Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-06
TAX CLASS|F|CAT|O
AND BUDGET BILLS
ARE LOST IN SENATE
Both Measures Tabled on
UnfavorabIe Vote-Three
Senators Smith Named as
Income Tax Conferees

Defeat of the administration tax
classification and budget bills and
rejection of house amendments to
the Landlord income tax measure
marked the session of the senate
Wednesday. The vote on the sew
eral propositions was, in each in
stance, so overwhelming as to leave
no doubt as to the attitude of the
upper house.
Following rejection OF house
amendments t. the income tax bill.
President Carswen appointed Sena'
tors @. c. Smith. of the Twenty
third; Ernest NJ. Smith, of the Thir-
ty-fifth and Fred A Smith, of the
Forty-fifth, as oonferees on the part
of the senate to undertake to reach
an agreement with a like committee
of three from the house concerning
the disputed income tax issues.
Having great respect for the in
tegrity, industry and ability of the
great family of which they are mem
bers, the chair names the Senators
Smith as conferees on part of the
senate" said President Carswen.
amid applause
Speaker Neill appointed Repre-
sentatives Covington, of Colquitt;
Harris, of jefferson, and Ellis. Of
Tiff, on the conference committee to
represent the house.
Bills Are Tabled
Of the two administration bills
that were consigned by the senate
to things that might have been
the budget bill, as sponsored by
Senators Phillips and Pace, made by
far the best showing. 1t mustered
an actual majority Of the senate,
but failed of passage because, be-
ing constitutional amendment, a
two-thirds vote was required for its.
passage.
The record vote on the budget
bill showed % senators faVoring il,
as against 10 opposing its passage.
But an actual majority of the sen.
ate recorded itself as against the
classification measure, which had
been favorably reported by the con-
stitutional amendments committee.
For the bill. only 20 senators regis
tered themselves, whereas p voted
against its passage.
The journal of the senate will not
record the defeat of either cIassiii-
cation OF budget legislation, because
each of them was tabled by unan
imous consent before the presiding
vote and chronicle their death. But
Senator Phillips, who has waged L
persistent and relentless effort to
pass the budget measure, reflected
the true situation, when, in asking
that his bill be tabled, he smilinGly
described his remarks as a swan
song"
After debating enc classification
bill, which was favorably reported
by the constitutional amendments
committee, and which in effect
amends the constitution so as to per-
NIT the legislature TO classify and
segregate property TO rthe purposes
of taxation, q record vote showed
that twenty-five members were OPP
posed to the measure a. against
twenty who favored it. Being a con-
stitutional amendment, a two-thirds
vote is required for it's passage
through the senate. The records
showed that a majority of the body
was opposed to the bill.
Measure Is Saved
Realizing that it had been defeat
ed, Senator Mason, an administra-
ton spokesman, saved it's parlia-
mentary status by moving that the
measure be tabled. This motion
automatically prevented the presid-
ing officer from announcing the
record vote.
The vote on the classification bill
follows:
Ayes-Senators Adams, Arrow,
Davis, Garlicll, ellis, Green, Ham
by, Hullender, Johns, Keith, Ken
non, Landlord, Little, Loftin, Ma
son, Moore, Phillips, G. c. Smith,
Fred A. Smith and Spence-20.
Nays-Senators Beauchamp, Boyd,
Chastain, Duke, Ficklin, Garrison,
Gilstrap, Grantham, Henderson,
Hodges, Horn, Kennedy, King, Lat
timer, Miller, Morgan, Owens, Pace,
Parker, Redwine, Ernest M. Smith
and Whitaker-22.
Income Amendments Rejected
With the disposal of the classifi-
cation measure, the senate imme-
diately took up house amendments
to the income tax bill. President
Carswell ruled that a tWothirds
majority of the members of the
senate would be required to accept
any of the amendments, and SEN
ator Henderson moved that the sem
ate recede from it's position. Adop
ton of this motion by a two-thirds
vote would have meant the passage
of the bill.
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