The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-28
TO WITHHOLD APPROVAL

announced his approval of the bill mak- ing contingent appropriation of S500.000 to institutions of higher learning, but stated that since he made the recon- mendation the strike in the Birmingham district had brought an emergency ex- penditure of $3,000 a day from the treas- ury.
 After stating that many of the appro- prations were meritorous but that the states financial condition would nus stand the additional expense at this time, Governor kilby closed with this states ment.
 '.In view of the circumstances, |
 deem 1t my duty to inform you that
 this time shall be compelled to
 withhold my approval of bills
 carrying appropriations for which
 provision bns not been made un-
 less and. until additional revenues
 are provided to cover them. The
 state, for the first time in many
 years, k free of floating debt
 You had Il principa, part in bring.
 ing about that condition. I feel
 sure that upon reflection you will
 agree with me that 1t would he
 most unfortunate to go back to the
 old unhappy and distressing con
 ditiOns."
 completed, members of the house broke into cheers.
 BLOW TO BIRMINGHAM
 The Birmingham district has been given serious blow by the elimination of Sec- ton IS of the original transportation bill which contains the preferential rates, and pig iron furnaces of that district will lose millions of dollars year. Not only did the house refuse to accept an amendment of Representative Benners. which would have re-established Section l5 as originally drawn. but by vote of forty-seyen to thirteen, it adopted tho committee amendment which provides 8 fine of from s508 to Sl0,000 against any transportation company which gives one shipper, one class or one industry rate which is higher or lower than the rate published in the tariffs and applicable to the general public.
 Representatives of the industrial dis- triet made hard fight for the reten- tion of the preferential rates, but mem bers from other districts were far in the majority The day ended without a vote on the bill, but the house i,aa r.aceS itself unequiYocally on record as being against any preferences in railroad rates&, For many years furnaces in the Birmns& ham district nave had cheaper ratss eT iron ore, limestone and coal coke thaH those given to trv ~dblic on the samfI commodities This was started in 1S0f with the idea thIt s,idustrrcs would bo fostereo
 It was proposed to continue the prefers ertial rates when the transportation act now pending was drawn but the judic- iary committee reported an amendment striking out all preferences and provid. ing for the fines against companies which gave them,
 KILLED BY BIG VOTE
 Mir Benner's motion to reinstate the original section was defeated by a vote Of 1T to f3 Those who voted for the committee amendment were: Mir Speaker Adams Austin, Baker. Bargainer, Blunt. Bracken, Burleson. Burks. Carnley, Christian Cliett. Cobbs. Dansby. Deese. Dickson. Dodson. Fauik. Fuller. Green, Harrison, Hollis Howle, ingraham, Jones (Marengol, Lawson. Lee (Perry). .ong (Butler). Long (Sumteri Matthews tWilcox), Mitchell Murphree, McDon- aid Orr Peters, Preston. Russell. Saaw. Smith. Sparks. Tompklns, Truss, Tnn> stall. Warner. Williams. Wilson, Wood> ward.
 Those who voted to continue the prefer. ential rates were Albright Arnold. Ben. ners, Calvert Ellis (Elmore). Hawkins Johnson Longshore. Parker. Ross. Scale. Sherrod Nandergraff.
 As soon as the transportation bill camo up for passage a fight was begun on tho amendment which struck out the prefer. ential rates Mr Vandegraff made c motion to reeommit the bill to the iudic> {
 (Corsinued on puue YAfrtee.A