The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-08

ing uniform sick and accident benefit
Tor employees Of the federal government
and benefits 20 dependents in case o.
death.
Emergency revenue lawi Providing fol
doubling the normal income tax on tn,
lowest class making an additional surtaN
ranging from ! per cent on that portion
OF incomes exceeding $4,000 To l3 pei
cent on amount of incomes in excess OF
S2.000000; leyying a graduated tax of
| TO 10 per cent ON inheritances ranging
from $4,000 to S5000.000; 10 per cent
net profit tax on manufacturers of mu.
nitions, 5 per cent net profit tax on man.
ufacturers of materials entering into mu.
nitions; license tax on actually invest
ed capital stock of corporations capital.
lied at more than $4,000; wine, beer and
liquor excise taxes and miscellaneous
stamp taxes.
Good roads law; Providing for CO.
operative federal aid TO the states for
construction OF highways. and appropria.
ting S75,000,000 to be spent in FIVE years.
Postal savings law: Amendment in
creasing the amount which individuals
may deposit from $500 10 81 900 with in.
terest and an additional $1,000 without
interest.
Federal reserve: Amendments, includ.
ing amendment to the Clayton antitrust
law permitting officers and directors of
member banks to become officers and di-
rectors of not more than two other non
competing banks; amendments permit.
ting national banks to establi foreign
branches, liberalizing regulations for dis
counting commercial paper and permit
ting member banks in towns of 5000 or
less population to act as agents for in
suranee companies.
Railroad legislation; Creation of a
joint subcommittee of Senate and House
commerce committees to in
vestigate necessity for further legisla-
tion for railroads and the interstate COM
meree commission, question Of govern
ment ownership of public utilities and
worth of government own
ership as against government regulation.
Tariff; Creation OF a non partisan tar
III com mission OF five members TO inves-
tigate and advise Congress on tariff re-
vision; repeal of the free sugar provision |
Df existing tariff law; amendments in
,rtssing duties on dyestuffs to encourage |
dyestufs in the United |
states; enactment OF an anti-dumping |
provision to prevent dumping of foreign !
made goods at less than foreign market |
prices; authorization for the president |
o retaliate against foreign nations pro-
libiting importation OF goods from the
United States by laying an embargo
gainst imports from offending nations.
Cotton futures act; Providing a pro-
libitiye tax on cotton sold for future de-
livery in fictitious or wash sales
Philippines: Law to provide for a more
autonomous government of the islands,
self-goyernment, recognizing
lection laws. establishing an elective
enate and promising independence when
yer, in the judgment OF the United
tates, the Philippine people demonstrate
apability for it.
Railroad eight-hour day law: Estab-
shng eight hours ar the standard for
eckoning the compensation of railroad
mployes operating trains in interstate
after Jan. l. 1917, and provid-
IL for a commission of three TO investi-
ate the effects OF the eight hour stand
I'd, present wages not to be reduced dur
lg the investigation, nor for 80 days =
hereafter, and work in excess of eight
ours to be paid for at pro rata rate