The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-03
PROMINENT MEN OF BOTH HOUSES WANT
 |DRY YLAWUNCHANGED
Indications Now Are That Further Limitation of Quantity of Liquor Will
 Not Be Enacted
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montgomery, september 2.-(Specinl1 ] While the senate has made the new pro- hibition bill a special order for tomorrow afternoon, 1t is regarded as rather sig nificant that the house committee on tenn perance has not yet considered the meas nre, so far as has been ascertained.
 Tho senate committee on temperance. as Is known, acted on the bill immedi- ately, but that fact is by no means re- garded as indicative of the sentiment of the senate with reference to the passa ge of the bill. And yet the apparent indif- ference of the house committee relative to the bill is regarded as indicative of the sentiment of that body regarding tho measure.
 As indicated in today's Age Herald, the prohibitionists are not united on the d,iss- ton Of enacting more stringent liquor regulations. It is known that some of the strongest leaders of the house and sen ate are opposed to the Bonner Davis bills. and 1t is expected that they will con- test vigorously their passage.
 On the other hand, there is some senti- ment among certain leaders for the en- actment of additional regulation and this opinion is held by certain influential per sons not connected with the legislature Prominent among these is Judge Samuel B. Weakley of Birmingham. who came to Montgomery at the invitation of cer- tam members of the legislature and who prepared, at their request a bill cutting down the amount of liquor that may be shipped into the state Naturally, Judge reduced, and so stated that conviction to The Age-Herald correspondent today.
 Carmichael Satisfied
 speaker Carmichael, the strongest man probably in the legislature, does not think there is any need to pass the Bonner Da- vls btlls and it is expected that he will oppose their passage
 To The Age-Herald correspondent, Speaker Carmichael said
 T have really not given the ques- ton much thought. Personally 1 do not see the necessity for additional regulations. It is my opinion that the laws enacted in January are suffi- ciently stringent to meet conditions and While have not yet decided what shall do If the bill comes before the house, am now inclined to believe that we should let well enough alone"
 Other leading members of the house wnd Ar opposed to regulating further the quantity of liquor that may be shipped into the state are Represent tatives Merritt of Macon, Brindly of Etowah and Fite of Tuscaloosa, as al- ready indicated in The Age-Herald.
 Hence it Is very probable that the bill will not pass the house, even should it receive favorable report by the committee, which is believed to be doubtful
 Senate May Defeat Measure
 In the senate there are also strong prohibitionists who are opposed to fur ther regulation. Among these s Sen atorator Denson. who introduced the mti-liquor advertising law. Senator Denson stated today that he sees no good reason why the present laws are not sufficient and while he did not say he would oppose the Bonner bill it would not be surprising if he should lend his efforts to defeat the measure
 The prohibitionists with a few ex- captions are satisfied with the anti liquor statutes enacted in January. and although certain leaders favor new and more stringent regulations it is believed to be exceedingly improb- able that any additional laws will be enacted. As a matter of fact. only a few members are really interested in tine new proposed laws