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COMMITTEE AGREES NOT TO AGREE O REVENUE Bi^ I
Unable to Reconcile Differences Between House
Bill and Senate Amendments, Conference
Committee Reports Inability to Reach
Agreement and Adjourns
ny W. J. ROLES
Montgomery. August 29.— (Special)—Agreeing that it could
not agree, the conference committee to which was referred the
general revenue hill prepared its report to that effect this after
noon and adjourned. The fact that Senator Leith of the com
mittee was called to his home in Jasper on account of the illness
of one of his children prevented the report being read in the
house and senate this afternoon.
It will be read the first thing: when
the legislature meets next Tuesday
morning.
The conference committee has been
considering the senate amendments
since last Monday afternoon but has
never been able to reconcile the dif
ference between the house bill and the
senate amendments to the extent that j
.11 six members of the committee could
sign it. liven the report setting out
that the committee cannot agree is
not signed by ail six of the members.
Senators Leith and Butler and Rep
resentatives Murphree and Lynne, how-|
ever, signed the report giving the neces-i
sary two-thirds majority of the rep- (
resentatlon of each house. Senator
Griffith and Representative Benners1
did not sign-the report.
The report was handed to the sec
retary of the senate and the clerk of
the house this afternoon, but under an
agreement with Senator Leith it was
not read.
TO NAME NEW COMMITTEE
When the legislature reconvenes at
10 o'clock next Tuesday morning. to
which time adjournment was taken by
joint resolution this afternoon, the re
port will be read and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Nathan L. Miller, as president of
the senate, and Speaker Henry Mer
ritt of the house will appoint a new
conference committee, the present
committee asking to be discharged.
Tt is learned that at no flme since
the conference committee took the bill
has the coal and iron tonnage tax or
the income tax been considered.
The taxing machinery, several sec
tions of the license schedule and a few
other senate amendments were unler
discussion the entire time. The mein
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bers were unable to set together on ail
of these. It is stated that the gov
ernor would not consent to any com
promises that materially changed the
bill as it came from the senate and at
two members from each house could
not be brought to agreement on some
of the more important of these no re
port could be made. Governor Kilby
held several conferences with the
members of the conference committee
yesterday, last night and today, but
they failed to bring about any agree
ment. The governor, it is said, refuses
to yield in the matter of the taxing
machinery and on some other features
that wore discussed, and as those who
have been in opposition to his hill re
fused to make all the concessions
without any coming from the adminis
tration it was foreseen from the be
ginning that no acceptable compro
mise could be effected.
PASSAGE APPEARS DOUBTFUL
Tonight it looks very much like there
will be no general revenue bill passed
by this legislature unless the governor
recedes from the position he has taken
with reference to the taxing machinery
and the industrial exemptions. There
is a decided and determined majority
in the lower house against both of
these provisions arid they declared to
night that they would not reverse their
attitude on these.
Only five more days remain in which
to pass the bill and get it into the
hands of the governor. The legisla
tive day will of necessity be lost, as
the new conference committee cannot
be appointed until Wednesday, and even
if they get down to work at once h
is not believed possible for them to
agree upon a report the same day. That
j will leave only four days more and
j unless an adjournment of several day«
is taken on Wednesday in order to giv-1.
! the committee time to consider the sen
ate amendments still other legislative
days w'ill be consumed while waiting
for the report.
In the meantime, other important
bills on the administration programme
are being held up, such as the at>
propriations bill. which cannot be
passed until the revenue bill is enacted;
the education, health, highway and coi*
| vict bills. The convict bill has passed
j the senate and the bill creating the
| highway system has passed both
| houses, but with amendments that call
for concurrence or conference commit
tees.
j> The $23,000,000 highway bond issue
I bill has not yet been considered in
either house.
Ten days of the present session ol
the legislature remain and it is be
lieved to be a physical impossibility fo*
ell of these measures to be enacte-1
within that time.
