The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-13
SCENES OF DISORDER
 FOLLOW BALLOTING
Several Hours of Acrid Debate Precede the Vote on Prohibition, But This Does Not Cause Any Change
 In the Ballot.

SihopH Stlldl6 Dlli IuInDef l, providing Tor the prohibition of the sale of liquor with ing four miles of any school house in Tennessee passed it's third and final read ing in the senate The vote was 20 to 1s.
 Senators Baskerville of Sumner and swab of Claiborne. voted with the IS who have been known as "state-widers.
 It is expected that the house will pass the bill tomorrow
 Immediately after the vote in the senate was announced the widest disorder nra- vailed and as soon as a motion to ad Journ could be put and carried a frantic crowd surrounded Messrs. Holiday and Mansfield, floor leaders of the prohibition forces, and the celebration took on tha form of a love feast
 The debate preceding the passage of tho measure was replete with sensational in- cidents, one of which was ex-Gov. John l. Cox's speech in defense of his past rec- ord and his present attitude toward tenn perance legislation. Another was charges made by Senator Dancy Fort of Mont gomery county of intimidation against the Rev. Dr. E. E. Folk, whom he termed the nigh mogul' of the Anti-Saloon league. Senator Fort charged that Dr. Folk had threatened to ruin him religiously as well as politically if he voted against prohibi- tion, and further charged that Folk was attempting to carry out his threat by pub fishing in his paper, the Baptist and Re- Hector, an insinuation to the effect that Fort was an infidel
 Galleries Packed.
 The galleries were packed and jammsd until it seemed probable that some one would be precipitated onto the floor o< the senate any minute. .Thessfiaoxsr was thrown practically open to whomsoerer desired to enter the chamber, and all of the space back of the desks were filled with women and politicians. In the front row of the gallery sat Mrs. Selena M. Holman, state president of the W. c. T. U., and by her side sat Mrs Florence Atkins, another prominent member of that organization.
 The spectators were almost all state widers, and they were by no means slow to express their sentiments. Naught but 1eers and misses greeted the advocates of local option. while the widest cheers were sent up at each pause in the speechs for statewide prohibition. Time after time Speaker Kinney threatened to clear the galleries if a more courteous hearing were not given the administration senators, but 1t was of little or no avail
 The entire debate was bitter and many strong speeches were made. but they were of no effect on the one
 
 ent had made up his mind long before the session was called to order and the vote taken at 5 o'clock was just what 1t would have been had it been taken at II. Six hours were consumed between the time the senate was called to order and the moment of adjourn ment and nearly all of it was spent in consideration Of the state wide bill.
 The house was almost forgotten in the importance of the days work in the senate, but in that body the Ia tum whisky lobby investigation reso- lution was tabled Drs. ChappelI and Haynes of the Methodist church, in a resolution introduced. are called upon to appear before the house and sub stantiate the charges made by them in regard to corrupt influences being brought to bear on statewide legfs- lation, and if they fail to do that, to be haled before the bar of the house and show cause why they should not be heralded abroad as "common slanderers." The house liquor traffic committee recommended the state wide bill for passage.
 Charges Against Ministers.
 The resolution regarding the min isters charges was presented by Rep resentative Cooper of Shelby county.
 
 quoting the article from an afternoon paper which tells of the ministers allegations, it says:
 Whereas, if said published statement correctly quotes the Revs. E. B. Chap pell and B. F. Haynes this honorable body is entitled to know who the rep resentative is who has been seduced and corrupted and the names of the witnesses by whom the charges can be proven and the names of the parties by whom the charges were made that proper action may be taken by this honorable body in the premises
 "Therefore, the speaker of the house Is hereby authorized and empowered to issue citation to the said E. B. Chap pell and B. F. Haynes to appear in- stanter and make specific charges, giv- ing the names of the guilty parties, the seduced and corrupted representa- tive, the witnesses or witness and the parties who are circulating these fel- onious charges; that the sergeant-at- arms be directed by the speaker to serve this citation at once. command ing the said F.. B. Chapel and B. F. Haynes to appear instanter at the bar of the house and make and file spe- cific charges against the guilty mem Der or members, the names or name of the corrupting parties both men and women, and other witnesses they may know of, and unless the said D. B. Chappell and B. F. Haynes appear and file said charges as above required together with the names of the wit nesses and the sources from. which said Chappell and Haynes obtained their in- formation--in case of their failure in so doing-then that the speaker shall instanter issue q warrant to the ser geant -at-arms of the house to arrest the said E. B. Chappell and B. F. Haynes and bring them before the bar of the house, there to be publicly rep rimanded as common slanderers. un- worthy of belief and decent asso- ciates.'