The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-06
THE COMPULSORY
EDUCATION BILL
PASSES SENATE
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Ing for dinner the senate rules commit
tee reported favorably the house Joint
resolution to provide for the trip by COM
mittee. Mr.. Lusk arrayed himself against
the idea at once. He moved that the mem
bers and the employees of the legislature
attend without any pay. This was lost by
a vote of 10 to Il. He then made motion
that the members have no pay while on
the trip.
This motion was taken up after open
ing of the afternoon session and voted
down. Mr.. Hamburger presented reso-
luton to the effect that those who did not
want to take the money could return it,
also that the senator from Marshall
might return the difference between what
he received mileage and what he paid out
to come If he felt specially worried about
it. There was a laugh and Mr. Hambergef
closed by the assertion that there were
members of the body who had minds OF
their own, and did not have to wait for
the senator from Marshall to tell them
what they ought to do.
Quite a Little Breeze.
The incident raised quite little
breeze, though there was no hard feel
ings. This is the second time the senator
from Mobile has handed out few of
the lemon family to the leader from Mar
shall and the second time that he has in
ferred that others in the body were ready
to wait for the word from the Marshall
man who got his orders from the first
floor, or words to that effect. The Mo-
bile man was very severe in his criticism
of Mr.. Lusk when that gentleman
changed his mind about the newspaper
amendment to the anti-pass bill. He
said then that he knew there had been
orders from the FIRST floor, meaning the
governor, things seemed to have passed
off without any hard feelings Mr.. Ham
berger and Mr. Lusk do not agree by
any means, but they do not take their
floor troubles to personal life.
In the House.
The House had the first real lively tilt
of the session today when young Mr.,
Lee of Houston dealt severely with Mr.
John of jefferson, one of the floor lead
ers of the majority. Mr.. Lee handled his
more experienced associate without soft
gloves and was engaged in an incident
that has created more talk than any
other one thing of the deliberations.
The House was in the discussion of the
proposition to adjourn and accept the in
vitation OF the Mobile Mardi Gras com
mittee. Mr.. John had walked out in the
open before the press table and was
protesting against acceptance of the sug-
gestion. He said that the festivities
were relics OF paGanism and it was not
right for the Legislature to take the time
that would be given to work to go jun
keting down to the Gulf City. lie limited
that the acceptance of free Transports
ton was accepting favors from the very
men who had done m<e, he said, to cor
rupt the Legislature than any others.
Mr.. Lee Makes Point.
Mr. Lee made the point of order that
the gentleman had no right to speak
out of his seat. Mr. John returned to his
seat and said that he would humbly how
to such a squirrel headed point of order.
He then went on with his speech. He
talked as If he thought acceptance of
the invitation would involve the members
in some sort of dishonorable practices
and he insisted that the invitation be
refused, as Speaker Martin had done just
before him.
AS soon as Mr. John had seated him
self Mr.. Lee arose and said that II the
point was squirrel headed point It had
come from the committee on rules, of
which the member from Jefferson was
member. He went on to say that he
had heard enough of corruption and bad
practices and hoped that the gentleman
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part of the house of his obnoxious pres
ence"
After the tilt there was quiet that
could have been touched almost. no one
seeming TO have anything to say for a
moment Then the question was taken
up and the House voted 81 to 81 to go
to Mobile and have good time for a
couple of days with the citizens of that
city A motion to have a committee of
five. four from the House and one from
the Senate, was carried. which will ar
range the details of the trip.