Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-12-15

gwen 0ruerS that all or the dOcu-
ments be copied with the purpose
Of sending them to Congress with
the special message on the subject
which he stated in his annual mes
sage would shortly be sent in. The
message and accompanying docu-
ments are all ready and they will go
to the Senate this week, and some
Of those documents will not make
pleasant reading for republicans,
either in or ont of Congress. They
will show a long series of plotting
that is entirely opposite to what
has always been the recognized for
eign policy Of the United States.
Your correspondent had little
chat with Chairman Wilson con-
corning the tariff bill. He said
that the bill would be reported to
the House this week, probably on
Wednesday and that he had been
agreeably surprised at the demo-
cratic opposition to the bill. The
question of submitting the bill to a
democratic caucus is still an open
one. Personally Mr.. Wilson is in
different, being perfectly salts fled
to leave it to his democratic COL
leagues to decide whether to hold a
caucus on the bill or not. He
thinks that the permanent benefit
which the bill will carry to millions
of our people will far outweigh the
hardships that it will temporarily
impose on thousands, and that in
the end it will be generally regard
ed as one Of the best tariff laws
ever placed upon our statute
books. He looks for minor chan
ges in the bill, both in the house
and the Senate, but for any changes
in its underlying principles-the
welfare of the masses rather than
Of the favored few.
The internal revenue bill has not
been entirely completed, but it
probably will be this week. 1t has
been deGnetly decided to double
the tax on cigaretts; to tax playing
cards, and to tax inheritances.
The income tax is still undecided,
but the probability is that the tax
on net incomes of corporations
which was first agreed upon by the
committee, will remain in the bill,
the understanding being that those
members Of the committee who ia
vor personal income tax instead
will be at liberty to offer that as q
substitute for the corporation In
come tax and leave it to a majority
of the House to decide which, if ell
Their Of them, shall remain in the
bill. Representative Bryan, Of Ne
braska, who is recognized as the
leader of the democrats on the
Ways and Means committee who
favor the personal income tax, has
not abandoned hope of winning in
the committee. He said on the
subject: 1.-THE fact that the cor
poration tax would bear heavily on
many people with very limited
means, while the individual tax
would be collected from the veal
thy who escape taxation in many
forms, is having its influence. IF
the tax is levied on individual in
comes the rich will then pay their
proper proportion which they do
not at present and would not under
the corporation tax" A compro-
mise has been suggested by which
both corporation and individual in
comes will be taxed.
The first result Of the work of
the joint congressional committee
which has for months been investi'
eating the methods Of the execu-
tive departments Of the government
will be seen when the Legislative.
executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill is reported to the House.
That bill will make some radio al
changes in several of the depart
ments, all in the interests Of econ
omy and a more prompt tradition
of public business. Among these
changes will be the adjustment of
the postal note and of several bu-
reaus of the Post Office department,