The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-03-08
SUGAR ON FREE LIST.
BILL ELIMINATING $4,000, 900 IN
CUSTOMS REVENUE RATl-
FLED BY DEMOCRATS.
ALTER CoRPoRATIONTAX
TO Tax Those Whose Income Reaches
5000 a Year-Wouid Mean Year
Iy Revenue Of $5o,ooo,oo
or Over.

Washington, ID. c. - A bill to put
sugar on the free list, eliminating
$50 900 900 in all customs revenue, and
another to extend the present corpora
ton tax to include individuals and
co-partnerships having an income Of
$1,000 a year or over. were ratified
by the Democratic caucus of the
house.
The excise tax, so-called by the
ways and means committee. is in ef-
feet an income tax. The bill is SO
drawn that 1t is expected to comply
with the supreme courts decision
against the constitutionality of an in
come tax. It's effect would be to tax
every person who earns more than
$1,000 a year. on the excess of $1,000
at the rate of 1 per cent.
The estimate of Chairman Under
wood and members of the ways and
means committee is that the proposed
excise tax would bring in a revenue
of between $50. 100000 and 100000, 900
year. Placing sugar on the free list.
the Democratic leaders estimate will
reduce the price of sugar to the con-
| sumner about a cent and a half q
pound.
The secret that members of the
ways and means committee had been
so closely guarding for several days
was the provision to extend the cor
poration tax. In the caucus that bill
was not seriously opposed.
The fraa h;ll bnuavar w,o
bitterly assailed by representatives
| from Louisiana. the sugar cane state,
and representatives from sugar beet
growing states who were absolved
| from the bond of the caucus. No roll
call on the ratification of the bills was
demanded. Majority Leader Under
wood announced that the bills would
! be reported to the house in a few
days.
I'VE simply took the corporation
| tax law and rewrote IL to include indi-
viduals and co-partnerships." Mr.. I'm.
derwood said. The bill. to illustrate,
| simply means that I. whose business
} Is that of a member of congress. will
pay to the government | per cent of
my salary income over $1,000. The
salary Of congressman is $500. I
s25 year"
The president OF the United States,
should the proposed bill become a law,
would pay | per cent on $4,000 or
$500. his salary being $4,000.
Railroads will be subjected to heavy
fines for intimidating employees who
seek to join labor unions or for
"blacklisting" discharged employees
by the terms of a bill, introduced by
Representative Stevens Of Minnesota
The bill would amend the railroad
rate law and provide penalties OF
from 500 to $1,000 for violations of
the new section. II was referred to
the interstate and foreign commerce
committee.
The senate adopted a resolution call.
ing on President Taft to submit to 1,
all the correspondence with Colombia
dealing with the acquisition of the
Panama canal zone by the United
States.
The resolution was offered by Sen
ator Hitchcock of Nebraska who urged
its adoption in a speech in which he
charged former President Roosevelt,
with participation in a conspiracy to
foment the resolution by which Pana
ma was lost to Colombia and the canal
try. There was no division on the
vote Of adoption.
| neh IN tn N Dot
cines and other patented articles may
be sold without reference to the prices
fixed by the patentee. This was the
opinion handed down by Justice
Wright in the equity court when hs
refused the application of a drug man
ufacturing concern for an injunction
to prevent a local druggist from cut
ting prices without the manufacturers
permission. The court declared thai
the patentee of an article could con
troll the price by which il should b.
sold by ''licensee." but that once the
article has found its way to the oper
market by outright purchase all righ
to fix the price passed from the
patentee.
What vinegar is in the United State.
is determined by a decision of the gov
eminent pure food board. signed b,
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. Tn,
decision holds that when natural vine
CARS are diluted with water to reduc,
their acidity. the label must indicat,
this fact and that no vinegars may b,
diluted to an acidity of less than 1
| grams of araric acid per 100 cuhic cap
timeters or approximately 4 per cent
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson ha.
approved a decision OF the pure foot
board which holds that no cherrie.
Government To Consult Trade Boards
Washington. d. Z. Presiden