B. R. T. Employes Formally
Vote to Accept Increase
Bv Associate Press
New York, August 29.—Employes of the
Brooklyn f Rapid Transit . company, who
recently called off a strike on surface,
subway and elevated lines in Brooklyn
tonight formally voted to accept a prof
fered increase of 25 per cent. A nine
hour day also was granted the men.
Officials of the Brotherhood of Inter
borough rapid transit employes which
recently won by a strike in Manhattan
an increase, of 25 per cent and a promise
of an additional 25 per cent increase, an
nounced tonight that the union would not
press the demand for the extra 25 per
cent. This decision was said- to be in
response to President Wilson’s appeal
to labor urging that no further large
wage increases be demanded.
IE CONING
Labor Day
at
East Lake
! will usher in the greatest
! celebration o r g a n i z ed
labor of the Birmingham
district has ever seen.
Big Special Programme
Athletic Events—Prizes
Dancing Afternoon
and Night
Fireworks at Night
Sunday Musical
Programme:
Miss Margaret Antwine
and Mrs. Juliett Vigi
lante in Vocal Solos.
KILL ROAD PLAN
By W. J. BOLES
Montgomery, August 29.— (Special.)
That the house of representatives is
determined to kill the state highway
programme worked out by State High
way Engineer Kellar in co-operation
with the highway commissioners, high
way improvement association and fed
eral highway engineers is patent from
its action today and last Wednesday.
The Arnold bill creating the state
highway commission, providing for a
complete trunk highway system and
appropriating the entire motor vehicle
license money to the highway fund,
was saddled down with amendments
that will defeat the purposes of the
bill. Under the grabbing policy pur
sued by some of the legislators wher
ever the question of revenues is men
tioned every county must share equal
ly in the distribution of the road fund
—that is, the same number of dollars
must be expended for road purposes ir
each of the 7 counties.
This just as effectually kills the
highway programme as if the bill had
been defeated as a whole.
While the the highway programme
calls for the building of good roads
in every county in order to connect up
the trunk highways that would trav
erse the state from north to south and
east to west. Several of these roads
have been selected and mapped.
Under the amendment adopted
Wednesday and which remains in the
j bill despite the efforts of its friends
tc strike it: out on reconsideration this
morning, the motor vehicle license
must he divided in equal parts among
’he 7 counties. This is said to be the
first steps towards the defeat of the
proposed $2,1,000,000 state highway
bond issue, upon which hinges Ala
bama’s participation in the federal good
reads aid fund.
Following the reconsideration of the
highway system bill the house took up
house bill No. 4H5, by Mr. Jones of
Escambia county, which provides for
the submission to the voters of the
state a constitutional amendment after
90 days from final adjournment of the
legislature, authorizing counties tr. levy
rnd collect special taxes for the con
struction and maintenance of public
ro$ds and bridges, to fix debt limit and
tax limit of counties and to validate
outstanding debts incurred by counties
for the construction of highways, roads,
bridges and other public improvements.
SUBSTITUTE OFFERED
Mr. Partridge of Franklin count, v
moved to substitute his bill which
would submit the constitutional amend
ment to the voters at the regular elec
tion in November. 1920, and levies the
special tax of 50 cents, and a motion tq
table his motion was defeated.
Mr. Long of Butler oposed the bills,
declaring that most of the counties
are already burdened with debts, and
that tftxe#- -now take drfooift all a
man makes. Tie asserted that the ten
dency in recent years, both national
and stale, has been to regulate every -
thing. a tendency, he declared, leading
to bolshevism.
Mr .Dansby of Choctaw, arguing !r.
support, of the Partridge bill stated that
if adopted*and the amendment ratified
tie counties would have the right to
vote on a proposed highway bond is
sue for the respective counties. The
fund derived from such bond isue would
be used for constructing and maintaing
ii g roads, collateral to the state trunk
highways
Mr. Faulk offered an amendment to
the substitute requiring a petition for
a special election under this constitu
tional amendment to he signed by 25
per cent of the qualified voters. ,n
stead of 10 per cent, as specified in the
Partridge bill. The amendment was
defeated.
