The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-24
FLIGHT RENEWED
ON Jury BILL
Senator Gamble Asks for Re-
cal Of Measure
LEADERS DINE TOGETHER
Conner and Lawrence Eat Together at
Hotel-strong Birmingham Lob
by For and Against Control
of Health Officers.
LEADERS DINE TOGETHER


Because Gov. b. B. Conner did not give him
such treatment he thought the case justi-
fed. Senator John Gamble of Pike made
a fight in the senate just before adjourn
ment for lunch to have the John jury
bill, passed Saturday recalled. He lost
out but the incident was one of the
breezest of the session. Senator Rey-
nolds lead the fight to prevent the bill
being recalled and on rather close vote
carried the day.
Just about noon Mr. Gamble sent in
motion to recall from the house the
bill. giving the number. No one thought
of the matter and the motion was car
ried. When the notice got to the house
friends of the bill smeled a mouse, so
to speak, and pretty soon 1t was noised
about that there was new fight on the
jury bill. Senator Merritt friend of
the Governor and of the bill, as passed,
was seen in deep conversation with a
number of others and Mr.. Gamble, in re-
sponse to what seemed to be appeals,
was shaking his head.
About this time Mr.. Reynolds moved
W recoHsioof the vote py WHICH the Dill
was recalled from the house.
Mr.. Gamble at once moved to table
the Reynolds motion
BY the close vote of II to 12 this was
lost
Reynolds motion to reconsider the re-
call of the bill was then carried II to 9.
Reynolds then moved to table the mo-
tion to recall the bill.
MIR. Reese, just getting into the game,
moved to adjourn to the afternoon
The vote was barely against it.
The motion of Mr.. Reynolds was then
put and carried 13 to Q.
1t was notable that Miller and Reese
with the majority usually, broke to the
opposition.
The trouble came up this way: Mr.
Gamble, President HendeIss.n Of the rail
road commission, and Probate Judge A.
G. Edmondson of Pike county, went to
see the Governor about appointing jury
commissioners in Pike. He intimated,
Mr.. Gamble says, that the men they
would suggest would be liquor sympa-
thizers. They felt that they did not get
such consideration as they were entitled
to and retired, following which Mr.. Gam
BILE took the action he did, his idea be-
ing to get from the bill If possible the
provision for the Governor appointing the
commissioners.
Conner and B. Lawrence.
In view of the report generally circu-
lated that there had been serious break
between B. B. Conner, governor of Ala
bama, and the Rev. Brooks Lawrence
active agent of the Anti-Saloon league
there was much craning of necks and
evidences Of surprise when the two
walked into the Exchange Hotel cafe to-
day and sat down to lunch, the anti
saloon man being guest of the head
of the state government. They were close
enough together to be eating out of one
plate" remarked one fellow, very much
astonished at the outcome.
Your correspondent has taken little
stock in the report that these two men,
leaders in the fight against the whisky
interests, had become estranged. and this
incident seems to have borne out his
judgment. Mr.. Lawrence has laughed
about the story, and the governor his
friends say, has taken 1t as a joke. 1t is
well known that they do not always agree
about policies that have to do with the
fight both are interested In, but the indi-
cations are that they are not going to fall
out to the extent of hurting either the
cause in general or the particular de-
sires of each other
Drastic Bills.
There are hardly two more drastic bills
than the social club measure and that
for the control of foreign corporations,
with regard to the locker or other social
to- kka nofa do mn
latter is so severe that foreign corpora
tions will have to be very careful that
they do not offend In the regular run of
business and be denied, as a result, the
further right to do business.
The pet bill of Mr.. John of Jefferson.
to change the name Of the Girls Indus
trial school at Montevallo to the Girls
Polytechnic Institute, was executed In
the senate by a motion of Mr.. Thomas,
who liked the name as 1t is best. Mr..
Miller, however, stated that all but one
of the trustees had expressed approval
of the move.
Birmingham Lobby.
The lobby of the senate today was In
the interest of the bill to put city health
officers under control Of county health
boards. and against 1t. Half score OF
doctors were present for the bill and
several men of various walks of life
against 1t. Birmingham having had
trouble over the question was the most
prominent in the button-holeing brigade.
j. D. Collins. president, Of the board
of trade3J. E. Davis and R. D. Watts
came down early for the trading stamp
bilI now in the senate. H. W. Coffin and
r. A. Porter, also Of Birmingham, were
looking after the bulk sales bill in the
house. J. B. Babb, secretary of the Bir-
mingham Chamber of Commerce, ap-
peared early in the senate to help out
in any way possible to gather up the
loose ends of the Greater Birmingham
measure.