The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-08
Roll Calls Were Scarcely
 Completed. MEASURES ADMITTED WITHOUT QUESTION
Two-thirds Rule Not Invoked Until
 Final Passage.
Antis show More Confidence Since the Preliminsry Tilts Revealed Something of the Relative
 Strength of the Two Fac-
 tions on whiskey.

| AA@~A House and Senate had scarcely died away before the question of State pro- hibition was squarely before Governor Corners extra session of the Lerisla- ture- Mir. Henley. of Escambla. put such bill before the House and sen- ator Lusk of Marshal sprung the fight in the Senate.
 There was neat skirmish in both houses, but neither the prohibitionfsta nor the antis were forced to show their hands. A nice little point of law rais- cd the row in both bodies. The Con- stitution says that an extra session of the Legislature can only take up such matters for Legislation as are named in the call Of the Governor.
 The Constitution uses the word aTae- islate." The question then arose aa to whether sthe introduction of a bill was "legfslation." that is whether the introduction of a bill outside of the call required a two-thirds vote. or whether the two-thirds vote was re- quired on the final disposition of the for a debate.
 The antfs who developed a strength that had not been suspected. threw out a skirmish line and drew the Ire from the larger body of prohibitionists. Then the skirmish line if the Sem 8bo WAS ana Qoku HiaN& agreed that the bills could come in without any two-thfrds vote and that the fight would be postponed until the bills were up for final passage.
 Representative Goodwin in the House. however. had the point brouef,t before the Rules compiittee in the will be threshed out thera. It is going to be pretty flght The prohibitionists have been steadily com hdent that they could easily get a two thirds vote in both Houses for c Stafa prohibition bill. The antis have been alarmed.
 After the gathering of the iaw-mak- CTS after the incidents of yesterday. they. too. wore confident afr and they made the positive claim that the nee yessary two-thirds vote for prohibition would be lacking. They even claimed that in the House where 1t had been conceded that a two-thirds vote for prohibition would be given there would be enough aatis to prevent the bill from passing.
 Advantage for Prohfs.
 whatever advantage gained yester- day was gained for the prohibitionists They opened the way to have a direct vote on prohibition. This is claimed ator or Representative might vote against the proposition to take LID pro- hibition. who would vote for the blli at the last.
 The question which grew out of the constitutional provision was settled In the Senate by sweeping resolution offered by Senator Lusk. Under the resolution; any member may introduce bill on any subject
 In the House. Speaker Carmichaelss ruling on points of order made by Rap4 resentatives Bloch of Wilcox and Tyisr Goodwin of Montgomery, likewise throws open the fioodgates unless tiiA Rules Committe decides against the Speakers ruling. As 6 member Of the noon, If the ruling holds good. we will be here until the 1st of January turning down pet measures"
 No less than six prohibition measures were introduced in the Senate and House yesterday. Practically through out the State in the rural communities and in Aiabama's largest city. prohi- bition has proved a popular wave and politicians are not slow to recognize this.
 Therefore, a spirited race with six entries was pulled off to see who could be the first under the wire with 8 prohibition bill.
 In the House. Chairman Ballard of the Temperance Committee was an oQuS~Ou AdNOTllo. 1ltS COuuLEs AulAuERef comes first in the roll of counties, but he had to be contented with third money, for Representative Heniey, be- fore the opening formalities were con- cluded. flashed under with a resolution. stating that the Legislature recognised the general demand for statutory pro- hibition, and that 1t sh houId be one Of the subjects taken up at tho session. Speaker Carmichael came in second by reading petition from the Women's PrOh ibition League of Cuilman asking for a general dry enactment.
 Four Bills fin House.
 Then Chairman Ballard came in. He introduced the first bill. It provided that the Legislature call an election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. 1908. to decide on a constitutional amendment to forever blot out the sale. giving away. or manufacture of liquor in the State of Alabama.
 Then. in quick succession came Rep resentative Fuller, then Speaker Car michael again and last Representative Bulger.
 Just after the introduction of tho Ballard bill, Representative Bloch raised the point that it required two thirds vote of the Legislature to intro duce bills on subjects not mentioned in the call of the Governor.
 Speaker Carmichael held that such bills could be introduced.
 Representative Bloch then asked him to read the section of the constitution applying to the case, and the Speaker replied. The Speaker has given tho subject study of no great depth. but always seeks information. VIII the gentleman read the section.P Repre- sentative Bloch complied.
 "The chair rules" said Speaker Car michael. that the word 1egisIate' has TO bearing on the Introduction of a measure but applies to it's enactmentn
 GOodwyn's Resolution.
 When the next prohibition measure was introduced Representative Good.