The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-13

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will settle their difference and enact
joint resolution providing for a 25
per cent reduction in personal income
taxes payable this year, so that it may
apply to installments, due March Is
Unless this question is settled within
a few days great confusion will nat
urally ensue at internal revenue of
ficer owing to the general misunder-
standing of the tax plan.
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With twenty Investigations on the
program, members of the Senate and
House find little time to devote to con-
structive legislative measures. The
latest investigation was authorized
by the House when a committee was
appointed to investigate the affairs of
the Shipping Board. A demand has
been made by the pro-bonus organi-
cations for an investigation into the
contributions of the Ex-service Mems
Anti-bonus League which is fighting
the proposed compensation bill.
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In the Senate a special committee
has been appointed to investigate the
! activities of Attorney General Daugh-
erty.
Indications are that the House will
soon have the privilege of investigat-
ing its own membership as charges
have been made by a Chicago grand
jury that "two members of Congress
have improperly accepted money in
connection with securing paroles and
pardons of persons convicted of
crime"
Perhaps the most interesting fea-
ture of the week in the House has
been the introducing during the same
day of So indentical bills by members
of the House favoring light wine and
beer.
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A resolution authorizing the zap
pointment Of an unbiased civilian
board' with authority to investigate
all court-marshal cases of veterans
who served honorably during the
World War, was introduced in the
House by Mr.. Mcleod, Republican, of
Michigan, after Mr.. Coolidge had is
sued an order giving freedom to de-
serters.
Highway construction of national
parks will be authorized by Congress
if report of the House Public Lands
committee, favoring an expenditure
of $17,500.00 within the next three
years is passed by both Houses. The
increasing popularity of the parks
among tourists makes the extension
and repair of highways essential. Ma
tional parks are the peoples play
grounds and appropriations of this
character are necessary for their de-
velopment.
| President Coolidge holds that the
time is not yet ripe for complete
autonomy for the Philippine Islands.
/ Senator King, Democrat of Utah, in
troduced a bill this week to enable
the people of the Philippines to form
and adopt constitution and estab-
lish an independent Republic. Mr..
Coolidge, in a recent statement, de-
clared that economic and political dis
orders would result from the with
drawal of American support and
protection.
Senator Couzins, Democrat, Of
Michigan, has introduced bill grant
ing the privileges of the floor and
the right to participate in debate to
heads of executive departments and
other officials. This method is fol-
lowed in European parliaments but is
not favored by the present Admin
istration. The policy has tendency
to maintain constant friction between
the legislative and executive depart
ments and admits deplorable prac-
tice of "baiting" officials for politi-
cal reasons.
Representative Wolff, of Missouri,
has submitted a bill which would pro-
hibit the use of "strike breakers"
during labor disturbance or strike.
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! Senator Reed, of Pennsylvania, has
proposed an amendment to the Immi-
grafton bill which would fix the max
imum of immigrants that shall be
admitted to the United States at
100000; selections to be made on
the basis of radical and national or
j igins Of persons in the United States
in 1920.
i Though President Coolidge and
the Postmaster General have an
nounced their opposition to the bill
proposing increased compensation
for postal employees, the Joint Postal
committee is holding hearings this
week. The President opposes the
measure because he believes it would
entail an expenditure of $4,000, 200
annually at time when economy in
government expenditures is required
However, the authors of the measure
believe that the pressure of 100000
postal employees will be sufficient tt
obtain a favorable report from the
Joint comittee and consideration in
the Senate and House.
| Senator Jones, Republican, Of
Washington, has proposed an amend
ment to the Prohibition Enforcement
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