The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-06-05
WEEK IN CONGRESS
To Protect Farmers a Bill is Intro
duced to Levy an Import Tax
on Cattle and Grain.
House Republicans Decide to Repeal
Only Part of the Taxes
Placed on Luxuries.

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To give greater protection to far
mers Representative L. E. Wheeler of
Illinois has introduced bill to levy
import taxes on cattle and grain.
Indications of the purpose of con-
gress to buckle down to hard work
are seen in the flood of bills which are
pouring into both houses. On the
first day of the session 1900 bills
were introduced in the house. This
was only starter. Since then,
thousands more have been offered in
the house and senate or given the
finishing touches preparatory to in
PRODUCTION. Congress would have to
sit continuously for an indefinite
period to dispose of all these mea-
sures. Of course, some are private
bills, such as SPECIAL claim bills.
Others are measures of national and
international moment.
On account of the increasing pros
pect of deficit of $5,OOO,OOO,O or
more in government revenue required
to meet war expenses In the next year
republican members of the house COM
mittee on ways and means have de-
cided to halt the move to repeal all
the luxury taxes in the war revenue
act. ];
In accordance with this decision the
only taxes repealed will be those of
the higher priced wearing apparel
and articles for personal use.
Representative Graham of Illinois
has introduced a resolution providing
for the investigation of expenditures
OF the war department. by a special
committee of Is.
The first meeting of the house COM
mlttee on immigration developed con-
troversy foreshadowing a bitter fight
in congress over the proposed legisla-
ton to suspend immigration for two
years, deport aliens who withdrew
citizenship declarations to avoid the
draft, and to register periodically all
alien residents. Chairman Albert
johnson asserted early steps must be
taken to stop a prospective tidal wave
of immigration of Germans and
other Europeans seeking to escape
the war taxes and hard times of the
debt ridden belligerent countries.
The republican majority of the
house committee on naval affairs plans
to save $16O,OOO,OOO in the mainte-<
nance of the navy next year by cut
ting down munitions manufacture and
reducing the personal and retiring
officers to their permanent instead of
temporary ranks. Six thousand yeo-
women are up in arms over. the threat
to cut them off the payroll.
Representative J. j. Esch of Wis
consin, chairman of the house commit
tee on interstate and foreign COM
merce, has introduced his railroad bill
in the house. It extends the powers
OF the interstate commerce commits
sion over issuance of securities. ner.
mlts pooling of traffic, earnings and
under control of the COM
mission, extends control of the COM
mission over telegraph, telephone and
cable lines, and otherwise attempts to
provide solution of the railroad
problem.
The senate judiciary committee fell
INTO line as precedent shatterer when
It held up confirmation of A. Mitchell
Palmer as attorney general of the
United States with view to investi-
cation of the allegations made by
Senator J. s: Frelinghuysen of New
Jersey and others that Palmer sought
% build up political machine in the
'fflce OF alien property custodian,
which he directed before the president
famed him to succeed Attorney Cen
raj 7. w. Gregory.
Favorable report on the bill Of Sem
tor F. B. Kellogg for the immediate
eturn of the, telephone and telegraph
vlres to private ownership was or
Tered on Tuesday by the senate inter
tate commerce committee after the
Measure had been amended so as to
ontinue existing telephone rates for
% days after final action by congress.
The vote of the committee was unani-
nous. No provision was made for
ontinuing telegraph rates which re,
emily were increased by order Of Post
Master General "A. S. Burleson, whose
ction was sustained on Monday BY the
upreme court.
With advocates of the measure COM
ldent it would be adopted before adj.
ournment, the equal suffrage constitu.
lonal amendment resolution as recent
2 passed in the house was taken IN
8 unfinished business in the senate
esterday. SIS - s.