Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-08
WHISKY TAX IS
RAISED BY
HOUSE
DEALERS WILL HAVE TO PAY
500 INSTEAD 500, As
HAS BEEN THE
CUSTOM.

Following the reading OF the Journal
Thursday Mr.. Fields. Of Dooley,
introduced a privileged resolution
providing that evening sessions Of
the house should be held. be-
ginning az o'clock on the evening Of
Decerber sth. and TO be held as long and
Is late as T. necessary FOR the completion
OF the business before the house
an amendment By Mr.. Steed. OF Taylor,
providing that the sessions end at $50
O'Clock each night was adopted. as was
the resolution
Several paragraphs OF the general tax
act were passed. with no amendments un-
III the paragraph relative 70 the circuses
Il. this state. was reached. Ihe tax for
circus IN this state has been very high.
and scaled according 70 the size Of towns
in which the circus exhibited
1Er Calvin. o. Richmond. moved to abol-
ish this siding scale OF taxes upon cir
cuses. saying that the people OF the south
haa little amusement and that cireuses
rarely came 70 Georgia because OF the
high taxes BIS amendment called for
fixed tax OF 500 upon each circus. in each
town In WHICH Is appeared.
Hr Calvfn's amendment. however. was
lost
A determined EFFORT was made BY Mr..
Evans. OF washington. 20 increase 10 500
the license charged TO saloons and deal
ers IN malt and spurious liquors. Tax last
wear was SZ0a Mr. Evans argued that
the raising Of this tax 10 500 would drive
out = large number OF the low dives In
this state. Mr.. HALL of Bibb. asked IL
- house was not trying 70 raise reve-
nuss- Mr.. Evans replied that 1t was.
1fr. Han said his effort to drive out sa-
looms was an effort 10 reduce revenues In
stead Of to raise them
Mr. Hail. Of Bib. began by saying that
he had held his seat in the general as
sembly IN opposition 20 the saloon men
OF Bib. and that he had supported Du-
pont Query In his race for governor.
bat that he had 20 fight such a measure
because the bin sought 10 drive out many
saloon keepers and was a prohibition bill
IA its nature. He said that by increasing
the taxes. the saloon keepers who could
not pay that amount would be driven
to doing business without a license.
ar. Tignor. or Muscogee. also fought
the effort 70 raise he taxes
3Ir. Slaton. OF Fulton. spoke against
the Increase, saying that an increase
would make more blind tigers and would
not add to the revenues OF the state.
He quoted a decision OF JAdge J. H
Lumpkin, OF the supreme bench, who
said that high license had been tried time
and again and had always proven a fall
ure.
Mr.. Franklin. OF Washington. strongly
supported the EFFORT 10 raise the tax, and
fought for the passage OF Mr. Evans
amendment.
Mr Evans amendment was taken up
and he called for an aye and nay vote.
There were several amendments 70 the
measure. and Mr.. West OF Lowndes, ask
ed that ali Of the amendments be read.
Speaker Norris held that unanimous
consent must be secured before these
amendments could Be read. Mr.. West I'm
sisted that he had a right to hear the
resolutions and demanded that he had
a right 70 have the amendments read.
Afr. Norris stiu held that unanimous
consent must be secured. and there was
objection Mr.. West still insisted that he
hear the amendments read and the speak
er ordered him to be seated Mr.. West
refused 70 resume his seat, and Speaker
Morris ordered the sergeant-at-arms TO
see that Mr.. West took his seat
The sergeant-at-arms asked Mr.. West
70 take his seat. bot the member from
Lowndes sttn refused and left the hall
rather than obey the injunction OF the
speaker. Mr.. West. however. returned
within a few moments and took a seat
AT the front Of the house
The house remained in dead silence
the entire time. and the clash between the
speaker and the member from Lowndes
was watched with a great deal OF In /
terest-
On the vote. the increase to the saloon
tax was PASSED By vote OF 50 10 u
Saloon keepers. dispensaries and dealers
in malt and spurious liquors win therefore
pay 500 state license each year.
Mr.. Fielder. OF BIB. Immediately moved
70 reconsider the measure. and asked that
al Of the amendments be read. He said
he was sure the increase OF 800 would not
have been made II the house could have
beard all Of the amendments. The motion
10 reconsider was out Of order until the
entire paragraph had been passed upon
BY the house.
An amendment to place tax OF 500 on
every dealer in white hops was passed.
The section was adopted. and Mr..
Fielder Of Bib. Immediately moved that
the house reconsider its action. Mr.. Frank
n called for the aye and nay vote. but
the house refused the call, and the motion
70 reconsider was lost by a vote OF s. to
e.
Upon motion OF Mr.. Fielder OF Bibb. the
house agreed TO reconsider it's action OF
yesterday IN placing professional tax Of
SO on every pharmacist and licensed drug
gist. in addition to the business license.
The following sections Of the general tax
act were passed:
Upon travelling vendors using boats for
selling goods upon the rivers OF waters
OF the state. so in each county.
Upon every Inherent lightning rod deal
er. save Confederate veterans. doing bus
mess in their own names. $50 in each
county.
Upon all shows and exhibitions Csave
histrionsc. musical. operatic and elocu-
fiouary) including side shows. $50 IN
towns over 5.oo0 population; so in towns
over 400 and under 5000; so in towns
less than 4.0o0.
Upon every circus. If or near towns OF
11o00 or more $500: towns not less than
5000 or more than 1900. 500: towns more
than 400 and less than 5000. $50; less than
4oc0 s100
Upon horse shows. dog and pony shows.
charging admission OF s cents. so per
days charging less, SO per day.
Upon barrooms and cispensaries. for
every place OF business. $40
CONVICT BILL PASSED
BY THE UPPER HOUSE
Two important things were done by the
senate Thursday. One was adoption OF
the resolution by Mr.. Howell. OF the 35th.
70 make the general appropriation bill for
two years instead OF one as provided BY
the house. and the other was the passage
OF the bill by Senator Clements. OF the