The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
Although Both Houses Meet This Morning, 1t Is
Likely to-Be Middle of Next Week
Before Measure Is Reported
Out of Committees
BY w. j. BoLEs

Montgomery, August 7.-(Special)
The general revenue bill was defer
red by the senate committee on finance
and taxation this afternoon until next
Monday afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
The committee spent the entire
morning hearing arguments against the
income and excess profits taxes, Me
afternoon representatives of the Pull
man company protested against the in
creased license tax imposed on sleep
ing car companies and several tax as
SCISSORS appeared before the committee
to discuss the sections of the bill re-
lating to that part of the taxing ma
chinery
When the finance and taxation com
mittee met at 10 o'clock this morning
the senate chamber was crowded with
business men from all parts of the
state.
Mobile sent a very large delegation
here to protest against the imposition
of an income and excess profits tax,
as did Selma, Dothan, Greenville Eu-
faula, birmingham and other places.
There was also a large delegation on
hand from Montgomery.
The members of the senate commit
tee listened attentively to ali that was
said on the subject and they seem ed
&c be deeply impressed with the state
ments made by the speakers who dis
cussed the matter
Those who made speeches against the
income and excess profits taxes were.
Lloyd NJ Hooper of Selma, who was
Chairman of the delegation, r. B.
Thomas of the Eufaula Commercial
Ia Of
Cook of Greenville, Mr.. Barnett of
Monroeville. J. L. Bedside of Mobile.
H. M. Hobbie of Montgomery, William
b. White of Birmingham Albert P.
Bush OF Mobile, john r. T. Rives of
Birmingham, legislative delegate Of the
order of railway conductors, and Lewis
Bowen. secretary of the Alabama Fer
GRAFTON of Labor.
Mr. Hobbie made an especially strone,
Indictment against the excess profits
section of the bill, charging that it
was striking blow at the young.
Nirile. Woodworking man who tries to
get ahead by taking a large percent
age OF ms earnings whereas the con-
Germs with large capitilaza tions escape
with a much smaller percentage of
their earnings
Members of both houses stated TODAY
that they had been receiving messagse
from home all during the present week
demanding that they vote against the rev
enue bill in it's present shape. One NJ
the leading senators stated that his peo-
pie had put it up to him in the form
OF an ultimatum, and as he has been a
consistent supporter of the administra-
non in all measures that have come up
during the present session of the legis-
iature, he is in an EN- Embarrassing predica
ment- Commenting on the matter he
said he was in devil of a fix" and that
IL he didn't vote for the bill he would
go counter to the wishes of the governor
and violate the promise made to him, and
If he did vote for the bin he would do
so at the risk of killing himself political
iy with his people at home I'm a situa
: ton like this, what can a fellow do" he
asked.
And this senator is not the only mem
Der of the Legislature in a similar pre-
dicament. The people back home have
just found out what is really IN rne gem
eral revenue bill, and they are not at
all pleased. And the most disquietine
part of it to the administration leaders
is that the people back home are telling
their senators and Representatives that
they are not pleased
Both houses meet at 10 O'Clock tomor-
row morning, but it is certain that the
revenue bill will not be reported in the
senate. Tt is likely to be the middle of