The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-01-18
GASOLINE TAX BILL y,
BEFORE SENATE
i Provides for Two Cents a Gallon
Cent on Kerosene
LEGISLATORS WORK HARD
One Half of Gasoline Levy for Roads
-Other Half For State
Treasury 500

bill providing for two cents gallon
d tax on gasoline and one cent gallon
tax on kerosene. Fifty per cent Of
the gasoline tax will be applied to
roads and each county will get it's pro
rata share based on it's taxable pro
perty The remainder goes into the
+ general treasury.
Senator Christensen today showed
the temper of the finance commit
tee when he asked for night session
at which to consider the inheritance
! tax bill. Chairman Hughes, Of the
ways and means committee of the
House, is adopting the same plan on
the House side. The idea is to have
the General Assembly, definitely and
explicitly indicate what it wants to
do with the various income bills
and then the two committees and
the members will be better able
to determine how to handle the ap-
preparation bill.
The Senate has given priority to
the inheritance tax bill and this
will be followed by considera-
tion Of the gasoline tax bill.
Today there was an extended
hearing, by the finance committee
.on the gasoline tax bill and Messrs
Moore, Thornhill and Senator Young,
all, Of Charleston, and Mcssrs. Alva
Lumpkin, Lambert and keenan,, of
Columbia, were heard on various an
giles of the bill
i, AS has, been insisted upon time
and time again, the real problem
in connection with the tax situa-
tion belongs to the State. With a
State levy Of twelve mills many
of the counties have tax levies of
three and four times that amount
alid practically 'all Of the cities in
the State two and three times as
much and there is where the real
pinching occurs. 1t is figured that
if a tax of one cent gallon is
imposed for county purposes that it
would reduce the county levics about
two mills.
The overwhelming Importance Of
the tax legislation that is pending
is largely indicated by the small
number of geperal bills that ha"e
been so far presented, The temper
seems to be to devote the most at
tention to the various tax problems.
Of course, there is the usual number
of local bills which is due to the
growth of the State and the rapid
, development Of the roads, schools and
other improvements by the method Of
bond issues.
TO look at the clean-cut and dap
per member from Lee county, Robt.
NJ. Cooper, Jr., one would hardly sus-
pect his real business. HG is farm
era real farmer. First he gradual
ed at the University of South Caro-
lima and then he went to farming. No
one-horse business about Robert M.
Cooper, Jr. He plants, or has plant
ed 1850 acres. His farming opera
tions. are in five counties and what
is most important he has the success
and optimism of young man who
knows what he is doing. He is pre-
sident of the State Fair, member of
the ways and means committee and
let's none of his irons get too hot.
!, More men of his type are needed in
the political activities of this or any
other State
The General Assembly is proud
Of it's younger members. One Of
these and stalwart member, who
does things in w. D. Barnett, Of Co
lumbia. He Is a mountain boy, rails
ed in the foothills of Oconcc. After
he graduated from Clemson he came
here to attend the/university and pur-
sue the law course. The day he
graduated he. had but SIS in the
!. world, but he had energy; perserver-
ance and push. Frank Tompkins en-
pioyed him at $40 month but really
gave him more. Now the firm name
$sis Tompkins, Barnett & Elliott and
.3the young Oconee boy is recognized
isSa leading member of the bar. He
is q trustee Of Clemson, College and
is active in it's affairs. Mr.. Barnett's
legislative idea is concentration. Last
year he was a co-author of the State
wide fence law bill. It. is now q