The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-15
LEGISLATIVE
FORECAST FOR
THIS WEEK
Ways and Means Committee
Has Completed Appropria-
ton Bill-TaX Bills in
Senate

Columbia, Feb. l3.-The State
SCI held a brief session at one
o'clock today, considering only un-
contested local matters. Both
branches will tt in session tonight
and a hard week Of work is ahead
Some of the features OF the week
are expected 10 De:
The appropriation bin to be
introduced in the House Monday
night or Tuesday morning. The
ways and means committee has
completed work on it and il is
being typed in the engrossing de-
partment.
Three income tax bills on the
Senate calendar will be debated by
the upper branch perhaps Tues
day. One Of these is the House
ways and means committee bill
The others have been introduced
lately by Senator'S Mc("e and Pad
gctt. both as substitutes The
original income tax bill. in its pres
ent form. would require all single
persons with incomes oI $l,Obo
or more and married persons hay
ing incomes Of $500 or more to
make returns. and TO pay flat tan
Of s. with the return. The bill
would tax an income Of $1,000
where there are no children. $l5;
tan income of $1,000 would be tax
ed $2J; & $4,000 income, $35: q
S3, 900 income. So. or where there
are children SIS; a $4,000 income
no children $55, With children
$:5: a $4,000 income. $65, with
children $50: income OF $4,000
taxed sS5. with children $35: a
$1,000 income, 1856 with children
1855; a $4,000 income $685.; with
; children $955. and so on.
!. The hydro electric tax bill is or
: second reading in the Senate, with
an unfavorable majority report
and this means n hard row ahead
for it.
Tho luxury tax reaches the Sen
ate calendar this week. having beer
passed by the House last Friday
afternoon.
. The bill by Senator Miller. Of
Darlington, TO enlarge the railroad
commission 10 seven members
elected after the present commls
; sioncrs' terms expire. by the legls
larurc. will likely be reported bacs
70 the House this week by the rail-!
road committee. The bill ha:
passed the Senate.
!. The bin TO enlarge the Cnivcrsi
~ board Of trustees TO twenty-on'
members goes 10 free conference.
!. A bill 70 change the manner q
cIccting the members OF the state
highway commission is due TO come
into the House soon. II will brins
hard fight. The bill will tax" th'
place OF that by Representative:
J Hughes and Edgar \. Brown. L
create one-man highway cominsS'
sion. a stubborn fight over 'ht
state highway department is anti
,clpated. The Senate last week
killed the Wisht.nan bill TO refund
ito Saluda county part OF the au'
N license tax money. this showing
the Senate'S sentiment in regard tt
changes ir the state highway
svstem. The Senate voted strong
" against changing the highWa!
machinery.
The fifty-five hour cotton mil
week bill is with a Senate commit
tee and is due to be reported ou'
this week.
a bill by Representative Gerald
of Columbia. TO create specla
hoard Of arbitration OF difference:
between the Columbia street rail-
way company and its employees. Is
on the Senate calendar Tor third
reading, With prospects OF tough
Shedding. 1t has passed the House
Six of the county supply bills are
yet TO be introduced. Many OF these
are expected 10 reach the calendar:
this week. There is every prospec'
now that the session will run la
into March.
The old-time plan OF trying tt
reduce salaries. as 4 method OF re-
ducing taxes, has been introduced
this year, as usual but there is l"l
much sympathy Tor the attempt
on the part OF leaders. RepHes:'n-
flative Clinkscale. of Anderson. mas
. bill to reduce the governors sal
ary from $4,000 to $4,000; Tie
lieutenant governors from $50 t
$3.50: the adjutant generals from
$500 10 5000 the comptro'!t!
general. the state treasurer. tht
secretary OF state the superintend
cnt OF education. the railway com
m:ssioners. the commissioner OF
agriculture and the insurance com
missioners' salaries from $500
each to $4,000 each. The bl
would also cut the pay OF Legislators
from 800 to $500.
The legislature started i's aiSti
week today.
Columbia. Feb. l%.-The STATE
highway commission meets in Co
thlmbia Tuesday Al this meenna
iChas. II. Mooreiscld chief engineer
will tender his resignation. offered