The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-02-17
FAVORS TAX BILL
HOUSE SENDS MEASURE TO IT'S
THIRD READING.
Lilies and Brigham Push Measure
Over Strenuous Opposihon-Fav-
ored by Governor.

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The most important work done
thus far by the House was the pas
sage to third reading Tuesday OF tne
administration tax commission Dill.
The bill, backed by the gov nor ana
acknowledgement. met with siren
uous opposition led by Messrs. Ioole
and Crum, but the House finally or
dered the bill tc its third reading by
a vote Of 60 to ~.
Every inch and amendment was
fought. Messrs. Lilies and Brigham
did the talking for the passage OF the
bill and felt very much elated over
the success of the measure as far as
it has gone. The bill will go to the
Senate, where it will encounter a
fight because of its radical changes
in the entire tax system and assess
ments.
The chief objection to the admins
tration bill is that it centralizes too
much power with the three men to be
appointed Oh the commission. In re-
ply to this position it is urged that
the only way to secure real tar and
assessment reform is TO place ample
authority in the hands Of a nom po-
htical board of three men. The plan
| Of the bill as passed is that the gov
ernor shall appoint three commits
sioners, one on fixed salary and two
on per diem basis.
Long terms are provided. The
State board of equalization. the State
assessors are all abolished and all
final authority is placed with the tax
commission. The county and town
ship boards are retained and the tax
commission is to confer and advise
| with these boards. but in all matters
| oe assessments the tax commission IS
| to have final and absolute authority
The commission is also to study
and report upon remedies to the tax
laws Of the State. The proposed tax
commission bill is to become effective
as soon as approved, If passed, and
their assessments are to be final as
soon as made.
j Messrs. Toole and Crum in their
effort against the bill undertook to
provide for q commission appointed
from the members and in this board
shall! report next session on revision
Of the tax laws.
Mr. Beckett of Beaufort made 6
strong argument in favor Of the
pending bill and the necessity FOL
such revision Of the tax laws.
Monday night the House declined
to kill the tax bill and Tuesday morn
ing disposed Of several immateria
amendments and then passed the bill
so to ~.
The final vote resulted:
Ayes (for the billy: Hoyt, Arnold
Atkinson, Bales, Baker, Beckett
| Berry, Blue, Bolt, Bowles, ]. "
Boyd, R. D. Boyd, Bradford, Brig
Iham, Burns, Cherry, Clement, Goth
ran, Dantzler, Dennis, Dew, Dick
tDixon, burst, Etheridge, FAINT, Fri
loaf, Fripp, Graydon, Harper, w. W
Harris, Hawkins, Hubbard, Huffman
Hutchinson, Huetto, Jackson, John
stone, Lee, J. T. Lilies, Leslie, Nc
lCullough, McInnis, McKeowr,, Nal
| pass, Means, Noise, Odom, Query
| Robinson, Russell, Sanders, Searson
tShuler, Sumner, Wagnon, Walker
4 West, Wolfe and Zimmerman.
4 Not voting: Charles, Fair, Ham
lmond, H. H. Harris, Legrone, T. M
!Lyles, McMahan, A. N. Martin, Mas
Isey, Mills, Morrison, Ramseur, L. N
Rogers, Rush, Sellers, Senseney, Shir
LEY, Smith, Strom, Warn and Warren
i Nayes (against the bill}: Austin
| Barr, Brown, Carey, Carter, Chap
Imam, Crum, Deschamps, Fickling
tFola, Fromberg, Goggans, ]. J: NJ
| Graham, S. A. Graham, King, Lee
'tLeland, LeGrand, Lotion, Lynch, Nc
Laurin, J. N. Martin, Melf, Momeier
| Moore, Mower, Muldrow, Num-, Ok
liner. Pegues, Reid, Rivers. ". S
ERcgers, Sturkie, Toole, Traylor, Wal
Ilace, White, Williams, Wingard
Workman and Wright.