The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-11
DILLINGHAM; PLAN
BEATEN, IS TO IA
1t Proposed to Redistribute Income Tax
Collections Among the States--War
Department Sends Man to State
Fair to Judge Morgan Horse
Endurance Test.


| Washington, d. c., Sept. lion Mon
day, when Senator Dillingham's amend
ment to the income tax provision OF
the tariff bill, which would redistribute
the money collected through the imposi-
ton OF the income tax to the several
states of the Union on the basis of popu-
lation, to be expended in the construc-
ton and maintenance of public high
ways, was up for consideration in the
Senate, he made speech defending its
provisions, contending that with the
rapidly increasing expenses of the states
/ for public improvements the states need.
i ed the money much more than the ma
ton and they would thus be enabled
to meet their growing demands in the
way of improved highways. advanced
educational facilities, etc. He declared
himself in favor OF graduated income
tax which would lay higher rate upon
large incomes than those laid upon those
of lesser amount, but he attacked the
exemption of the Democratic bill hold
ing that all should join in meeting the
expenses of good citizenship. Such a
graduated income tax, he thought, could
be assessed and collected by the federal
government, but the proceeds should be
distributed to the states in just and
equitable division and expended by them
4 for some elementary function of govern
ment, as in the construction and main
tenance OF public highways. The amend
ment was lost by an overwhelming vote
of So to IA.
Congressman Frank Plumley has been
elected as the Vermont member of the
Republican congressional committee, fill
ing the vacancy caused by the death OF
Hon. David j. Foster.
The war department has ordered Cen
eral A. i. Mills, with his aides. to be
present at the Vermont state fair at
White River Junction on Sept IL, to-
act as a indge of the endurance ride of
the Morgan Horse club. This ride starts
from Mortified on Sept. Is and will
terminate in front OF the judges stand
at the state fair grounds on Sept. IL,
when each horse as he arrives viii be
inspected by the judges and credited
with the necessary points. 1t is under
stood that the war department is very
much interested in this test which &C.
counts for their willingness to send Gen
eral Mills to act as one of the judges.
Justice Wendell p. Stafford has re-
turned to Washington after spending the
summer in st. Johnsbury and Greens,
boro, VT. As he left on Tuesday, the
day following the wreck on the New Ha.
ven road, he passed the scene OF the dis
aster and witnessed the debris long be
fore it was removed.
The state militia of Vermont win re-
ceiye $4,000 as its allotment by the |
war department for participating in the
rifle practice at Camp Perry, o., which !
was proportioned according to her en-
listed strength.
Washington society is very much in
terested in play to be held ON the !
Belmont place, corner of 18th and Cliff !
ton streets, called "The Old Vermont |
Farm" The production is said to be
beautiful simple rural college comedy |
in four acts with an entire cast to
number about IL people, and the pro-
ceeds are to be expended in improving
the estate.
The new evolutions which are being
tried out by the war department on the
10th cavalry of Fort Ethan Allen,
now in camp at Winchester, Va, are
said not to be so spectacular as those
under the old order, for the reason that
there are no bugle calls or spoken or
ders, the direction of the movements be-
ing done by whistles and other signals.
This change it is understood has for its
object quietr approach upon an en-
envy.
With the tariff bill in conference to
smooth out the differences between the
House and Senate provisions, the two
Vermont senator's are planning to 60
home to Vermont for brief breathing
SPELL" taking advantage of the period
before the currency bill can be reported
from the Senate committee on banking
and currency.