The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-03
GOVERNOR LOSES
 Z FIGHTS D!!IIp|NG
 nic ' ,sa rrInkl asa SSisu o-o0'o''
House fluffy When Educational Bill Is Returned With Amend ment and Refuses to AC-
 cept, Killing Bill
By FRED II. GORMLEY
 Msntgomsry Bureau The Ase-hefaie

Montgomery Bureau The Ase-Hsraie
 22l-2 Fisst National Bank eudinq
 Montgomery, October 2--tSpc-
 ciaID-Governor kiIby lost two
 fights in the legislature during Che
 closing hours of the special session
 tonight and as n result of one de-
 feat for him the public schools of
 Alabama lost a conditional appro-
 priation of xI50,O0O and the inssi-
 tmtions of higher learning con
 ditionat appropriation of xs50.o0O.
 Believing that two great q call was being made on the state treasury for funds for th< public schools when a col ditional appropriation Of one mill lion dollars is already outstanding, Governor Kilby returned the sduca tional appropriation bill to the state snate, which promptly eoncurred in the amendment which reduced the ap- |prcpriation for the public schools from $25e,oo to $15o.O00.
 When the amendment reached the house many members jumped to their feet and demanded recognition. Rep resl tative J. c, Wilson. from Governor Kilby's own county Calhoun declared that the message and amendment were IaD insult to the members of the house and that they should decline to con eur He was followed by ]. A. Carnley, U. n, Clayton. w. Y Adams and A. F. |Smith, all of whim urged that CGyer- nor Kilby not be given the power to change the appropriation.
 NJ. Clayton was very. critical of the governor and his position. charging that in campaigns and on the stump the stv tveTnor had expressed himself as ne1r le but that in the governors office he had done everything in his power to advance the institutions of higher learHing. even disregardifg the com mon schools in his efforts.
 ANSWERS CRITICISMS W. F, Dickson. who has led the administration fight for all educational |r'efsGres since he became member oi the legislature early in 1919, answered the criticisms of the opponents of the .amendment with the declaratio that no man had attempted to do as much for the general school system US Gov ernor Kiihy
 T cannot sit supinely by and permit any ,sersoEs 10 east reflections upon lrae governor or make charges that he iias fa]ed |, be friend to the public schools. declared MT Dickson. 2 nave ceen associated with the governor iii thissgs educational and I know that no person who has occupied the execu- tive chair has ever attempted to do as much for the general educational system as Governor KiIby."
 Governor ISilbys course was also de. fended by W, B, Alexander of Perry who said the governor was doing nothinl. but attempting to divide the pubic funds among the various institutions of the state in the most equitable manner pos sible.
 Disregarding the appeals of friends ot the amendment. the opponents of the amendment called for a vote. which re- suited in a vote of forty seven for re. fUsal to accept the amendment and four teen in favor Of acceptance. s. A. Lynne speaker of the house, and o. L. Tomp- siHs. floor leader of the administration voted against concurrence and many per sons who had stood by the administra ton throughout it's many fights in the legislature cast ballots in opposition to it
 It was stated afterward that an agree. ment was reached in the house ways means and appropriations committed whereby the appropriation would be di-
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