The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-24
REVENUE BILL
COMPROMISE is
NOW ASSURED

II Is now generally preulCted mere
that the two houses will not have
great deal of difficulty in ar
irving at a compromise. An eX-
tended deadlock was precluded, it
is believed here. when the house
adopted a two per cent sales tax.
Since the house has come around
to the view that sales tax is in
evitable, it is believed that it is in
no mood to hold out against the
senate on 4 per cent rate.
1t is now freely predicted that
not only will the senate closely
follow its finance committees rec
concentrations, but that it will
take only n few days for the
house and senate confcrees to &c:
together, thus making possible
sine die adjournment early in
May. However, before that time,
the general assembly has many
other matters to dispose of. While
the immediate job before the sen,
ate is approval of the revenue bill,
number Of other major pieces
of legislation are pending in that
body, while the house is faced
with a heavy calendar including
more than two score public bills.
Matters now pending in the
senate include the final reading
on the Observation-Disclosures
beer machinery act, and action or
motion to reconsider the vote
bv which the Dunagan bill Great
ing a monopolistic state compen'
sation insurance fund failed OF
passage q week ago. This bill was
defeated on third reading by 6
margin Of one vote, and propon'
ents Of the bill, who claim that il
will save the industries of the
state half million dollars an
nually in lower compensation in
surancc rates, besides offering pro
lection to the workers which they
cannot now get with the insur
ance companies restricting then
policies and withdrawing from Tho
field. predict that it will be ap
proved by the senate after 1t Is
recalled.
The senate is expected to ge;
the school machinery bill this
week from its education commit
tee, and this is expected to pre-
cipitate a bitter fight over TIE
question of limiting special schoo
district supplements. and the
pruning Of school. administrators
costs. The senate also has yet tc
act upon 4 bill introduced by Sen
ator Bland amending the tax re
| lief act, ratified last March p. SC
as to strike out a provision per
hitting a 10 per cent discount OF
delinquent taxes for the past fv'
years. The tax relief act not oni!
abolishes tax penalties for th'
past five years and permits th'
back taxes to be paid in five an
nual installments, but allows :;
further 10 per cent discount !
any Of the annual installment
are paid even one day in advance
! of the day on which they fall due
While the senate is faced Will
settling these issues, in addition
TO approving the revenue bill, tn
house has a big job ahead OF l
vet. 1t too will have TO give 1t
approyal to a school machlner,
act, and the Bland and Dunaga'
b;lI. e thev ara passed by the sen
ate. The house faces an immedi
ate fight over the school teX,boo!
| bill reported out by its education
! committee last week A bill re
ported favorably by the commit
tee does not materially change u
present textbook setup, but an
other bill came in with a mlnorlt,
report which would abolish tn
1.-TWO present textbook commission
and take the adoption Of scchoo
books out of the board of educa
toms hands and put it IN tn
hands of a new board to be ap
pointed by the governor. :,
A bill is also pending on tn
house calendar which was intro
duced early in the session by Rep,
resentative Tam Bowie and whlcI
would not only abolish the text
book commission but would pre-
vent the adoption of new text
books for period of ten years
The house has yet to act on IN
bill submitting a new conStltultIl,o.i
in the next general election. Ihl
bill has passed the senate. bu
was defeated in the house. How
ever. its house sponsors plan L
move for a reconsideration of tn
vote by which it was defeated
and expect that the house WI!
finally approve it. A score of othe
statewide bills are awaiting &C
ton in the lower house. and 1t
expected to get a committee bee
machinery act this week from 1t
judiciary committee.
Both houses have yet to ac
upon a bill calling an election
next November for the nomlna
ton Of delegates to a state con
yention the following month t
mass on the question of ratifica
! ton of repeal of the 18th amend
ment. This bill has been sent t.
the supreme court for an informa
ruling on its constitutionality, ant
the court is expected to report IT
opinion within a few days.