Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-09
The Inheritance Tax.

Ihe inheritance lax.
II il asserted that to take 1.-THE
from Inheritance would work no one
any injury aud ,vouid bring the ceve-
nue. I'D to the desired volume. This is
the way these theorists argue: The In
heritance really belongs TO no one. since
the person who left it is dead and the
person to whom it is left has not yet
received it nor ever previously pos
sessed it. Thus to take portion OF It
away for Uncle Sans use would be
robbing no one, say the inheritance Tux
ers.
There has been a report from a pref
ty substantial source that powerful In
terests are preparing to fight the In
come tax According to this report, a
number Of men who possess wealth
we'll up into the millions and who
would be separated from big sums Of
money by the proposed law have COM
bined to launch lobby against the
measure. II such opposition does arise
the country will be treated to an inter-
esting controversy.
II a few such obstacles to purposed
legislation arise the extra session In
,lI probabi will last until fall.
New Men Control House.
With the exception Of Champ Clark
there are new men III charge OF things
in the house Speaker Clark. Jones Of
Virginia and Talbot Of Maryland are
the only members who were in con-
sress when the Democrats were In
power previously.
Sharing power with Speaker Clark Is
Oscar W. Underwood. who once was a
formidable possibility for nomination
as presidential candidate and who Is
now the leader Of the Democracy In
the house. Mr. Underwood heads the
committee on ways and means and has
an effective set Of men as his follow
ers I'm that group. including Francis
Burton Harrison Of New York. Shackle-
ford Of Missouri. Kitchin Of North Car
DINA, Hammond Of Minnesota. Peters
Of Massachusetts, Palmer of Pennsyl-
vania. Ansberry OF Ohio. Garner Of
Texas. Stanley Of Kentucky. Rainey Of
Illinois and Dixon of Indiana.
Representative John J. Fitzgerald,
chairman Of the house committee on
appropriations. is another one Of the
leading factors in congress. His COM
mittee handles the sinews of war for
many other committees and for the
various departments.
The Appropriation Bills.
rrboro oro in M ef3ouIop f1rn hi0 m
preparation bills which may come mp.
1t is proba Bile. however, that the bills
will not formally come before the COM
mittee. either in the house or senate.
as the plan to have Chairman Fitz.
gerald take one and Chairman Ste
phens the other and pass it has been
strongly supported.
Other Democrats besides Underwood
who amount to some shucks" In the
house and who gained their promi.
nence in recent years are:
Goldfogle and George Of New York,
Kinkead. Hamill and Mccoy Of New
Jersey; Clayton and Hobscn Of Ala
bama. Oldfeld and Floyd Of Arkansas
Raker Of California, Taylor Of Colo
RADIO. Sparkman and Clark Of Florida,
Adamson, Hardwick and Crisp OF
Georgia; Buchanan. SABBATH and Ora
ham of Illinois: Cullop, Moss. Adail
and Barnhart Of Indiana; Sherley OF
Kentucky. Brussard and Estopinal OF
Louisiana. McGillicuddy Of Maine
Lewis Of Maryland. Sisson and
Humphreys Of Mississippi. Rucker
Lloyd. Hensley and Borland OF Mis-
souri,; Small. Pou, Page and Webb Of
North Carolina; Sharpe ana Ashbrooke
Of Ohio. Ferris and Carter Of Okiaho
ma, Johnson and Lever Of South Caro-
lima, Moon. Padgett, Sims and Garrett
Of Tennessee; Beall, Henry. Slayder
and Smith Of Texas. and Jones. saun
ders, Glass. Hay and Flood Of Viz
ginia.
During the readjustments that have
naturally occurred with the establish
ment Of new members In the senate
much has been said recently about thu
old seniority rule. Those compare
lively young,untried, but presumptuoua
new senator's have absolutely 9!s::
xarded the old convendonality b.
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