The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-05-08
Anti Conspiracy Bill Adopted BY
the Lower House.
TAX RIDER ON DISTRICT BILL
Measure that Will Not Please the Wealthy
Washinstonians- Bill Passed.

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conspiracy bill was rushed
through in haste. The district
of Columbia bill, with rider that
provides for enforcing the per
sonal tax act. and the bill pro-
viding diplomatic and consular
officers for Cuba also were adopt
ed.
The personal-tax rider will
provoke much hostility. Its pas
sage was the result of a joke
played by Mr.. Mcmillan, of the
senate District of Columbia COM
mittee, on the ultra selfish resi-
dents of Washington who think
the whole country exists for the
convenience of Washington.
There are no personal taxes as
sessed IN the District of Columbia
and many of the residents here
say that is a good civic policy, as
it makes Washington an asylum
for retired business men who
want to settle down for the re-
mainder of their days in a place
where taxes are at the disappear
ing point. This selfish view has
greatly retarded the development
of the District, because it pro.
vokes congress into doing moth.
ing. Early this session Senator
Mcmillan began trying to secure
an agreement on just personal
tax law. He did rot urge a dras-
tic law, but even his mild meas
ure could not be endured by those
who consider the main use of the
rest of the country to provide
for cheap living at the capital.
They caused him so much anoy-
ance that he finally turned the
whole matter over to "Uncle
Joe" Cannon in the house.
Uncle Joe," chairman of the
committee on appropriations. be-
lieves the citizens of the District
of Columbia should be taxed to
pay all the expenses of the gov
eminent. He has no patience
with the airs of the District. His
very name is enough to make a
Washington taxpayer choke with
anger. There was dismay and
CONSERVATION among the selfish
residents when they learned that
Mcmillan was tired of bothering
with them and had turned them
over to the tender mecy of that
awful barbarian. "Uncle joe"
He is in faovr of a personal tax
law that Is as searching in its
methods as New York custom
inspector. He wants to tax in
comes, bonds, mortgages, person
al effects and everything that has
value. He cody announced that
the necessary amendment to Sc
cure the enforcement of such
law would be tackled on to one of
the big appropriation bills and
passed by the house. Coming in
this form it will 60 through the
senate. The local residents of
the ultra selfish type were in a
state of mind, but they could de-
wise no way to move the stony
heart of the chairman of the APP
preparations committee.
The anti -conspiracy bill, report
ed from the judiciary committee,
passed without a word of debate
1t came up rather unexpectedly
and Mr.. Littlefield, of Maine,
who had filed a minority report
on the bill and had intended to
offer some amendments, came in
just as it was put upon its pass
age and the vote was taken be-
fore he understood what was
going on.
The bill to provide for diplo-
matte and consular service in the
republic of Cuba was passed, 1t
carries the following salaries:
SO, 900 for a minister, $4,000 for
a first and 81, 500 for a second
secretary of legation, S., 1000 for
consul general at Havana and
S3, 900 each for the consulates at
Cienfuegos and Santiago.