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be willard Salisbury, although for
mer Senator r. r. Kenney is a candi-
date.
In Tennessee, the Democrats have
majority. but the choice is uncertain
because of a fight between the Patter-
son and anti-Patterson factions.
In Maine former Representative Bur-
leigh is the Republican nominee, but is
not certain of election. despite the fact
that his party has a majority OF the
| legislature. In South Dakota there is
some doubt, owing to the fact that
Thomas Sterling, Progressive Republi-
can, received the primary Endorsement
and Senator Gamble is said to have a
majority of the members of the LegIs-
lature but both are Republicans.
In the House the Democrats have in
| creased their control through the re-
cent election. but through the election
of some Of their members to the SEN
ate and to a governorship. as well as
/, through the retirement of others, there
will be many important changes in
committee organization.
The election of Morris Sheppard, of
Texas. to the Senate, il seniority takes
precedence. will move Representative
Burnett Of Alabama to the chairman
ship of the Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee. which handles the
big public buildings of the pork bar
rel bill.
The Banking and Currency Commit
tee investigating the so-called money
trust, will be without a head, Repre-
sentative Pujo having retired. Repre-
| sentative Carter Glass of Virginia is
the ranking member of that committee.
The Public Lands Committee, the Ag-
ricultural Committee, and the impor-
tant foreign affairs committees are some
Z
undergo important changes in their
personnel, Representative Sulzer of New
York, the chairman of the latter COM
mittee. has been elected Governor of
New York State.
Two of the most important matters
likely to be legislated into law during
the coming year are an income tax
and a revision of the tariff. Tariff re-
vision will be one of the first measures
considered by the extraordinary ses-
sion of Congress, which President Will
son is expected to call shortly after
his Inauguration on March 4. The Dem
Ocratic tariff policy. as recently out
lined by the leaders, contemplates the
reduction of duties on imports to the
extent of millions of dollars.
The enactment of an income tax law
will come as a result OF a fight which
has extended over years and is only now
nearing fruition through the ratification
OF a proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution which, it is expected, will have
been accepted by the necessary three
fourths of the States in the Union early
in January.
To date thirty-four States in the Union
have ratified this amendment out of a
necessary thirty-siX. The amendment I'm
effect grants Congress the power to levy
| an income tax, without apportionment
among the several States and without
a census Of enumeration. Its adoption
would serve in a great measure to bal
ance any reduction in tariff schedules
made by the Democrats.
The States that have officially ap-
proved of amendment are: Alabama, Ar
kansas, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky. Maine, Maryland,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Mon
tana, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New
York, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington,
and Wisconsin. --Unofficially, Ohio and
Louisiana.