The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-27

day. He wished to endorse every word MT. Lanier had said.
 MT, Griel submitted an amendment. which provided that where saloon is connected with a restaurant. clear vi.wf of( the saloon shall be had from the street and that a firm par tition shall be erected between res taurant and saloon so that It would he impossible to enter the saloon witn- out being seen from the street. He said that if the ordinance had any bearing on the eating establisnment he was opposed to 1t but If 1t was di- rected solely at the saloon. he was TOT 1t. l.
 He declared that whatever law Is passed people will get liquor when they want 1t.
 Tn reply to a question from Acting Mayor Mcintyre, MT. Griel said that he had never been in a town, city or municipality. where liquor could not be secured on Sunday in hotels, clubs and saloons.
 MT. Griel was followed by John Yung, a saloon and restaurant keeper, who said he merely endorsed what MT. Greil had said.
 Then came Mir. Sullivan. The Sixth Ward alderman has more than once declared in the Council that he would never cease to fight this ordinance ana MT Sullivan went after 1t In his own peculiar but neverthless energetic style last night.
 He openly declared that he appeared in the interest of the saloon men. whom. he said, were as good class of people as any on earth so long as they observe the laws of self respect | and decency. He declared that they are being discriminated against in that | the ordinance attempts to prevent them from sellinng liquor on Sunday ana makes no attempt to stop the licensed selling of beer every day in the week | in bawdy houses He said that he took | his hat off to the ministry He wished there were more ministers. The world would be better off but he wanted 10 ask the question if ministers do not get paid for preaching on Sunday! "Does not the organist get paid TOT playing on SundayT asked MT. sum van. Don't the members or the Gnoll get paid for singing on Sunday Then | why Is it wrong for a saloon Hiah '' make his living on Sunday ,, These rapid fire questions did no, exhaust Mir Sullivan. He declareO | that if the ordinance was passed h' | would introduce an ordinance to com pel street cars to stop running on sun | day. newsstands. restaurants parpei | shops etc. to close on Sunday. lie ap' | peaied for an unfavorable report.
 ar,,rcumIocution, of Sullivan. | Alderman Teague in closing the ar | eument, said that MT. Sullivan's re- l marks were merely circumlocutioh | The question whether bawdy houses are selling beer on Sunday has noun | ing to do with, the proposition, ne salo | The question is whether 1t Is aceordlne | F1- 1 bushes on Sunday or any other plac' | to do business that sells liquor. The Mayor elect declared that the | law is being violated every Sunday anc | in many cases 1t Is violated because l one man insists on keeping open anc 1 the other man has to in self defense I There are 131 liquor licenses issued 1T | Montgomery. Six Of these are 10 | restaurants and saloons. Three of th' | six are mere shams and pretenses a | restaurants. He wanted time to con | slider Mir GreiEs amendment befor' | speaking on 1t finally.
 | Police Captain w. H. Taylor wal | called on to answer questions by Al | dermon Sullivan. He said that he hat
 made many arrests for selling hquo l on Sunday, but nevertheless he wal
 confident that every Sunday, the lav
 is being violated in addition to th' ! places where the arrests are made.
 In reply to Alderman Teague the DO | lice captain said that 1t is a notoriou
 fact that whisky Is being retaile'
 regularly on Sunday in Montgomer,
 and he endorsed the report of the chic of police, when he recommended tha | the barroom and the saloon be di | vorced.
 The committee then went into execu
 tive session. A report will be mad
 at the regular Council meeting mex | Monday evening.
 When the committee adjourned on | of the Aldermen said that no decision
 had been reached and that Chairman
 Gunter would call another meeting
 later in the week when the committee 1 mon would have a full discussion 0 1 the nropcsed law between themselves