The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-02-23
MARKETING BILL
WINS IN HOUSE
Would Establish Cotton Marketing
Bureau-Measure Sponsored by
American Cotton Associa-
ton Carriesby Three
Votes.


a third reading the cotton marketing
bureau bill following a three hour
debate, featured by attacks on the
commissioner of agriculture, the
American Cotton association and the
American Products, Export and I'M
port corporation. A motion, proposed
by Representative H.. B. Hendricks
of Anderson to strike out the enact
ing words of the bill was killed by a
vote of al to "A. .
The bill as amended would create
a marketing bureau, which would
have charge of the supervision of the
grading and stapling of all cotton
sold in the state. Official cotton
graders would be employed for this
purpose, the bureau sending grader
to any place where so or more bales
are gathered together. The president
of the South Carolina division of
the American Cotton association
would be made director Of the bu-
reau. To provide funds for the fin
ancing of the bureau and the grad
ers the bill authorizes the levying
of a tax of 25 cents upon each bale
of cotton ginned in the state, this
amount to be collected and turned
over to the state by the ginners! The
bill further. provides for the licensing
of all ginners requiring them to pay
a fee of s1oo annually upon each
gin.
Would Help Planters.
Representative J. w. Moon Of
Greenville and Representative Geo.
w. Binnicker of Orangeburg lead the
attack on the measure, both contend
ing that the bill was, not framed to
help the. "horny handed sons of toll"
but only the "cotton planters" Mr..
Moon saw in the bill, he said, only
an effort to bolster up the Ameri-
can Cotton association and the export
corporation, both of which institu-
tions, he stated, were dead and had
done no good for the farmers of the
state. The bill has been ipdorsed
by the American Cotton association
and would. in the opinion of Repre-
sentative R. INVADE save the farm
ers of the state approximately, 49,
100000 annually. This amount, Mr..
Wade said, had been taken from the
pockets of the cotton farmers b4 the
"cotton gamblers and spectators"
because no marketing bureau existed
Also speaking in favor of the meas
ure were: Representatives w. J.
Moore of Greenwood, Julius S. Nc
Innes of Darlington, and Claud N.
Sapp of Columbia. Opposing the bill
on the floor were: Representatives H
B. Hendricks of Anderson, j. w.
Moon of Greenville, E. R. Bucking-
ham of Aiken and George W. Rim
nicker of Orangeburg.
Tax on Gasoline.
The ways and means committee
bill, imposing a license tax on gas
oline and oils sold or brought into
the state for sale, which was passed
to third reading Thursday night af-
ter a heated debate was sent to the
senate last night. This is\ the Sec
ond of the new revenue measures to
be approved by the house, the inheri-
ance tax bill having been sent to the
senate last week.
Representative Dickson's bill to re-
store discharged inmates of the State
hospital to their property and con-
tractual rights without the legal
procedure now necessary was also
sent to the senate. This measure has
also been the occasion of lively de-
bate during the past week.
SECOND SNOWFALL