The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-22
VOLUME LVII., NUMBER IS
TAX MEASURES NOW
BEFORE SENATORS
ALL DEBATE ADJOURNED TO
TUESDAY.
Unfavorable Report on Inheritance
Tax-Gasoline Bill in Com
mittee Yet.
News & Courier.

News & Courier.
Columbia, Feb. 18.-The syn,p-
toms are decidedly unfavorable for
an adjournment even next Saturday
February 26, by the general assembly
of South Carolina. Tomorrow will
be the fortieth day of the session and
the general expectation was that
the session would last week over
the forty days. This was lauch en-
couraged by the early date on which
the appropriation bill passed the
house and came over to the senate.
While there is no one to say that the
session will continue beyond next
Saturday on any particular account
the undertow seems to be that the
delay is attributable certainly to
some extent, to the desire to get defl-
mite bills intended to raise money by
other means than direct tax on
property.
The house has sent to the senate
as the first of this series the propos-
ed tox on inheritances. This bill has
lust come out of the finance commit
tee with the handicap of an untavor-
ohio ranort The proposed tax of
one cent a gallon on gasoline, which
has passed the house, has not yet
been acted upon by any committee
Then there are two other bills that
have failed to be acted upon by the
house. One is new tax on incomes
and the other is known as the oceu-
pational license tax. If the general
assembly decides that it is going to
do nothing: with these bills adjourn
Tnaent can and will be had next Sa1uc-
dav. but if it decides to fight them
out one way, or the other the sugges-
tion IS that the assembly will continue
beyond February 2e.
Senate Takes Recess
Today a recess was taken by the
senate until 80 Monday night.
Most of the legislative day was
spent by the senate in participating
in an !, effort to elect an associate JUS
tice. Most of the remaining day was
spent in passing uncontested local
matters such as the Greenwood ana
Anderson counties levy bills and oth-
ers of less Importance. Three or
four efforts were made to consider
more or less general bills but sena-
tors Pearce and Young insisted that
&C manv of the members had gone
home it would not be fair to take up
hills to which there might be oD'ec-
ton. o.
One Of the bills that was taken up
and on which debate was ADJOURNED
referred to the mutual insurance on
nnblic school buildings and another
that Senator Padgett tried nara 10 10
pct up sought to give right to XIII
COINS and squirrels during mutton
corn season.
Senator Young had bill passed
extending jurisdiction Of the govern
ment to additional lands on sulllvan's
island, accompanied with the usual
right of condemnation. Provision was
made for keeping open, except during
firing or war times, an area for drlV-
ing and walking.
The expectation was that 1here
would be a hearing before the COM
nittee on agriculture on the state
wide stock law bill which has passed
the house. Senator Padgett asked Tor
this hearing, thinking that some OF
the opponents Of the proposed law
would want to be heard. The. SEN
ate will not be in session Monday ana
there will be no meeting of the COM
mittee at that time. The indications
are somewhat that there will be no
hearing. Of course if one is wanted
it will be provided for by Chairman
Alan Johnstone.
Game Law Bill Restored.
At last nights session the proposed
revision of the state fish and game
laws was defeated on the GROUNDS
that the provisions were too sweeping
and that there was plenty of law IN
the statutes of 1919. The bill was
referred to tie calendar today at the
suggestion Of Senator Gross, as ne
thought it may be possible to revise
i to such an extent that it may be
accountable. The chief shoal on which