The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23

Lewis Bowen, L. K. Bowen, Boykin, Burns Galloway Cato, Christian, Coleman, Cook, Culver, Doodle, El- liott, Embry, Tanning, Terrell Fite, Glenn, Goode, Goodwin. Grove, Hat ter, Henley, Hodgson, Holcombe, Howard, Howze, Hubbard, Jones, Kilbern, Fitzpatrick Lee, Luck. Me Daniel. McGowen, Melton, Mooney ham, Odom, Patterson, Plckens, Rim ger Rives, Rountree, St. John, Smith (Jefferson), Smith (Lee), Snodgrass, Stewart GCalhoun), Thompson, (JacksQn), Tunstall, Tyson, Werner, Walker, Wall Walton, Mrs. Wilkins, Williams, Wyatt Young-6S.
 Against-Adams Adcock. Burton. Byars, Deloney, Dunwoody, Forman' Gaines, Glover, Graves, Guy, Hamp- ton Henson, Jeter Lemaistre. Let son, Long, Love, Moorer Moxley, Parker. Poole, Posey, Powell, Ruth erford Sanders (Conecuh), Sanders (Pike), Sessions, Thompson (Eto- wah), Tiller, Ware-S1.
 Not Voting-Allen, Arrineton. Dickinson, Hall, Hawkins, Hornsby' Nichols. Norman, Smith (Clay), Sol- lie, Stewart (Bibb). Verner-12.
 Representative Sollie, who offered the numerous amendments which did not meet the approval of the house, requested that he be excused from voting on the final passage of the bill. He stated that he had an understanding with some one, whose name he did not mention, whereby he would not vote against the bili but that he did not feel he could vote Tor 1t in the form presented to the house.
 When the debate on the motion of MT. Long to indefinitely postpone the bill was started Speaker Merrill left the chair and throughout the session worked for the passage ot the bill. He made two addresses. R. Tyler Goodwin of Montgomery made one of the strongest addresses in favor of the passage of the bill, an address which attracted such at tention in the house that one could have heard pin drop as he spoke. Those who were here to urge the passage of the bill declared 1t was the most effective address delivered during the consideration of the bill.
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 William Holcombe, chairman of the house rivers and harbors committee, and the two other members of the Mobile delegation, Edward J. Grove and Vincent F. Kilborn, directed the organization for the vote on the pas sage of the port bill. MT, Kilborn and MT Grove made addresses, while MT Holcombe assembled the friends of the measure for the vote.
 The chief argument used in op- position to the bill was that proper safeguards probably had not been thrown about it and loopholes may have been left whereby state revenue could be expended injudiciously. Pro- ponents of the bill insisted that every safeguard which the mind of man could provide had been placed in the bill and invited all members of the legislaturs to make suggestions for additional safeguards.
 Thise favoring the bill insisted that the people had already directed the construction of a state seaport and had ratified the amendment by an overwhelming majority.
 Addresses In favor of the enabling act were delivered by Speaker Merrill, Ashcraft of Lauderdale. Kilborn of Mobile. Cook of Wilcox, Fite of Jef- ferson, Goodwin of Montgomery, Bealle of Tuscaloosa, L. K B6wen of Jefferson, c. 8. Culver of Etowah, Coleman of Marshall and Williams of Franklin. Those who made addresses in opposition to the bill were Long of Butler and Boxley of Crenshaw. MT. Sollie of Dale made addresses in favor of the amendments but did not oppose the passage of the bill, stat Ing that he favored the bill which would carry proper safeguards.