Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-07
SLOAN INTRODUCES
TAX REFUND BILL
Minimum Raised in Case of Small
Companies Who Settled After
Being Delinquent.
IRRIGATION LAND UNIT FIXED


WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.--Cspecial TeIe-
gram.)-congressman Sloan today intro
duccd a bill that cannot fail to be popular
with hundreds OF small companies which
have felt the strong hand of the income
tax law. Mr.. Slohn's bill authorizes the
Treasury department TO refund not more
than so TO corporations which. during
the year 1914, had been delinquent and
had compromised with the government
on basis Of 500. In the beginning small
corporations like the farmers insurance
companies, the farmers telephone COM
panies and like associations who were
called upon by the Treasury department
to report their income taxes, but had
failed 10 do so were mulct by the Treas
ury department on basis of $50 for
such failure.
Reduces Minimum.
Later on. after a great many OF these
small corporations had settled the Treas
ury department reduced the minimum TO
$40 Notwithstanding that large number
OF delinquent companies had settled ON
basis Of $50. Naturally those who settled
on the last mentioned basis want a part
Of their money back And as IL requires
tVn6tCautOUuA 1ltioH AAtDICEtnthtANd
Sloan has introduced bill remedying a
very apparent defect In the law or in the
departments original ruline.
what Unit snail ne.
on the issue raised between the secre-
tary OF the interior and the land owners
in Nebraska holding under the Laramie
unit OF the North Platte irrigation
project. Judge Kinkaid stated today that
Secretary Lane had decided that 800 acres
shall be tho unit for land owners and
that eighty acres shall be the unit for
homesteaders and newcomers. He said
the secretary Id ruled that eighty acres
would be tho maximum for water users
The MAXIMUM price TO be paid on the
100 unit has been fixed by the secretary
at so. The land owners insist that the
price should be higher. but the secretary
decided that this price should obtain
until time had demonstrated whether q
was too low.
Honor for Gilbert.
John Gilbert OF Friend. Neb., who pre-
sented to the United States government
a herd OF buffalo. elk ana deer. now en-
Joyine the freedom OF the NiobrAra ma
tionai preserve. win be honored by tab
let ever tho entrance 10 the preserve 10
IIdieatlng tho donor. The question OF thu
tablet ana its fitting recognition Of gen
IIerosity on the part Of Mr.. Gilbert wa
arranged by congressmen sloan an,
Kinkaid. the donor residing In Mr.
sloan's district. while the preserve is 10
Gated in Judge Kinkaid's district.
Committees 90 Clash.
The irrigation and the powerful appro
prlations. committees OF the house VII
lock horns tomorrow before SpeaiSe
Clark over the question as to which com
mittee shall have the right to report
bill appropriating funds for the yariou
irrigation projects The Laramie unit Q
the North Platte project has been &C
corded an estimate by the secretary o
the interior for ssoo.ooo to be spent durinl
the new fiscal year, The question nat
urally arises which committee shall dis
pense the money. Judge Kinkaid. beinI
the ranking minority members on tn
irrigation committee, insists that the oil
shall be handled BY his body, and Their
YOU are.