tax raises. Both amounts were sent | in at once when attention was called to i them. The books of the following were | found all right: J. w. Moore, county superintendent of educetion; J. M. Nor 1 gan, sheriff; s. M. Adams, ex-probate 1 judge; A. c. Mims, tax assessor.
 To Test Question.
 Quo warranto proceedings were filed in the city court this afternoon against | M. B. Houghton, w. D. Brown, H. Fl. l Barnes, C. L. Matthews and Thomas, the | members of the present board of revenue bv A. P. Tyson, Charles A. Allen, Da- | vid Fleming, w. D. Zuber and Amos l Jones, the members of the newly elected | board. The proceedings are brought foI l the purpose of testing the question as tC ] whether the board is appointive or cleo l tive The case is brought on friendly | grounds and the petitioners have not de cided to mandamus Govtrnor Cunning ham. to issue them commissions
 The strongest allegation of the relatori | is their contention that the special ac authorizing the governor to appoint tn members of the board of revenue, wa repealed by the general election law | which they claim. made the board cleo tive. The old board dec-.nes to recognize | the validity of the election of the new board. They will hold their offices unti | the case is decided by the courts and al | of their actions will be valid.
 Masonic Meeting.
 The Masonic meeting has about disposed of all the sessions save that of the grano lodge, which opens this evening witt i Grand Master R. J. Reddin of Suiiigent n the chair. The grand council of Royal ano Select Masons closed yesterday and the Royal Arch chapter finished this a.ter, noon. The following officers were elected by the Royal Arch:
 Basil M Hill. springville, grand higf priest.
 Francis H. Bates Hamburg deputy grand high priest.
 Robert s. Teague, Montgomery grand king.
 Jew Lazarus Birmingham, grand scribe