The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-11
PRESIDENT DOES NOT AP.
PROVE OF PROPOSED
LIST ~,
"CIGARETTEs TOO"
Tax on Cigarettes VIII Add Ssv.
eral Millions to the Amount
Aaked BY Wilson
(By Associated Press. J

Washington. Sept 9.-President
Wilson's disapproval today OF the pro.
posal to increase the income tax as
a means OF raising revenues tooffset
treasury deficit due to tho European
war set democratic members OF the
ways and means committee to reyis-
ing their plans. They will renew to-
morrow the effort to draft war
revenue bill. The president made his
attitude known at conference with
democratic leaders Of congress.
Preliminary steps also were taken
by democratic senators todayto read
just the pending $4,000. 900 rivers and
harbors appropriation bill, against
which republican senators have con-
Quoted a filibuster on ground that it
is framed on extravagant linss. and
that the 100000. 900 war revenue bill
would not be necessary II the new
projects proposed in the bill were
abandoned. n
Senators who champion the bill
have asked the war department 10 re-
vised estimates on the amounts abso-
lutely necessary to carry. on exiatiug
river and harbor works and the ut-i
most urgent new projects In antfci-
patton Of pruning the bill.
It was reported tonight that jccn-
ference hetween republican fsspaiara
opposings the. bill and Gsmsssatlq Lead
ers had been held at whicH a,sgEes.
lions were made for q compruniiHe
paving the way for early adtosrnmant
and removing much senate Opposition
to the war revenue tax. ha.s
Democratic members Of the ways
means committee conferred tn-
formally today. They were not dis
appointed by the presidents; disap-
proval OF their decision to increase
the income tax one half Of 'une per
cent and TO decrease the exemption.
The presidents principal objection
was said to be that such q tax was
not Immediately available and there
fore undesirable.
Chairman Underwood, who discuss
ed the subject with the president.
was inclined to agree with this view
and 1t ia improbable that an income
tax amendment will be proposed.
cites probably will be added
TO she list OF taxable commodities al
ready agreed to. such as bssr. wines
and rectified spirits. A plan also is
under consideration to make q tax ON
beer one dollar q barrel. which would
yield $65.000.000. That amount, TO-
gether with the $10.000,000 from
wines. S2,000.000 from rectified spirits
probably $5.o00.00O from cigarettes.
probable taxes on railroad, freight.
gasoline, automobiles, scme proprie-
timated, would Yield all the revenue
necessary, particularly IL Il ts deter
mined not to appropriate all OF the
$63.000.00O proposed for river and
harbor work.
Representative Oglesby, OF New.
York, In letter to the committee,
suggested tax OF fifty cents q horse
power on automobiles. not engaged In
commerce and a tax on golf halls.
He estimated that $25. 100000 could
be realized from the automobile tax.
Official estimates, however, are $15,-
100000 on motor cars. ~
The proposal to put general tax
on railroad freight fs the main Ques-
tim now before the committee. Tno
rS.al Issue said to be whether 10 make
up the necessary balance Of revenue
by tax on freight traffic or by dit
fusing the tax among many lines OF
business. A levy on freight, II. is es.
timated, could produce $40,000,00O
revenue. but there is considerable op.
position In both houses. The Ques- :
tion will be decided to morrow. i