The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-19
SENATE VOTES TO ELECT CITY JUDGES Senator LuSk Opposes Bill for
 Montgomery County UMBRAGE AT HIS REMARKS Resume Fight Against Bill to Prevent Liquor shipments-srmnaham
 Delegation on Temperance
 Is On Hand.
.UMBRAGE AT HIS REMARKS

Montgomery, February 1S-(Special l. While opposing a bill to allow the peo- pie or this county to elect the judges of the city court today, Senator I.uslS seemed to intimate that it would not be safe to do so. bringing down upon his head very plain spoken utteranees from al least two of his colleagues. Mr. Teas. iey' the Montgomery senator. with much feeling informed MT. Lusk that he re. sented such insinuations of corrupt ten deneies on the part of his people. and was quite sure they were as honest and true as the citizens Of any other county. MT. Blaekmon of Calhoun joined ALr. Teasley in his protest against the intima- tion of the words of the Marshall sen ator. MT. Lusk diselaimed any intention to cast reflection upon the citizens of Montgomery, but those who had taken umbrase seemed only slightly appeased.
 Election of Judges.
 The question arose over d bill of Mr.. Teasley to provide for the election of the two judges of Montgomery city court by the people instead of the senate as now. Mir. Lusk opposed the measure. He said that the laws governing rate contests were to be tried out before the judges of this court, and it was very important that there be no chance of getting men in the places who would not do their full duty. He was fearful that II presented to the whole county on popu- lar vote the railroads would flood the county with money and bring about the election of men not to be fully trusted. Because of this important duty for the whole state it was much safer he thought, to let the matter remain as it is with the senate the electing power.
 Teasley Resents Lusk's Remarks.
 MT. Teasley was on his feet in a mo- ment to resent the apparent charge that the people were not to be trusted with their own affairs. He talked pretty straight and recalled the times as he remembered them when MT. Lusk had shouted loudly for the people to say what they wanted. MT. Blaekmon was aston ished at the attitude of the senator from Marshall and he, too, thought his inti- nation against the people of Montgomery out of place. Mir. Lusk said there was no desire to discredit the people of Mont gomery county, but he thought it best in the light of the situation to make no change, especially as one of the judges had been elected for a term extending beyond the time est in the bill for an- other election.
 The vote on the bill showed only LnSk, Horton, Davis and MeWhorter against It.
 Liquor Shipments.
 The fight against the bill to prevent shipments of liquors into prohibition ter rltory was resumed tonight with delesa- tions from Birmingham mad Mobile before the senate committee on temperance. Those who appeared for Birmingham were w. P. G. Harding, T. H. Motion, Robert Jemson, NJ. Y. Joseph, W. w. Crawford, w. B. Leedy, Jesse Stallings, John Mo- Fuller; for Mobile, John Craft. F. Craig head M. MeDermatte, R. Bearemon, k. Richards
 It was argued that such a law would be disastrous to Alabama, when other states could ship in at will and be protected by the interstate commerce act.
 Travelling Men Interested.
 TraVeling men from several cities were here tonight in the interest of. q bill to make the charges on excess baggage 10 per cent of the first class ticket Instead of 15 as now. The Birmingham delegation from Birmingham included k. l.. Higdon, C. s. Wilson, ". D. Holmes, Eugene Ware and Gus smith. The delegation went be- fore the senate committee on common car riers
 Measures Proposed.
 To provide for payment by Cullmah county of one-half the cost of the bridge across Mulberry river; also to establish Il law and equity court of Madison county; to provide for sale of lands of the uni- Versity.
 After considerable opposition on the part of Representative Johnson the bill