The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-13

esting. The eight southern states
here enumerated which have charge
Of these important matters contain:
First. In population, both white
and colored. less than 10000. 900,
according TO the census of 1910. which
is about one-hfth.
Second. In wealth they have less
than S25,000,O0O.000, or about one.
seventh OF the country's wealth.
Third. In representation in the
house ninety-seyen members.
II VIII be noticed that the state
OF virginia controls four committees
ol the most Significant possibilities.
THIS state. with population in 1910
OF 2.H62,t0D and wealth in 1912 OF
$-."9o'Voo,VoO, with ten representa-
yves upon the floor Of the House. has
Iour time the Importance in this
congress. II chaIrmanshlps have any.
lhIhg to do with II. than all the New
England states, the middle Atlantic
slates, the East and West states The
norm central states and the noun
tam ana Pacific states combined, with
& population in 1910 of 1000 600
ana wealth in 1912 of amounting TO
nearly Sl4S, 000. 600. 900. This state
"ith ton representatives, by virtue of
me organization Of the Sixty-fourth
'hgress. eHerls more influence
'our tlmes over, II chairmanships of
committees have any Significance
than all OF New England. with thir,v.
TWO representatives.: New York. New
Jersey ana Pennsylvania. with ninety
representatives. Ohio. Indiana. Hi
mans, Michigan and Wisconsin with
eishty-si% representatives; Minneso-
a. iowa. North Dakota. South Da-
Nota, Nebraska and Kansas. with
iorty-one representatives.: and all
the states west Of the Rocky noun
talns: making a total OF thirty-opr
states with 2S2 representatives.
The same states will cast in 1916
IN the electoral college 244 votes. m
seEenty-fiye more than are necessary
10 elect a president. II will be noted
now these important committees are
assigned To Virginia four. to Texas
three, to Tennessee three, North Car
DINA two Missouri two, Florida two.
Georgia one. South Carolina one.
These eighteen committees. includ-
ING the rules committee, except one,
70 TO eight southern states. OF the
remaininGS thirty-nine less important
committees, the chalrmen Of twenty
three TO TO southern states. This
ing the appropriations, for the rest of
the country,
The revenues of the eight south
err states that control seventeen
committees amounted in the fiscal
year of 1913, according to the gov
eminent reports. to $4,000. 900.
That is a trifIe over one-half the re-
ccipts in the single state of New York
in the same year. that amount reach
Ing Slul.00O,G00. The receipts OF
Virginia. which control four of the
greatest committees. are $4,000, 900,
while states which show receipts
to the amouBe of $4,000, 900, or
thirty-fve times as much. have con
troll OF no important committee.
When the last treasury report is ex-
aiuinod with reference TO the taxa
lion for the support of the general
government, some striking facts are
disclosed. The corporation and per-
sonal income taxes produced slightly
on ,,d,, EoV ~, ~ revenue. or this
n i.,ie.i, %lI'gVV'VUo was personal
income ana $"9'VOo'oOO from cor
p ,to VI person3l ana corpora
a ,tUm income on lhe elEht states last
committees paid $4.222,444, while
New York alone paid scr, 6S3,743, or
s $500 - SeN SIn ZINES as mncn. Inc
n ta'o1 o, o' N g. FennsylVa-
ma', S snn ~" Jersey ana limos
r ~. = -".ooo'tf q. nc eisht states
- son,5ot tnese Goinihlttees cast
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