The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-18
Parks Bill Passes The
 Senate 21 To 12 After
 Long Siege Of Speaking
Debate Began 130 and Vote Was Taken After Clock Notable Speeches Made by Moody and spragins for
 the Rival Measures
Fly HUGH W. ROBERTS

The pledges of the democratic party have been redeemed. The backbone of state wide prohibition was broken this evening. The vote. 2l to 12, on the passage of the Parks bill, was a positive expression.
 Local option sentiment in the senate, Il seems, is even stronger than in the house.
 With the passage of the bill the prohi- bitionists yield the sway of power in Ala bama to the good old democratic doctrine, whereby the people are enabled to ex- press themselves on all important mat ters.
 The debate in the senate began at Il :S0 o'clock this morning. It was 6:1s o'clock when the vote on the passage of the Parks bill was announced
 The day had been most strenuous one, but there occurred a wild demonstration when the victory was proclaimed. The rejoicing extended throughout Montgom. cry. The victory was a happy one, 1t seemed.
 The Three Angles
 The long debate changed no vote. 1t was indulged in, 1t Is said. because of the several senator's desire to explain their subsequent action.
 There were three methods of expression. The first was on the general dispensary bill of Senator Moody. The second was an amendment offered by Senator Tuns . tall of Hale. precluding the effectiveness of the Parks bill in cities of 5000 and less population, and providing that by tho passage of the Parks bill no local legis- lation would be repealed. The third was on the passage of the Parks bill
 The general dispensary bill was tabled at 5:55 o'clock by vote of 20 to IA The amendments of Senator Tunstall were tabled at sos o'clock, the vote standing lo to A.
 At 6:13 the vote on the passage of the Parks bill began, and at e:1s o'clock it was announced-21 to 12.
 The local optionists stood firm and determined throughout the day. ma jority of the members of the senate were banded together so firmly that nothing could have wrought a change. Senator Allen voted in favor of tabling the Moody bill. but did not express him. self on the amendments of Senator Tunstall or on the final passage of the Parks bill Senator Beasley voted In favor of the Moody bill, but op- posed the amendments of Tunstall and favored the final passage of the bill. Senator Sprott voted In favor of the amendments of Senator Tunstali. but opposed both the Moody bill and the Parks bill. Senator Stokes voted against tabling the dispensary bill. opposed the amendments of Tunsta1l and favored the passage of the Parks bill. Sena- tor Tunstall voted in favor of the Moody dispensary bill, in favor of his own amendments and then In favor of the passage of the Parks bill. Sen ator Walden favored the substitutes of Tunstall opposed the dispensary bill and favored the Parks bill.
 The remaining senators stood firm on either side of the general issue prohibition versus local option.
 The Three Ballots
 The vote on tabling the Moody dis pensary bill follows:
 For Tabling-M orrow, Allen, Atkins, Brown. c. w. Curry, Espy, Folmar. Godbold, Justice. Lovelace. Merrill Sloan, Spragins. Sprott, Stevens. vaid- en; 20.l
 Against Tabling-Beasley, Brown, w. T. Crumpton, Fite, Frazer Kilby, Mil Ter Moody, Nance, Norman. Plowman Renfro, Stokes, Tunstall; 14 The vote tabling the amendment to the Parks bill, offered by Senator Tunstall follows: ' For Tabling-Morrow, Atkins, Beas- Hey. Brown, c. W. Curry, Espy, Folmar, &Godbold, Justice, Lovelace, Merrill. &Moulthrop, Rogers. screws, Sherrod, <6loan, Spragins. Stevens. Stokes; 19. N Against Tabling-Brown, w. T.. )Crumpton. Fite, Frazer. Kilby, Miller, |Ndoody, Nance. Norman, Plowman, Rem Exro. Sprott. Tunstall, Walden; l A.. & The vote on the passage of the Parks fbills follQws: .-...-s,.
 For Bill---Morrow,. Atkins, Beasley, Brown, c. W. Curry. Espy. Folmn:. Godbold. Justice, Lovelace. Merrill, Moultrop. Rogers, Screws. Sherrod. Sloan, Spraglns, Stevens. Stokes, Tun- stall, Walden; 21. Against Bill-Brown, w. T. Crump- ton, Fite, Frazer, Kilby. Miller. Moody Nance, Norman. Plowman, Renfro, Eprott; 12.
 The Screws Speech The feature of the debate occurred just as falling darkness made imperative the l turning on of the electric light current.
 Everyone, tired out completely. was yawning silently in his seat and wonder ing if the fight would never terminate.
 And then arose Senator screws or Montgomery His expression was one from which sarcasm gleamed and bit terness. His voice slightly trembled as he began.
 His denunciation of the idea of prohi- bition was one of the most scathing ever heard in the senate chamber. He flayed hlive the Rev. Brooks Lawrence and in reference to the charge of the Ohioan, In that the Parks bill could not pass the senate save through corruption, the sen Ator hissed Such as he could not have deceived the breath of life on southern oilw
 He assailed the arguments of Senators A. Eorman, Fite and Crumpton, declaring hat the utterances of each were in con )rast to the teachings and doctrines of }he democratic party. He arraigned the Administration of Governor Conner, and heclared eventually: 'Of all the senators who voted for the inf1iction of the peo- ple with statewide prohibition there is Tn this hall at the present time but one. sThe others have paid the penalty for mis- taking the water wagon for the gravy train, and for failing to catch the real voice of the real people. They mounted political hearse. It was not band wagon"
 The only other speech which ranged but of the dull routine was that of Sen tor Brown. His keen humor and sar- asm directed toward President Seed and others of the ultva-faction repeatedly onvulsed the gallery and when in de-
 e-se of the idea of local option he per- fitted his eloouence to take full rein. the
 ence which invariably characterizes
 ch a moment prevailed.
 Fight on High Plane
 the gallery of tn. senate filled early.
 t the sentiment was divided. The local