The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-07

Governor has ideas IN his head that
viii take dynamite to get them out.
he can see this Legislature siandered.
| scorned by one or two papers. and
yet the Senator does not raise voice
In defense.
'The Senator from Mobile has done
nothing for prohibition along the lines
he claimsp At this point Senator
Hamburger interrupted with the
statement that he had voted for early
closing. and had introduced two bills
further regulating whiskey In Mobile
Senator Merritt continued with
reading clipping from The Adver-
1t was said that Birmingham gAmb-
| ling ana locker clubs were dark the
night before. because they had heard
that the Carmichael bill had passed
the House. This clipping" said Sem
ator Merritt shows that there 10 no
truth In the statement that prohibition
does not prohibit"
Senator Blackmon at this point
again insisted that the vote be taken
Senator Reese the motion was not
Wants Church IN Politics.
Senator Leith said: There 10 not a
senator In the Chamber who has not
made up his mind In the matter. There
10 not Senator here who will not
vote honestly. I have heard some of
the church people spoken harshiy Of
for entering politics. but I wish to
state that theys have as much right to
enter politics Is anybody. hope
they'll take more stock In It. and take
| a higher place.
You say that the people do not
want prohibition. Submit the propo-
sitton Of constitutional prohibition to
them ana see whether the people
want prohibition. Shall the blind til
ger rule or the good people Of the
State.
Senator Hamburger then stated that
HIS, opposition was to the church and
not to the church people. Go back
to the period of the inquisition, you
see men punished for their opinions.
You say that / am going back sever
al centuries, but do you not see that
you are again laying the foundation.tt
Senator Reese Of Dallas closed the
debate. He said:
Il am reluctant to remain silent In
the presence OF some statements made
here. Sometimes we lawyers, when
we have a bad case. endeavor to con-
fuse the jury and direct them away
from the real issue. The Senator
from Mobile, have no criticism for,
Tor think at this time he represents
the sentiment which sent him here.
But hope that In q few years. ] will
see him sitting here for prohibition.
Let the church people influence us
In voting on this question. 10 the Ques-
ton discussed by these gentlemen.
Who In Gods name, and I say II with
the greatest revsrenoe> has q better
right? Does anyone believe that the
church has evr stood for corruption
or immortality? The church has no
mercenary motive.
Are the church people bigger fools
than the other people? think not. .
They are people who believe In educa-
ton. and they develop the morals OF
the boys and girls In their schools :.
! submit that these people are as ca
pable OF reaching correct conclusions
as other people.
"They use the word church. That
word had different meaning q long
time ago. There 10 no Baptist church
In Alabama; there are Baptist
churches" Senator Hamburger here
objected. saying that he had not called
denominations.
1.-THE Senator from Mobile would
have you believe that the inquisitior
was again about to be formed. Nc
| church In Montgomery has asked any
prominent member TO resign either
from the church or from the Sunday
school. As to that particular man. he
has not been prosecuted by that
church. accord to him an honesty
OF purpose. for think him an honest
young man."
In speaking Of the Andalusia church
conference. Senator Reese declared the
position which Hon. H. 8. D. NAL
Tory would take with regard to con.
stitutional prohibition. He said: "a
- wwwNn e.. -
highest once of the State In the com1
ing election. and who will speak on
every stump In the state. will ad-
wise the people to put constitutional
prohibition in this State"
Vote stood 70 to 2.
A call for the vote was then made,
and on the reading Of the roll the vote
stood 20 to 2 in favor of the passage
of the bill. Senator Thomas explained
his vote of aye by saying that he be-
Iisved that local option was the best
solution Of the liquor problem. and
that he still held to that opinion. He
had. however. voted for the compro-
mise bill at the last session of the
Legislature, and. therefore, believed
that the law should be upheld.
Senator Spraggings stated that his
colleague from Cooea, Senator White,
was not present, but had he been pres
emit he would have voted aye. while
he himself would have voted no. His
vote was not, therefore. counted in
the final tally.
On the announcement OF the vote,
there was no demonstration either on
the floor OF the, Senate or In the gal
lery. A motion was made to adjourn.
and a previous order passed the day
before adjourned the Senate until IL
o'clock Monday morning.
The Senate was opened at 1890
o'clock yesterday morning by Presi-
dent Gray, DR.. Phillips leading the
of districts for the introduction of
bills, not a Senator responded. and
the call OF committees was entered
into. The regular calendar was taken
up. Senate bill 81 was the first meas
ure TO be considered. The bill dealt
with the employment OF a stenogra-
pher for the City Court OF Admission.
An amendment was introduced where
by the fees were changed somewhat in
that the fee to be assessed In the court
costs was made So for both criminal
and civil cases, whereas the bill made
a distinction, giving So for civil cases
and IS for criminal cases. The amend
ment was adopted. Senator Blackmon
then offered a substitute, and Senator
Merritt moved that the bill be made a
special order for Monday. which was
adopted.
Senate bill 81 was then called by
Senator Thomas. The bill was passed
and sent to the House without being
engrossed.
Senator Phillips gained the mani
nous consent of the Senate to call up
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