The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-06
LEGISLATURE SHOULD ADJOURN

He said if the revenue bill is not
passed today the legislature should
adjourn and let the governor call a
special session of the legislature as he
certainly will do.
Mr.. Tunstall Of Hale asked if the bill
had been returned from the committee
and if the conference committee had
been discharged The chair stated that
the bill and amendments had been
returned and that the adoption of the
committees report would discharge the
committee.
He raised the point that on the re-
ceipt of the bill from the senate the
amendments were non-concurred in, and
the only motion that could be enter
tanned now is to reconsider the vote
to concur.
The chair (Mr. LYNN held that the
other motion with respect to the re-
venue bill and that the sole question
now is that of concurrence.
Mr.. Hale asked the chair (Mr. Lynne)
il a tentative report had been prepared
for the fast conference committee and
receiving an affirmative reply asked
if the machinery prescribed in the
tentative report was the same referred
to in the governors letter to Speaker
Merritt. Mr.. Lynne said it was, that
he drew it up, and that it was read
and approved by the governor.
MERELY vERBIAGF CHANGE
Mr. Long, of Butler, said even if the
exemptions were stricken out of the rev.
enue bill, they would still be on the
statute books. In other words, ''the adj
ministration was merely changing the
verbiage and giving them the same dose.
and accomplishes the same thing they
have been trying for several days to do
Mr.. Faulk called attention to the fact
that leaving the exemption sections our
of the revenue bill would not repeal them.
He said the people have gone crazy or
the subject of spending money; that the
state of Alabama could be run at much
less expense than it is now without hurt
ing anybody. but those holding a lot of
useless offices. He commended that the
amounts asked for the university and
| other institutions of higher education
were entirely too much; that it costs all
| most as much to go to one of these
schools as if they were run as private
enterprises.
had come here to enact laws for their
people. and not to be gagged by the CHIEF
executive.
| Mr.. Oakley charged that small ma
nority was trying to defeat the revenue
bill. He charged that Lieutenant Gov
lernor Miller. president of the senate.
WANTED to defeat the coal and iron ton
mage tax, and that he was unfair in Sc
lecting two members of the conference
committee who opposed that tax.
| Mr. Benners said that personalities
| should be eliminated from the discus
sions of this matter. He said great
deal had been said about the coal and
! iron tonnage tax and for the enlight-
| eminent of the house members he cited
| figures to show that from the coal and
iron tax only little over $550,oo0
would be raised and about 100000
| from the income tax as amended by
the senate. He said every school
| teacher and every clerk in the CAPITAL
at Montgomery had been told he would
get the money he wants when the bill
passes and that the increase neces-
sary must be raised on income and
tonnage taxes.
Over $4,000. 900 had been promised
and only about $750,000 Of 1t to be