, 1935-11-01
OMNIBUS TAX
BILL Sent TO
UPPER HOUSE
Drivers Licensing
Debate Expected
To Begin Within
Few Days

AUSTIN, Ncv. l. R-The senate
received from the house Friday an
omnibus tax bill estimated to raise
ND 30 SIS, 900, 900 annually for old
age 1ension payments while COM
mite action advanced liquor con-
troll dnd drivers licensing bills.
Representative sumrnRrily cut off
debate and consideration Of 50
amendments after six days Of de-
bate and passed, i2s to 6, q bill in
creasing levies on public utilities,
numerous industries and natural
resources.
Choice % Liquor Bills
Rival liquor control plans were
rushed to the house floor BY prompt
reports from the liquor traffic ccm-
mittee On three bills, all proposing q
private license system. Committee
men believed debate would start
Monday.
The committee action gave the
house q choice between q plan per-
hitting sale Of mixed drinks up TO
"A per cent alcoholic volume and two
others restricting distilled liquor
sales to sealed packages. Sponsors Of
monopoly plans tacitly agreed 70
the committees course Of not pass
ing ON these bills.
The wet-bloc bill, introduced by
Represent r. Emmett Morse OF
Houston, would provide for local OPP
ton elections upon the mixed drink
issue. The others, one Of which would
re-enact present beer statutes, would
prohibit sale except in unbroken
packages, other than wine up 70 IA
per cent.
Committees Of both houses quick
~ reported favorably identical drtv-
ers licensing bills, which Govarnor
Alfred submitted wednesday along
with liquor regulation. The bills were
similar to q conference agreement
which failed during the regular ses-
ston in the house BY n vote.
Drivers Would Register
Sponsors hoped to obtain speedy
floor action 70 place the bills be-
fore q conference committee for ad-
tustment. All automobile drivers
would be licensed, although examin-
atoms would not be required Of ex-
perienced drivers registering within
90 days after effectiveness Of the act.
A three-ycar license would cost
Is cents. It could be suspended for
oned year for infractions OF certain
~roaHJaws while @ conviction after a
second suspension would cause per-
manent revocation.
Representative w. Il. Jones Ct
Jourdanton speeded house passage
OF the omnibus tax bill by with
drawing an amendment proposing a
one and one-half per cent sales tax,
with necessities exempted. Sales tax
advocates in the senate. however.
planned TO renew the fight for that
levy.
All levies in the bill would be in adj
dition TO existing taxes. Increases
included: One-half Of n per cent
on gross receipts Of utilities: one
per cent on telegraph companies,
hotels, oil and gas pipe lines and
interstate radio business; one and
one-half per cent on horse ace wag-
ers: one-haf cent per barrel on oil
~IV4QGtAQAA 0AACNAehAAA G<ab 80 -
900 cubic feet on gas production, with
exemptions; 10 per cent on amuse-
ment admissions in excess Of 81
cents; Is cents o ton on sulphur;
five per cent on cigars; Is cents a
pound on yeast and malt; a grad
uated tax on coin operated and mar
BILE vending machines; cne-fourth
of one cent q barrel on cement, and
graduated tax on loans Of automo-
bile, mechanical refrigerator and
radio financing companies.
Whisky would be taxed % cents
Q gallon and wines from 10 cents TO
80 cents, graduated on alcoholic con-
tents.
The house rejected amendments
proposing increases Of IS and SO
cents @ ton on sulphur, and killed a
bin 70 increase inheritance taxes ap-
proximately 80 per cent.