Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-03-22

The income tax is not only kept n
i'm tie new democratic tariff bill. but
n is clearly the strongest part of the
measure. There have been changes In
this feature Of the bill since it left the
house which tend 10 make the income
tax provision still more odious and
ministerial The spy system has
been extended and made more Often
slyp one Of the provisions inserted
by the senate committee directs that
"eyery corporation doing business for
profit shall keep full, regular, and ac-
curate books Of account upon which
all It's transactions shall be entered
from day to day in regular order
which books shall al all reasonable
times be open to the inspection of an
internal revenue officer OF agent
such "a thing as privacy In business
transactions would Doe impossible I'M.
der this odious law The house limit
ed the inspection merely TO That OF
verifying the returns made by any
CORPORATION But the senate commit
tee puts no limit on these investga.
tIons. and cOmpcls the books Of all
corporations TO be open for inspection
at any time
The republicans also called attention
to the harsh features of the bill In
regard to building and loan associa-
lions and cooperative associations In
general which are made mp wholly
OF workingmen An effort to remove
some Of the restrictive features OF the
law and To exclude from It's opera
tions an building and loan associa-
lions was voted down. As the bill
now stands the earnings of the widow
and orphan are TO Doe compcllet 10
nav burdcnsumc tax which the great
majority Of the independent farmers
and mechanics of the country Will
escape The south will he almost en-
tirely relieved Of this tax
The buuglinE character Of the tariff
hiu is illustrated by the discrmnat on
which it makes in the matter Of
reciprocity A number Of influential
democratic politicians happen To be
manufacturers Of agricultural nipple
mcnts. They have succeeded i'm hay
ing the house bin changed So that the
reciprocity provision shall Doe applied
as to agricultural implements The
house bin puts agricultural implements
upon tile free list The senate at the
instance of those democratic manu-
facurrs has changed it SO that az
rjculural implements shall not come
I'm free from countries which impose
duty upon agricultural implements
from the United States This is Ina
tended TO apply particularly to Can
ada where there are large manufact-
uues of agricultural implements and
where "a duty is imposed upon aGri.
cultural implements coming from the
United Stucs ana elsewhere. The at
trntion If the democrats of the COM
mittce has been called to this extern
sion Of the reciprocity feature to one
product which comes from Canada,
and Mr. Aldrirh Of the committee.
has inquired why since Canada Inn
poses a duty ON eggs. cabbage. peas.
cereals ana most other articles In the
agricultural schedule these articles
should hn placed in this hill upon the
FREQ list Mr. AldriCh ana tho rcpuhli
can members of the committee moved
that the reciprocity provision which
the committee has declared shall be-
adopted as to agricultural implements
shall also Dee extended as To farm
products Rur this proposition was
voted down 10y the democrats IN the
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