The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
Big Concerns Are Relieved for Ten Years and Sam Will John Predicts Politi-
 cal Death
SAYS PROHIBITION
 LEADERS WILL FEEL
 WRATH OF PEOPLE
Carmichael Champions Ex- empti0ns and Committee
 of the Whole Votes Over
 whelmingly for Proposal
By L. s. BETTY


 Montgomery, July 27.-tspecialS The house today, sitting a commit lee of the whole, by a vote of to 1, kustained provisions of the new rev. Enue bill exempting from taxation for ! period of 10 years water power conn banies. ship building plants. cotton hills and other big industries. The fight on the exemption provisions Sf the bill consumed the greater part of he day, and furnished the most heated ebates since the present legislature con- fened. Both bitterness and personal feel hg were displayed before the contest anne to a close. Charges were made by friend against friend. and prohibitionists, Vho favored exemptions, were threatened with political destruction.
 THREAT UTTERED BY
 SAM WILL JOHN
 This threat was uttered by Col. Sam Kill John, representative from Dallas ounty, who led the fight for the repeal f the exemption clauses. His remarks Fere construed as the most significant ttered during the long debate
 If We allow the Alabama Water Power ompany and other large corporations xemption from taxation, I tell you that mother prohibition legislature will not 1t in these halls in many years" was he warning the Dallas representative ave his colleagues.
 A similar warning was uttered by Rep esentative Judge of Shelby, who declared he prohibition lobby had led the pro- ibitionists in the house "snipe hunting But the warning, if indeed 1t should be There was not doubt. from the moment iven such significance. was unheeded he debate began that the exemption pro- isions would be sustained. The cause ,as eloquently championed by the lead hg prohibitionists of the house, by strong ttorneys, who said they had no interest h the Alabama Power company, or other ubnc service corporations, and by farm rs who only knew of these corporations rom what they had been told and from hat they had read in the papers. CARMICHAEL CHAMPIONS
 CAUSE OF EXEMPTION
 Speaker Carmichael was one of the lead fs who championed the cause of exemp-
  nat the prohibitionists would be retired political oblivion because of their vote br exemptions, but rather, on the other land, predicted their retention in office ecause of such "a patriotic course"
 While the debate was in progress sev- ral representatives of the Alabama ower company and members of the dele ation who came to Montgomery in the terest of the Muscle Shoals project were the floor of the house. having been ranted privileges of the floor before he fight began.
 The long debate was on an amendment fered by Colonel John to strike out sec- on 8 of the bill providing exemption cotton mills and factories. However, he entire scope of exemptions proposed as covered in the debate and the vote the John amendment. reached after x-hour discussion, was 61 to 90 in favor tabling the amendment. Colonel John hen offered an amendment to strike out sction 5, relating to exemptions to water ower companies but this amendment Pas promptly tabled by vote of 55 to 22
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