The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-10
WATER POWER TAX
KILLED ONCE MORE
SENATE AGAIN SENDS MEASURE
TO DEFEAT
Fierce Debate on the Bill at Day anc
Night--Butler Resents lnsinua.
tions on Vote
The State, 9.

The State, 9.
The senate last night for the Sec
ond time in three weeks killed the
hvdro-electr:c tax bill, this action
marking the second important reve-
nue. bill to meet death in the upper
house in one day. the luxuries tax
having been killed at the day session.
This action on the part of the SEN
ate at one stroke cut off what has
been estimated to be $1,S50,000 in
new revenue to relieve the burden OF
taxation on visible property in South
Carolina. The killing of the two
measures was characterized by some
senators as a serious disruption of the
proposed new tax program.
Following short debate in the day
and all last night the vote on the n.y.
dro-electric tax bill was reached at
II o'clock. the ballot resulting in
count of 21 to Is to strike out the
enacting words of the measure on mo-
ton of Senator McGhee of Green
wood. On the roll call vote to strike
out the enacting words of the bill the
following ballot was recorded: Yeas:
Bales, Baker, Black. Bonham, Butler,
Crosson. Duncan. Hart, Hamilton,
tombstone. Kennedy, Mason, Massey,
McGhee, Noise, Padgett, Robinson,
Rogers, H. L. Smith, Wideman and
Young-21; nays: Baskin, Bethea,
Goodwin, Gross, HARRISON, Hutson,
Johnson, Laney, McColl, Miller, Rags
dale, Jeremiah Smith, Stabler. Wells
and Wightman-15. Pairs: Beas!ey
"yea'' with Christensen "nay;" Den
mis- 'yea" with Moore "nay;" McCra-
wy "yea" with Hubbard may"
Pearce "yea" with Williams may"
Watkins "yea" with Lightsey "nay."
When the vote was taken three
weeks ago the ballot was 26 to 18 to
strike out the enacting words. Last
night there were several changes for
the bill and against it.
Able Speeches Made
Some of the best speeches of the
wear were made on the bill, pro and
con, Senators Bonham, Hart, Butler,
Watkins, Baker, Beasley, Duncan and
Massey speaking against the passage
of the bill, and Senators Ragsdale and
Laney for the bill.
During the debate of Senator Laney
he stressed the point that all the main
streams of the state were navigable
and to support this called for map
held by Thornwell McMaster. Mr.. Nc
Master offered the map and told the
senate if he were allowed to speak he
would "tell them something"
The senate chamber was packed
during the night and at one time the
president had to instruct the sergeant
alarms to enforce the rules of the
senate and require all visitors to be
senate or retire as the debate could
not be heard.
At the day session Senator Butler
of Cherokee strongly resented the ef-
forts made by Senator Christensen to
have the people "back home" try to
influence senators to change their
votes in the hydro electric tax bill.
He said he had voted to kill the bill
in the senate three weeks ago and
was more determined than ever to
vote against the measure now mot
withstanding the blast from the sena-
tor from Beaufort" :"
Mr. Butler said he resented the in
situations and innuendos of the sena-
tor from Beaufort and that he would
not be whipped into action He de-
clared that he wanted to see the man.
ufacturing industry QUILT up all over
the South, that the boil weevil was
fast driving the farmers to the man.
ufacturing plants and he wanted to
see them have work in the plants in
the Piedmont section and other sec
tions of the state.
Senator Butler said he would ex-
empt electric power from taxation
and see the great Piedmont 'tavelop-
ed by those who are now developing
that section of the state. He spoke
of the developing of the electric lines
from Anderson to Spartanburg,
Greenwood and Greenville and de-
clared he wished to see these lines fur
ther extended. Il am proud of my
vote three weeks ago. | may 'oe