The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-27
Says His Judgments Are Not
 Always InfaIIibIt
PASS MEASURE IS DISCUSSED
Senator Backmon's Bill to Allow Sheriffs and Marshals to Accept Passes Passed the Senate
 By Close Vote.
BY HERvEY w. LAIRD.

BY HERVEY w. LAIRD.
 Montgomery, July e.-(Special.)-At the night session of the senate the bill of Senator Blackmon to allow sheriffs and marshals and their deputies to ride on passes was passed. MT. Lusk had offered an amendment to exclude deputy mar shals and spoke on the amendment. He quoted from Exodus to show how bad thing is the gift which he classed as the same thing as a pass. Moses had said that The gift blindeth the eyes and pre- venteth the judgment of the wise"
 Compliments have been paid Thomas G. Jones, judge of the United States court Senator Lask said that he knew the judg- ments of this judge were not infallible, as he had rendered judgment in the Huntsville cases of lynching which the United States supreme court had not seen fit to agree with.
 After lauding Governor Conner and the democracy, crltlcizing the Montgomery Advertiser, roasting Senator Blackmon, author of the bill, and Senator Thomas who supported the measure, Senator Lusk again landed upon Judge Thomas G. Jones and asked who put him in power in Ala bama; who made him a judge? Not the people of Alabama, but President Roose- welt, upon the recommendation of who |? Not the people of this state but another, whom the senator from Macon county could name if called upon.
 The Marshall senator did not seen able to get Judge Jones out of his speech, though reminded by senators that the judge was protected ty the ethics of the Jurisprudence of the state from criticism of this character
 The speaker disclaimed intention to hold the judge up to ridicule, but claimed the right to discuss those things which are matters of history.
 MT. Thomas Replies.
 Mir Thomas came back at Senator Lusk in a vigorous way. He said that he had drawn $10 day as member of the code committee, in violation of the consutu- ton, though he did not consider that even Sl0 was enough pay for the work done. He refuted that charge that platform leg islation had not originated at his desk by he statement that 1t was the duty of the leaders one of whom is MT. Lusk, to draw and put through bills. It Is his duty to lead the way when he drew out of the treasury $6 q day more than he was en- titled to. He was not leading the way. He also recalled a plank in the platform calling for primary election for United States senator, which the Marshall sena- tor had not seen fit to present or discuss. ..When the time to elect a senator came, a man endorsed by the overwhelming vote of the people to be selected, where did you stand?" asked the speaker as he shook his finger at the senator from Marshall.
 
 the question? If he had been as brave as the member from Butler, we should have known where he stood" said MT. Thomas.
 Mir. Reese Talks.
 MT. Reese said that while he did not think it was lawful to allow the code committee BIO a day he thought the mem .bers earned 1t and much more
 Mir. Barbour resented very feelingly tho remarks of MT. Lusk about him, causing MT. Lusk to state that he certainly had no intention to reflect upon him.
 MT. Blackmon said that the argument of MT. Lusk was little more than insinu- ation. He wondered what Solomon or Moses would have said of the senator from Marshall for drawing s6 day more than the constitution allowed He greatly regretted the attitude of the senator with regard to the judiciary again paying tr.- bute to the high character of Judge
 
 seen fit to discuss in what seemed to him an unbecoming way.
 After amending the bill to exclude mar ehals and deputies, the bill was passed to make it possible for sheriffs and deputies to accept passes the vote being ayes 13, nays 12
 The King Bill.
 What will be the fate of the King Great CT Birmingham bill is the question in the minds of those interested Onp way ar other.
 Will the friends of the bill, one more than a majority In the senate today, re- tain the present strength or was the vote one that cannot be held when the meas ure comes up for passage? Or will it like the rolling snow ball, gather force with time and show up irresistible when read out for passage on Monday of next week?
 Friends of the bill seem cheerful and do not hesitate to say that 1t will be sue cessful.
 They expect to gather more and more of following when their arguments are fully understood. Citizens of Bir- mingham are making a close canvass of the senators, presenting every suE Eestion possible to instill the doctrine of expanding Birmingham, the glory Of Alabama, In so great a metropolis and the duty to override every ob Jection and speak a dozen towns into one.
 MiIIer's Attitude.
 On the other hand. the speech and attitude of Senator Miller made him friends among those who voted against h i'm. Senator Spragins openly stated that he would vote against the bill when called for passage and Senator's B1ackmon and Gardner said that tn cir vote to take the bill from the adverse calendar in no sense obligated them to support the measure itself.
 Mayor Ward was here busy for the bill. $. J. Bowie Is energetic in SUD- port of it and Secretary Babb of the Commercial club Is utilizing that ex- perience he received in Tennessee poli- tics to great purpose. The author of the bill MT. King, left for Birmingh am tonight well pleased with the outlook Te Is confident that the victory of to- By Is the forerunner of success when e measure comes up next week.
 Srhe bill of Mr. Thompson of Macon
 ending the act incorporating the