Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-20
WASHINGTON ASKS
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tation in the Legislature. J am ready
10 help Wilmington seoede, attaeh y -
Pennsylvania OF Oklahoma for thst
matter
Mr. Killen said many farmers did not
have thousand dollars income last year.
but thev paid more than hundred do
lars in tax. The farmer docsn't oblert
being Justly taxed y represent Whining
ton az well as any other part Of the state,
he said ''7pe are here for fairness
Mr. Webster said many people get
wrong impression. Some farmers IN hrs
section are paying an income tax. The
bin was in Mr. McNabb's COMMITTEES and
Mr.. Connelly's committee, why didn
they thresh il out then
Mr.. McNabb said he offered an those
objections in committee and endeavnrrd
70 have the bill amended, and voted for u
only after he had been advised ~ bv q tax
commission.
Mr.. Downward said he fought likewise
Mr.. Connellv said he introduced the
original Income Tax bill for school pur-
poses, with an exemption Of 5000. The
outcome was that the governor appointed
a bipartisan commission, which drew the
present bill. and he and Mr.. MeNabb
agreed 70 it finally, on the representation
NltdL III At hfAA - E9h a. NAA A-s
statute books and amend it Il Il subse-
auently needed amendment. II. thought
this extra session should amend Il.
THE BILL VOTED DOWN.
speaker Hall said il was I'D 70 the House
10 decide whether the Income Tax hlil
should be considered. The motion 70 ad-
NIT the Dill was defeated by the following
vote. winch shows the lineup against
new business:
Yeas-Conneiiy, Cross. Downward.
Halls.
NavS-Ahern, Boyce. Buckingham.
Burns. Chapman. Culver. Daiy. Ellison.
Green, Ciruuell. D. g. Hall. Hutchinson.
kersey. killen, Lewis, Marvel. Messick.
Peet swain, Tarburton Tlndal AMI
Webster.
TO FORCE vAGRANTS 70 WORK.
with q view 70 further revl~Ing rac
Defence bill the revised statutes conf
nlittec Of the senate was called 20 rn'7t
this morning before the opening oi me
session. In its new shape the tnli
practically restricted 70 forcing yagrsnts
TO work or 20 10 lal, and changing
( the minimum from Is 70 - wears.
/ Because OF delay in some Of the up-
| State members getting here, he COM
mlttee meeting Was delayed and It = nov
doubtful whether the bill vii be re-
I ported out Of committee today.
As the bill IS said 70 eliminate the
/ Defence Council feature, sentiment 7,
/ divided Us 10 its success. In this oehaa
/ il was learned that today letter was
received from acting Secretary ~ LABOR
| Aberarornbie, stating that 4 Ileiaware
J places its Defence Council on statutory
basis il will greatly help he nation
! 70 these war measures and avoid al irlc-
| ton"
WOULD ESD SESSION.
As soon As Mr.. McNabbs notion ~
got his bill before the House was dete2ied
| be said be was ready 20 vote Tor a resolu-
| tion to adjourn sine die. tie could sec
no r,se remaining. the senate having got
tsn into /, suArl over the Defence hlll.
! This was not followed up, however, and
| tbe House Immediately took a recess
I until > o'clock.
! SENATE oPLS 10 BUSINESS
rbc senate evidently Is not disposed a.
h-4 ~ ncw business as quickly rs The
Z H., for today two bills that had been
r.,sscd by the House. providing FOR nc
rlsgistration of soldiers and curing 4 de-
t,et IN the Milton town charter, we're read
ana referred TO committees.
Because az the absence oi ScnAtOI-
Fyazier and Hoffecker, who were de-
tained. the revised statutes committee %
the senate could not hold its proposed
meeting to consider the Defence Council
bill until this afternoon, and 4 ls poi
likely 10 reach any decision until after
the Senate 5 conference With the governor.