Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-04-21

first legislative day following the
upsetting of the Democratic lead.
ers, the immediate result was 6
race to enact tariffs. The session
once out from control of leadership
4degenerated," as it was put by one
member, into a tariff fight be.
tween members of the majority
(Democratic) party" 1t was moi
so much of a fight as a race.
100000
An increase in the first-class
postage from 2 to 3 cents led a list
of twelve tax items voted by the
House in its effort to balance the
budget in the fiscal year 1898. The
rise would go into effect thirty
days after enactment of the tax
bill and terminate July 1, 1884. All
amendments adopted were expected
to produce s293, 500 900 toward the
I$1,241 100000 goal. The postal in
crease was counted upon to pro-
duce $135, 100000 of this.
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A new political term was coined
lin the Senate by Senator Vanden-
berg, who characterized Democrats
who vote for specific tariff rates
but oppose the protective tariff
theory as fhitch-hikers." "Demo-
cratic hitch-hlkers," the Michigan
Republican said, "are those who
attach themselves to a Republican
measure to get protection for their
own products and then thunder at
the bill as a whole. Hitch-hikers,
always are dangerous passengers,
liable to assault you, sue you for
damages and contribute nothing ex-
cept their dead weight"
100000
Proposed legislation to slash the
salaries of FEDERAL employees or
abolish their jobs is doomed to de-
feat in the House, according to an
announcement by American Fed
Grafton of Labor leaders. At the
conclusion of a personal poll of
House members the labor leaders
revealed they had a "big majority
on our side" They declared they
were assured by a majority Of Rep
resentatives that the House will
enact a revenue-raising measure
which will produce sufficient mon
ey to balance the budget and make
pay reductions unnecessary.
100000
The Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration, President Hoover's main
stay in the Administrations efforts
to speed prosperity upon its re-
turn journey, came thru q threat
ened attack in the Senate virtually
unscathed. Senator Couzens, of
Michigan, made the attack, but it
was mild, indeed, compared with
advance notices of what might be
expected. The worst direct criti-
cism the Senator made of the COR
poration headed by General Dawes
was that, in the instance Of a loan
to the Missouri Pacific Railroad, it
had approved before the Interstate
Commerce Commission had acted.
Mr.. Couzens, however, gave it as
his opinion that a continuance of
the corporations policy toward the
railroads would result either in
the government losing its money or
to take over the railroads,
many of them weak, most of them
giving indications that they cannot
be run profitably.
100000
John f. Curry, leader of Tam
many Hall held an informal press
conference here. He insisted there
was no political significance in his
visit. He was just dropping in on
"a lot of old friends" political as
we'll Dis pei SUild1s Dul IL Ills WISH
strictly non-political, his con-
ference was not. 1t began and end
ed on the subject of Governor
Roosevelt's Presidential chances.
Mr.. Curry answered all questions,
some positively, some not so posi-
lively, and he was fencing with his
interviewers much of the time.
Many trick questions were pro-
pounded in an effort to catch him
off his guard, but all failed.
100000
Federal income tax returns may
be opened for inspection by State
officers for intangible property tax
purposes, according to an executive
order issued by President Hoover.
The treasury issued regulations
covering their ground.
An automobile throttle that can
be operated from the gear shift
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