The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-01-31

-r,- F1==~TT / the leaders IN
:z=TTFA , aa,c c,@'1 that at the the
III HHl D silver and the bond
n.u render. Il next to impos~ihl" 10 Sc
cure the passage of amy independent nHlA-
cjal or currency measure. lh"y haIe.
therefore. quietly taken up This scheme "i
securing legislation by adding the n"r'5-
| sarv provision to one Of the bills pr"Nln-
Ing for tie regular annual a%pprorrll-
tons.
1t is understood that the ~EepubiIcan
Senators would not oppose an amehi-
ment which simply granted authority l"F
an issue of bonds. They say that II 1t
becomes absolutely necessary for the
Government expenditures and for the
maintenance of the gold reserve, lie
Democrats can provide ii by agreeing to II
bond amendment without weighing it
down with other questions. and that a
majority of the Republicans will accept
it in this shape. but will not permit it to
20 through if coupled with either silver
legislation or the repeal of the State bank
tax.
Representative Mcmillan. Chairman of
llt avs Ail ttlR 'R'''
TO whom the beer tax question has been
submitted, intends seeing Secretary Car
Isle TO learn whether the Secretary con
siders an increase of the Governments
revenues necessary. Mr.. Mcmillan says
the action Of tn" subcommittee Will do
pend largely on the Sccrctary's views. In
the meantime it appears to be accepted
among the tariff leaders If the House
u H.. ,- ,,..tt AA.A.-i 80 t1. -
increased beer tax or an increase on any
other Internal revenue tax or customs
duty.
Favors an Arbitration Commission.
The amcndci bill for the settlement Of
labor disputes 10y an arbitration commit
tee has been reported fayorably from the
Committee on Labor with Il few minor
changes in vcrhiHEc.
The national and State Legislative
bodies" says The report, are not SO con
stitutcd rs 10 hc able to give proper time
TO the examination of the Industrial mat
tiers presented IN this hill. nor are they
made up cquaily of representative men,
such as is proposed lay this commission,
nor are they non-partisan. This commits
sion can hear. consider and recommend
in II shorter time and with less expense
for the best good of all than can be ac-
complishcd by a legislative body or iii any
other way. Congress is the proper body
to authorize the appointment of such Il
commission. as il is composed of members
coming from al parts of every State"
Appended TO the report were letters of
approval received 10y the committee from
Samuel GomperS. john w. Hayes, II. G..
Denning and J. u. Sovereign.
The Secretary of the Interior has direct
ed the issuance of Il patent on thirty acres
of land embraced III the town site of Enid.
Okla, ana known as 'McGuirc's Adii-
ton To the Town OF Enid" To l.. w. Nc
CURE. When the town site becomes n
gained as II municipality and proper
proof is furnished 10 the department. Il
patent will be issued To the town for the
remaining ten acres, to he maintained
Tor public purposes.
The Interior Department has called FIR
bid TO b" opened February Is for fur.
nlShlnS Il sheet metal ceiling and ncN
copper roof for the Pension Bureau
building. The present appropriation -
S2N,Oo". hut Congress has been asked fpr
an additional appropriation.
Increase in Internal Revenue,
y statement prepared at the Internal
revenue Bureau shows the aggregate re-
celpts from all sources during the six
months ending December 81, 1924. were,
SSl.Nil,.I,ii. which is an increase over tb,
receipts for the sans" period of last year
81 HN'"io"'il. The receipts for the last
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