The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-01-05
SUPREME COURT
ON TAX QUESTION
Is Cases Affecting $25, ,OOO,-
600 per year of Corpora
ton Taxes.

sumes its business after the holiday
recess the expectation is that the real
work of the session will be taken up
and disposed of with all the rapidity
that circumstances will permit. Even
ing sessions of the house are likely
to be held, with a view to facilitating
the administrators legislative pro-
gram.
One of the most important pieces of
legislation that Is to be Immediately
started will be the ship subsidy bill.
1t is to have the right of way on the
senate side of the capitol, and under
an agreement made last spring it is
expected that a vote will be taken be-
fore the end of January.
There is going to be a hard fight
over the measure, Notwithstanding
that President Taft is with it and
that q South American mail subsidy
is one of the things he has upon his
legislative program. Still, the leaders
in the senate are hopeful of passing it..
May Attack Lorimer.
Resolved, That William Lorimer
was not duly and legally elected as
senator of the United States from
the state Of Illinois,"
A resolution phrased as above will
be presented to the senate within a
few days. If a report accompanied by
such resolution is not submitted by
Senator Beveridge, who has the nat
ural right to take the initiative by
reason of his place on the committee
on privileges and election, the duty
of formally challenging the title of
Lorimer to his seat will be assumed
by Senator William E. Borah of Idaho.
Borah, it was learned, has reached
a conclusion on the Lor:ner case and
aas deter mided upon Ills course OF
action.
Supreme Court Session Important.
The supreme court of the United
States reconvened Tuesday for what
promises to be one of the most import
ant sessions in the entire history of
that body.
There are about 30 important cases
heard at the last term which are on
the docket for reargument. Many of
the cases will be heard at the same
time. The 15 involving the constitu-
tionality of the corporation tax were
heard as one case and doubtless will
be so presented at the next hearing.
These cases were brought to deter
mine the legality of the new tax,
which Is bringing in revenue at the
rate OF $25.OO0.00O year. The law
went into effect June 80 of this year.
Should the supreme court after rear
gument declare the tax not constitu-
tional. the money already collected
must be refunded.
or equal Importance with the cor
poration tax cases are the suits
brought by the government for the
dissolution of the Standard Oil Com
pany and the so-called tobacco trust.
sathtub Trust Plead for Mercy.
Attorneys for the individuals in
dicted as members of the so.called
"bathtub trust" for alleged violation
OF the Sherman act came to the De-
partment OF Justice in the interest of
their clients. These, in the event of
conviction. are threatened with iail
sentences.
1t was held at the department that
they had been given no reason to be.
lieve that the encouragement would
consent to the acceptance of plea OF
guilty and the imposition of fines
rather than Imprisonment. They were
given to understand. 1t was said, that
Jail sentences will be insisted upou
and were informed that their clients
will be expected in the United States
court In Detroit on January to give
$4,000 bail each. Attorneys for the
Indicted men indicated they would
not make it necessary for the govern
ment to start so removal suits to gel
the 80 defendants together on thai
day.
Pacific Coast Has Most Timber.
According to the report of Chic
Forester Graves about 62 per cent o
the total estimated stand on the ma
tional forests. exclusive of Alaska, /.
In the three Pacific coast states, 2.
per cent in Idaho and Montana and 1.
per cent in Arizona. Colorado ant
New Mexico. This leaves only pc
cent elsewhere. In the order of thei
Importance the five states containin,
the bulk Of national frorest timbe