The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-04-03
news FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
new Tariff Must Provide Rev.
enue Sufficient to Run
Government

Washington.-When the gavel falls
at noon on April Z the WAYS and
meahs committee of the house will be
prepared to submit complete system
oil revision and ask for its approval
Truth is that the men charged with
directing the tariff fight have some
misgivings about the bill to be pre-
sented and recognize that IL may be
subject to material amendment when
II gets to the senate. In fact, the
house leaders will be glad to have the
senate assume part of the responsible.
ity for the bill.
: House leaders realize that they must
do two things. They must make such
revision as will be in keeping with
their pledges to the people, and at
the same time must provide for ample
revenue to run the government. They
have discovered already that they will
need fully as much revenue as has
been available during the past few
years. for they find they cannot in any
material way reduce the expenses OF
the government.
Revision Must Produce Revenue
With a certainty that a certain
amount OF revenue must be available
each year, tariff revision must be SO
shaped as to produce that revenue
over and above what can be raised
under the income tax. How much the
income tax will produce will not be
known, even approximately, until the
tariff bill has passed both branches
OF congress and been approved by the
president. for there is more difference
OF opinion about this feature of the
new tariff bill than over any one other
section.
The plan as finally passed upon is
understood TO provide for raising the
income tax revenue on n graduated
scale. exempting incomes under $4,000.
beginning with / per cent tax on in.
comes Of $4,000 and running as high as
4 per cent on incomes OF s10o,000 and
upward
II was said that the plan retains the
provisions for free raw sugar and free
raw cotton and the Is per cent tax on |
raw wool. A fight is expected In both |
houses for a change TO free raw wool. |
suffraaists Ready TO BesIeee Wilson
Siege Is TO be laid TO the White |
House by the suffragists. II was
announced at national headquart.
ers. as result OF the refusal OF
President Wilson TO include In his
message 70 congress some reference
10 the suffrage cause. The presidents
decllnation was based on his belief
that congress should take the first
steps. and that he would not be Justi.
fled In inaugurating such a sweeping
reform through recommendations.
Representatives Kent, OF California,
Lenroot OF Wisconsin and Anderson OF
Minnesota. progressive republicans,
made a formal announcement that they
would not Join the house progressives
In a new third party organization and
would not vote for Representative
Murdoch for speaker.
Indians 20 Get Interest
Secretary Lane has signed an order.
effective July 1. 1918. providing that
all Indian funds on deposit to the cred
IL OF superintendents OF the various
agencies over the United States that /
hitherto have not drawn interest shall ,
be placed on an interest bearing basis
at the rate that prevails In the local
tiles where the money is deposited.
these funds have not
drawn any interest. Ii
II is estimated that these accounts ;
sl.0QO.0o0.
National Capital erevitles
The first formal dinner by President @
and Mrs. Wilson will be given April a
l6, in honor OF members of the cabinet.
Clay Tallman. an attorney OF Tono- :,
pah, New, has been appointed legal
adviser of the reclamation service by
Secretary of the Interior Lane.
Secretary of War Garrison, Wednes' 4
day, ordered that $4,000 tents and o
| .OOO, 900 rations be rushed to Ohio g
from Philadelphia for the relief OF the
flood sufferers.
One of the best jobs at the disposal
Of the Wilson administration. that OF II
chief forester, has been placed under L
he civil service. This position, now r
held by Prof. Henry S. Graves, re
publican, appointed by Taft to succeed
afford Pinchot. pays $4,000.
On the request OF President Wilson,
secretary OF War Garrison went to
ohio to personally survey conditions
m the flood district. He was accom- l..
panied by General Wood. President II
.,,,.on was going himself, but later