The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-19

er processes for the manufacture OF
! calcium arsenate and other polsons
ISl5 900 for investigations by the I. ,.
Geological Survey to determine the
various sources OF arsenic ores Tor
making calcium arsenate and SZ2OOO
for experiments by the Chemical War
fare Service in poison gasses to XII
the boil weeyil Last year secured
$4,000 for this purpose.
Appropriating $4,000 additional Tor
tobacco investigations by the Georgia
Coastal Plains Experiment Station at
Triton; $4,000 for study OF storing
pecans and can syrup in bonded led
eral warehouses under my amendment
broadening the warehouse law, and
SIS. 900 for study of more effective and
profitable utilization OF the rapidly IN
creasing production OF peaches IN
Georgia through packing and canning.
Appropriating $4,000 for a new
branch office OF the L. ). foreign and
domestic commerce bureau in Allan
ia to find foreign markets Tor our
merchandise and agricultural products.
Preventing Oriental oils from flood
ing our markets and competing with
Georgia peanuts and cotton seed oils.
| have worked and voted to place
the burden of taxation on those most
able to bear it. | opposed that part
OF Secretary Melons plan which re-
duced the taxes twice as much on
large incomes as on small incomes.
Two years ago Secretary Mellon op-
posed my amendment fixing lower
tax rate on earned incomes or incomes
derived from wages professional SER
vices, etc, than on incomes from
bonds and not from work. The re
publicans at that time voted it down.
but this year Secretary Mellon rec
commended my plan and it became a
law. | favored lowering the taxes tar
more than Secretary Mellon and l
urged exempting married men whose
incomes were less than $4,000. also
urged an amendment that would have
relieved from payment OF any income
about Is per cent of all the people
OF Georgia who now pay income tax.
When the 10th amendment OF the con-
stitution was passed it was intended
to collect taxes on large incomes only.
A majority of all Georgia banks are
small and under the original law could
not be members and secure cheap IN
terest rates of federal reserve system
banks. | made the fight to change the
law for these country banks and now
they can get all advantages OF large
city banks.
When gasoline was selling cheaper
in northern states than in Georgia |
introduced measure, which passed
the senate. preventing discrimination
in prices of gasoline.
One of the first things | did after
my election to the senate was to urge
the changing of the southeastern head
quarters of the army, then at Charles
ton, S. c., to Atlanta, the logical place.
This brings to Georgia more than a
million dollars year.
| opposed the Esch-Cummns rail
road bill, which advanced freight and
passenger fares, and have worked
hard for reduction OF rates.
A bill OF mine recently passed the
senate preventing wooden cars from
being placed between steel passenger
cars. 1t will save the lives OF many
passengers.
An amendment of mine forced the
president to name three democrats,
one of. whom is Judge Crisp, Geor-
gian. on the u. S Debt Commission
to collect amounts due us by Euro
pean governments.
The federal government spends
more money in Georgia than in any
other southern state, which helps our
people. While I believe in economy
in government expenditures and IN
keeping down taxes, l have done all
could to secure appropriations Tor
worthy measures in my state Respect
fully yours, VIM. J. HARRIS.