The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-04
NOW WORKING ON The
APPROPRIATION BILL
STATE TAX COMMISSION WILL
NOT BE ABOLISHED.
Highway Commission Bill killed-Leg-
lators as college Trustees Sub
ject of Inquiry.
Special to The Herald and News.

Special to The Herald and News.
Columbia, Feb. 3-The senate on
Wednesday morning killed the bill to
abolish the state tax commission, and
the house of representatives killed the
bill to establish state highway COM
mission.
The house has been steadily at work
on the appropriation bill since We'd
nesday morning and the members
seem to be trying to clear the decks
for as early final adjournment as pos
sible.
Tax Commission Remains.
The bill repeating the act creating
the state tax commission was called
up in the senate on "Wednesday morn
ing by Senator Stuckey, one of its au-
thors. He repeated MS arguments
against the bill. Senator Black sup
ported the Stuckey repeating Dill and
said the state equalization board
should be composed of the county att
ditors. Senator Goodwin of Laurens
and Senator Patterson of BarnWell
ioined in the efforts Of Senator Stuckey
to abolish the tax commission. Sen
ator Kitchin opposed the bill repeating
tho +ox commission. Senator Carlisle,
who had moved to strike out the en-
acting words of the Stuckey bill, said
much pressure had been brought from
certain sources to induce him and 9TH
-ers to vote to abolish the tax COM
mission, but he favored the commls-
sion and thought it should be given a
chance to solve the tax problems.
Senator Banks in his speech favor
ing the tax commission said the finance
committee were to report an amend
ment restoring the board Of review.
After further debate the senate by a
vote Of 29 to 13 killed the bill to re-
peal the state tax commission.
No Highway Commission This Year
By a vote of so to 81 the house on
wednesday morning killed the COM
nittee bill to create a state highway
commission. The house showed that it
was against any general road law at
this tine, putting to deatn several
measures in this direction.
LEGISLATORS as College Trustees.
Resolutions were introduced in the
house On Wednesday morning calling
u;:on tne attorney general to report to
the house during this session mem
bers CT the legislature holding any
Other Office and asking the secretary
Of state for a list of those holding COM
missions as trustees of State colleges
and whether or not any of them are
members of the house.
Following the election of Mr.. James
H Hammond as a member Of the
board of visitors of the Citadel, he an
nounced that he would be candidate
for reelection to the general assembly
next summer, feeling that the position
Of college trustee did not disQualify
him. Other members Of the general
assembly, botn senate and house, have
long been state college trustees, and
no doubt Mr.. Hammond felt that ne
had ample precedent and should not
be Disseminated against. Other OIL
Gals high in the government are also
state college trustees.
This matter, to which The Herald
and News has for some years been
calling attention, is the subject Of a
good deal of interest and comment
mere now. The Columbia Record, in
it's issue of Wednesday afternoon, car
ried the following editorial:
"AIl in the Same Boat.
Regarding the contributed article
in the Record of Tuesday with refer
ence to the holding of two Offices, the
Record feels that the law has been
made quite plain. So plain was it in
the days when the constitution was
fresh in the minds of the people that
old fashioned legislators used to re-
sign from school boards when they
came to the general assembly.
eve can not see that the law admits
of any other construction, although
we have heard that it is contended that
there is another view. 1t is patent to