The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-08

no time to wrangle over 1t. He thought it could be decided without the members falling out with one an- other.
 It was question as to whether the members of the Legislature were will ing to submit this proposition to whole people of the State, and he thought the electorate of the State was just as we'll qualified to pass on the question as were the members.
 The people should govern the State, MT Carmichael said. and 1t mattered not whether the people endorse the action of the Governor. Whether they are In harmony or not. 1t Is their priv ilege to pass on this proposed consti- tutional amendment, and 1t was thsir sovereign right to have an opportunity to do so. The duty of the House was to give 1t to them, he said:
 It will be four years before they can have another such opportunity, the Speaker said. It was not asked that Legislature be elected in 1909, but in- stead 1t will be 1910 before there can bo such an election. The House, he added. was in duty bound to serve the people and to serve them thoroughly.
 The discussion on the question was started by Mir Steagall. who called attention to the close vote by which
 
 As an actual fact. he said. the House was in favor of 1t, not only that but the majority required by the law was also In favor of it.
 He appealed to the members of the House to stand by the platform of the Democratic party. and was promptly questioned as to whether 1t Was in the platform. He took copy of this from his pocket but failed to find it. The rsu Arf ao standing close by and undertook to find 1t for him, while he continued speak, ing. He did not appear to be able to do so, however, and when Mir Steagall looked around for confirmation of his statement. the secretary had fled.
 MT. Jenkins of Baldwin, charged the members of the House with being afraid of the bill. because 1t was afraid of prohibition.
 MT Weaver of Blount said the state- ments made about the Democratic platform and the plank therein that provided flor the bill under considera- tion was all a bluff, and that 1t was on this statement "willfully made" that many of the members had been induc- ed to vote for 1t. The bill. he said, was an attempt to get a Legislature to- gether in two years that would be op- posed to the present administration  of the present session.
 He was asked by Mir Lee of Barbour whether he was speaking for himself or for the whole people, and on his ie- plying that 1t was for the whole peo- pie, Mir. Lee suggested that 1t would be a good thing to let them decide fhe issue.
 Mir. Urquhart had assumed the chair at the Speakers invitation at this time, and there was question on a point of order from MT. Hoffman. He ir- sisted that, there was no question be- fore the House and added that If the chair wanted to make an arbitrary rui- ing without consulting the law, 1t of course could. He quoted from Cush- ing manual a copy of which he had. but Mir. Uquhart ruled him out of or der.
 Mir. Sample wanted to reconsider the vote by which the bill was reconsid- cred. which brought Mir. Gunter of Montgomery to his feet on another point of order, that under the rules of the House this could not be done. For members were busy discussing parlla- mentary law.
 It was when this ended that Speaker Carmichael took the floor and when he was through speaking, the House inn mediately took a vote and passed the bill. the vote being yeas. SC; nays, 26.