The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
KILBY HOLDS CONFERENCES

During the morning hours Governor Kilby held a conference with several of the senators and later it was an- nounced that 8 resolution recalling the revenue bill from the finance and taxation committee would be offered by Senator Acker This resolution was drawn up and Senator Acker had it ready to offer when the senate re- convened at 2:30 o'clock, but he held it off until the roll call for the pas sage of lQca : bills had been about com pleted. itw
 As time1vaiS .,s the opposition to the income, eA4.lA profit and coal and iron tonnage pfovisions of the revenue bill gains in strength and the impress sion prevails tonight that it can never be put through the senate with the objectionable sections. The adminis- tration is in the midst of a very bad fix over the matter. The senate is willing to restore the taxing machin- cry eliminated from the original bill by the house. but the house is under stood to be unalterably opposed to it The senate committee has restored the waterpower, shipbuilding and cyana- 1nide plant exemptions which the house cut out and which it is believed it will not agree to reincorporation in the bill A majority of the senate, ac- cording to conservative estimates, is
 
 have drawn the fire of business and industrial people of the state.
 Based upon the best information ob- tainable today the conclusion is that unless Governor Kilby consents to make a few concessions he will never get a revenue bill through thS legis- lature. He has been offered the op- portunity to compromise. The commit tee representing the buisenss men of the state has offered to cooperate with the governor and the legislature in working out system whereby all the re venue needed by the state can be ob- tained.
 ADVISED TO ACCEPT
 It was rumored this afternoon that some of Governor Kilbys most inti- mate friends and closest advisers had advised him to accept the offer. One of these is said to have called on the governor during the afternoon and in- sisted that he make same concessions, declaring that in no other way would it be possible for him to get a reve- nue bill enacted that would support the state government and the state in stitutions. Whether the governor will heed this advice is not known yet
 The legislature adjourned this after noon until Friday morning at 10 o'colck in order that the members may go to DemopoHS tomorrow to attend the bar becue and cock sale, from which funds are expected to be raised with which to build bridge across the Tombigbee river at Demopolis. special legisla- ture train will leave Montgomery about $ o'clock tomorrow night.
 Travelling men who have been out in the state during the last few days on their return to Montgomery state that the business men, large and small. wherever they have been are almost a unit against the income, excess profit and coal and iron tonnage tax fea- lures of the revenue bill. Until the last few days they had not seen the bill and did not know what it con- tSined. Since getting copies of the bill or having it explained to them they are coming out emphatically against il, and the administration is hearing from tn em.
 When the senate finance and taxation committee reconvened at 10 o'clock this Senator Acker suggested that the committee report favorably such por-