The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06
SMITHS BILL NOW UP TO GOVERNOR
 TO MAKE IT LAW
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E'HOM PAGE ~--~~~~-~-~~~-~~-~~~~e ~~~~e--~~~-@-~~~~-~--~-~~- to the bill, namely
 The amendment of section 33 which adds after the word morning in the sixth line thereof the following: That the preceding provisions of this section shall not apply to bona fide social clubs regularly authorized under the terms of this act
 "The amendment of section 36 which adds thereto the following; Provided further that nothing herein shall prevent the sale of such H. ouors in the basement of office build ings.
 ''The amendment which adds to the last herein mentioned amendment the following words: Tn cities of class A. B. and C.
 "1'he amendment of section 9, which strikes out the words, and ten house. holders and freeholders who are qual- fled electors in said cities and towns of class E.
 2 The said conference committee further recommends that section of the bill be further amended by striking therefrom the words, cities in class A. B. c and D, and 10 householders and lfreeholders who are qualified electors of said cities and towns of class E. and substituting therefor the words, the city or town and that the senate and house do concur in and adopt this amendment as an amendment proposed by this conference committee.
 '3. That said conference committee further recommends that the house of representatives concur in and adopt all senate amendments to the said bill. ex- cept those recommended herein to be re- ceded from by the senate.
 "T M. STEVENS,
 "V. B. ATKINS. "of the Committee on the part of the Senate.
 "ALECK PITTS,
 IF. V. SMITH, "Of the Committee on the Part of the House."
 Senate Concurs
 The report of the conference committee was read in the senate by Senator Stevens, who moved that the report be adopted. A majority report was submit ted by Senators Stevens and Atkins, Sen stor Fite, the third committeeman dis sentng.
 There was no discussion of the question in the upper house, though several of the senators explained their votes upon roll call Senator Moody explained that he thought the proposed amendments were better than the old ones, hence he voted aye"
 The report was adopted by a repotf of 20 to 9.
 Discussion in House Mir Smith, chairman of the committee on temperance and member of the confer ence committee on the regulation bill, presented to the house the report of the ] committed
 MT. Pitts member of the committee, moved that the house concur in the re- port of the committee. The Dallas repre- sentative explained the provisions of the conference report, and stated that the house in reaching an agreement had not acceded to the senate | MT Merritt took the-aoor and explained | to the house that he had not signed the | report. He declared that he considered lsthat the amendments which had been of | fered to the bill were radical departure from what had been originally intro l duced.
 q maintain," said MT Merritt, that | the Smith regulation bill. in it's present | form, is not local option measure, but local legislation bill This Is decep ton on the voter" continued MT. Mer ritt, flor 1t allows social clubs and hotels | in places to sell liquor in those places in which dispensaries have been estab- l lished."
 When MT. Merritt had spoken five min | utes an effort was made to enforce the | fve-minute rule in regard to speeches, but the Macon representatives, time was l extended.
 l DHutr tne oTiBildi ofnltH TeBuldtIOH l bid there was some provision in regard l to what constituted a social club Under | the present bill any club may sell liquor l in a dispensary county. This is local legislation, MT. Speaker, not local op- | ton.
 "You may pass this bill" shouted MT. l Merritt, "and I guess you will pass it.: I but want to tell you that there will come a time in the history of this state when this transaction will react upon the members of this house."
 Smiths Explanation
 MT. Smith, author of the bill, followed