Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-12-07

county," he says. He says the Gov.
eminent is losing through these eva,
sions annually a sum many times the
cost OF additional men to collect the
tax and check up the returns made.
Many returns are erroneous, some.
times through deliberate intent to de-
fraud the government. the secretary
complains.
The Secretary defends the change
he ordered, October /. 1915, in the
form of the daily treasury statement.
This change, which was attacked by
Republican leaders as being an at
tempt to juggle figures so as to con-
ceal the alleged impoverished condi.
ton of the Treasury, was really made
to put the accounting system on a
more b~usiness.like basis. The Sec.
etary also urges the necessity for re-
wishing the sinking fund laws. The
United States sinking fund. says Nc
PoPNA hNtlOh' NSiS NIUE
actual money constituting that fund.
a lumber of amendments to the in.
come tax law are recommended as fol-
lows:-Require information as to eX-
tent of income, rather than actual
Withholding, at the source, except as to
nonresident aliens; eXemp certain
associations and organizations not en-
gagged in gainful pursuits from the
tax; broaden the liability of foreign
corporations; require receivers, trust
ees, ETC., to make returns; prohibit
corporations from deducting from tax
able income on account of taxes paid
for local benefits; make the income
tax payable on June 10 instead of June
80, in order that the accounts may be
finished by the end of the fiscal year
June so.
The report says that Customs re-
ceipts for the fiscal year ended June
80, 1915 amounted to $212,146,UOO a
decrease compared with the previous
year of $50. 1885, 600. improvements i'll
the methods of procedure in the col
lection Of customs ae recommended.
The Secretary urges that all the
port quarantine business of the coun-
try be removed ;om state jurisdiction
and placed under the Federal Govern
ment-this, especially in view of the
fact that the public health service re-
ports serious outbreaks of cholera.
typhus and other malignant infectious
diseases in Europe. These will be
transmitted to this Country upon the
resumption of immigration after the
war says McAdoo.
Secretary McAdoo reviews the woes
of the Treasury Department in con-
nection with the acquisition of public
building sites throughout the country,
saying that large sums have been eX.
pended for worthless real estate. He
recommends the abolition of an omni-
u public buildings pork barrel bill
and the substitution of SPECIFIC legisla-
ton on each public building or site
project singly on its merits. He says
that the substitution of the skyscraper
type Of public buildings for the old
monumental style of structure seems
eXpedient in large cities.
Touching on the Coast Guard, Mr..
McAdoo says this service should be eX-
banded not only because of its eff
cient work in saving life and property,
but because of its value as a national
defense adjunct. The Coast Guard is
cooperating with the Navy Depart
ment or national defense plans, he
says.
During the fiscal year 1915, $29.187.-
042 was spent onthe Panama Canal,
the Secretary reports. OF this, $2l.-
614,362 was for construction on the
Canal proper and $7,572,67 for forti-
ications and miscellaneous work To-
tai expenditures on the Panama Canal
to June 80. 1915 amounted to S219,471,-
$50.