The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12
HOT DEBATE STIRRED UP
 OVER CITIZENS RIGHTS
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 And circuit judges of appeals have reversed the district judges" responded Mir. Sherley.
 And laboring men are kept in jail until those courts are reversed" said MT James, amid democratic applause.
 Laughter at Sims.
 Derisve laughter came from the re- publican side when MT. Sims of Ten nessee inquired of MT. Sherley how it happened that he was talking on the democratic side and getting applause on the republican side. MT. Sherley re- pudiated the suggestion that he was antagonistic to the majority of his own side of the House. He declared that an investigation would disclose that he was in accord with the demo- cratic party, "upon those measures that relate to the real rights of the labor ing man."
 MT. Mccall of Massachusetts favored striking out the whole section, while Messrs. Hackney of Missouri and Cock ran of New York declared in favor of specific legislation on the subject.
 MT. Moon of Pennsylvania protested against any amendments to organic law as covered by the bill and moved to shut off debate in 10 minutes. This aroused the opposition of the demo- crats who forced a division of the House, and then a vote by the tellers which resulted favorably to MT. Moons motion, 127 to 96. Further amendment was then offered by MT. Clark of Mis- souri, striking out section 19, the clause making ineligible to office under the government all persons found guilty of conspiracy to deprive any one of his constitutional rights.
 Reconstruction Law.
 MT. Williams of Mississippi remarked that that law was the last relic of re- construction times. Further debate on the subject was cut off by a statement by Mr Sh herley that the committee would not oppose the Clark amendment. The amendment was consequently agreed to.
 An amendment by MT. Bartlett of Georgia, to strike out the whole sec ton was lost. The reading of the bill was en continued and MT. Cochran of New York supported the Hughes amendment arguing that the section as it stood further embarrassed the relations of labor and capital Both amendments were lost, the former by 101 to 119 and the latter 79 to 1i6.
 An amendment was offered by MT De- Armond of Missouri to strike out section 20 because he said it conferred juris- diction of federal courts in matters cog nizable in state courts. The section provides for the punishment of felonies and msdemeanors committed in violation of section 19 relating to conspiracies and applies to the offense against the laws of the state in which the offense is commit ted.
 Payne Attacks Motion.
 MT. Payne of New York vigorously att tackled the motion, saying that to strike out the section would render null the execution of the law in some localities where moonshining is popular in order to evade the revenue laws. If the moon sinners committed murder, the case would be taken to the state courts and the gov ernment could not get justice because of popular feeling. He urged the House not to be hot-headed, but to go on with the bill as it stands, and then if members desired, they could bring in re- quest bills requiring new laws to cover any particular subject. In an earnest speech MT. Sims of Tennessee advocated the addition of the motion to strike out section 20 saying that that section sim ply re-enacted, revitalized and indorsed criminal laws which had grown musty with age and fall to deseuade.
 MT. DeArmond's motion to strike out was lost S7 to 93. At this, point the bill was laid aside and the House at poe n m adiourned