Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-11-15
REPEAL BILL GIVEN
RIGHT Of WAY ON
PROGRAM IN HOUSE
Landlords Income Tax Bill
After Favorable Report Is
Sent Back Wednesday to
Senate Committee

The tax equalization repeal bin
was placed on the calendar of tbs
house of representatives ahead of
all other tax reform measures by a
vote of ia to at the Wednesday
morning session of the house.
The rules committee made Its
first report Wednesday morning and
recommended that the repeal bill be
taken up Immediately after the gen,
eral tax act, which is now under
consideration. There was no OPP
position from the floor to this re-
pert and the vote on it was as star
ed above.
An effort had been made on the
part of several members to advance
the tax commissions reform pro-
gram ahead of the repeal bill be
cause of the refusal of the senate at
the last session to pass the repeal act
h2tore some substitute measure for
raising revenue had been adopted
1t is predicted that a similar dead.
lock will result at this session be
cause of the action of the mouse irF
placing the repeal bill first.
The general tax act was under
consideration for practically an
hour Wednesday and the discussion
Of various amendments. All amend
ments were voted down except one
taxing motion picture supply houses
500 per year and one reducing he
tax on moving picture shows in sub
urbs of large cities to $3.50 per
month, so they would not be re.
CURED to pay the same tax as down
town shows.
The following new bills were in.
troduced in the house:
By Mr.. Elders, of Tattnall, to pro
vide free school books for pupils
in the first seven grades in the com
mon schools.
BY Mr.. Stewart, of Atkinson
county, to exempt farm lands from
taxation for a period of five years
ncase the owner actually resides
on the farm.
BY Mr.. Under. of Jeff Davis
county, to make sheriffs and TAX
collectors in all counties the collec
tors of all special taxes.
INCOME TAX MEASURE
SENT BACK TO COMMITTEE
After perfecting the Landlord in
come tax amendment, the senate
Wednesday morning by vote of 81
to 10 sent the measure back to the
committee on constitutional amend
ments for further consideration.
The action came as surprise, since
1t was believed that the measures
would have easy sailing to its final
passage. Senator Redwine led in
to \, n a r.
gressive assault is attributed the
temporary setback OF the legislation.
The Landlord amendment was IA
vorably reported by the committee,
at a meeting Tuesday afternoon, and
when taken up for third reading and
passage Wednesday morning it ap-
parently had easy sailing. But there
developed on the floor Of the senate
serious opposition to certain of the
committee amendments, and al
though they were finally accepted.
many senator's entertained doubt as
to the exact meaning of the resolu-
ton
AS reported and taken up for pas
sage the Landlord measure. author
ICES the legislature to levy an IN
come tax of not exceeding ) pc,
cent, contains certain exemptions
and provides further for a credit OF
property taxes against income
taxes.
Senator Redwine insisted that the
income tax was not wholly within
the purview of Governor Walkers
call for the extra session, because
it provides for additional taxation,
whereas the governor called the leg
islature not to levy additional taxes
but to distribute the burden Of tax
alton. An income tax, he insisted,
would add to the burden of taxation
and tend in no manner to distribute
taxes as recommended by the gov
ernor Mr.. Redwine urged with
emphasis that before he would vote
for an income tax, to increase the
burdens upon the people, he would
have to be convinced that other
measures would have to be passed
that would lessen the burdens OF
other taxation. His speech made
strong impression on the senate, and
when the motion to recommit was
proposed it met with comparatively
little opposition.
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