The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
PARKS BILL MUST RUN THE GANTLET Will Probably Pass After a
 Hard Fight OPPOSITION IS ACTIVE Senator Moody, Chairman of the Temperance Committee, Is One
 of Most Active DispeR-
 sary Advocates
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS

Montgomery, February 10.-(Special)-It is the consensus of opinion that the Pa ks bill will pass the senate and will receive the signature of the governor.
 But the trials and tribulations of that bill are not done for and it is expected that It's path through the senate wll not compare to a fiowery bed of ease.
 In the first place, it must go to the temperance committee of the senate. It + expected that in that committee i. will receive the opposition of Senator Moody, chairman; Senator Norman, Senator Miller and Senator Crumpton. Its fre, ds cn the committee are-according to the best understandng-Senat Stevens, A tkins, Rogers. Justice and Spragins.
 Having been brought from tho com rlttee, the. bill will be tosse d about heavily On the floor of the senate. It is expected that a fight as bitter and as in- tense as that which featured it's passage through the house will result It is al- most certain that many amen imerts will be adopted. 4 However It Is believed, as stated in the outset, hat the bill will pass.
 Almon Bill Substitute
 As in the house, the dispensary bill of Speaker Almon will be offered as a sub stitute for the Parks bill before the .en- ate. It is considered possible, too, that the general dispensary bill of Senator Moody will be offered as substitute.
 Rev. Brooks Lawrence. the prime op- positoin to the passage of a local option bill. states that he Is still busy and that 1t is doubtful if the Parks meas ure can escape the Scyllas of the sen ate. The prohibitionists of the sen ate are determined to fight vigorously and determinedly. and 1t is considered possible that they will form tempor- ary coalition with the dispensary ele- ment by means of which to defeat local option.
 Dut as were the local optionists of the house, the local optionists of the senate are determined to push through a local option bill The local option ists of the <enate have agreed on the Parks bill, and 1t is certain that their entire strength will be directed to the end that 1t may be successful. On ac- count of the limited membership of the senate 1t is probable that the fight on the passage of the Parks measure will not be as terrific and spectacular as was the fight In the house. How ever, 1t Is expected to be equally as furious, and the oratorical efforts, as whole, are expected to transcend those which occurred in the house yes- terday.
 Vote WILL Be Close
 The vote on the final passage of the bill in the senate is expected to be close, though the indication at the present time Is that the local optionists will number from IS to 20 when the day of ballotng arrives. It is not expected that the sem ate will vote on the passage of the bill prior to the concluding days of next week. In the meantime much caucusing, much conferring and much political maneuver- ing Is certain to occur.
 When the Parks bill is enacted into law granting that it will be-the fight for effective focaw option will have Just be- gun.
 There is a provision in the Parks bill Lied until a bill of regulations for the traffic In liquors has been passed by the legislature. On no bill of regulation can the entire local option strength be cen tered at the present time.
 1t Is the hope of the local optionists, however. that the modes and methods of whisky regulation for each county will be left to the delegation of each county. Otherwise, the conflicts will be intensely Bitter. and 1t may result that the Parks bill will not be made eff .ctive by the passage through the legislature of the essential regulations.