Show RADICAL TAX PLAN BEATEN Storm of Criticism Turns S C 0 Legislature From Course COLUMBIA S C April 23 23 By The Associated PressA Press A Adelate deluge ot of telegrams coupled with Ith witha witha a storm o of newspaper per criticism and verbal erbal complaints by constituents andI I recently turned the South Caro Caro- Caro Carolina lina state legislature laturo from what I Iwas Bas as das probably the most I revolutionary piece of ot ta tax taA legisla- legisla legislation tion ever eier e er attempted In the tho state stalo and po possibly in any state in AmerIca The state senate seeking means ot of public raising raisins revenue needed for tor pub pub- pub lic buildings at the Sl sic si state col- col colleges col colleges leges and universities the lie peni- peni peni penitentiary and the various arlous reform i schools and public Institutions de- de decided decided de decided at the ele hour on a I sweeping measure which its pro pro- proponents pro proponents called a sales tax lax bell The The measure carried with it how however however I IThe ever a 0 weeping sweeping occupational tax measure that did not stop at 1 nork work era or- or ers ere and professional men making comparatively comfortable In- In Incomes Incomes in incomes comes but also a n tax lax on more modest 1 wago nage age earners The measure as pa passed ed b bv by the senate taxed ta manufacturers mer- mer merchants mer merchants chants retailers professional lOnal men and workers orle rs one oue halt half or one per pcr percent percent cent on their gross receipts from source realized after arter nn an e of ot HOO hid had been al- al allowed al allowed lowed This feature touched the housewife who nho ho under the law nas as compelled to keep account nt ot of o the tho sale of ot old clothing old furniture or an anything am thing else e for tor which she cd mone money In order that none might be missed the tho bill re- re reqUIred required re required that cv y vy n worker and busi- busi business business busi business ness man must pay a license of ot 32 2 a year tor for the liege of ot ng engaging ing in in business bu and must keep said posted In his or her office Sales or of o farm tarm products bv by the pro pro- pro d ducer producer UCH alono were exempted Hardly had news ness nev s of ot the or of thIs thit measure which was in the form torm of ot an amendment to a house tax bill been carried over the paper new Ire wires of ot the tho stale slate when a deluge ot of o telegrams struck the solona The The hou house e refused to concur Con Con- Concur con concur cur in th lh y amendment and it nent ent to conference Tho The conferees reported a modi modi- modified tied fled bill but still carrying the oc- oc occupational occupational oc occupational tea features and gross gro s receipt tea tea- tures tuns This was 1 rejected A new conference committee was formed and the tho second report eliminated the onal feature but re- re re I reI tamed retained feature a modified gross ross receipt fea ture together with a 10 per cent tax jewelry on tobacco amusements jewel jewel- I ry and other othet so no call called d luxuries In turn was nas rejected Unable to a bill that would tit tit fit the tho backers kers of ot the rho mca meas measure ure announced they thoy hive have aban- aban aban abandoned donld it and l the conferees on the slate appropriation bill started to cut the tho toted by the two houses to a 0 point within the tho coat of operating the tho government In 1922 Th The Tho legislature met Januar 12 Living with tho the avo avowed ed Intention of or Liv- Liv tl v- v ing to the th- taxes taXIS Qt of rho th I who ho comprise 83 per cent of or the thu population of ot South Caro Caro- Carolina Carolina lina hila Two Tao drys di s heroic the end o of the sell lon the en senate ate adopted an anI amendment to a a bill 1111 taxing trans trans- transfer Per fer of or stocks stock and bonds tu manufacturers and mine 0 tenth lien I tenth one of ot one per cent of their gross ro receipts and nd placing i a tax ot of 10 per cent on candy and LOd ad- ad admission admission ad mission fees for tor amusements ments Zoe to Sill lU a 1 on cigars 1 to 2 2 11 it a thousand on cigarettes sl sic cents a pound on smoking to- to tobacco tobacco to tobacco bacco and 2 3 a 0 thousand nd founds on ammunition The house con con- concurred con concurred In the amendment Tho taxes on an stocks bonds to- to tobacco tobacco to tobacco bacco and ammunition are tamp ta takes es |