Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-19

designed to limit authority of the
highway commission, distribute the
motor vehicle license funds among
the counties on post road mileage
basis, and allow the board fifteen
per cent for overhead expense. the
general agricultural committee num-
Der two announced this morning that
it had recommended passage of the
Davis bill, containing practically the
same provision.
This announcement came as a sur
prise to those who have been close.
ly studying the situation and is re
garded as a final effort to curtail
activities of the highway department,
the decisive fight to be made Tues
day or Wednesday when Represan-
tative Davis, Of Oglethorpe, author
of the bill, calls for vote Should
this effort fail, it is believed t will
mark the end of the fight on the de-
partmcnt.
my bills, as amended, will not de-
stroy the highway commission, said
Representative Davis, "but will regu-
late its activities and expenditure of
state funds The measure would al
low all per cent of the license fees
collected to pay for administration
of the law. OF the remaining amount
eighty-fiVe per cent would be dis
Lrlbuted among the several countle.
on a post road mileage basis, while
fifteen per cent would be allowed
the commission for its expenses"
But isn't it true, Mr. Davis" he
was asked that the authority of
the commission would not be Tina
or binding in stating in what manner
and where in the respective counties
the funds should be expended, shoul.
your measure be enacted?"
mo-" he replied. THE commits
sion's decision would be final anC
its right to obtain federal aid fund;
would not be hindered."
Counties Cost Authority.
Opponents of the bill maintain
however, that it is so phrased a
to give the counties final authorit!
in expenditure of the funds, leav
ing the highway department prac
tically without any power.
The income tax measure and tn
new general tax act will now b
the centers of debate on the foo
of the house. Through the add
ton of new subjects, and increase
ON the old items, the act--the frs
to be prepared Since l909-woul
bring the state approximately SO
100000, according to Chairman .
w. Culpepper, of the way and mean
subcommittee of the appropriation
committee.
Advocates of the income tax az
sert that approximately 100000
would be added to the states col
| fers through its operation. In o
der to obtain immediate funds frol
taxes on gasoline and soft drink
| Chairman Culpepper is planning t
have special bills introduced in til
house this week. The method {
their operation, he asserted, had NJ
yet been devised by the way an
means committee.
Although the income tax mea,
ure was quietly railroaded throug
the appropriations committee la:
week, it will meet strong oppositio
when Chairman Toombs DuBose an
George Carswell, who is acting {
floor leader of the Hardwick force
present it for passage on Thursda
morning.
Taking the position that person
upon whom the new taxes and il
creases will fall have not been a
lowed a hearing before the ways an
means Subcommittee, opponents {
the tax act will wage an equal
strong fight against its passage, an
it would not be surprising to see fin:
action on the measures continue