The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-04-17

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ing before the Senate, which would
permit a study of amendments to the
present election laws as may be
necessary to control campaign ex-
p~enditures. 1t would require both
political parties to make a report of
contributions and expenditures each
six months.
The President is also known to be
opposed to large contributions as a
matter of principle. According to
the spokesman for the White House
Mr.. Coolidge believes it is the pur-
pose and not the size of the contri-
button that should be kept in mind.
He is said to hold that a small con-
tribution to a party fund should have
selfish designs in extending financial
assistance equally as well as the
more generous contributors.
Debate immigration
The time of the Senate and House
has been taken up with bitter debate
regarding the immigration legisla-
ton. The principal objection to
the bills reported by the immigra-
ton committee is the basis of de-
termining the racial quotas. Adj
vocates of an extreme restrictive
policy propose the census of 1890,
while the more liberal element wants
the census of 1910. Members of
congress who claim that the propos-
ed legislation is discriminatory,
argue that provisions are aimed
against the Latin races and favor
the Nordic types. The japanese is
sue raised by California Senators
and Congressman is also another
stumbling block because of its effect
on diplomatic relations. 1t is be-
lieved that an agreement will be
reached between the House and SEN
ate at an early date, as the present
law expires June 80.
The charges and counter-charges
surrounding the indictment of Sen
ator Wheeler, Democrat, of Montana
by federal grand jury in his home
has brought about another in
vestigation by the Senate. The com
will endeavor to determine
the relation of the indicted senator
to the oil leases. Senator Wheeler
charges that his Indictment was a
plot engineered by political enemies
in his own state.
The House has passed a substi-
5ute for a Senate bill designed to
defer for a period of three years,
exclamation charges due from set
lers in the West. At the same time
he Special Advisory committee on
Reclamation, in a special report to
he Secretary of the Interior, has adj
rocated a complete change in the re-
payment of construction costs and
propose an amendment of the 20
installment plan and the sub
titution for it of a system under
which the amount of annual pay
nents to be made by each project
hall be based upon the productive
of its lands without any fixed
inna limit when the total investment
hall be returned.
The reclamation problem has as
umed impressive proportions, in the
Vest, and the proposals of this COM !
1ittee will have considerable weight :
With Congress. Further relief of a
ornament character is proposed in :
comprehensive and detailed sur
ey of the physical and economical
eatures of all the projects in which
Il the lands are to be classified
18th respect to their power, under
agricultural development, to a
crops sufficient to support k
ne farmer and his family and at the il
time repay the construction n
osts to the government. p
Tax Plans Differ T
Two widely different tax plans v
re now pending in the Senate, rep il
ssenting the recommendations of n
lie majority and minority members S
{ the finance committee. The ma
,rity report calls for the adoption
!; the Mellon plan slightly revised
committee, while the proposal of
le Democratic senators differ from n
lie Democratic substitute for the h
.ellon plan in the House, known as
Garner bill. 1t is similar in many .
,spects to the revenue bill which
the House, known as the &
ongworth compromise measure. y
he Democratic senator's proposal Y
Ills for a maximum surtax of 40
er cent on incomes exceeding $500 =
20, as compared to a maximum rate .
37h per cent on incomes in eX-
,ss of 100000 as provided in the
ouse bill. With a split in the Re
1blican ranks in the Senate, the Ii
emocrats are hopeful that their a
at least certain features of it, a.
i'll be adopted. The leaders of
9TH sides anticipate a protracted