The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-19
.BONE-DRY BILL IS
 i. PASSED BY HOUSE AMID LOUD CHEERS
Legislator Weeps as Col league Describes Agony Experienced by Thirsty
 While Dying

Montgomery, January 1S.-(Spe-
 ciaI.)-While men and women in
 the galleries cheered voclferously,
 the house of representatives, by
 vote of 53 to 19, late Saturday aft
 ernoon adopted the Weakly bone
 dry prohibition bill, which earlier
 in the day had been acted upon fa-
 vorabIy by the Alabama senate.
 This biil when acted upon by one or either of the two houses and signed by the governor. will make Alabama among the dryest states in the union. The bill was adopted as amended. It was house bill No. ', introduced and sponsored by MT. Shaw, the young rep resentative of Colbert county.
 The final adoption of the bill now Is merely formality that must be gone through with. It is probable the sem ate next Wednesday will take the house bill of MT. Shaw, passing it just as was done Saturday morning, when the senate bill of Mir. Bedsole came up.
 The vote in the senate Saturday was 20 to for the bill. The senate passed the bill with little argument, but when the house bill came up there appeared many opposed to the measure and 1t was in the late afternoon when the bill came up for final passage. The pro- hibitionists tested their strength early. when amendments were suggested. Twice the proceedings were interrupted by the antis, who desired to have the house recess without taking action in the matter. Each time, however. the prohibitionists boiled strength enough to keep the matter before the house.
 Several pages of the bill had been read when Jones of Montgomery made a motion to stop the proceedings and have 300 copies of the bill printed for the house. This motion died by an overwhelming vote of the house.
 Shaw, who had taken quite a big part in the prohibition bill, began pilot ing 1t through about o'clock Saturday afternoon. He explained the bill made | the state bone-dry and he pleaded that 1t be enacted by the house. My God, is there no stopping place." l ]. Lee Long of Butler exclaimed when | recognized by the speaker. Then he went into details of past Legislation which made the state dry,
 ELLIS WEE1'S | Ellis of Elmore county, one of the most interesting figures in the house. wept when Smith of Greene county de- scribed in a pathetic manner the cries of dying persons who could not get a stimulant to keep alive. Ellis appeared to be so enthused that he forgot parlia- meutary laws and stood on the floor l until the speaker rapped for order several times. This probably was one of the most interesting moments of the | entire proceedings, and in the gall leries several women washed away ( I, f,,., Ia off Smith sought to show physicians could not get whisky for medical purposes. | Answering Long of Butler. MT. Shaw said:
 "The law was too dry for the gentle man from Butler" There was laugh ter. Shaw said such a law was needed | for his county because of the operation of bootleggers. He made good speech and many were favorably impressed with his argument.
 | Truss of Jefferson, opponent of the | bill made a ringing speech in which he said the voters of Alabama have never l been permitted to express themselves !, in this most important matter. In the | many states of the United States, he said, the same condition exists. He said the people of the state could not | see ahead, that the legislation was 1 revolutionary in character.
 Carnley of Coffee, speaking for the l bill said the people have tried whisky and have come to the conclusion they ] do not want it any more He disagre with Smith of Greene, who said whisky was a necessary stimulant in many l cases.
 q do not fear that my 5-year-old child will de because of having no | alcohol,'' said Carnley. Smith of Dal- las county closed the argument for the | bill His speech was based upon past occurrences in the state during saloon I days. The bill will become effective | just as soon as the formality of passing l it through one of the two houses is 1 gone through with and the signing of | the governor.
 Governor Kilby, who takes office Monday, is expected to sign the bone dry measure at the very first oppor- ! tunity.