The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-13
BIG INCREASE
IN INCOME TAX
Committee Plans TO Raise
Funds TO Meet Deficit.
MAY ALSO TAX IMPORTS.
Married Men Earning Less Than $4,000
and Single Men Earning Less Than
$4,000 Will Not Have to Pay, How
ever-New Inheritance Tax Expect
cd to Produce Income Of $1,000, 900.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, May 13.--[Special !
The ways and means committee, which
has been considering the manner In
which 1t shall raise revenue to meet
the big expenditures for military pre-
paredness and the appropriations that
have been authorized by ongress for
other purposes, has evolved n plan for
raising $250,0O0.O00 1t is proposed to
raise $150,0O0.000 by increases of the
income tax.
The levy will not go below the present
limits Of $4,000 for married men and
$1,000 for single men, but Ii will be 2
per cent on those mounts and upward
with rapid increases until there Is a
levy OF Is per cent on incomes of $780,
O0O a year. An Inheritance tax. which
will raise $4,000 900. and taxes on
war munitions to the amount of $50
100000 more will make up the total of
$25O.OOO,OOO.
Duties on imports.
There is quite a strong sentiment
among the Democratic members OF
the ways and means committee for an
increased tax on foreign imports. If
1t were not for the fear OF %reopening
the entire subject Of tariff revision II
Is likely that the present rates OF the
Underwood Simmons law would be in
creased materially upon n number OF
Imported articles. In spite of the war
In Europe there has been n great
amount of foreign goods shipped into
this country. AS Germany and Aus
tria have been barred, Great Britain
has been the beneficiary OF these In
creased imports. and the United States
has helped England by buying her
products.
Long Distance Forecasts.
Willis l.. Moore, who was the stormy
petrol of his brand of weather during
the time he was chief Of the weather
bureau, is not satisfied to remain quiet
In private life, and he had n hot con
troversy with the present chief Of the
weather bureau as to the value of long
IolCtasiS. nlObIt IulNkS lie
can do as good work two weeks ahead
as the bureau ut the present time does
In predicting two days ahead. The
weather scientists have really got quite
stirred up over the subject.
Civil Service Complaints.
Every time a bill is passed providing
Tor additional employees of the federal
government the question is raised by
the Republicans concerning the method
OF appointing these employees. The
Democratic legislation generally has
omitted from the operation of the civil
service law all of the employees who
have been provided. They come right
back at the Republicans who make
the complaint by saying that for years
the departments have been filed with
Republicans and 1t is now simply fair
that the Democrats be given a chance.
Friend Of the Farmers.
Uncle Joe Cannon took occasion to
tell the house during the consideration
OF the agricultural bill that no n
cared about being arrayed In opposi-
ton to the farmers. But | want to
say to you." he added, that the farm
ers do not need any guardian. We
have had trust busting; we have had
all kinds OF friendship and care ex-
tended to the farmer. But II you think
the farmers are a set of idiots and
ignoramuses you are badly mistaken.
They are amply able to take care of
themselves"
What Did Longworth Mean?
During a recent debate Representa-
dve Longworth read part of an article
from a paper which said that Clifford
Pfnchot maintained in Washington
''the most formidable and best organ
tied lobby in history"
The man to whom Longworth ad-
dressed the query as to whether 1t was
true could not answer, but it was rath-
er surprising that this question should
come from the son-in-law Of the man
who made Pinchot famous.
Not Enough, but Will Stop.
Congressman Morrison of Indiana is
not going to be a candidate for re-
election. After eight years In the
house, representing a district which is
normally Republican, Morrison thinks
1t is about time for him to quit. He
frankly says that he has not had
enough, but after distributing all the
patronage In his district he thinks it
is doubtful whether he could be elected.
They Want Reciprocity.
During the discussion of the good
roads bill several senators expressed
the desire to have reciprocity In the
matter Of licenses. They Claim that
the states have a general rule by
which a license in one state is good in
another. But that is not the case with
the states that surround the District
OF Columbia. Both Maryland and Vir-
ginia soak every District Of Columbia
automobile the full extent Of the IL
fee, and the people OF the capital
do not Like It.