The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-13
ELOQUENT TRIBUTE PAID
 THE JUDGE BY THOMAS
Entire Day Spent by Senators in
 Speecn-making.
Railroad Measures Are Up, But No Action Taken on Any of Them,
 Time Being spent in Spec tacuiax Debate.

ul4hiuS, ana as nave one in my bSstSh I had just as well get 1t out" said Sem ator Rod. in discussing the maximum freight rate bill. before the Senate yes terday. s4 issg
 Senator Reid made no mistake. 1t was simply a day of speech cn-mating. Debate Is not limited in the senate and the members of the Senate took ad- vantage Of the lack of limitation. Lengthy speeches were made by Sen ator Thomas. who opposed the admin tstration measures. Senators Merritt and Reid. who favored them. In addi- tfOn, senator Blackmon. senator Over ton and Senator Lusk. had remarks. No action was taken on any bill. The first bill called was the measure pro viding for actions for damages for elections from tr-ins for refusal to pay more than the law made rate of pas- sSnger fares
 1t was during the debate on this utlestion that senator Lusk made an ate tack on Judge Thomas c. Jones of the United States Court for the Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama, and on Frank P. Glass. of The Montgomery Advertiser.
 Mr Lusk was parliamentary in his remarks, but his words in reference to Judge Jones called for a scathing re- ply from Senator Thomas. He deciared that Judge Jones had placed himself on the side of the railroads. in an opinion delivered from the bench when the Southern Railroad settled with Govern or Conner and accepted its demands.
 "We have here" said Senator Lusk,t "a United States Court Judge, who from the bench assured the represent atives of railroad, when they moved to dismiss cases<against the State, that his court would give them ample pro- lection, and criticised the executives of that road for yielding to the law of Alabama" sA K
 nauger ea pynnnaite, s4 g In r&Gerence4to Mr. Glas4s Mir. AuAk referred toshis speech before the bus tfssa men ge AGonxs emery. in witch MT Giass said that the Governors ideas are 50 thoroughly nxed in his, brain that nothing but dynabite- could remove them.
 Mir. udsk said that these remarks could not be construed as other than lncendiary. The term dynamite was nrobably a figure of speech, but dan Eerous precedent was iaiu ia siuiss when people of the State are stirred up and excited. and from the remarks Of Mr. Glass it might happen that Gov amor Conner would meet the fate or Governor Goebel of Kentucky. A similar statement was made " senator Merritt, who said that MT. Glass nad been inconsistent. as he had crit. lciSed ConRressman Hefiin in making a Ipeech at Tuskegee. for, declaring that when President Roosevelt dined with Booker Washington, q stick or dynas mite should have been put under the chair of each,
 aThe Montgomery Advertiser spread this statement broadcast through the land." said kr. Merritt. "and caused MT, Hefiin. to be hated throughout the North"
 Mr Thomas, in replying to MT. I,usk's remarks in reference 10 Judge Jones. said that Judge Jones's record caused the people of Alabama 70 look on him as true to their interests as the Senator from Marshall.
 "vhen the call sounded for battle in tha sixties" continued MT. Thomas. "fhere was no one more ready to re- snond than this young Alabama soldier that vou hear denounced on this floor today. His breast was ever barred to
 .,TSe served, no man will gainsay, for four years with Lee. He was with Lea at Gettysburg. And he carries to- day the wounds that make mute testi- naony of his sacrifice to the Southland. B He was with Lee at that crowning glory of hls career at Appomattox and he carried a flag of truce to the Union lines on that historic occasion.
 Tn reconstruction he was true to Alabama and the Southland and now he is man of whom Alabama should feel g. proud"
 MT. Reid later paid his attention to Judge Jones. He denounced him TOT the stand on the railroad cases,
 ''I say these words with reluctance. said MT. Reid: Judge Jones has just had . bereavement in his family. His heart is aching now for man that has gone, and no one is more willing than I to pay tribute to his service as a soldier to the Southland. He fought then for States rights. but I doubt se- riously if his position on that question Is as firm now as 1t was the day ne .<~drew his sword to defend Alabama"
 So went the entire day in the Senate It was talk, talk, talk Senator Lusk endeavored to have 8 night session af- ter he had seen a day go by and his precious railroad bills still on the clerks desk It was then that the anti-Comer forces won their first and probably their only victory in the State Senate Senator Blackmon moved that the Senate adjourn to meet at the reg ular hour, 10:30 o'clock, and he called for the ayes and noes, and he won by the following vote:
 'Aves-senators Barbour, Blackmon, Doster, Gamble. Glenn, Hayes, Hea- cock, Hinson. Jones, King, Lowe, Moo dy, Teasley.--1s.
 Noes-Senators Bayles, Gum. Ham, ner. Lusk, Miller. McWhorter, overton. Reid. Reynolds, Strother. Wilson.-11.
 The minority Senator's applauded themselves on their first victory.
 The Senate session was opened at 1O:sO o'clock with prayer by Rev. Mir. Emerson. of Birmingham. Thirty-two members answered to the roll.
 Some New Bulls.
 On call of districts for new bills, Sem ator Reid introduced a measure to snoend the general municipal bill
 The same Senator also had a bill au- thorizinE any municipality to make cePz tain appropriations for schools./
 MT. Gum proposed to extend the cor porate limits of Thomasville.
 MT. Boyles wanted to autnorize Snd forfeiture fund to general fund
 nH. IInr,laa aIan had A bill author