The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-29
TAX COMPROMISE
BILL IS PROPOSED
Would Levy Small Production
Tax, While Retaining Fca-
tures of the Gross Sales
Tax Measure Will In
counter Strong Opposition
BY J. b. REED.


Charleston. Marcl: - -~.SE' attest of
many proposed tan r"m;r"m!scS was
announced t"niEh; from !t">; reliable
sources. u Is understood - have TIC
support ~: both Sp"Ih"r keH;l"y Of The
house "f dele Eat,s. and President ar
mold "t the senate. HS Vs. AZ ihat 81
the coal. OF ana ga$ .nES Of both
houses. II is said !" haze HmaNnIHd
from the supporters Of tn scr">S sales
tax. and supports former sta; mcnt ;
that ! profits tax might ot n" hnLI
form Of tn" measure. J; also provides
for n laying rt - SrU.I. VrnduEt!"n it\.
II ,h- !ni',aI .la1s. of thc ".Iupr,'
mise hill d.>is sn",l - n'"' n" AsiAS {:
the production tx supporters 4 Special
franchises levy Of ru'-t'ntI Of one p'r
cent is la!I Hp,r ~. yalE" ot n" annual
predictions 1T >uA'. oil. Ea~. lumber and
fire clay <crr:"u rwo OF tho bill woUld
.ay a ~.rniiar levy upon the gross prof
It's as diS.InEuish-d from the E-"&S
Ssllrs nt bankers. yuhbe-S. c"'rm!SSI"n
merchants Insurance ag"nv."s and
vther similar lines Of business.
Sales Tax Retained
Section th-ec - the p-'Sen; gross
SAILS tax mcaSu-r slightly rl"u!ii" /.
N.H 1
manufactured ar;irl"S. and prov .dcS r"-
= IAN OF "nr-;r:lth ": me F"- Crrt OF
III. rrnS., Sa,"S uf rhrS" ta!nEs.
Thu fourth AMI las; section wou'i
place the sam" TAX ~ the gross il
comes of all cti." businesses ami pro-
frSS.ons not .H,l"U' - any "t th"
..hnv, sections E\'rUt'"" ~ 70 Sl",-
nO0 r~- y"2- j. a'nw'.l in"' = this con-
rrnm.s" The :,t."' 'i'' tentative. SIr'"
me :,dv"rarr- II -. ,.,ns;'run.Sc stat"
.har urtl III pr"v.>,''rS n.tN" II, cu NOR"
,-,Y.'n.'y ,>;.r,'.rd '::,y '~s"u"; r""n:I,
that ~. measure 49, v""d2," >M@I" NJ
r"vsrur.
I'roduruon ;3N -urroricr, d"clar"
n. Tho lneaSu-" = cr'y thr gross
sl..- taN with Il SrGIr-rnnting. nrl IL
:.-r tat ;h.y viii n.:h; / or ANY sinh
~ compromises a hard - thy haN"
couch: -" original h.''
The Storm certsr.
S,.,a.H h!N -. III, i.r'aSu-' ":,ich. II
r:.>S",, would yr"T!,. tSlt 10 criminal
,.,GIrtm-nt woull l." "oi!.,l upon three
consecutive crrt;rGnnrrS. "NCCr' ~ r."
discretion NJ N" court. Will b" III" storm
crntrr in The senate tomorrow, Y - -
.,.,nd The sister measure. tNe San
ders jury bill. is still hci"r" he gov
crnor. awaiting his signature. -\ttlr-
ney-General l.. T. Eneia"d refused -
express an opinion upon hs const!Iu-
tionalG,y. saying. when questioned. that
he had NO. ~ v"' decided.
TIL. rn..aSur.' has h"r" HpNr.d III ~"
courts ,t Other SiItc>.' H.. Saul. "hav:n:
b.."u declared r"HSt.tur"na! In Virginia
an keutuvky."
Governor Morgan SAYS that he hos
no. We. gone over Tho h!! Thoroughly.
po .nting OUT tha: 10 has uu'" Wc.!n""-
dav 20 rejact. 7; jS generally Thought
that he will either sign tn" hill "r al
."w II 20 become A LAW at the expiration
If the i:me limit.
Trotter Arrives
Among the visitors in The city today
: IS Dr. Frark II. Trnttcr. president Of
West Virginia university. who Viii met
with the committees "n hnance and cd
ucltion Of both houses during IN" next
few days regarding ~ leeds pf the
institution.