The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-03-20


places tax OF per cent oil all In.
herifances over $500 that are collateral
inheritanccs or In which strangers are
the iegatees. IN cases Of direct Ia
heritance the taxes prescribed are: on
$40 .00U 10 100000. per cent; on
$1,000 TO 100000. ? per cent, and
on more than 100000. 3 per cent. Il
r. estimated that S20.00o.G00 annually
will be derived from this tax
The probabilities are thar when the
house begins the debate OF the bill the
hours OF tbs sessions viii be extended.
The sittings will probably begin at 10
In the morning and continue until 10
or II o'clock at night
President Taft sent his message TO
congress Tuesday and made Il clear
that prompt action was necessary for
the welfare OF The country and OF the
business community especially The
message follows:
ITO the Senate and House OF Repre-.
sentatlves: have convened the con.
eress In this extra session In order to
enable IL 10 give immediate eonsdera.
ton TO the revision OF the DInoley
tariff act. Conditions affecting produe.
ton, manufacture and business gener.
ely have so changed In the last twelve
years as TO require a readlustment and
revision Of the import duties imposed
by that act.
more than this. the present tariff
act, with the other sources OF govern.
nent revenue does not furnish income
10 pay the authorized expenditures. BY
July !, next, the excess Of expenses
over the receipts OF the current fiscal
year will equal 100000, 0oo
The successful party in the late cleo
tion Is pledged to a revision OF the
tariff The country, and the business
community especially, expect Il. The
prospect 81 change IN the rates OF
Import duties always causes sus
pension or halt In business because OF
the uncertainty of the changes to be
made and their effect II Is, therefore.
OF the highest Importance that the
new bill should be agreed upon, and
passed with as much speed as possible
consistent with It's due and thorough
consideration. For these reasons,
have deemed the present 10 be an ex.
traordlnary occasion, within the mean
Ing Of the constitution, Iustlfying and
requiring the calling Of an extra ses.
sion.
I'm my Inaugural address ! stated In
a summary way the principles upon
which, In my Judgment. the revision
CT the tariff should proceed and indI
Gated AZ least one new source Of rev
enUe that might be properly resorted
10 IN order 10 avoid a future deficit.
II is not necessary for me TO repeat
what ! then said
~ venture to suggest that the vital
business interests Of the country re
qulre that the attention Of the congress
IN this session be chiefly devoted TO
the consideration Of the new tariff
bill. and that the less time given 70
other subjects Of legislation in this ses.
sion, the better for the country,
(Ssned) WILLIAM n. TAFT"
Committees Named.
Speaker Cannon's ways and means
and rules committees are:
Rules-The Speaker. Dalzell. Penn
sylvania; Smith. Iowa: Clark, Nilsson
ri: Fitzgerald. New York.
Ways and Means Payne, New
York; Dalzell. Pennsylvania: Mccall,
Massachusetts; Hill. Connecticut:
Boutell, Illinois: Needham. California;
Calderhead. Kansas; Fordney, Micht
gan: Gaines. West Virginia: Cushman.
Washington; Longworth, Ohio; Crum.
packer, Indiana; Clark, Missouri. Har.
rison, New York; Broussard. Louisl.
ana; Underwood. Alabama; Griggs.
Georgia; Pou, North Carolina; Ran.
dali, Texas.
Nominations Sent to Senate.
The president sent To the senate the
following nominations:
Consul general at Stockholm. Swe.
den. Edward ID. Winslow. Chicago:
United States circuit Judge for Sixth
judicial circuit. John w. Warrington.
OF Ohio; United States attorney for
western district Of Pennsylvania. John
III. Jordan.