Mr. Sparks of Barbour offered an
amendment requiring 25 per cent of
the special taxes collected in munici -
t alities be paid into the treasury of
such municipality to be used for the
upkeep of its streets. The amendment
was adopted.
Mr. VandeGraaff of Tuscaloosa, op
pcsing the bill, urged the members to
give serious consideration to the bill,
as it would make it possible for coun
ties to add 50 cents to the $100 of
valuation to the tax rate, thereby in
creasing the limit to $1.25. He*insisted
hat by raising the valuations of
property to the constitutional limit
there would be no necessity of special
taxes.
The substitute was adopted hv a.
vote of 5S to 20 and the bill as amend
ed was passed by the vbte of 04 to 26.
barely receiving the required three
fifths vote of the total membership
of the house.
COLUMBUS. MISS
Columbus, Miss., August 29.—(Special.)
A glowing- tribute has been paid to Col.
Kphriam G. Peyton, a native of this
city, who is now’ in command of the head
quarters battalion or military staff of
the peace conference, in a booklet recent
ly issued by the American commission
to negotiate peace.”
The frontispiece of the booklet shows a
handsome likeness of Colonel Peyton,
| who won special distinction for heroic
: service in the great St. Mihiel and
j Meuse-Argonne drive, for which he was
■ decorated with the distinguished service
medal.
Throughout the entire booklet, which
is. a beautiful piece of w?ork, are pic
tures of the officers composing the peace
j staff and a number of pretty scenes in
j Paris.
, In brief the following outline of Colonel
| Peyton’s military career is given in the
j booklet issued:
j “A hero of the St. Mihiel and Meuse
! Argonne offensive*?, a proud possessor
,of the distinguished service medal, and
I the subject of frequent commendations
! in general orders depicting his valor and
| worth, briefly describes the man com
1 manding the headquarters battalion,
! American commission to negotiate peace,
“in 1899 he stepped forth from the
United States Military academy with
the rank of second lieutenant of infan
try; 1907 a captain; 1910 a major; 1917 a
lieutenant colonel and 191S a colonel.
"Prior to this war he participated in
the Philippine insurrection from June,
181*9. to October. 1907, and in the Moro
campaigns from November, 1911, to
March. 1912. *
"August 5, *19^. he w as assigned to the
320th Infantry, SOth Division, later being
promoted to the grade of colonel, taking
command of that regiment. His work
with the regiment has been a subject of
admiration to ail and a consolation to
the division commander.
"The peace commission gained this of
ficer on January 12, 1919, and it is wit)*
pride, wholesome respect and highest re*
Judges ’ Salary Bill
Passes Both Houses
By W. J. BOLES
Montgomery, August 29—(Special)—Air.
Long of Butler started off the after
noon session by offering a resolution
calling upon judges and solicitors of the
various courts of the state to furnish the
house with the names of the persons
filling their places while they are lob
bying in Montgomery for increases in
their salaries. He moved that the rules
be suspended and the resolution he put
on its passage, but the house refused to
suspend the rules and the resolution went
to the rules committee.
Senate bill No. 398 increasing the sal
aries of the justices of the supreme court
from $5000 to $7500 was then called as
the special order.
Mr. Bong of Butler, opposed the in
crease basing his opposition primarily
on consitutional grounds, but disgressed
from this line of argument to attack
Chief Justice John C. Anderson for h»s
speech before the joint-session of the
legislature several weeks ago in support
of woman suffrage.
He contended that the justices of the
suprepie court knew what their salaries
would be before they were elected and
that they then undertook to serve the
state for the compensation fixed by the
law.
Mr. Benners of Jefferson replying to
Mr. Long, stated that there was no con -
stitutional provision in the way of in
creasing the salaries of judges, citing
section 150 of the constitution which pro
vides that salaries of judges of the va
rious courts shall not be diminished dur
ing the terms to which they are electe 1
whereas the section relating to other of
ficers forbid either increasing or de
creasing compensation during the terms
for which they are elected.
