The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15
| THE PRESIDENTS
! ANNUAL MESSAGE
TO LAWMAKERS
Recommends Legislation on
New and Important
Subjects.
INCOME INHERITANCE TAX
He Believes Such Laws Would Curb
Growth Of Fortunes to Dam
gercus Proportions.
INCOME INHERITANCE TAX

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TIA Vievte IN N.crc s,,....;. A..
~S'~ S~Sstso"--~sSS
for Currency Reform. and shinoino
ells-Wouid Mako CITIZEN. ~ Ian.
MANY Other important Subjects
Usscussed.
Washington. Dec a-prestd.rt poo.a-
wits message to the second session ~
m rsssy~,,ts,sh ~ seeono session OF
~e,-nt.- :. M eons. ess ueais win
sse@s !, OF ne" ana important subjects.
0ufion OF the trusts the abuse Of In i,,nc
GQns In labor troubles. tho .neoro ouas-
t1on. the nraarbfng 80 sS~s
r-s,.ss ss S.p.sa' ana iaoor. addationai iegis-
~eV" Aor the control OF large corpora
rons. federal inheritance and income
Ax law and currency reform.
a what the ssst ccns~s vii isfs , ssa.emen'
"A "a <hs- - - 'eis uniiiiisi'ou'
- :. s ss.'s ne ~.
~ corPorations from contributing to the
ikn expenses OF any party. Such
phi nee already past one house Of con-
ssirs but let ny , SCndfiDute e. they
..seion Al corporatIons from making
<s-S.t sSuss - LOT any pohtical purpose,
.Syor ,nmrecuy
house of the congress and which is ur-
necess4ry should be enacted into
ssnt ~ ~, 80, e61fer c4 upon the govern,
cnao1 on questions Of law. This right
1Eistg ID many OF the states: II exists in
~ 1tr1ct 81 Columbia by act OF the
that b any case a verdict for the de-
4ee9ent ON the merits should be set
49, Recently IN one district where
soeG Tor conspiracy in connection With
Io1otoG, the court sustained the defend
ants demurrer; while In another jurfs-
1scs!on Az Indictment for conspiracy to
the court. convictions obtained under Il.
md two defendants sentenced to impris-
onment The two cases referred to may
but 4 y unfortunate that there Should
oy6n BE- an apparent conflict. At pres
mt there IL no way by which the gov
ocs,r can n cause "a so s.cn conn1cs When
= h111er court; and the wheels Of justice
ne blocked without any real decision of
~ question. can. not too strongly
= fAfiurs 70 pass viii result IN seriously
Dnmpering the government In its effort
~ obtain justice. especially against
Is wrong: and r may also prevent eS the the
Dovernment from obtaining Justice for
X4Geworkers who are not themselves
X0I0 euecuVely 10 contest case where
~ Judgment of an Inferior court has
len against them; ! have specifically
n View 4 recent decision by q district
Judge leaving railway employees with
OUT remedy for violation Of a certain So
Ea1led labor statute. 1t seems an absurd
~ 70 permit single district judge.
against what may be the judgment of
tie immense majority Of hts colleagues
On the bench: to declare law solemnIy
enacted By. the congress to be "uncon-
ot1tutfonal, and then to deny TO the
government the right to have the su-
D<ome court definitely decide the Ques-
don"
Evasion ~ Techutcatfttee.
as, ronnectsor vs,b mi. u,attsr ,vo,,,a
,u,~t - ssS sssaxsic an 80 ~. .s wou.o
s9fsrtcrS stste ~ onr criminal i. ~ unsra-
s,,i<sc~ In isrSe mari from the hars. nc,
Ssx<s@S ".sfe ~ ana s rnv, sne nay OF
Sss.eS =, terSrsc:litiss ahs.,,e,tsi,1 ,
<~Se~~<SS ~jfS tbs rre~rite' ~ thS gu
49, ~Sc~e there e No ettar,,t ~ 800 800,
SSSt sSSrs mas heen snv feii,,re ~ ss,r
ssSSssten5 es,.stce n worfa ha rre,, ~ - SUI
~ q : ,SS nrovttin~ somsfhir~ 80 ~ IN
1900 tSsf: ~ 'n'
,s-.:5Ss ss<;sment .hatt he - as,d. - 49,,
80 rfsnfed IN any cause. civil or Grim