The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-01-25

income tax, and so it goes. Dozens
of angles are to be presented and
Chairman Christensen, with that
zeal, patience and toleration that
has characterized his craftsmanship
of this most important committee,
wants to give everyone legitimate
ly interested hearing and he wants
information. In this the member
ship of the committee sustains him,
but the point to be stressed is that
this takes time and more time, and
that ought to be plain.
So over on the House side Chair
man Hughes is having hearings
wherever they are asked Of the COM
mittee. AS a matter of fact, the
House committee has disposed of all
the tax revenue bills thus far pre-
sented. The only outstanding bill
that has not yet been framed refers
to the proposed tax on luxuries, un-
less the committee should decide to
present the occupation tax, which
is advocated by Governor Cooper,
others.
The House committee is now de-
voting every afternoon to presenta-
tions on the appropriation bill, and
just as soon as that bill is reported,
it will have prompt consideration in
the House, and then the real bur-
den will be on the Senate.
The Senate is clearing up things
with wonderful dispatch and will
now be ready to take up the three
reVenuc-producing measures that
have already passed the House
gasoline tax, inheritance tax and
income tax.
There seems to be very little con-
test over the gasoline tax, except
as to the rate, and practically none
with reference to the Inheritance
tax. The fight there ccnters around
the matter of exemptions and the
rate. .
The real fight of the sessions
seems to be on the income tax bill,
that is, so far as the Senate is con-
ccrned
Several members today told me
that they expected the income tax
bill to pass the Senate materially
amended, and they thought that the
amendment would be accepted by
the House.
The other revenue-producing bills
are all going to have comparatively
easy sailing, and while the prophets
are now sayinug that the income tax
bill will pass, there is general
agreement that there are going to
be very material and important
changes. Many of these changes
will be made in the finance COM
mittee rs a result of the scheduled
hearings.
The General Assembly is inclined
to grant the usual extension in the
time for the payment of taxes. The
opposition to this extension is not
as strenuous as heretofore in rec
ognition of conditions. In previous
years it has been urged that the
extensions have interfcrred with
the borrowing capacity of the State
and the repayment of outstanding
Indebtedness.
The material qucstic. just now
is, until when should the time for
paying taxes be extended, without
the penalty of an execution for
non-payment. The suggested date
is June 1, although some want to
carry the time over until fall.
The keen interest in the building
of roads was indicated today by
tnc unuSual interest III Cne nISH-
way institute that is now being
Carolina. Both legislative branches
they might attend the meeting and
supper at the Jefferson Hotel and
marked attention was shown in the
presentations of the proposed leg
islation for the development of
roads, by Governor Cooper and
Chairman r. Goodwin Rhctt, Of the
highway commission.
At the morning session, Mr.. RhCtt
made an extended talk that met
with the cordial support Of all
present
There seems to be absolute ac-
cord and unanimity in going ahead
with the road building program in
this State and if there is any ono
thing on which the Legislature is
disposed to open the purse, it is
for the building of good roads.
There is no longer the shadow of
question about this development,
the only problem being how to
raise the money.
The suggestion has been made
by State official that red light
be on display while the House was
in session and a green light for
the Senate
There are few proposals for bond
issues at this session.
Messrs. Cox and McInnes have
prepared a bill which seeks to al
low folks to vote in our primaries
when they are forced to absent from
the State, at the item Of the election.