The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-16
SENATE REFUSES
 ID RECALL BILL Scrimmage Renewed Over Screws Measure HOW SENATORS VOTED Action of Prohibitionists Taken To Mean That All Local Option Bills Will Be Vigorously
 Fought
HOW SENATOR'S VOTED
By BERRYMAN G. BETTY

By BERRYMAN c. BETTY
 Montgomery, March 15.-(SpeciaD.- Seventeen senators voting solidly to for bid a return of the Montgomery saloon bill to the upper house of the state leg islature won out iu their contention to- day. and completely "snowed' under the advocates of motion which sought to override the rules of the body In order that the measure might be reconsidered. The fight of today was continuation of the scrimmage which took place yes- terday, when the senate had to adjourn while considering the question owing to absence of a quorum.
 Today's debate was no less acrimon- 1 ious than the one of yesterday, though Senator NJ H. Screws had a greater CO., terie of supporters in his campaign to have the bill remain in the house. He was most ably assisted in every attack by Senator T. M. Stevens of Mobile.
 Fight to have the bill returned was led by Senator Crumpton. who was the author of the motion which today renewed the debate.
 Significant Action
 Undoubtedly the action of fourteen of the senators in voting to have the bill | returned is significant of the fact that a fight is going to be made on every l local liquor bill now on the calendars | of either house. In the senate today several of the senators stated that they were against the bill, while at the same time admitting that they were voting against return of the bill owing to | their construction of the senate rules which, they said, plainly forbids them seeking to secure further consideration of the measure.
 Votes on the question today were as follows:
 For the return of the bill-Senators w. T. Brown, Crumpton. Fite, Frazer, Kill by Miller, Moody, Nance, Plowman, Renfro Rogers, Sprott, Stokes and Tun- stall.
 Against return of the bill-Senators Morrow, Allen. Atkins, Curry, Espy Folmar, Godbold, Justice, Lovelace, Mer- Till, Moulthrop, Screws, Sherrod, Sloan, Spragins, Stevens and Walden.
 Motion Renewed
 Immediately upon the assembly of the | senate at :10 o'clock Senator w. C.. Crumpton renewed reconsideration of the vote whereby the Screws local liquor bill for Montgomery was passed last week. l l session. which was opened with prayer by the Rev. Jones of the house.
 Senator Plowman of Talladega moved that reading of the journal be dispensed with, to which Senators Screws and Stew ems objected. President Seed thereupon | called for vote of the senate to deter mine whether or not the Screws bill should be considered a special paramount order at this time. Senator Atkins demanded a ruling from the chair, to which the president demurred, stating that he pre- ferred having the senate decide the point of order.
 Senators Spragins and Sherrod insisted that the chair give ruling, without vote of the senate. President Seed called at tention to rule of the senate, which per- mitted the senate to determine the order.
 Snator Moody suggested that the regular order be pursued. Several skirmishes ensued, all of which resulted in decision to have the journal read before proceed ing with the motion. The journal was then read through, not before several Interruptions.
 Reading of the journal at length set a precedent for the session. inasmuch as at all previous sessions it has been dispensed with.
 Senator Crumpton after the reading moved that that part of the journal which referred to announcement of yeterday' s vote on the part of the president be stricken from the instrument. Senator Screws moved that the motion be tabled. Vote was taken, and the motion was tabled by count of 16 to 13, the sense of the senate being that the decision despite lack of quorum. be retained. Decision to which reference was had was the one Tn which President Seed announced the mo- ton of Senator Brown lost by vote of 13 10 O.
 I1~t,- l were extended to Rev. Brooks Law renee of Birmingham and Charlie Lewis of Milwaukee.
 President Seed then called for consid- eration of the Crumpton motion. Senator Stevens asked that the proceedings be explained to him, inasmuch as he was absent at the session.
 Senator Stevens, uron failure to receive an explanation of the proceedings, of fered the point of order that the Screws bill was in the hands of the house. and that 1t could be recalled only upon pas sage of a joint resolution. President Seed said the senator was out of order from which MT. Stevens appealed. Vote was taken, the president was not sustained by vote of F to IA.
 Senator Screws, uron announcement of the vote asked the status of the body, with respect to the Crumpton motion. President Seed held that the motion was at that time in order.
 Senator Stevens then again called at tenton to the fact that the bill was not in the senate. President Seed held the point not well taken, from which ruling he again appealed.
 Vote was then taken to determine whether not the ruling of the presi- dent on the Crumpton measure should be sustained. The chair again lost by vote of 1T to IA.
 New Point of Order | Senator Crumpton then made the point