The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-06

Senators Leith of Walker, McDowen of Eufaula, Ellis of Selma and West of Bir- mingham have already taken their op position to announcing the bill as it came from the house.
 Governor Kilby stated to The Age Herald correspondent today that he is not. dissatisfied with the bill as passed by | the house, although he would like to see the taxing machinery restored. Large delegations from Birmingham and l other cities in different sections of the state are here to watch the progress of l the bill through the senate. It is expect ed that they will be invited to appear before the committee tomorrow and l Thursday to discuss it and to register their objections, if they have any. | Several members of the house stated to- | day that they did not know what was in l the bill when they voted for it last Fri day, that since going back home and | talking with their constituents they are ! inclined to believe that it is not what the | people want and that were it to come to | a vote in the house again in it's present shape they would vote against it. 1 Governor Kiby is not letting up in his | fight to put the revenue bill through the l legislature. He insists that every penny | of the money to be raised under it IS I needed to properly maintain the state in- l stitutions and to operate the state gov- | ernment He disclaims making any de-
 mands, stating that all he has dodne tas | been to request the members of the legis- 1 lature to put the bill through so that the revenue estimated by the committee as 1 necessary will be raised during the next 1 four years.
 | Dr. Brooks Lawrence returned to Mont l gomery today from South Alabama where
 he spent Sunday and is taking hand | in the fight on the revenue bill in the 1 senate He states that he is opposed to the coal and iron tonnage tax because Y is unjust and unfair and that it would /, work a hardship against the industrial interests of the state.
 The next three days are going to be live ly and exciting in the senate chamber and what the result will be no one can now predict with a certainty.
 M'DOWELL'S RESOLUTION Senator Mcdowell of Barbour intro
 duced the following resolution soon
 after the senate convened, which was
 referred to the rules conmittee: | "Whereas, in the campaign in which
 the members of ?, this senate were
 elected it was fully understood by the
 people in the respective districts that
 the senators elected were to abolish rather than create new offices, to in-
 ject into the affairs of state needed
 reforms in it's business affairs as
 would enable it to pay off off it's indebt'
 edness, and especially was it under
 stood that at this time of unrest in
 the states's affairs taxes were not to
 be raiSed.'
 Reoiting that the people of Alabama
 had patriotically gone over the top in
 all war activities, that they had been
 heavily taxed by war loans, contribI-
 tions etc, the resolution sets out: | And, whereas, we are all much in
 terested in the great cause of educa-
 ton, we know that the three-mill tax
 now in force in this state enables the common schools to give our children
 an education and that there is no cause for an immediate raise in our present tax rate. but on the other hand, cur states receipts are much larger than it's expenses; and,
 Whereas, the people of Alabama | ar greatly alarmed, and have good
 cause to be. over the excessive appro- priatio proposed by this legislature
 and view with just concern the great increase in taxes proposed to be placed upon them by legislature intrusted in good faith not to raise taxes; and. Whereas it is the desire of the sen ate. with their campaign promises in mind, that are now expected of the senate.
 'Therefore be it resolved by the ser- ate, that the senate finance and tax
 ation committee. in the consideration
 of the revenue bill, keep in mind the conditions above set forth and so amend the proposed revenue bill as it will be in keeping with what the citi- zens and taxpayers of Alabama have a i right to expect of this senate and that the said committee report such amend ments to the bill as that will reduce the proposed increase in taxes and tfat will enable the senate to agree to such | appropriations as were made by the l last legislature.''