FEDERAL POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 3 September 1907, Page 3

FEDERAL POLITICS.

INCOME TAX. . Sydney, September 2. lucre is a strong feeling in the Federal Parliament in favor of the reduction of the income tax. Ministers are inclined to view the proposal favorably, if they find when the estimates are finally reviewed that there is sufficient revenue to enable them to make the reduction. THE STATES AND TIIE COMMONWEALTH MR CARRUTHERS' BOMBAST.

Sydney, September 2. Mr Carruthers, the State Premier, states that, if his party is successful at the election to be held next week, lie will take a referendum, firstly, as to whether the country is favorable to the demands of the Federal Government in respect to tne Commonwealth capital - secondly, whether it is favorable to in equivalent ot the Braddon clause beinprovided; thirdly, whether the State shouia accept the Commonwealth as now constituted and administered, or jke i!,.-a,ures to obtain a more liberal mllf'ti f c ""r t,tuti ""- Mr. Carruthers "iliH ,\ n ' ien S,r other political traitors' knew that they were the representatives of a mere insignifican mmomy® jre* South Wales, they would begm to climb down. The State We-fc™ I °t r'™' ls fn Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania. If they let the trouble, caused by a few men who had captured power/go on, they would have to think of revolution.

baxk-xoxe scheme depre CATED.

Received Sept. 2, fl..y p . m . London, September 2. lideTlr »TV bOPeS Sir John Forr «t'3 idea for the Government to issue banknotes will be quietly dropped, as the proposal would be received with misgiving by all well-wishers of Australia.