The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-18

God's law and that of the Democratic party they always brought up such questions.
 could Not Handle Business.
 MT. Hoffman of Mobile said he be- lieved in regulating the railroads ana regulating them right. but he did not care whether the Democratic party did suggest the stopping of freight trains on Sunday, the question is. Is this bill for the best interest of the people? Do the engineers and freight handlers want 1t? He was in the House and so was the gentleman from Jenerson, not to pass bills because they suited his ideas. but because they met with the wishes of the people he represented.
 "The State of Alabama IS direct road for the great banana trains from Mobile to the North. The gentlemen will tell you provision Is made for rum ming perfshable freight. He does not tell you 1t would take eight to ten freight trains to carry the cargo or one ship, and are we to ask the ship to remain outside for one day because we acannot unload her cargo! IT we did, she would so into Pensacola.
 If this House wants Sunday iaw 1t ought to be sincere and stop the trolley lines, close down the furnaces and stop everything S'se that causes men to work on Sunday. If 1t does not do this, then this bill Is nothing but railroad legislation and one which will work great harm to the State. es- rSpecially to the people of Mobile.
 MT. Kornegay said he would vote for the bill because he believed in 1t and because he believed his people want it.
 Taught at Mothers Mnee.
 Mir. Steagall of Dale said:
 When I believe the bill to be right, when 1t is in keeping with what was taught me at my mothers knee; when it is in keeping with the doctrine of the Bible, then I am doubly in favor of it."
 He called on those people to support the wishes of their party and this bill
 T do not believe there has been any bill before this Legislature that makes for the higher morals of the Sate than will this bill"
 He believed the railroad employes should have as much chance to take their children to church and to Sunday school, as does the president of the railroad, adding that If the House could hear the untrammelled opinion of these people, there would not be voice raised against the bill.
 This bill is going to win." he said. "It may be voted down now. but it will come up again and again until 1t is passed"
 "Sabbath Made for Man
 MT. Haley of Jefferson said he hated to differ from MT. Steagall or Colonel John; but that he represented the in- dustry of the middle district of Ala bama. There had been a great deal said as to what the Greak Book said, but he doubted whether the speakers really knew what the Great Teacher said:
 "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath"
 Time and conditions change and the Great Teacher knew this better than anyone" he said. Therefore, he was not laying down any law in regard to the Sabbath that, from the very na- ture of things, could not be compiled with.
 More tonnage goes out of Birming- ham than goes through the State Of Georgia, and yet some of these gentle men want to says the same law that applies to Georgia would be all right here. Those gentlemen ought to zee just how difficult 1t is in Birminy yham at the present time to get cars enough to move iron to keep the furnaces run ming.
 ."The gentlemen who have spoken here in favor of this bill ride on street cars on Sunday and on railroad trains; yes, and some of them ride around in