The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14

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 sood destroyed cities that were too wicked and had sent people to heaven that were good. but I don't expect to see angel wings sprouting from Brooks Lawrence and Dr. Lovelady, nor do expect to see them taken to heaven in q fiery chariot"
 Chairman Ballard of the Temperance Committee said that the fight was ai- ready won. and that a gold pen had been purchased with which the Gov- srnor would approve the prohibition biii. He moved to table the Goodwin amendment. ,l
 MT. Goodwin claimed the privilege of closing the debate, but was ruled out of order.
 On the vote the motion to table pre- vailed, ayes, 6s: nays. 3S.
 MT, Hoffman said that Dr. Lovelady was the author of the local option bill and on that bill he had carried Jeffer- son County into the dry column, and "our friend from Tallapoosa (Mr. Bul- ger), comes here and says the thing has grown beyond the platform of the party. I am not looking for applause, but I came to this Legislature stand ing on the platform of the party. ana I am going to remain on 1t.
 When 1t is considered that Mobile is the only shipping point in the State, | think that city should certainly De considered. Sixty years ago Mobile, fin order to establish system or schools by license, devoted all the reve- nues from it's saloons to the school sys- tenn, and on this source of revenue the sch ools depend.
 ERect on the Port.
 How can Mobile compete with other norts if 1t goes dry? Why. hotel man. the proprietor of a $l,000,o0 ho- .el. has only recently said that If the town goes dry. he will almost nave 10 quit business on account Of people Wno travel and who frequent seaport towns, demanding the right to take drink when they want one."
 MT. Hoffman discussed the discrim- nation in the program and was speak. ing of how the question might disrupt the party, when Mir. Maner called the time-limit on his remarks.
 When Speaker Carmichael arose to address the House, the gallery ap- piauded him to the echo. He declared that the fight for prohibition was al, ready won. and said that he was proud to be a member of the great move ment. .,s. are sensitive. and cannot blame any man who supports liquor for oeins
 MT Hoffman asked the speaker If It was not a fact that he suppressea the movement when he was running Sor his office. He declared he did. but replied that he would relinquise ms ofiice at any time to a man who Wouio promise prohibition to the state.
 ..rhis duestion," said Mir. Carmtchaei. "is the most important matter that VIII corne before this Legislature. Before if inc railroad question sinks into in- sirnif,cance. Colbert County is spend ing s3o0,001 a year. as much as sso TOT every man, woman and child Tn the county. for whiskey, and out or thar we get s7,500 for roads and schools. ls 1t fair that we should live on the wee of the people?'
 B1II Passes, 63 to 25. ue said that 300,000 women assem- bled in Nashville through their repre- sentatives, were calling on the Leg islature to protect the womanhood or AIabama, and ''what do l care apout fine little bunch of men you can coi- feet in Mobile and Montgomery, Wnen tn I have the pure women or tne o'@'e behind me-"
 He continued his tribute to the wo- u,en and urged the passage or the ofii' The bill passed by vote or D" to | 25 as follows:
 Ayas-Speaker. Altman, Armstrong Arnold. Avory, Ballard or Autauga. bsi- l lard of Pike, Brown, Bulger. Burney' Cannon, Carmichael of Clay. Coleman of Marshall. Cooper Cranford. Crum' Doyle of Clarke Doyle ot Marengo. Ei' rod, Fuller. Garner. Haley, Henley 1 HiEhston, John. Johnson, Jones. Kill | fen, King, Kirby; Kornegay, Lacy ol I walker. SLancaster. Lawson. :, Lee ot Barbour. Lee of Etowah. Lee 'of HoHs' ton. Long of Morgan, Lovelady, Ma l Icne Moore McMillan, Pearson, Peete, Pitts of Dallas. Pitts ofyPerry. Powell of Bullock. Power. Pratt Price & Push. ton SampIe. Sanders, Scale, Smith of Fillmore, Yam. White of Lamar-6S.
 Nays-Blrton. Coleman of Lowndes, nndIey. Edwards, Goodwin, Gunter, Hoffman, Isnkins, Lacy of Dallas, Long of Butler, Lyons, Maner, Middleton. McDufie, Norville, Parker. Powell of Covington, Rattray. Sanford, Sherr od' Tn ompson, Tunstall. Turner. Williams Woolf-25.
 Sneaker Carmichael then moved that inc vote be rsconsIdered and Repre- sentative Ballard moved that this mos tion be indefinitely postponed. ana the motion prevailed. ..,.
 An adjournment was then taKen'