The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-24
Plans Are Laid for Faster
Progress for Legis-
lation
REVENUE BILLS TO
HAVE ATTENTION
In Them Will Be the Tariff
Board Meas
ufe

. Washington, March 24.-Democrats o.
the House ways and means committe,
have agreed to include in the coming gen
eral revenue measure the administration
tariff commission bill. They have also
determined TO call a caucus tonight To
plan for speeding up legislation, partic-
ularly the appropriation bills and revenue
bills which are to follow the preparedness
measures.
Sentiment at the conference was
strongly in favor VI steps TO insure bet
ter progress on legislation in accord with
the wishes OF the leaders of Congress
and the desire of President Wilson that
Congress adjourn before the national con.
vention.
A proposal recently urged by Repre-
sentative Kent, Republican. of Califor-
mia, to eliminate the emergency internal
revenue tax of So cents gallon on grape
brandy for fortifying wines, was ac-
cepted by the Democrats for incorpora.
tion in the revenue bill. Mr. Kent has
said that the production of wine had
been cut to ONE half OF the normal be.
fore the tax was imposed
Philippine Trade Increases.
The Philippine export trade increased
about S45,000,000 during 1915, reaching
total of nearly $50, 100000 for the calen-
dar year. War prices for sugar, and the
recovery of cocoanut, copra and hemp
plantations from the disastrous typhoons
of 1912 We're ruling factors in the years
favorable returns.
Eighty-five per cent OF the years i'm
ports, which totaled SS,64l 900, came
from the United States. The amount OF
cotton cloth sent from this country to
the Philippines exceeded that export to
any foreign country, and was approx
mately sixteen per cent of the entire |
amount exported.
In the export trade the year was a |
banner one for copra, France taking the
bulk of the increased production, and |
Spanish trade doubling in that staple and |
oil Exports of hemp increased I
and the sugar industry continued salts
factorily. though the closing Of the Pana
ma canal and consequent high freight
rates caused the bulk of exports to 90 to
nearby Chinese and Japanese ports.
W HllE tHb EAHIeTttdu tIHut III NlGAIs !
slightly increased, the total export de-
slined. owing TO elimination of the Eu-
-opean markets.
Maine Lands Purchase.
The national forest reservation COM
mission has announced the purchase of
II 600 acdes OF land comprising sixty-one
racts in the Appalachian and White
Approximately $4,000 acres
lie in western Maine contiguous to the
governments previous purchase in New
1000 acres in Macon and Nc :
lowell counties, North Carolina 1900 in
Amherst, August and Rock
Bridge counties, Virginia; 5000 in Polk, r
'arter and Unicoi counties, Tennessee,
900 in Rabun and Fanin counties, Geor
ia, and 300 in 0conee county, South
]arolina. Y
Jump in Internal Revenue Receipts. a =
Internal revenue receipts from all
ources in the United States during Feb n
nary increased more than twenty-five i
err cent over receipts in February, 1915. u
compilation just made public fixes the
,tal at S3l ,6l6,92O, an increase of So, =,
81, OIL. IL
More Roads for Canal Zone. IL
Secretary Baker has asked Congress to to
Sl27650 for building ten