HIT BY H. C. OF L.
Mr. Benners insisted that the high cost
of living has effected judges as well as
other persons.
Mr. Lynne of Morgan county, support
ing the bill said if the suggesting to
make the act effective at the expira
tion of present terms that some judges
would be drawing $7500 while others
would get only $5000 as they are elected
for terms of six years, two every two
years. He said the constitution forbids
judges from practicing law' or engaging
in any other business during their ser
vice on the bench thus compelling their,
to live on their salaries.
Mr. Tompkins of Houston, said he ha t
watched very carefully all appropriation
measures and had voted against many
of them hut for the best interests of the
state and its citizens he believd the
judges should be paid better salaries. He
said he could see no constitutional ob
stacle to it.
Mr. Tompkins said there are sheriffs
and circuit court clerks and probate
judges in Alabama who receive greater
compensation than the judges of the su
preme court and asked if it were just
that such a condition does exist.
gard of the men that this colonel has
been able to make it jvhat it ha-s been
through all of these days while peace
negotiations were being worked out.
The command of this officer will remain
a fond memory to all of the members of
the headquarters battalion long after the
battalion has passed out of existence."
A most horrible accident at 7:30 o’clock
last evening took the life of 2-year-old
Lester Earle Estes, son of Mr. amt! Mrs.
Jim Estes, when the child was run over
and crushed to death by a street car
on Nineteenth street in East Columbus.
An investigation by Mayor D. S. Mc
Clanahan and Officer R. C. Noble soon
followed, but Mr. Estes, realizing the ac
cident was the fault of the child, stated
there would be no need of any arrests.
The mother of the child has been se
riously i 1! for several days and the little
hoy, who had just finished his supper,
left his home to go and find some play
mates. The Estes home is only a few
feet from the car track and the infant,
not seeing the car approaching, made an
effort to cross the street, but before go
ing very far he met his fate.
The remains were taken to Bersheeba
cemetery and interment took place there
this morning.
Rev. R. Excell Fry, for the past two
years pastor of the First Presbyterian
church here, has accepted a call to the
Central Presbyterian church in Mobile
and will leave Columbus November 1.
He expects to spend the next three
weeks in New Orleans, preaching at the
First Presbyterian church there in the
absence of the pastor.
Although it has been known that
Rev. Fry was considering leaving, an
nouncement to this effect was made at
a congregational meeting held.
The Sanitary ILaundry. which for a
number of years has been doing busi
ness in East Columbus, will probably
soon be under new ownership, as a
meeting of this -corporation has been
called for September 20 for the pur
pose of voting on the propositiin to dis
solve the corporation and surrender
its charter.
After September 1 the laundry will
be under the management of l'. Fraser,
of Memphis. Cl. R. Neumann, who has
been in charge for a number of years
will soon leave for Florida, where he
goes to locate.
The old Stone hotel here lias been
leased by C. Tl. Brown, Sr., and wife
and they will open the place under
American plan within the next few
weeks. The building will be repaired
throughout. The store on the ground
floor formerly occupied by Peck and
I*amb will be made into a dining room,
and the store one door south now oc
cupied by the Columbus Farm Land
association will be'made into an office
and lobby.
DEATHS
Hortie Belle Graven—The lJUmonth
ol(l daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Graves, died yesterday at a local in
firmary. Remains will be shipped
to Niato, Ala., at 12 o’clock today
for interment by "Lay.
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Mr. I,ong of Butler offered an amend
ment fixing the salaries at $6000 instead
of $7500.
Mr. Tunstall of Hale, stated that a
baseball umpire gets more salary that:
a justice of the supreme court of Ala
bama and moved to table the amendment. ■
The motion was tabled by a vote of 4j
to 43.
Mr. Long offered an amendment fixing
the salaries at $0500 which was adopter!
by the vote of 75 to 8, whereupon the
bill as amended, increasing the salaries
at $0500 was passed by the vote of *'»6
to 30.
