The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-14
REFUSES TO KILL
TAX ON LUXURIES
LOWER HOUSE FAVORS NEW
REVENUE MEASURE
Measure Comes Up for Action
Again-Many Amendments
Pending
The State, 10.

vent oratory in the house yesterday
morning and night, with the luxuries
tax as the storm center, reacheo
elimination just before II O'Clock
last night when the house in success
sion refused by overwhelming MAJOR
tiles either to continue or to strike
out the enacting words Of the Dill, so
insuring the eventual passage by the
house of the last Of the series of new
revenue measures to be given con-
sideration in the lower house. The
record vote on the bill, taken on the
motion to continue the bill, showed a
majority of rs to 81 in favor OF the
Injuries tax. Further debate on the
measure and the numerous amend
ments proposed was adjourned until
Immediately after the sc minute call
for local and uncontested matter this
morning, when the bill will be taken
up again and according to expecta-
tons amended to include other So
called sluxuries" and sent to third
reading. The proponents of the bill:
secure in the knowledge that they
number over two-thirds Of members
voting, will be able today to werk
their will with the bill and eventually
send it to join the number of other
revenue measures in the senate.
The bill, which, it is variously estl-
mated by members of the ways and
means committee, will turn into the
Golfers of the state annually a sum
between 100000 and s2,OO0,oOO. In
its present form it provides for the
following scale of taxes:
Scale Of Taxes
On all still drinks, cereal beverag-
es and unfermented fruit juices-six
cents a gallon.
On all finished or fountain syrups-
ten cents gallon.
On theater and other admission
tickets-one cent for each 80 cents
or fraction thereof.
On all cigarettes-one cent for each
ten cent package of cigarettes or trac-
ton thereof.
On cigars, sold for less than seven
cents each-one cent for each three
cigars or fraction thereof.
On cigars. sold for seven cents or
more and less than IS cents-one
cent for each cigar.
I On cigars, sold for Is cents each
or more-two cents for eacn cigar,
/ Little cigars, weighing net more
than four pounds per 1000, if sold
for less than three cents eac!--one
cent for each five cigars or fraction
thereof.
! On chewing end smoking tobacco
one-half cent for each TON cents or
fraction thereof Of the price at which
individual plugs, cuts, sacks, tins or
other containers are sold.
On snuff-one cent for each ten
cents or fraction thereof Of tne price
sold.
| On all motor vehicles-one per cen
tum of the selling price.
Amendments have been prepared to
make the taxes applicable also to
playing cards, dice, silk stockings,
furs, jewel~y, perfumes and cosmet-
les.
For over two hours debate on the
measure ragged pro and con at the
morning session and then at O'clock
further discussion was adjourned un'
I'll the night session when the gage
of battle was again taken up by cp-
ponents and proponents Of the meas
ure alike. For three more long hours
the verbal conflict ragged before tht
house tired Of the discussion and Dr.
s. IT. D. Lancaster's motion ordering
the previous question was carried.
Debate Pro and Con
So far as the oratory was concern
ed the battle was practically even, ter
members being heard in opposition tC
TIE measure while eight spoke in fav
or of it. Opposition to the bill was
bottomed largely upon the contention:
that it does not tax all luxuries, thai
it will force the bottlers and retailers
of soft drinks, tobacco and other ar
ticles taxed out of business, that i
is almost impossible of equal and just
enforcement and that since it is un
popular it will react to Kill the entire
tax reform plans. In support Of the