The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-13
Minority Has Hopeless
 Struggle. CULVER MAKES GREAT ARGUMENT AGAINST BILLS Montgomery Man Helpled by Lacey
 and Scale.
Forces of Governor Were Tee stronn> However, and After First Test 4 Vote. Fate of Measures
 Was Never in Doubt. 8


 Despite the struggles of a hopelssly small minority. a gallant struggle. but hopeless as hopeless can be. the House yesterday began the passage of the antisrailroad bills. for the enactment of which the Legislature was called into extraordinary session by Governos Conner.
 Five of the measures were passed. The first of these measures was not passed without a debate. Mr Guntar of Montgomery, Mir. Lacey of Walker and Mr. Scale of Sumter made telling arguments. which were responded to by the Conner leaders, with Messrs. John and Long In the front rank.
 Mir. Gunter in particular was csusttc in his remarks as to the majority of the Legislature. He frankly stated that the members dld not know the ra- ture of the bills they were passing and that they were simply responding to the dictates of the Governor. Mr. Scales remarks were humorous to a degree and he was given an ovation by gallery and House His time of crownlng hour of the young and able Sumter County Representative.
 The first test vote came on Mf. Lacey's amendment to the first admin. istration bill, and 1t showed the hope iessness of the minority.
 It came on . motion to lay the amendment on the table. The vote was: s .Ayes---Messrs. Speaker, Altman. Armstrong. Avery. Ballard of Autausa, Ballard of Pike. Barton, Benners, Brown, Rulger. Burney. Cnnon. Car michael of Clay. Coleman of Lowrdess Coleman of Marshall. Cooper crum, Doyle of Clarke, Doyle of Marenxo.s Dudley, Edwards, Elrod Fuller. Gar ner. Haley. Henley. Hoffman. fziGhston. John. Johnson. yonea KilieR Kinss Kirby, Kornegay. Iiancastey Lawson, Lee Of Barbour, Lee of Houston, Lfnde say. Long Of Butler. Long of Morgan, Lovelndy. Lyons, Masnnes Maner MAH~ tn. Mitchell. Moore. McCrory. McMillan Norviiia. Pearson. Peet, Pitts of Perry. Powell of Bullock. Powell of covinar ton. Power, Price, Ragsdaie. hainer. Rowe Rushton, Sample, Eandera. sam fofd, Sherrod. Smith of Elmore, Smith of Franklin. smith of Lee, Thompson. Turner, Urquahart. White of Lamar, Williams.
 Goodwin. Gunter. Jenkins. Lee of Eto- wah. MeDufae. Oliver, Parker, Pitts os Dallas. Pratt, Pugh. Rattrays Scale. Tunstail. Weaver, woolf.
 Two-Thlrds for Passage.
 The House was opened with prayer by the Rev. O. c. McGahee pastor Of the Court Street Methodist Church Roll call showed ninety-two members present. After the usual preiiminaries the roll of committees was called. The Judiciary Committees, reported favorably the Senate joint resolution making the two-thirds vote apply only to the final passage of bill. and not when. 1t Is introduced.
 The Rules Committee adverged the Gccdwyn resolution calling for the con- alteration of bills named in. the Cove ernors call first. Mf. Goodwin gave notice that he would ask to have ik taken from the adverse calendar We0- nesday and considered by the House aa whole.
 amend House bill No. 5, which relates to actions in courts arising In other States being tried in this State. Izls amendment sought to coniine 1t to res~ ident citizens of Alabama. The bill was passed. I
 The first administration bill called from the calendar for final passage pre- cipitated lively discussion. It was the measure to secure reasonable rates ana adequate service ana prevent unjust discrimination in their public service and prescribe penalties for the viola ton thereof The bill was in the shape of an amendment to the bill approved in February and provides penalties against railroads and employees who in- sist in disregarding the law.
 MT Lacy thought that no penalty should be provided for employees. as they must carry out instructions. He offered such an amendment
 Pitts DepIOres sttuntfon.
 Mir. Pitts of Dallas made a vigor- 4wrG& ka YA Ma attention to the loyalty of the Legis- Iature to the Governor. to the appvo- priation of $50.000 to test the laws iu the courts and to the declaration that the bills were perfect. Mir. Pitts de, plored the fact that corporations could not test laws in the Federal Court and hoped that Mir. Lacy's amendment to exempt employees from liability would prevail.
 Mir. Long of RmtIer spoke in favor of the bill and said it would have tc be a judge wita a very far-reaching opiu- ion to enforce the maximum penalty Of $1.o0o. This bill does not apply to any man who obeys the law, said Mir. Long.
 Many other speeches. pro and cos were made on the subject. and it was manifest that the House was divided. Members dealt a good deal in person- alities and at times there was much confusion. One member said he would move 70 clear tne BallerleS IT the spec l tat1rs did not keep quiet.
 Among those speaking were Mir. Bull ger Mir. Kirby. Mir. Rushton and oth- CTS who spoke in behalf of the. ad- ministration. while Mir. Lacy of Walker was against the bill.
 After the House had debated the bill at length. motion was made to table the amendment of Mir. Lacey. which ex- Smpted employees from becoming liable to the courts for violations of the pro- visions of the act. The amendment was tabled.
 MT. Pitts of Dallas offered an amend ment to make the biii go into efIect thirty days after passage instead Of Immediately
 At this point in the argument MT. Gunter of Montgomery took the noDr and delivered an argument against the railroad legislation proposed. He de- clared he had no platform when he took the oath of office to enact good laws, other than the constitution oe