Senate bill No. 399 increasing salaries
of judges of the court of appeals at
$7500. Mr. Long of Butler offered an
amendment fixing the salaries at $0000.
Mr. Shaw of Colbert, made a speech
against the amendment and Mr. Parker
of Coosa opposed any increase at all.
He dubbed the fight for increased sal
aries for the judges as a wonderful per
formance. He said he regretted that he
did not have the words to express hi4*
ideas otherwise he would make the mem
bers in favor of raising salaries feel reai
bad.
Mr. Sha^of .Colbert, offered an amend
ment^ fixing the salaries at $0500.
THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED
The question of abolishing the court
of appeals, Mr. Lynne who was a mem
b er of the recess judiciary committee ex
plained that the committee had made a
thorough investigation of the matter and
were convinced that it could not r>a
abolished without hampering the busi
ness of the state.
The Shaw amendment was voted down,
the Long amendment adopted and the
bill passed by the senate by the vote
of 59 yeas and 32 nays.
Senate bill No. 400 increasing salaries
from $3000 to $4500 was called. Mr. Long
offered an amendment fixing the sal
aries at $3600. Mr. Da^sby offered an
amendment making it $4000. Mr. Dansby j
amendment was tabled by the vote of J
55 yeas and 32 nays.
Mr. Van de Graaf of Tuscaloosa made i
an impassioned appeal to the house mem
bers to defeat the amendment basing hi**
argument on the absolute necessity of
paying the. judges salaries that will en
able them to live de.cently.
Mr. Cobbs of "Mobile, stated that if the
Long amendment be adopted it will ae
tually cut the salaries of the judges in
Jefferson, Mobile and Montgomery coun
ties.
The Long amendment was adopted by
62 ayes, 17 nays.
Mr. Ross of Jefferson offered an amend
ment permitting counties which are in
circuits to themselves to supplement the
salaries of the circuit judges out of the
county tresaury and it was adopted.
The bill as amended was passed by the
i vote of 66 to 16.
The seriate concurred in the house
amendment fixing the salaries of the jus
I tices of the supreme court at $6500 a
l year and now the bill goes to the gov- ]
rnor for his signature.
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast
Alabama. Georgia, , Mississippi: Pair
south, showers and thunder showers
north portion Saturday: Sunday showers
and thunderstorms: gentle to moderate
variable winds.
Tennessee: Showers and thunderstorms
Saturday; Sunday fair.
Local Data
For the 24 hours ending at 7 p. m. Au
gust 29, 1919:
Highest temperature . S9
Dowest temperature . * 72
Mean temperature . 80
Normal temperature . 77
Deficiency in temperature since Jan
uary 1 . 26(1
Rainfall . ”,y)
Total rainfall since January 1.36.3S
Rxeess in rainfall since January 1_ 103
Relative humidity, 8 a. m.!. 87
1 P- m.59
8 p. m. . §9
Dry thermometer, 8 a. m. 3
1 P- m.87
8 p. m. 74
Wet thermometer, 8 a. m... 70
8 p. m.
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fOK WAR VEIERANS
By W. J. BOLES
Montgomery, August 29—(Special)—Ev
ery world war veteran in Alabama
would receive $<50 from the state of Ala
bama if a bill introduced in the house
today by Representative U. A. Hollis, of
Lamar county, is passed.
The bill which was referred to the
ways and means and appropriations
committee appropriates the sum of SOO
for the use and benefit of each and ev
ery soldier, sailor or marine fnom Ala
bama who served not less than six
months in the world war just ended,
and directs the state auditor to, upon
presentation of proper application by
such veteran, to draw a warrant upon
the state treasurer for the sum «of
These sums a^e to be paid out of any
funds in the treasury not otherwise ap
propriated.
The Persian bridgeroom is obliged to
give his bride a certain sum of money
in addition to other presents, If he is
in moderate circumstances he gives his
bride two complete dresses, a #ng and
a mirror.
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