Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-21
REVENUE EREDUNDANCE
National SoIons Look for Places
- tWhere It May Be Topped
Off Little.
GAGE MOVES A s3o,ooo,ooo CUT
Ways and Means Committee Talks Ii
Over With the President-Con-
gressiOnai Apportionmen6

Washington, Nov. 21.-The re publ
can mem bers of the ways and means
committee today decided to make a re-
duction of 100000 900 in revenues.
the amount suggested by Secretary
Gage. The day was spent almost en-
tirely in going over the war revenue
bill. The schedules on which the re-
| duction shall be made have not been
decided on.
Washington. Nov. 21.-The Repub-
llcan members of the ways and means
committee met Yesterday 10 consider Il
measure for the reduction of the war
revenue tax. The most important ac-
ton taken was decision not to re-
move the tax of 10 cents pound on
tea. The committee VIII not take up
or disturb the tariff on imports, as the
members claim it would open up the
whole subject of tariff revision. The
committee viii not grant any hearings
while framing the bill. as full hearings
We're given during the last session of
congress. ana since then briefs and
statements Of various interests have
been received. Parties who are in
terested. however. can file briefs or
statements with the committee. No
decision was reached as TO the amount
Of the reduction that is 10 be made.
Gage Would Cut OF S3O,OOO,OOO.
Secretary Gage and Commissioner
Wilson. Of the internal revenue bu-
reGu. were before the committee for
some time during the afternoon. The
secretary told the committee that in
his opinion there might he a reduction
in revenues of S30.OOO.GOo. The war
revenue act now raises about $780,
OO0.GOo. Commissioner Wilson went
over the schedules with the members
of the committee and both he and
Secretary Gage We're questiOnd rs TO
where reductions could he made to the
best advantage from the treasury view
point. y considerable part of the dis
cuSsiOn was confined to schedule l..
which taxes medicinal and proprietary
articles etc. Stamp taxes We're also
considered.
President IL for Reduction.
The committee had conference with
the president which lasted less than
an hour. The committee and the pres
ident agreed on the dpSira bility OF the
reduction or abolition of the war taxes
where they have proved annoying ana
irritating to the interests involved. ana
yet have no; produced very much rev
enue. The president believes the sur
plus in the treasury is accommodating
too rapidly and that conservative re-
ductionS may be made safely or the
taxes entirely removed in some in
stances.
Suggestion to the OIeo Bill.
Suggestion has been made that the
Oleomargarine bill now in the house
calendar and made n special order for
Dec. g. might be made a part of the
war revenue reduction bill Represen-
tative Tawney. the father of the Oleo-
margarine bill. when asked aboHt this
said that the Oleomargarine bill would
be UaSsed by the house early in the
session. 80 that an opportunity would
be given to ascertain II there was a
disposition TO defeat the measure in
the senate by any unusual delay. In
such case h. intimated that the oleo-
Ia argarine bill might he made a part
OF the revenue reduction bill In the |