Evening journal., 1913-01-01
MANY NEW GOVERNORS I'M OFFICE
THIS MONTH; DEMOCRATS MAKE GAINS

In Kansas the Democrats have a
majority in the legislature and Will
liam H. Thompson was chosen as the
primary candidate, but there is said
to be some question as to his consti-
tutional eligibility because Of the
fact that he is now a state Judge.
Although in Delaware the Demo
Gratis have a majority in the legis-
lature, the question of who will be
/ United States Senator is in doubt.
In Tennessee the Democrats have
majority, but the choice is uncer-
ttain because of a fight between the
Patterson and anti-Patterson fac
tions.
In Maine former Representative
Burleigh is the Republican nominee,
but is not certain of election, de~
spite the fact that his party has al
majority of the legislature. In South
Dakota there is some doubt. owing
to the fact that Thomas Sterling'
Progressive Republican, received
the primary indorsemnet. and Senai
tor Gamble is said to have a majoriN
of the members of the legislature. bu
both are Republicans.
In the House the Democrats havf
increased their control through thI
recent election. but through the eleA
ton of some of their members to tlt
Senate and to a governorship, q
well as through the retirement q
others there will be many importa d
changes in committee organizatid| b
The all-important Ways n 4
Means Committee. which is to fol r
the tariff bills for the Wilson adml Il
istration, has been riddled Out
the seven Republican members
the committee only two will I'd X
their seats in the Sixty-third Cfol
/ gress. These are John Dalzell,
Pennsylvania, and Samuel McCallU
Massachusetts of the IA Democrat NJ
; members of that committee four wiz
be among the missing Two Ia
these hOwever-Hughes, of New JeIIi
3 sey. and James OF Kentucky-go {
s the Senate
The election of Morris SheppatrC
of Texas, to the Senate, if seniorlit
5 takes precedence will move Rep Ire
sentative Burnett, of Alabama to Il h
chairmanship of the Public Buildi Hg
b and Grounds Committee, which HAN
dies the big public buildings of fth
pork barrel" bill.
The Banking and Currency Cotm
mittee investigating the so-callfi
= Money Trust will be without a heatd
Representative Pujo having retired
Representative Carter Glass. of viz
ginia. is the banking member of thd
committee
The Public Lands Committee. thd
, Agricultural Committee and the i'm
portant Foreign Affairs Committee
. are some Of the other House bodies
e that will undergo important changes
in their personnel. Representative
Sulzer of New York. the chairman
of the latter committee, has been
elected governor of New York State
Two Important Bills.
Two of the most important matters
likely to be legislated into law dur
ing the new year are an income tax
and a revision of the tariff Tariff
revision will be one of the first meas
@ ures considered by the extraordin-
airy session of Congress which Presi-
dent Wilson will call shortly after
his Inauguration on March T. The
Democratic tariff policy as recently
outlined by the leaders coltemplates
the reduction of duties on imports to
:. the extent of millions of dollars.
The enactment of an income tax
law come as result OF a fight which
has extended over years and is only
now nearing fruitiOn through the
ratification of a proposed amendment
to the Constitution which, it is ex-
pected, will have been accepted by
the necessary three-fourths Of the
/. state in the Union early in January
To date "a states in the Union
y have ratified this amendment out of
a necessary 36. The amendment in
- effect grants Congress the power TO
levy an income tax without appor-
tionment among the several states
and without a census of enumera-
ton. It's adoption would serve in a
great measure to balance any reduc-
ton in tariff schedules made by the
Democrats.
j. The states that have officially
approved of amendment are Ala
bama Arkansas, Arizona, California
Colorado, Georgia Idaho, Illinois
a Indiana. Iowa, Kansas. Kentucky
Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mime
sofa Mississippi Montana. Missouri
Nebraska Nevada, New York. North
i Carolina North Dakota, Oklahoma
Oregon. South Carolina. South Da-
kota, Tennessee, Texas Washington
1t and Wisconsin. Unohicially Ohio
and Louisiana.