The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-21

THE SILVER STATE
amount, but still it was expected
to raise by them some four hundred
millions. It was also thought Of the
first Importance to get rid Of the
transportation taxes on freight,
passengers and express packages--
a direct burden on all the. business
Of the country. That tax brought
in $260,000,000. We were also
anxious to repeal some Of the
smaller taxes on special articles,
popularity known as the nuisance
taxes" We repealed many Of them.
Some it was necessary to leave in
order to get the necessary money.
Now, as a general proposition, no
tax is popular and no bill imposing
taxes is ever liked. This bill, how
ever, admitting the necessity of
taxes, has really brought q large
measure Of relief from taxes to
which little attention has been paid.
The total reduction on the best
analysis which can be made viii
reach $685., 900, 900 for the calendar
year.
This is a very large reduction in
taxation and / believe that, owing
to the great savings that have been
made and to the diminution Of ex-
penditures, we shall be able to make
still further tax reductions in the
next year. Consider this when you
hear the parrot cry that Congress
has done nothing.
The Budget
We passed also the budget act,
which had been vetoed by President
Wilson when sent to him by the
previous Congress. General Dawes,
who has been placed at the head Of
the budget commission, has done
very great work, in which he has
had the most cordial support from
the President, and the budget sys-
tenn undoubtedly is going to lead
to a permanent reduction in appro-
priations.
We also passed the emergency
tariff for the benefit of the farmers,
because our vast agricultural inter-
ests have suffered more severely
from the rapid decline of prices
than any other interest in the
country.
We passed the veterans bureau
act, one Of the first acts which were
dealt with. This was the so-called
"Sweet bill" which established q
veterans bureau consolidating all
the agencies charged with care and
responsibility in behalf Of the ex-
service men. The appropriations Of
Congress for this purpose will be
between four and Ave hundred mil
lion dollars, and the administration
has also succeeded early In its
career in greatly improving the
service so all-important to our dis
abled veterans.
We passed the immigration re-
striction act, made necessary by
the enormous food of foreigners
and to protect the American work
ingman.
Editors note: Here follows a
long list Of Republican accomplish
ment with which the reading public
is familiar. For the sake Of brevity
this portion Of Senator Lodges state
ment is not printed.)
Great and Generous
We have provided for q naval
holiday, which runs to 1947, during
which only ships for replacement
can be built, and most important
Of all we have limited the tonnage,
not only Of capital ships, but Of
auxiliary ships, and we have limited
the calibre Of the guns for all
vessels. It means the end of naval
competition. It will no longer be
necessary for any nation to be
continually increasing her ship ton
mage and her gun calibres in order
to keep abreast Of or pass her
neighbor. This naval treaty, upon
which our navy must be based and
continued, means a relief, not SO
much at the moment as in future
years, from the great burden which
has rested upon all maritime nations
because Of great naval ornaments.
II will also help to maintain the
peace Of the world. So much for
our first object.
Not An Alliance
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