The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-21
Unlawful Now to Take
a Drink.
BILL IS ASSAlED
ON FINAL PASSAGE
Senator Thomas Contends That the
BH Rivals His Amendment.
we sestss. which PrsAssated the Pub
ueatsea Of whiskey Adver-
tisenent h Cut

After two hours discussion yesteF.
day morning. the Fuller bill. seeking
TO regulate the evils Of intemperance.
passed the Senate with an amendment.
striking out Section relative to the
printing Of advertisements OF liquor
houses in the newspapers OF the state.
Senators Thomas and Hamburger and
Hammer again put themselves on rec
ord az opposed TO the passage OF the
bill. Senator Thomas again speaking In
the sarcastic vein which characterized
his speech during last week on the
passage of the constitutional amend
ment.
senator Thomas pointed out the. fact
that he had proposed at the time OF
the consideration of tho constitutional
amendment a substitute that sought 10
prohibit q man drinking liquor. ana
that the Senate had laughed the sub
stitute to scorn. Yet this week they
were considering that very matter. ana
deeming IL wise measure, In tue pas
sage OF the Fuller bill.
Senator Hamburger explained MO
bile's position In the matter, stauns
that he thought the title OF the Dill
should be rendered, "A bill to further
increase the evils of hypocrisy and TO
increase the evils OF perjury and lying
IN the State of Alabama" He further
papers In protesting against the pro-
hibition wave and cited q newspaper
that had printed an editorial which was
Characterised as .'the most bigoted ana
outrageous article appearing in any
newspaReT."
Senator Hamburger further defended
the Jews, as the article in question
roasted them as being undesirable Cit
dxens. e
During the afternoon session. the
senate was busily engaged in the con-
alteration OF House messages and the
passage of hve House bills.
Morning Session.
with Senator Thomas of Barbour, In
the chair as presidept pro tenn, me
Senate was opened with prayer yes
senator Phillips Of Mrashan Goansy.c
No Bills were introauced, and the
raparts, Of the various cornnaitteee
were very short According. therefore.
20 q resolution passed the day
rrevious, the Senate began the
arduous consideration of the House
bills sent over.
up his resolution to take bill from
the adverse calendar seeking to regu-
late the fees to be charged by public
xins He SAID that under the present
system the gtnner was allowed 70
charre such prices under which 1t Is
impossible for the farmer to dispose OF
his cotton seed to any other person
Than the Rinner. He said that the
xinner would charge 81 per bale IL the
seed were sold to him. but would
. charge 60 q bale IL the farmer would
not enter into such an agreement.
Senator Horton, OF Greene, opposed
the bill for the reason that the bin
would not accomplish what 1t intended
TO do. He concluded his remarks with
the Abatement that while the bills 10
4 bv Merritt, II Is without merit"
Senator Reese OF Dallas moved that
Senator Merritt's motion to take from
the calendar be laid upon the table. and
the motion prevailed.
The regular calendar was then
taken up. House bills, to amend Sec
ton $50 OF the Code. TO provide for the
relinauishment of business by Mutual
Aid or Industrial Associations and cor
porations, to amend Section 1924 OF
the Code. to prohibit the display OF
nude pictures of a man. woman or girl
an any public places except art gall
ieries, TO amend section 1889 of the
code TO provide for a license tax OF
on for each dog In Dallas County. to
prohibit misrepresentation and rebat-
{nR by Insurance companies to repeal
an, act establishing a board of jury
commissioners for Choctaw county. to
amend sections 81 and So of the code.
ana the Fuller bill to further suppress
the evils of intemperance.
II was q morning filled with work
IN the effort to adjourn at the first
possible moment. and while the debate
was not limited upon any bill. the
Senators seem TO have reached q tacit
understan ding whereby all bills are
to be considered In the shortest time
possible.
Debate Fuller Bill.
The fight Of the morning came at
noon when the Fuller bill seeking to
further suppress the evils OF intem-
perance was brought up as a special
paramount continuing order,
Senator Reese of Dallas was the
first to gain the attention Of the
President for the Senate. He said in
part:
"once there was q possum and q
SQUIRREL who met at the crossroads.
There was q mile post at the crossing.
and the two began arguing as to
whether II was q six miles post or a
nine miles post. Said the squirrel,
it's q six miles post;' said the possum.
hanging by his tail from a limb over
the post, its nine mile post But
they saw the coon coming. and agreed
to leave It to him..
'.The coon approached the squirrel
and on the question stated without
hesitation, It's q six miles post The
possum hanging from his tail said:
mile post. you just como over hera
where am and take look The
coon came over to the limb. and hang
ing by his tail said that 1t was a nine
miles post. Then he concluded that
1t depended entirely upon the view
pint
..This is the condition of things on
this Fuller bill" continued Senator
Reese, 'tt depends upon the viewp'int.
The bill makes It exceedingly hard to
get a drink. It will make It very hard
for me to get q drink. and Il win make
IL very hard for you senator's 20 get
a drink. But Senators, q good eiti-
zen should rise higher than q selfish
motive. In the interest OF enforcing
the laws that have been laughed at,
that we have been told cannot be en-
forced. / am willing to submit to per-
sonal inconvenience. No patriotic
citizen can afford to stand up and sub
NIT to the challenge that the laws
cannot be enforced"
HypOerisy, Says Hanburger.
Senator Hamburger reJoined that he
could again have the chance to defend
n position which he had taken on the