The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-08
Live News From
.,; the Lawmakers
Tax, Gasoline Bill and Work
Hours a Week Arguments
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Colunabia. Feb. 3.-Success OF the
tax reform program OF the present
legislature. The burden OF whose
WORK. IS alienation Of the tax bur
den, appears at-this date in the
session 20 be somewhat doubtful.
though part of the program has a.
ready carried. None OF the bills
has passed all stages IN the pro
cess of legislation and several of
them have app&.enIlN struck
SHaS.
-The gasoline and The inheritancs
tax bills have gone further than
any >of the others. They have both
PASSED both banches Of the as
::einbly and are now in the house
for action on amendments made by
the senate Both will pass IN some
form.
The corporation license tax bin
has developed strong opposition
It was called up in the senate
Thursday night. but It rac against
sag the first thing = motion
was inade 70 strike out its enacting
words, which would have il car
ried. .sSlaid IT TO rest for this ses-
sion. However, this motion Was
WITHDRAWN, 20 allow the bill TO so
to third reading. subject TO amend
seats there, and for debate at
that final stage. There are sena-
tors strongly opposed TO ii and wllc
propose to fight it.
The income tax bill. which has
passed the horse. is on the senate
calendar. and has been for a good
while. for second reading. and it
seems TO be standing still
The. 1uxur;es tax bill has been
resarted.twice by the ways and
Leans. committee with favorable
report. It went 10 the committee
1ae second time TO allow for pub
lie hearings. II IS being opposed
lat. VII likely pass
The hyd-o-electric power tax
ssisl. is in the hands OF the finance
committee OF the senate. where
strong opposition on TIE part OF
manufacturers. large ana small.
i.aa. been registered; There are
members of the finance committee
osit OF sympathy With this tax. and
= streng lobby is being waged
@1saiast it.
Ihe.lbLl TO create q tax on NOV
sns. picture, films is also in the
hands OF the senate finance COM
taittee, not having as yet been
REPORTED back
Columbia. Feb. 3-TEe fifty
five hour bill" TO prohibit the en-
ptoyment OF cotton mill workers
for more than fifJy-five hours a
sFAASseaasaore than ten hours day.
Was passed by the House Of Rep
f@sentatives Thursday night after
along ana ardent t,ebare. vote ".t
TO being recorded asains.- =
nption to Kill the bill.
sThe, oEly change from the 1916
now IN effect. as providee. IN
t se new. bill is that the textile week
eaaa be lhfty-fve hours, the day
ten hours. and that loom -fixers and
SECTION men shall not be claSS.t,
as mechanics who. are exempted
from the provisions the law nov
oE the statute books The bill, as
pissed by the House. allows op@
eTsatives who work at night to work
as much as eleven hours in one
night. not TO exceed five nights a
eek.
Representative Hamlin. Of Union.
AID Representative Elease. of New
berry. authors of measure. spoke
w3rniy in favor OF. its enactme,.t
Lepresentatiye Leopard. of Picker
ako spoke strongly in favor of. the
hS,, and said he had petitions from.
cotton mill men and cotton mill
operatives asking for enactmen.
OF the measure.
at was pointed out by those %iio
spoke for the bill that the majority
of the cotton mills of The state are
operating now, under an agreement
or the part Of the members Of the
textile manufacturers association
sss fifty-five hours a week and the
Purpose of the proposed law is 70
make all mills comply with the
provisions of this agreement
"a proviso in the.bill would allow
the making up OF lost time to the
extent Of sixty hours per annnm.
where such loss OF tome has been
due to accident or other unavoid
aDsss Cause. The hill -,aiso provides
that no wages shall be locked be
cagsse of absence. to an amount in
EXCESS Of the amount the machines
operated by them would have PFC
6dneed in the time OF the absence.
Columbia. Feb. 3-The state
convention of the South Carolina
League of WoIhen So,ers Will be
hasd in Columbia. at the Y. w. c.
on "wednesday. of next Week.
wAh matters Of legislation the chief
coGcern Of the gathering The con-
ve1tion will start at 10 o'clock in
thA morning. Women voters it IS
announced. whether members Of
1hg League or not. Will be welcome
eds
The 1922 elections viii be the
chief topic. and ii is possible that
the women will discuss candidates.
a 5bill to rquire women TO pay poll
taxes will likely be discussed. y
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