The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-06
ANOTHER STORMY
SESSION OF HOUSE
ANTITRUST ACT REPEALED
Ill RST AND M'LAUGHLIN PRE-
VENTED By FRIENDS FROM
FIGHTING ON FLOOR.

session in the history of the present
legislature was held Friday afternoon.
Sensational events happened thick and
fast. and even staid lawmakers OF
many years experience admitted that
they had never seen anything like it
in their time.
1t all came up on the passage of the
Williams bill, repeating practically,
the celebrated antitrust act of 1905.
The bill. which passed the senate
some time ago with little opposition,
set off train of dynamite when il
was called up in the house.
II finally passed. but not until after
Representative Love Grant of Jackson
had rendered his resignation. after
there had been at least one near fight
and parliamentary wrangle had
kept the house in an excited Tame Of
mind for about five hours.
Grant spoke l5 minutes after the
noon recess in support Of an amend
ment which would have ruined the
bill for the purpose designed. He
then asked that his time be extended.
and Hurst moved that he be given 30
minutes more. This was unpopular.
and then he moved that he be given
10 minutes, which was voted down.
At this juncture Mr. Grant sent 20
the speakers desk his resignation,
which the speaker returned to him.
Mr.. Grant sent it back. and declared
that he would insist on its acceptance.
Later, on motion Of Mr.. Bellamy. the
house unanimously requested him to
reconsider his resignation, but he
stated privately that he would not do
so. He said that an infamous meas
ure was being forced through the
house by unfair methods and he did
not propose to countenance such pro-
ceedinPs.
Hurst then moved to indefinitely
postpone the bill He and Kerwin
double-teamed in opposition to the
measure and fought it at every turn
admitting themselves that it seemed TO
be losing fight. but making game
fight nevertheless Strict parliament
arians themselves, they were ever
ready with some new move, and kept
the other side on the. alert all the
time The motion was lost by a vote
of p ayes to 81 noes.
The bill then passed, 46 ayes to 81
noes. and Immediately followed a
wranglc of an hour on an amendment
TO the title, stating that it was for
the purpose of amending certain sec
tions of the act of 1905, and repeat
ing certain subsequent acts.
Hurst moved to table the title and
the amendment, which lost. 81 ayes 20
/ 46 noes An effort to adjourn failed.
/ The members who had been erowding
wildly about the speakers and clerk s.
desks were forced to their seats un-
der the rules Hurst came down the
aisle TO insist on one Of his many
motions. and Mclaughlin of Garland
shouted that he be forced to go back
to his seat. and said he would put him
back. Mclaughlin started down the
right aisle toward Hurst in the mid
die aisle in menacing attitude,
when Hurst grabbed heavy ink well
and friends forced Mclaughlin back
into his seat.
During the melee the sergeant-at-
arms had taken il upon himself TO
lock the doors to keep the members in.
Jones Of Pulaski wanted to leave, but
the sergeant nt-at-arms would not per
NIT him to go through the door, and
Jones went to the side door and broke
chair on it to get out, when il was
opened. The title was amended, final
ly, &c ayes to 36 noes.