El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-03
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS SHORT;
WHERE To GET MONEY BOTHERS
Big Deficit is Faced by the Administration With Plans
For Expenditures Already Outlined for More Debts
Next Year; Military and Naval Preparedness
VIII Be the Big Feat ures Before Congress.

! increase the income tax on large in
comes, say above $4,000 he says.
And I would impose an inheritance
tax like the amendment proposed to
the Underwood tariff bill In that 1
excepted inheritances Of less than 500
| 600 but had the rate progressive until
on very large inheritances II would be
one-half the total"
Rural Credits; National Defence.
After the cIoture rule is disposed Of
the first legislative project to be
placed before the senate will be the
Hollis rural credits bill The joint
house and senate rural credits commits
sions. appointed at the last session,
has been holding daily hearings for
several weeks trying to get ideas for
reshaping the rural credits measures
drawn up last session
Perhaps the biggest question coming
before the senate viii be the national
defence program. Most of the sena-
tors who have so FAR reached Washing
ton from their respective states have
stated that they feel sure the senti-
ment Of the people favors preparedness
but not more than the amount Of pre-
paredness proposed by the president,
To Enlarge the Army.
One OF the bills drawn by the com
mittee viii provide for the establish
ment Of the so-called Continental"
army This will specify the method Of
recruiting to raise the proposed citi-
zen army Of 100000 men at the rate Of
$4,000 a year. It viii also fix the
term OF enlistment, which viii be prob
ably two months of intensive training
each year for three years
Another bill viii provide for the in
crease Of the regular army from its
present strength Of about 10000 Off
GERS and enlisted men. to a strength OF
IA, 900. Provision for siren gthening
the national guard by bringing il up
to its full quota and increasing its an
80 - leo
viii be made A bill for an enormous
expenditure for coast defence improve
ment will also De included in the de-
fence program
The naval affairs committees has
been Just as busy as the military al
fairs committees. They are going to
introduce bills for bringing the
strength OF the Uni ed States navy up
TO that OF Germany within the next
five years
Suffrage and Prohibition.
The suffrage advocates promise to
add to the enlivenment Of the senate
proceedings Simultaneous with the
opening Of congress. the national or
ganization OF the suffragists will con- !
vene IN Washington for the advance
ment Of their cause. Suffrage lead .
ers are confidently predicting that I
they will be able TO marshal the neces- /
sary two-thirds vote in the senate for (
the resolution submitting the suffrage /
amendment TO the states for ratifica- /
ton.
Prohibition also promises TO take its /
usual place in the limelight Of con-
gressional proceedings. Senator Shep- I
pard, OF Texas, is printing himself for 4
a renewal OF his fight for the adoption !
Of a resolution providing for a popular 1
election for national prohibition There /
is not much chance for the adoption
Of such a. resolution. leaders are pre-
dieting, but It viii muster considerable /
strength
May Vote Capital dry
In this connection an interesting and
vigorous fight is to be waged by the
dry" forces to prohibit the sale OF
liquor in the District OF Columbia.
is being prepared for this
purpose Many willy congressman and
senator's, who might oppose prohibit
ton elsewhere, see in voting for such
q measure an opportunity to gain IA
7Or among their dry" constituents
without injuring their political for
tunes otherwise Although the wet"
forces insist that the District Of Co.
umbia is overwhelmingly opposed to
there is considerable fear
hat a dry district resolution will be
adopted If submitted to a vote Of con-
gress-
Order Sulzbergers Majestic Ham or
Bacon today for breakfast tomorrow
'Deliciously Different"-AdY.