Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-25
LAWMAkINC TO WAIT
TILL AFTER HOLIDAYS
Present War Tax to Be Ex.
tended Until keW Revenue
N. Law Is Enacted.

Washington.--The first week OF thu
sixty-fourth congress brought practi
cally harmonious organization in boil
houses and revealed a determination
on the part of the administration lead
ers to attempt no serious legislative
business until the holiday recess Ii
over.
President Wilson's address, with Its
suggestions for national preparedness
denunoiation OF international conspir.
ators against the government and
warning of the necessity for increased
revenues, stood out rs the most Ina
portant event OF the week. Larry in
the week fight that might have EN-
barrassed holiday recess plans seem
cd imminent, when II was proposed
that an effort be made to re-enact the
emergency war tax law with amend
ment before adjournment.
Immediately 1t was disclosed that
this would be impossible and admin
istration leaders were confronted with
The danger that the war tax law would
lapse on December 81 and long per
iod would follow in which no emer-
gency revenue could be collected.
1t was thereupon agreed by house
leaders that Joint resolution extend
ing the present war tax with the time
limitation eliminated should be amend
ed. new bill with provision for in
creased revenues to be submitted after
the New Year. Senate republican lead
ers have agreed to offer no opposition
Debate Over War In Senate.
President Wilson's vigorous refer
snoes In his address TO troubles within
the borders of the United States, in
stigated because Of the European war
by citizens of foreign birth. served to
give the senate one enlivened day Of
debate during the past week. Sena-
tor Smith Of Georgia, introduced 3 res
olution calling on the foreign rela.
tons committee to investigate. with
q view TO recommending action ON the
British blockade against neutral com
msrce.
The Georgia senator made stirring
plea for his resolution. which aroused
Senator Lodge, Of Massachusetts,, 10
offer m amendment providing for In
vestigation also Of internal conspira-
ciss against the government and Of
the law and facts relating TO belliger- |
ents' destruction of the Lusitania and
other passenger ships. This debate
was the first brush In forensic bat
tie over the European war situation.
postcfsIss Loses sa1 900, 900 ny War.
Postmaster General Burieson's an
nual report says the European war
has cost the American postal service
$21 ,000, 900, but that economies Of ad-
miniatration have reduced the audited
deficit to little more than $11 100000
for the fiscal year which ended last
June, Considerations of service. the
report says, were placed above all 9th
srs. and Notwithstanding adverse rev
snue conditions, expansion and i'm
provsmsnt OF postal facilities contin.
ned.
The greatest expansion in the post
office, the report shows, was In the
parcel post. Statistics gathered from
SO principal postoffices show 1t to be
half Of all the postal business, and
that more than 100000 parcels are
being transported every year. Before
the parcel post was established not
more than one-fourth that number were
handled. The amount of postage col
looted from that source approached
q, o00, 900 during TIM first Is days of
October this yeat acne.
Strong Defense3 !, "-at Advised.
II congress in fcrmuia.4Ass its La
tional defense legislation follows the
of the army war
college, one-fourth of the mobile army
Ia continental United s'ates will be-
In the Pao ii, northwest,
Dr., as the war college dcsignates 1t,
he Puget Sound area including all of
west OF the Cascade
Mountains from the Canadian boun.
larry to and includiAs the Columbia
liver.
The war college recommends that
n this area should be permanently
stationed nine regiments OF infantry,
hrss regiments of cavalry. three and I
! half regiments Of field artillery, two
md third engineer battalicns, enc
md q half battalions of signal corps {
md one aero squadron.
Dry Law Upheld In Washington.