The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-16

moved on it to put 1t out of business. In the skirmish, the Senate had the first fight on prohibition and It's nrst oratory on that same subject.
 Mir. Lusk proposed that the Senate table the resolution. He suspended the motion, however, to give the Senate chance to discuss the resolution.
 Would Kill Prohibitien.
 Senator Merritt said that no doubt the Senate understood 1t as well as he did. but he wished to emphasize upon his fellow Senators that the effect of the resolution would be to kill State prohibition. The Senate. he felt sure. was not ready for any such action.
 The people of Alabama were demand ing State proh ibition and the Legis1a- ture should have the courage to remain in session until 1t had provided for State prohibition.
 Senator Teasley declared that the sooner the Legislature finished its busi- ness and its members went home. the better 1t would be for the people of the State.
 The Governor had, for a month pre- vious to the issuance of the calfY given weighty consideration to all matters which were given mention in the call, or refused. He had been urged to em- brace fin the call State prohibition as subject for legislation, and after due de1iberation, had refused.
 Moreover, tn ere had been a flood of bills on all kinds of objects. Tn con- sidering them, the Legislature was costing the State of Alabama thous- and dollars a day.
 Senator Hammer was opposed to any motion to table the resolution. He was opposed to the action of the Legis- iature in permitting a flood of bills. The Legislature was called together for a specific purpose. It was the duty of the Legislature to accomplish that purpose. as quickly as possible and go home without heavy daily expense to the State of Alabama.
 Argues for Prohibition.
 strong argument for proh ibition enactment was made by Senator Reese. The galleries were we'll crowded at this time and prohibition talk was the kind of talk the spectators wanted to hear. A majority of the on-lookers were women and ministers. and they ap- plauded several times while the Dallas Senator wassspeaking.
 MT. Reese discussed especially the bearing of the Constitution on legisla- tion at an extra session. He pointed out that under the previous constitu- tfon an extra session could only ccn- slider what was named in the call for the extra session.
 Previous to the assembling of the Constitutional Convention. the people of the State, he said, had had very costly experience with the unrestrained powers of the Chief Executive. The articles in the Constitution, he said, which dealt with the executive depart ment and powers. he said, had been drawn by "a distinguished Alabamian who had served his State well, in war and peace. who had filled we'll many positions of trust including that of the Governors chair of Alabama"
 MT. Reese argued that the Legisla- ture was expressly given the right to consider any matter it might feel called upon to do. in it's wisdom. The Constitution was designed Go give them that power and not allow their actions to depend upon the bill of the Gov ernor.
 we have been called here to pass bills specifically set forth in the Gov ernor's call" said Senator Reese, "but Mir President here is a question in which the people take far more inter- est than in any named in the Govern or's call"
 At this the crowded galleries broke into applause.
 Want to Go Home.
 Senator Barbour announced himself A prohibitionist, but he was opposed to bringing any outside matter into the deliberations of the Legislature. He was not only a prohibitionist in theory, but he was a prohibitionist in fact, as his daily walk would testify
 But the Legislature was meeting at