Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
WAR TAX BILL HELD
UP PENDING RETURN
OF THE PRESIDENT
Wfangling Over Plan to In
clude Freight Causes Dem
ocratic Leaders to Delay
Report to House.

WASHINGTON. Sept 1L-Emergency
revenue legislation will hold chief in
terest In the House this week, despite
the delay In the introduction of the Ad-
minlstration bill to provide SlONQOo,O0o a
year, which the Treasury will need be-
cause OF the falling off Of customs duties
on account of the European war, In
dications are now that the bill may not
reach the floor OF the House until
Wednesday or Thursday, but the wraug
ling over the proposed tax on freight
shipments has reached such stage that
Democratic caucus is planned carly this
week when several Democrats Uiil seek
TO overthrow the freight tax provision
of the bill
The original program was that the
revenue bill. agreed upon by majority
of the Democrats of the Ways and
Means Committee, would be introduced
last Saturday and would be formally re-
ported by that committee today. Con-
sideration of the bill under a special rule
was scheduled for tomorrow. However. AZ
the eleventh hour on Saturday Majority
Leader Underwood announced he would
not introduce the bill until 1T had re-
ceived the unqualified approval Of the
President the inference being that Mir
Underwood realized the seriousness Of
the revolt against the freight tax clause
hllu llltnNeu 70 put resi- SIIbllSlNllllN
squarey up to Mr.. Wilson
Accordingly, the bill is held In abey-
ance until the President gets back from
Cornish, n. H tomorrow
Sufficient signatures have been OBJ
tanned to can a Democratic caucus
which is scheduled tor tonight or to-
morrow night, unless the President
brings pressure to bear to have 1t post
pcned II probably will require "a letter
from him to put the freight tax through
the caucus. although there is little or
no opposition to the proposed tax on
beer and wines.
When the caucus is convened Repre-
Eentatives Kitchen and Garner, Demo-
cratic members of the Ways and Means
Committee, who have consistently op-
posed a freight tax, will offer a suhsti-
tute bill proposing TO tax beer. wines
n whisky, cigarettes. inheritances ami su-
pQbiles and 10 increase the income tax
ST. entire revenue legislation IS mix
Cand presages further delay in the
adjournment OF Congress.
saator Robinson, OF Arkansas, said
az that he would offer as substitute
1.-The House war tax bill measure tax
all automobiles in the United states
m 90 cents 70 81; taxing coca cola ~
its per gallon; retaining House tax Oh
er, and placing considerable TAX on
", sarettes.
outside OF consideration Of tho i'm
portant revenue measure the House Will
conclude during the week its debate on
the bill authorizing the leasing OF coal
oil and phosphate lands on the public
domain. This measure probably Will pass
without serious opposition, on Weanes-
day the Barnhart printing bill Is TO again
take the right of way and vote may be
reached on this measure designed 10 re-
wise and Codify the printing laws and
check waste at the government printing
once:
They would also limit the publication
Of government DOCUMENTS to the actual
needs Of public officials and seek 10
cheat the 'Junk pile" 10 which thousands
OF useless, uncalIed for documents are
consigned each year
Routine bills on the private claims
calendars are scheduled 70 take up the
spare time OF the House. In fact there
Is no prospect OF legislative let-up at
any time this week.