The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-14
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ADJOURNS SUNDAY
REVENUE PRINCIPAL TOPIC OF
THIS LEGISLATURE
Levy Fixed at Seven Mills-Total Ap-
preparations $3.50, ,1o6.O4 Against
$6,534, ,e25.S2 in 1921 Bill

Columbia, March 12.-The general
assembly of South Carolina adjourn
ed sine die Sunday afternoon, under
the legislative day of Saturday, Marcn
II. On motion of Senator Young OF
Charleston the gavel of President Will
son G. Harvey fell at 3:34 O'clock
ending the nine weeks session of that
bodv and four minutes later Speaker
Atkinson of the house declared the
house of representatives as stanolng
adjourned sine die.
The final adjournment came after
the appropriations bill had been rat
fled. The free conference committee
which took the bill at an early hour
Saturday morning working contlnu-
ouslv except for brief recess Tor dln-
ner and supper and to answer to roll
call votes until after daylight Sun
dav morning. Meanwhile the senate
and house after debating pro and con
whether they would adjourn over UNI
till Monday or whether they wouIo
recess until Sunday morning, decided
to sit through the session. Many dld
not 90 to bed, while others seeing
that it was impossible to get the ap-
nropriations bill to the house before
noon Sunday retired to their rooms
Report Submitted
The free conference report was
submitted to the two houses at l:3O
this afternoon. The senate adopted
the report without a murmur after the
committees explanation had been
made. The house was prone to de-
hate the matter and heated discus
sion arose over the adoption of the
report but after various motions to
postpone debate, adjourn until Mon
day and other such tactics had failed
the conference report was unanimous
, ly adopted.
The Appropriation Measure
The appropriation bill as passed
carried total of $3.50, ,1o6.o4, or an
increase of s19S,034.95 over the
measure as passed by the house. The
major differences occurred in the ad-
dition of about $4,000 for schools
in the bill after it left the house and
for sums of more than $4,000 for
carving out the provisions Of the
revenue measures, which the commit
tee held would be material IN de-
creasing the levy on property tax and
for other items not included IN the
original bill.
The levy named by the free confer
ence committee was seven mills. The
house bill provided for five and one
half mills and the senate bill six
mills. The committee suggested that
with the money anticipated to be rails
ed from the new revenue measures,
the mills should be materially re-
duced.
Source of Income
The taxes are to be raised from the
following sources according to the es-
innate by the free conference COM
mit:ee, speaking in round numbers:
Corporation taxes and fees, S41O,-
900.
Department inspections, etc. $780,
600.
Institutional operations, $4,000.
Gasoline tax, $350,000.
Additional corporation taxes $125,-
600.
Moving picture taxes, S15,OOO.
Income tax, s1,O0O,OO0.
Property tax G. Mills, So, ,164,O ,OOO.
Total, s5,S39,1O6.
With the final acceptance OF the
free conference reports by both nous
es of the general assembly the routine
matters were rushed through. Com
mittees for each house waited on Gov
ernor Cooper stating that the busl-
ness had been completed. Governor
Cooper Immediately signed the appro-
priation bill and returned message
that he had no further business to
offer and wished all of the members
God speed and good luck.
There was barely a quorum Of
members left in the house and not
quorum in the senate, out the point
of quorum was not raised