The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07
IBy FRED H. GoRMLEY
Montgomery Bureau. The Herald 22i-2 First National Bank Build

Montgomery Bureau. The Age-HeraJd.
 221-2 First National Bank Building
 Montgomery, October 6,-(Spe- cial.)-Advocates of policy of leg. islative filibuster until bill is passed abolishing the county tax ad- Justers gave test of their strength in the house of representatives Thursday when they voted 29 against the adoption of report of the rules committee making the waterworks amendment bill a spe- eial order for consideration during the day. The vote came after a long debate. during which heated words were passed between Representa- tive A. E. VandeGraaff, who was one of the 29, and Representative Alfred M. Tunstall the veteran leg lslator of Hale. who favored the con slderation of the measures which brought the lawmakers together without further delay.
 It was realized during the early morning that the test would come during the day. because the tax payers league. which has opened headouarters. had announced that the legislators supporting it had decided to vote against all meas sures rntil Teilef had been given to the tax hnVers The members. however. dc cllneH to vote aga'nst the amend ment exeantine soldiers. sailors and marines who served in tho world wa, irFm the iasNnep4 ef roll .sasTas. at,.1 ii vas passed, with gG yotisls in favor or it and none agamst
 Says Cbn~sra FaIsa
 The controversy between Mir. Van deGraaff and Mir Tunstall came dur ing an address by fAfr vandeGraaff MT. TunstaIl had inst finistied an ad dress in which he urged the mem hers to vote on all measures. either defeating or passing them. and not to attempt to blocll legislation Mir VandeGraaff. in answer. charged that Mir. TunstaN was always kpo-v,, to run with the does and bark wit, the hounds" Mir Tunstau arose on the question, of personnel nrivileea walked toward Mir, VandeGraaff and informed him that the ste te,,e,t v,-~ . Absolutely untrue and false Mir VandeGraaff explained that he had no intention of imrugning the nc lives of Mir. Tunstall
 The test of strength of the insur- gents came on an amendment of MT Carnley to the report of the rules fnA rx,1; ;1l, sl-z amendment and the waterworks amendment special orders for imme- diate consideration. the effect of the amendment being 10 eliminate th1 waterworks bill from consideration On a motion to table the amendment 46 voted in favor while 29 voted not to table it.
 Those who voted to table the amendment. this vote counting against the filibuster. were Speaker Lynne Adams. Allen Arnold. Austin. Ben. ners. Bracken. Calvert. Christian Cliett, Collins, Danshy, Deese, Dun away. Edwards (Dallas}. Fite, Full Ter. Green. Gilbreath, Hall Harrison Hawkins Howle, Ingram Jones tEs- cambia). Long (Sumter), Matthews (wilcox). Milford. Murnhree. Oakley Orr. Partridge. Peters, Tittman. Rose Russell Shaw. Smith, Sparks. Tomp- kins. Trammell Truss. Tunstall. Var ner, Waddell. Wilson.
 Filihuster Advocates
 Those who cast votes against ta- bling. which was vote in favor ol the filbuster. were: Albright. Alex ander. Barganier. Blunt. Burleson Carnley. Christopher, Cobbs. Edwards (Pike), Ellis (Bullock), Gilbert. Gra- ham, Ellis (Elmore), Guy, Hale. John son. Lee (Perry) Long (Butler) Longsfore, Mathews (Clarke), Me Donald, Oliver. Parker, Robertson
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