The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-14
Hogan and Heidt Insist prohi- bition is Before the People
 Where It Belongs
S25OO LICENSE PROJECT
 GOES BY THE WAYSIDE
John Copeland and Hogan Both Make Statements-only One Vote Is Taken at Special Meeting
 of Council.

In a vain attempt to do away Wltn lHe district saloon license ordinance intro- duced at the last meeting, and to adopt an ordinance setting the license at $25O0, the Parker faction of the City Council fell down last night and suffered the first break in it's ranks.
 Aldermen Heidt and Hogan refused to stand with the regulationists any longer and declared that it was time for the council to come to it's senses, and to let the people do their prohibition fighting for themselves.
 The Parker faction voted with the mi norlty to table the license resolutions because, as drawn by John Copeland, the resolutions were not legal as required by the municipal code. The S2500 license will be introduced at the next meeting in the proper form and can be passed on it's first reading by a vote of the nine remaining aldermen and President Par ker, making a strength of ten, which his faction commands.
 Either this will be done or the $32O( license will be destroyed in committee and the matter will be dropped.
 No Business transacted.
 The fourth called meeting since the elc- ton of President Parker was held in the city hall last night, and not a jot of business was transacted. Present were Burnett ONeill. Eggleston, Forney Hedt, Estes, Klotz, Johin Copeland Gum, Fulghum, Gregg, Hogan and Stockmar.
 The aldermen were In the hall early but the meeting was not called to order until late, as much caucusing was done by the majority in an attempt to line ur the kickers on the s250O license. They expected the whole council to vote unani- mously, claiming the proposition be that which the minority has wanted all the time
 Chairman Parker stated at the begin ming that it was a special meeting called at the request of Aldermen Rivers Cope land and John Copeland.
 Alderman Forney asked President Par ker if he had received the request II writing, and Copeland showed him tn, request, reading: We, the undersigned request you to call a special meeting O the City Council as soon as convenient. Forney objected to the meeting con tinuing, for the reason that the call diC not specify any special hour nor stat, any special business to be transacted He further objected to Parker presiding and generally to the proceedings.
 Alderman Copeland then took the floor introduced resolutions and made a state ment. all of which are given below, whicl in substance were to recall the $32O0 slid ing scale license plan and substituting tn, $25OO general license.
 His motion to recall was seconded by Alderman Klotz.
 Hogan Starts Ball Rolling.
 Alderman Hogan then started the bal rolling. He said: q move that the reso lution be tabled for this reason. Tn, fore them, whisky or no whisky. Any thing this council would do cannot chang, a single man. The question should b, left fairly and squarely before them" Alderman Heidt: At our last called meeting we referred to the excise com mittee two ordinances which I heartily favored We consulted two lawyers anc thought them legal, but we have since found out they are not legal Now we have put ourselves on record favoring high license and strict regula, tons, but the public thought we wer, | playing politics. and interfering with pro- | hibition. It seems to me that is enough firmly believe this meeting was calleo for the purpose of opposing prohibition | and if we vote for 1t we will be voting I | lie.
 we made the first mistake by no standing by my first resolution to holc off until the meeting in December an not willing that the people believe I an trying to defeat their will. We have ab | solutely split this board to pieces. and think 1t is time we are coming to on, senses. We should let the people do thej | fighting without any help from us." | The vote was then taken on Hogan motion to table, and for the first tim, since the split, minority and majorit, | voted together John Copeland was tn, only man voting in the negative. Tn. I board then adjourned.
 Text of Resolutions. l Here are the Copeland resolutions whlcl | were tabled:
 Resolved, That an ordinance entitled 1 An ordinance to define the limits within which spiritous vonous and malt liauori may be sold at retail and to fix tn, | amount of annual license required to D. | paid by any person, firm or corporation | engaging in such business, within the cit, l of Birmingham, Ala, on and after the Is | day of January 190s' be recalled iron | the committees on excise and judiciar Y and be forthwith placed on it's fna passage.
 Resolved, That an ordinance entitled An ordinance to regulate and control tn, places of business where malt, vinous ol spurious liquors are sold, or kept fo, sale, by retail be recalled from the com mittees on excise and judiciary and b, forthwith placed on its final passage. Resolved, That Section of an ordl nance heretofore introduced, entitled, An ordinance to define the limits within which spurious, vinous mad malt liquorl may be sold at retail, and to fix tn, amount of annual license required to DC