The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
SENATE RESTS EASY
 AFTER DEATH OF THE
 LEWIS RESOLUTION
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was first organized, Mir Lewis lntro- duced a joint resolution which would have forced every member of the leg islature to sign up in such fashion that he would have been paraded before the people without disguise
 When MT Lewis insisted on the i'm
 mediate passage of the resolution
 through the senate that body was
 thrown into a violent panic. A recess
 was eventually declared in that the
 rules committee might assemble and consider the little but evidently potent
 document The rules committee, at the suggestion of MT. Lusk, amended that resolution so that it dealt not only with public utility corporations as orig | inally planned, but with all corpor- ations.
 In that shape, it was reported, unan- imously put through the senate anc dispatched post haste to the house. In the house it was referred to tho rules committee. The rules committed put it to slumber and 1t has never unto this good day seen again the sunshine. Lusk Heads Opposition At later period MT. Lewis, appreei.
 ating the fact that the house could not be moved, introduced a replica of his orig. ina! resolution. and he called it a senate resolution. As such 1t would have beer necessary for only the senate to act. l, was referred to the rules committee There it went to sleep
 MT Lewis, however, was apparently
 determined that action should be had
 So having given notice, he this morning
 moved to take the resolution from the ad-
 verse calendar He was successful. A.
 matter of fact the early indications
 were that he would win his fight And then became the assault. MT. Lusk who had amended the original resolution so that it applied not only to public utiI. ity corporations, but to all corporations led the assault. He ridiculed the resolu, ton in that it was so broad that were 1t adhered to faithfully members would
 have to declare their connection with cabbage patch corporations and fruit. growing associations. He was endeav. bring to laugh the bill out of court Blu, in the beginning he apparently failed for Mf. Lewis called attention in spirited
 manner to the fact that it was the actior of MT. Lusk which resulted in the broad and general tone of the resolution. tho
 breadth and generality of which he ther was attempting to rldicule.
 Bulger the Psychologist But the grim reaper was after the reso lution, and 1t could not be denied An other tact was pursued Senators op | posing the resolution loaded it down witt ] innumerabie and inconsequental amend I ments. And thus the situation becam,
 one of extreme ennui. At the psycholog
 ical moment, therefore, Mir Bulger moved
 that further consideration be indefinitel,
 postponed, and the ''antis," amassin,
 their strength. responded nobly to tn, l bugle note.
 1 And thus their minds are now at ease
 and tonight they sleep in peace.
 MT. Lewis. following the fight, declare,
 to an Age-Herald reporter that he woul,
 no more endeavor to win. However" h,
 added. "l have established my origina
 contention which was that the legislatur,
 was organized as result of close af
 iiliation by the corporations and the pro hibitionists.''