The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-05
TAX COMMISSION
. ACT IS A MESS
PROVISION FOR APPOINT
MENT OF BOARD OF RE.
VIEW LEFT OUT BILL
BOARD CANNOT
BE APP OMITTED
Error of Engrossing Department.
Other News From the Cap
itaI City
Special to The In.eIIireneer.


COLUMBIA, March 4.-.Tbe tax
commission act is a mess and fbnt n
all there is to It. What the general
assembly passed and agreed ui,on M.
Ter mature deliberation and what IL
stipulated In the journal as being the
law is not In the act that has been
ratined. The whole trouble is that the
senate Dill which was agreed upon
ana ought TO be the text of the ratified
act Is not In the file that is on record
with the secretary of state. The due
oi the Dill that Is left and which was
evldentiy used has this rubber stamp
ed over the title OF the house bill:
senate. amends by striking out and
inserting senate bill 233, signed An
frew j. Bethea, president, February
~, 1915 But what is inserted In
lieu Is not inserted-not word OF
1t. y =
Strange Es 1t may appear, there,
prominently In the fe OF papers of
the original record is a manuscript
report OF the free conference com
mittee which shows that the amend
ment was agreed to, and the senate
amendment was nm entirely new and
complete bill.
The main fact is that the provision
for the board OF review which was To
have been composed of seven mem
bcrs. appointed by the governor. was
left out of the bill by the engrossing
department thro ngh an error, and this
board OF seview cannot be appointed.
The bill as amended In the senate and
agreed to by the house increased the
salary OF the chairman OF the tax
commission from $4,000 to $2.5OO q
year. That the engrossing depart
'mcHt aisas slotber errnr ana ,st. the
salary of the chairman at $4,000. The
fact that the board OF review was left
out OF the ratified act became known
here today, and those persons who
have been expecting places on this
board will now have to wait until the
law, can be amended at the next ses-
sion OF the; legislature.
Comptroller General Sawyer has
called the State pension board to meet.
In his office next Wednesday at IL
O'clock for the purpose OF passing on
applications and revising the pension
rolls.
The members of the board, In addi-
ton to the comptroller general are.
Capt. w. A. Edwards, OF Chester;
Capt. r. j. Morris, OF Charleston; ID.
K. Fienniken. OF Columbia; DR.. VIII
liam Weston, OF Columbia.
Governor Manning, CommisRioner
Watson land State Demonstration
Agent Long were the principal speak
ers before the con yrence OF the South
secretaries engaged in fair
association work In Columbia this af-
ternoon and tonight. The conference
was presided over by j. Il. Gibson OF
Bennettsyille.
Douglas g. Richardson. a sJn OF
MAJ H. b. Ricll,rdson OF Columbia.
died .. 81 The baptist Hospital here to-
night. He is survival by wife, who
was Miss Alice Co Djett. OF Camden,
and two email children. The funeral
service will probable be held at Cam
den on Saturday. a.. 4
The hearing I'm the Barnwell coun-
ty dispensary board was concluded
late. this afternoon before Gov. Man
ming In the supreme court room. The
governor took the testimony undte- ad-
visement and wifi announce later
whether he wiz remove the board
from Office.
President W.. Nj. Riggs OF Clemson
College was among the visitors In thu
city today. DR.. Riggs said work would
soon begin on the Y NJ G. A build
Ing at Clemson
Governor Manning has appointed r.
A. Burley of Richiand County game
warden for the State . - IS ~ = 3