The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-21
LIVELY DISCUSSION
 OF ANT|-LObbY BILL House to Keep All Outsiders
 Off the Floor MIR. LONG IN OPPOSITION Huddieston of EImore Said Resolution Was Aimed at Brooks Lawrence
 and the "Budweiser Boys.'
 Bills Introduced
MIR. LONG IN OPPOSITION
BY BERRYMAN G. BETTY

Montgomery. January 20.-(special)- Adoption of a resolution proposed by the rules committee of the house providing that the floor of the house shall be kept clear and absent of lobbyists occupied an 1 hours discussion in the lower body this morning. Discussion of the measure was lively during the squabbe, despite the evi- dence produced by Representative Arnold of Calhoun showing that the constitution of the state already forbade the entrance of persons not entitled to the privileges of the floor.
 1 Consideration of the measure was start | ed by Speaker Almon, who rendered report in behalf of the rules committee urging the adoption of a rule that should l keep persons not entitled to entrance off the floor of the house. He promised rigid enforcement of the rule in the event of it's adoption.
 Representative Lee Long of Butler, speaking to the question. opposed the adoption of the measure on the ground that the house of representatives is a democratic body and as such ought to maintain the democratic custom of for mer years. He expressed himself as op- posed to school rules in a high legisla- tive body.
 Walker Percy of Birmingham, speak ing in favor of the rule, urged its adop- ton on general principles of orderliness and decorum. He said that the house of representatives of Alabama is entitled to the same consideration as the House al Dtat at U-I,o speaker stated that he was against all sorts of lobbying during work hours.
 Representative Brown of Pike declared that in the usual routine of the house there was so much noise that few could understand the question before the house Representative Stollenwerck of Montgom- cry was of the same opinion.
 Reads Constitution
 Pointing to the constitution of the state as the criterion in the case, Represen- tative Arnold of Calhoun declared that the states organic law forbade just what the rule sought to remedy. He stressed the fact that the rule proposed was sim ply for the purpose of emphasizing the constitutional requirement.
 Responding to this Representative Long said that no further regulations were necessary under the constitution. He again insisted that the rule should not be adopted
 Dr. Huddleston, representative from El- more county, produced merriment by de- elaring that the rule seemed to be aimed against "The Budweiser Boys" and Brooks Lawrence. He said that he had no acquaintance with the latter, but little with the former constituencies. He urged that friends of the representa- tives should be given entrance to the floor of the house.
 After further debate on the question by representatives from Talapoosa, Maren- go and Macon counties. and a few by theway remarks, the measure was put to a viva yoce vote and passed almost unanimously. The effect will be to put a stop to further lobbying on the floor, and especially to keep "the interests" be- hind the vestibule of the house. At the same time Speaker Almon and his con tingency succeeded in nipping in the bud the first insurgency of the session.
 Bills Introduced
 Bills were introduced in the house to- day as follows:
 Mir Thomas: To provide for the relief or Fayette Cunnlngham.
 Mir Lumpkin: To create a state board of arbitration to aid in the settlement of strikes.
 Mir Parks: To amend section 6S45 of the code.
 MT. McLendon: To authorize judges of probate to make list of the registered voters.
 MT. McLendon also introduced a reso- lution to authorize the committee on pen sions to examine the pension laws of the state with view to amending them.
 MT. Judge To relieve the Bank of Ensley.
 MT Letson: To amend sections 1895 and 2023 of the code.
 Mir. Chamberlain: To create the office of assistant solicitor for the county of Mobile.
 MT Sullivan: To make it lawful to man. ufacture and sell liquors in Mobile county.
 Mr. Jones: To exempt graduates of normal schools from standing of exami- nations for teachers certificates.
 Mr. Jenkins: To make an appropriation for the normal school at Daphne.
 Mr Stollenwerck introduced resolution asking that the clock at the capitol be re-