The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
Contest Over Sunday 0bserv- ance Continues Throughout Day With Final Vote 18 to IT Deciding One of Most Inter-
 esting Measures of Session
CHEERING OF GALLERIES INTERRUPTS PROCEEDINGS
Larger Counties of Jefferson, Mobile and Montgomery, With Outside Help, Decide
 Issue, Which, It Is Believed Will Be the Final Chapter
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 By a vote of IS to IT, the senate of Alabama late Thursday after noon indefinitely postponed the Bonner bill. which would prohibit the operation of any amusement on Sunday where an admission fee is charged. Victory for opponents of the bill was registered after a bat tae of battles.
 Throughout the day the contest Naged. At times it seemed that -enator Bonner had victory in the grasp of his hands. At other times 1t seemed that opponents of the measure would be far in the lead. No one knew until the vote had been passed what would be the re- suit. No legislation during the wear can attract greater interest than the Sunday bill nor can a closer vote be recorded. In the memory of those who have watched legislation during the Twentieth century has such battle been fought.
 Galleries Admonishcd
 From the moment the discussion was started shortly before noon. until the last senator had nassed his vote, the galleries were crowd ed. Lieutenant Governor Mcdowell was forced to rap for order many times and often admonish the galler- ies that their cheering was Inter- fering with the transaction of the public business.
 Discussion ranged from the sub lime to the ridiculous. majority of the members of the senate mace addresses in order that their view might be given on an Issue which had caused as much discussion ss any other proposed law.
 The defeat of the bill was vic tory for the senators of Jefferson, Montgomery and Mobile. They were the ones directly affected by the bill and they were the ones who declare thesr people were opposed to the lelislation which would take from their constituents the right to regu- late their amusement and from the laboring man the right to the er- ioyment of picture show. base ball game or swimming pool on Sun day.
 But the senators of the tate's three largest counties were joined by the senators of other counties and when test came the vote in favor of an indefinite postponenent of the bill recorded majority of one in favor of the motion, which was made by Senator Teasley of Montgomery.
 How They Voted
 Those who voted to postpone the bill for indefinite time were: Senators Brooks, Brewer, Carlton. Craft, Garth, Griffith, Hildreth, Hutson. Jones of Barbour. Jones of Conecuh, Middleton. Nolen, Oliver. Overton, Pelham, Teasley. Tunstall, Waddell.
 Those who voted against the post ponement were Senators Adams, Bon nerA Caffey. Carmichael. Duncan, Ellis. Foster. Horton. Howle, Hug gins, Inzer, Johnson, Martin. Nc Neik Powell. Randall, Slone.
 Much of the discussion was based on the policy of the administration. Proponents of the bill contended that Governor Brandon had said specifi- cally in his first message to the legislature and in many addresses during the campaigning that he was opposed to the commercialization of the Sabbath and that he would do everything in his power to prevent it
 But other senators who were op- posed to the bill contended that Gov ernor Brandon had never told them he was opposed to the bill and never intimated that he had any interest whatever in the results.
 In his closing address in support of his bill. Senator Bonner invited any member of the senate who cared to do so to visit the executive depart ment and obtain the views of the governor He declared that Governor Brandon had assured him of the sup port of himself and had made it plain to the people that he believed such a law should be passed.
 Declines Invitation
 Senator Overton, who opposedA the bill and who said the governor had never told him how he stood. de- clined to follow the suggestion of Senator Bonner. declaring that the governor had never sent for him and he would not go unless his presence had been requested.
 Members of the senate who favored the bill insisted that the law should apply to Jefferson, Montgomery and Mobile counties as well as to all other counties and that if a ma jority of the people in any of the three counties favored such an amendment it is part of good government for the other counties of Alabama to enact such laws as will prohibit the things the majority in the county desire.
 Addresses in opposition to the bill were made by Senator's Teasley. Craft, f fBrowers Overton and Jones of Bar pour. Those who spoke in favor of
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